🏈 GAME THREAD CFP Playoff: Washington vs Alabama

[PhillyGirl]

Eh it gave me a bad taste in my mouth. Don't kick a man when he's down. Get the pick and try to take it back but don't gloat in his face or hit him.

 

[PhillyGirl]

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

Onto Clemson/OSU and the road to 17 continues!!

 

[bamaledge]

Eh it gave me a bad taste in my mouth. Don't kick a man when he's down. Get the pick and try to take it back but don't gloat in his face or hit him.

That I agree with but they tried to hurt minkha

 

[ColoradoTide]

Glad for the win, but that was one of the most poorly officiated (so called) game I've seen in a while. Same for the Offensive play calling.

 

[RollTyd98]

Down it in the end zone. Chance getting yourself hurt or one of your team mates. If they would have called something on Allen on the blind side block he could have been sitting first half next game. Just stupid.

 

[bama alum]

Did Peterson call one trick play during the game?

 

[RollTyd98]

What did tony brown do? He wasn't over there where minkah was.

 

[RollTyd98]

Did Peterson call one trick play during the game?

Second string qb taking snap while going in motion.

 

[bama alum]

 

[Bamabww]

Second string qb taking snap while going in motion.

Quick Kick / Punt on 4th down instead of going for it as well.

 

[Bamabww]

And now the search begins..

 

[bama alum]

And now the search begins..

Idiot? Did she look at herself in the mirror before she left?

 

[JoshB]

PASSING
Jalen Hurts: 7-14, 57 yards

RUSHING
Bo Scarbrough: 19 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD
Jalen Hurts: 19 carries, 50 yards
Damien Harris: 9 carries, 30 yards
ArDarius Stewart: 2 carries, 10 yards

RECEIVING
OJ HOward: 4 catches, 44 yards
Gehrig Dieter: 1 catch, 10 yards
Calvin Ridley: 1 catch, 6 yards
Josh Jacobs: 1 catch, -3 yards

DEFENSE
Reuben Foster: 9 TKL
Anthony Averett: 8 TKL, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 FF
Rashaan Evans: 7 TKL, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack
Ronnie Harrison: 6 TKL
Minkah Fitzpatrick: 6 TKL, 1 INT, 28 yards
Jonathan Allen: 6 TKL, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 FR, 10 yards
Tony Brown: 5 TKL, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sack
Dalvin Tomlinson: 4 TKL
Da'Ron Payne: 4 TKL
Ryan Anderson: 3 TKL, 1 INT, 26 yards, 1 TD
Keaton Anderson: 2 TKL
Tim Williams: 2 TKL, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack
Da'Shawn Hand: 1 TKL
Anfernee Jennings: 1 TKL
Keith Holcombe: 1 TKL
Christian Miller: 1 TKL
Joshua Frazier: 1 TKL, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack
Marlon Humphrey: 1 PBU

SPECIAL TEAMS
JK Scott: 8 punts, 45.9 YPP, Long: 55, Inside 20: 3
Adam Griffith: 1/1 FGs, 3/3 PATs
Trevon Diggs: 1 PR, 3 yards
ArDarius Stewart: 2 KOR, 45 yards

 

[JoshB]

Washington will win by 3 TDs

Book it.

Im really begging you to find another football team to "root" for...

 

[UAgrad93]

@TerryP ,some time later would you please explain to me how that was a penalty on Forristall?

They got the wrong number. It was supposed to be on Stewart. I thought Stewart signalled he was off the line before the play though.

 

[JoshB]

They got the wrong number. It was supposed to be on Stewart. I thought Stewart signalled he was off the line before the play though.

That's what my brother-in-law said, I'm positive Stewart signaled to the ref tho... that shit was mind boggling.

 

[planomateo]

Wow, 17 punts. Washington 9, Alabama 8.

 

[Alabama17Tide]

ANALYSIS: Front seven bottles up Washington
Aaron Suttles | Beat Writer

Alabama defensive back Anthony Averett (28) sacks Washington quarterback Jake Browning (3) with teammates Tim Williams, left, and Da'Shawn Hand, right, closing in during the Tide's 24-7 win over Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta Saturday December 31, 2016.
Gary Cosby Jr. | The Tuscaloosa News
ATLANTA | The television camera caught Washington quarterback Jake Browning at his most frustrated, and no one, not even the coaches to whom he was barking towards could blame him. “I don’t have time.”

