Stream-of-Consciousness Notes
2013 BCS Championship
First Quarter
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - Pregame
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 1st Quarter
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 2nd Quarter
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2013 BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 3rd Quarter
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 4th Quarter
- Alabama gets the ball first.
- I always find it funny that coaches wear suits before and after games, but dress like total slobs during them.
- Wow … Notre Dame ball boy is holding three footballs and catches a 20-yard throw with his free hand. That could be the best pass the Irish completes all night. Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
- It’s not exactly Florida State vs. Northern Illinois in Sun Life.
Alabama on its own 17
- Annoying camera angle. ABC would show the line of scrimmage shot.
- Uh oh. AJ McCarron connects on a big pass to Kevin Norwood, Eddie Lacy runs for a first down, and Notre Dame loses its cool early on a facemask.
- The Irish was way, way too jumpy. They’re too amped up on the opening drive and need to settle in.
- Fast.
- Whooa. Apparently, Barrett Jones is just fine. He BLASTED open a hole for Lacy for a touchdown.
- Year Nine of me not having the slightest clue what AFLAC is trying to sell me with this duck.
Alabama 7, Notre Dame 0
- That was a stone-cold, business-like touchdown drive for the Tide. Is there any chance this is going to be a shootout?
Notre Dame on its own 20
- The Irish opening up with three tight ends. Someone has been doing their homework.
- Smart. Try to get Everett Golson going early. However,
- Dee Milliner on Tyler Eifert. NFL vs. NFL. Milliner 2, Eifert 0.
- No … Eifert is juggling the ball. That’s not a catch.
- Be faster, replay officials. Notre Dame shouldn’t have to call a time out on this.
- Nothing off the replay. Three and out for the Irish …
- Fair catch call and a fumble. It looked like the Irish got in too early.
- Again, Notre Dame is way, way, WAY too jumpy. They’re making too many mistakes.
- Screamy Irish fans … you HAVE to give the return man at least a yard.
Alabama on its own 37
- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Eddie Lacy show.
- Left guard Chance Warmack is putting the Irish defenders on ice skates.
- Alabama is looking healthy and refreshed.
- McCarron gets a little bit of time and fires away for a first down to Marvin Shinn.
- Manti Te’o has had a miserable first seven minutes.
- Left side … left side … left side. Cyrus Kouandijo and Chance Warmack are destroying the Irish.
- Oh dear Lord. Notre Dame sells out to stop the run on third and one and Lacy rumbles though the Irish defense like tissue paper.
- Touchdown … three yard pass to Michael Williams.
Alabama 14, Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame on its own 20
- OH MAN. TIME OUT … TIME OUT … Notre Dame, do something. Anything.
- Herbstreit after the Tyler Eifert fumble: “This is exactly the way Notre Dame wanted to avoid this game from starting.”
- He was down! His knee was down before the fumble.
- Uhhhhhhh, replay officials? ...
- Uhhhhhhhh ….
- Uhhhhhhhh …
- FINALLY, the replay officials rule Eifert’s knee was down.
- A first down!!! A first down!!! Oh mama I’m feeling hot today.
- Notre Dame isn’t even pretending to run the ball.
- It seems like the Irish are running their routes WAY too deep. They’re not messing with quick-hitters; they’re afraid of Bama’s speed.
- Golson air mails the third down pass into the 19th row.
- Time until A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend trends in 3 … 2 … 1 …
Alabama on its own 20
- Left side … left side … left side …
- Seriously, Notre Dame. This is embarrassing. Alabama is doing absolutely anything it wants.
- FINALLY. Louis Nix III wins a battle against Barrett Jones.
- Third and short. Notre Dame … one stop. Make this interesting.
- And there goes that. Amari Cooper runs free, McCarron finds him, Bama down to the five.
- Jesse Williams in the backfield.
- Left side … left side … left side …
- That’s a touchdown by Yeldon and they’re not reviewing it?!
- First quarter over. Ugh.
FIRST QUARTER: Alabama 14, Notre Dame 0
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - Pregame
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 1st Quarter
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 2nd Quarter
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2013 BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 3rd Quarter
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2013
BCS Champ. SOC Notes - 4th Quarter