As we navigate through the 2008 college football season, one thing is for certain, after a team is defeated by Alabama they suddenly lose their reputation as a upper echelon football team.
Prior to Alabama's victory over Clemson in the Georgia Dome, the Tigers were seen by many analysts and fans throughout the country to be a national title contender, but after the Tide had their way with the on the field turf in Atlanta they were simply another "sad" excuse for another over hyped Clemson team.
Then you have the meeting "between the hedges" in Athens this past weekend. My question is where were the skeptics of Georgia before the game? All Alabama fans heard throughout the week prior to the game was, "Georgia's skill people are just to much to overcome for the Tide."
Good call on that, skeptics.
Georgia's vaunted running back, Knowshon Moreno, had 34 yards on nine carries. While Matthew Stafford was knocked to the ground so often by the Tide's defense he was unable ,to participate in the post game press conference due to headaches.
Even Georgia Coach Mark Rict has to search for a "silver lining".
"Let's talk about the game, or at least let's talk about the second half," said Richt, whose team trailed 31-0 at halftime. "We won 30-10. We dominated them in the second half."
I guess he's a "glass half full" kind of guy. The only problem is the other half of the glass spilled in his lap. Sometimes it seems people have real difficulty giving somebody, or in this case some team, their just deserves.
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