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Robert Stacy McCain of The Other McCain saw his beloved Crimson Tide lose in the Rose Bowl to Michigan. It was a good, hard fought game, and losing to Michigan is nothing to feel shame over. But, McCain is taking the loss hard, very hard……When you are drinking bad beer, like Yuengling and crying about your teams loss, in OT, to a really good team, well, that is a bad sign.
The FBI needs to investigate the crime that happened Monday night in Pasadena, California — a case of identity theft, in which a group of young men claiming to be the University of Alabama football team perpetrated an implausible impersonation of the Crimson Tide. The fraudulent “football team” that took the field at the Rose Bowl looked nothing like the mighty Crimson Tide, which had defeated the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 to win the SEC title.
Let us stipulate that Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe had been inconsistent all season long. His miraculous game-winning TD pass against Auburn — on fourth-and-goal from the 31 — was perhaps divine intervention, or else the Crimson Tide never would have gotten to the national championship playoffs. But the only reason the Auburn game was close enough to require such a last-minute miracle was because Alabama’s offense had been so listless and mistake-prone, committing 72 yards of penalties and converting only six of 16 third downs.
Nevertheless, having survived that scare, the Crimson Tide were more impressive against Georgia in the SEC title game, mounting two lengthy first-half drives to take a 17-7 lead at halftime, and then holding off the Bulldogs in the second half. While I wasn’t confident about Milroe and the offense going into Monday night’s game, I felt like ’Bama could rely on its defense, which had proved itself sturdy.
My brother Kirby and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the playoff game against Michigan, and were ecstatic when a muffed punt return by the Wolverines set up a touchdown that gave the Crimson Tide a 7-0 lead.
Alas, the Alabama defense — or I should say, the identity thieves impersonating the Alabama defense — let Michigan march right down the field to tie the game, and I began to fret, which required me to order another Yuengling (for medicinal reasons, a treatment prescribed by my Samoan attorney as the cure for fretting). Michigan had a 13-10 lead at halftime, and I ordered the All-American Cheeseburger (which isn’t prescribed treatment for anything, but Bert the Samoan attorney assures me it’s still a tax-deductible business expense). During the third quarter, Alabama kept Michigan pinned down deep in their own end of the field, and then mounted a 55-yard drive that ended in a touchdown that gave the Crimson Tide a 14-13 lead early in the fourth quarter. Alabama later added a field to go up 20-13 with 4:41 left to play and I thought to myself, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner.” Surely now the Alabama defense would choke the life out of the Wolverines, and we’d be onto the national championship game. But as I say, the “Alabama defense” were obviously a crew of impostors, who had somehow sneaked onto the team bus in an elaborate conspiracy. For all we know, the real Alabama defense is still being held hostage somewhere in Pasadena. Why isn’t the FBI investigating this crime? Or is the FBI part of the cover-up? Probably the CIA’s in on it, too, not to mention the Bavarian Illuminati.
Now, I used to be very down after a Gator’s loss. I was not really fit company, but, A few years ago, I changed my attitude about college football. Yes, I still was passionate, but I did not let a loss crush me for days on end.
You see. I came to look at college football and my beloved Gators in a historical context. We do not have as many National Champioships as Alabama. We have four, it would be five, but the refs screwed us in 2009 in the SEC title game, against Alabama and we were also down four defensive starters, and we lost, in the worst officiated game I ever saw. By the way, did you know Bama was flagged ZERO TIMES for holding in the last 11 games of 2009? ZERO!
But, even with that, and even with Florida’s last three disappointing seasons. I know that 4 National titles, and three Heisman winners is a lot more than most schools. I know that D J Lagway, the top qb recruit is signed, and, I expect he will, I believe, make a huge difference beginning next season.
The sun, as they say, will come out tomorrow Mr. McCain, can’t win them all. I feel your pain. And yes, Coach Saban will likely resign soon, and Bama will have to replace a legend, but, be proud, your team is still the standard bearer…… for now, you might wanna say “Damn that Lagway kid is really special“
To you, Mr. McCain, I say Roll Tide. And soon………. How Bout Them Gators!!!!!!!!!
My in-laws are absolutely queer on the Tide, big party, bad beers & even worse food. I can’t stand any game played with a ball except the real ball game, bowling.
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