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Michael Casagrande | mcasagrande@al.com
Texas A&M called two timeouts in the final 13 seconds.
It's fair to say those remaining in Bryant-Denny Stadium didn't appreciate the closing seconds of Saturday's game.
They wanted a clean celebration of Alabama's 45-23 win over Texas A&M. The Aggies were more interested in making it 45-30.
With the game long-since decided, Texas A&M called a timeout with 13 seconds left and another with three ticks on the clock. It drew a healthy round of boos from the Crimson Tide faithful not interested in any further drama.
A few Alabama players reacted to the situation after the game.
"I have no clue on the reason why they did that, said Alabama starting defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs. "But like I said, you still play. We're going to play until the whistle blows."
And they did.
Reserve defensive linemen stuck Aggie quarterback Nick Starkel just as he threw the ball after reaching the Tide 18. The game ended and Alabama defenders celebrated like that hit decided the game.
"I was thinking they are trying to score on us," Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs said. "So, we told the defense we have to lock up. We have to play good sound defense because they're trying to score on us."
Buggs loved it too.
"Here," he said, "everybody eats. Everybody plays so when a guy comes in and makes a big play like that, everybody celebrates. It's about family here. That's what happens."
If anything, it's the perfect example coaches can use for playing a full game in the game. A&M didn't worry about the scoreboard and Alabama wanted to make that same point.
"We always play 60 minutes," said outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings. "The game was still going and we wanted to finish strong, the way we're supposed to. So, by Johnny Dwight getting that tackle, that gave us momentum."
Diggs made the point that good teams don't give up when they fall behind by a wide margin in the third quarter. It sounded like he respected Texas A&M's resolve but didn't want anything to do with a late touchdown.
"Yeah, I felt like, we ain't letting them score on us so I felt like it was a plus for us," Diggs said. "Even letting them get down there was bad. We shouldn't have let them get down there and get the momentum going and even have the opportunity to score."
Alabama players react to late Texas A&M timeouts that drew boos
It's fair to say those remaining in Bryant-Denny Stadium didn't appreciate the closing seconds of Saturday's game.
They wanted a clean celebration of Alabama's 45-23 win over Texas A&M. The Aggies were more interested in making it 45-30.
With the game long-since decided, Texas A&M called a timeout with 13 seconds left and another with three ticks on the clock. It drew a healthy round of boos from the Crimson Tide faithful not interested in any further drama.
A few Alabama players reacted to the situation after the game.
"I have no clue on the reason why they did that, said Alabama starting defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs. "But like I said, you still play. We're going to play until the whistle blows."
And they did.
Reserve defensive linemen stuck Aggie quarterback Nick Starkel just as he threw the ball after reaching the Tide 18. The game ended and Alabama defenders celebrated like that hit decided the game.
"I was thinking they are trying to score on us," Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs said. "So, we told the defense we have to lock up. We have to play good sound defense because they're trying to score on us."
Buggs loved it too.
"Here," he said, "everybody eats. Everybody plays so when a guy comes in and makes a big play like that, everybody celebrates. It's about family here. That's what happens."
If anything, it's the perfect example coaches can use for playing a full game in the game. A&M didn't worry about the scoreboard and Alabama wanted to make that same point.
"We always play 60 minutes," said outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings. "The game was still going and we wanted to finish strong, the way we're supposed to. So, by Johnny Dwight getting that tackle, that gave us momentum."
Diggs made the point that good teams don't give up when they fall behind by a wide margin in the third quarter. It sounded like he respected Texas A&M's resolve but didn't want anything to do with a late touchdown.
"Yeah, I felt like, we ain't letting them score on us so I felt like it was a plus for us," Diggs said. "Even letting them get down there was bad. We shouldn't have let them get down there and get the momentum going and even have the opportunity to score."
Alabama players react to late Texas A&M timeouts that drew boos
