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Alabama shuts out LSU for BCS title-spun
Alabama shuts out LSU for BCS title
Mosley,http://blueskychannel.tv/blog/1026410, the second-ranked Crimson Tide shut down the Southeastern Conference's top scoring offence
in a 21-0 victory Monday night that earned Alabama its second BCS championship in three years.
"I think it was a great team win. The defence did a great job," coach Nick Saban said. "The offence controlled the momentum of the game from the start
to finish. It's a great team win. Every fan and supporter in our program - it's great for them."
It was the first shutout in the history of the BCS title game,http://www.xinhongya.cn/bbs/read.php?tid=314994, and the first blanking of the Tigers since 2002,http://oba.naton.cn/showtopic-338100.aspx, when Alabama beat them 31-0 in Baton Rouge.
That was back when Nick Saban was roaming the Tigers' sideline. The defensive-minded coach was on the other side this time,http://bbs.ejabuy.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1429630, drawing up a game plan for Alabama that downright flummoxed LSU
coach Les Miles,http://www.ljnyw.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1805796, quarterback Jordan Jefferson and everyone else in the
Superdome wearing purple and yellow,http://findme4free.com/member/blog_post_view.php?postId=17261.
The Crimson Tide didn't allow the Tigers to convert a third down until the fourth quarter,http://www.kll-3.com/vb/showthread.php?p=398591#post398591, and didn't allow a snap in its own territory until there was 7:30
left in the game.
Of course,http://www.shlever.com.cn/bbs/showtopic-711940.aspx, Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower promptly sacked Jefferson to force a
fumble that was recovered by his good buddy Nick Gentry,http://madematch.com/member/manage_blog.php. The way things were going for the Tigers,http://info.frontimall.com/showtopic-4626163.aspx, it was a fitting way for their best offensive series of the night to end,http://www.progressiveflow.net/hewsviews/.
"This defence wanted to pitch a shutout," Upshaw said,http://luohe.douanju.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1656333. "That's what we did, baby, a shutout."
Trent Richardson added a touchdown run moments later to seal the victory, the first - and only - touchdown scored by either team in two meetings this
season.
But the way the Alabama defence was playing, it might as well have been over at 3-0,http://cogiwo.com/testimonial/114498.
Sticking with JeffersonUpshaw made a pair of stellar tackles at the line of scrimmage to force three-and-out on LSU's second possession, and Mosley
and cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick did so again on its next possession.
"Nobody gave us a chance," Kirkpatrick said,http://zone.buyangood.com/space.php?uid=3972&do=blog&id=275354.
Miles, stubbornly sticking with Jefferson at quarterback,http://mypinkpear.com/index.php?option=com_blog&view=comments&pid=266540&Itemid=0, tried all night to get to the edge
against the Crimson Tide's brutish defense. But each time,http://www.geihuituan.com/luntan/viewthread.php?tid=243088&extra=, an Alabama cornerback or safety would fly to the ball,
throwing his body at the running back or receiver with total abandon.
Even after halftime,http://mytwominutes.com/phpmo/read_blog/28228/womens-high-top-basketball-shoes-shoes-jycc,http://www.drgazsi.com/author/michaelgazsi/page/3/, when the Tigers generally get things going - they outscored opponents 264-61 after the break
coming into the game - the Alabama defence was there to keep the momentum.
After LSU got its second first down of the night,http://ezyescort.com/free/ads/maoyi53s-diaryland-diary-spun5/,http://photoeden.co.za/index.php?option=com_blog&view=comments&pid=389341&Itemid=0, Upshaw managed to wrestle
Jefferson down for a sack, and two plays later LSU had to send punter Brad Wing out onto the field again,http://www.tao521.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=645380.
Just about the only bleak moment for the Crimson Tide came later in the third quarter,http://jacky.ourdisc.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2073251, when Mosley intercepted an errant shovel pass deep in LSU
territory,http://www.yabaoshopping.com/home/space.php?uid=25337&do=blog&id=439224,http://hongdone.com/bbs/home.php?mod=space&uid=1287&do=blog&id=27748. He was returning the ball when he was tugged to
the ground by Jefferson,http://www.sha.org.sa/new/showthread.php/54542-glitters-Toms-convenience-multicoloured-economical-marketing-online-s?p=63815#post63815, his leg twisting at a gruesome angle,http://zone.buyangood.com/space.php?uid=3972&do=blog&id=276832.
The sophomore linebacker was eventually taken from the field by motorized cart,http://www.shanpin.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3431674,http://luohe.douanju.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1632119.
Jefferson wound up 11 of 17 for 53 yards,http://www.sb4pal.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1932119#post1932119,http://www.royelvisrock.com/member/blog_post_view.php?postId=20137, while the LSU offence managed just 92 yards of total offence. Only 39 of that
was on the ground, even below the 45.8 average that the Crimson Tide had allowed against Football Bowl Subdivision teams since to last year's Capital
One Bowl.
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