Williams was caught by the camera’s prying eye saying that to his offensive coordinator after being harassed by Tim Williams. For the night Browning was sacked five times and hurried a heck of a lot more (even though the official statistics didn’t credit either team with a quarterback hurry).

The Alabama front seven locked up the Huskies’ offense after the initial scoring drive on their second possession, one that produced their only points of the game. Without the ability to sustain a running game, Washington was left with pinning all its hopes on Browning’s shoulders.

The talented sophomore quarterback averaged just 3.94 yards per attempt on 20 of 38 passes for 150 yard and two interceptions.

Alabama was its usual stingy self against the run too, allowing only 1.5 yards per rush (29 rushes for 44 yards).

It was a typical performance for the best front seven in college football.

“That’s what those guys, Ryan Anderson, Tim Williams, Jonathan Allen pride themselves on, not giving the quarterback anytime,” sophomore defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne said. “You can always see towards the end of the game, you can see the quarterback not really in rhythm.”

Browning was in rhythm of the game’s second drive, leading his team down the field for a quick 7-0 lead.

The team went to the sideline and the defensive coaches didn’t deliver an ear-rattling lecture. They simply told their guys to breathe, to relax.

“We just had to settle down,” senior outside linebacker Ryan Anderson said. “A lot of anxiety, we hadn’t played in a while.”

Settle down they did.

The Huskies moved the ball 64 yards on eight plays. The rest of the game Washington gained 123 yards on 56 plays, an average of 2.2 yards per play.

Including sack yardage, Browning rushed for -21 yards, and that includes a rush of 13 yards on the scoring drive. Myles Gaskin rushed for 34 yards on 10 carries.

“That’s the goal,” Da’Shawn Hand said. “First thing you have to do is stop the run then you have to stop the pass.”

The Huskies came in with a top 10 offense (7.13 yards per play) with an efficient quarterback and explosive playmakers on the outside. They left with a bottled up offense.

“It was disappointing we didn't move the ball better,” Washington head coach Chris Petersen said. “We've studied every snap that they've had this year and the tape doesn't lie when you watch that much tape. I mean, that's as good a defense as there is out there in college football, and they played like it.

“Would we have liked to have moved of the ball better and do we think we could have, we'll put the tape on. There's always stuff that you think you can do better.”
TideSports.com - ANALYSIS: Front seven bottles up Washington

 

[Alabama17Tide]

Alabama roughs up Washington for spot in national title game
Cecil Hurt | TideSports.com

Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough celebrates in the end zone after running for a 68 yard touchdown during Alabama's 24-7 win over Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday. Scarbrough ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.

ATLANTA - There were seven minutes remaining in the football game, the outcome a near-certainty. A familiar scene unfolded. Washington quarterback Jake Browningdropped back to pass, barely escaped an Alabama rusher and, hurried and harassed, threw the ball out of bounds.

All that happened while there were 12 Huskies on the field.

Not even an extra man made much of a difference for Washington's offense as the Huskies were just another victim of No. 1 Alabama's threshing machine, falling 24-7 in the College Football Semifinal and failing to outscore the Crimson Tide defense in the process.

The UA defense was so dominant that even a frustrating offensive effort didn't stop the Crimson Tide from earning its fifth trip to the CFP/BCS Championship Game in the last eight years.

"We went into this game really needing to run the ball," Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. "I thought we ran it effectively on our first scoring drive. (They) made it a lot more difficult to run and we need to get more balance between the pass and run. That's something we will work on."

The one thing that restored offensive balance for Alabama was handing the ball to sophomore running back Bo Scarbrough. The Crimson Tide's third-team tailback for much of the season, Scarbrough ran for 180 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns, including what was effectively the game-ender, a 68-yard fourth-quarter run in which he broke two tackles at the line of scrimmage and galloped through the Washington secondary for the score.

"You'd have to ask my offensive line what happened," Scarborough said. "They're the ones who opened the holes. Then, when you get into the secondary, you're on your own."

Washington scored first, taking their second possession and marching 64 yards to score on a 16-yard pass from Browning to Dante Pettis. After that, the Husky offense was stonewalled.

Alabama (14-0) tied the game on Scarbrough's first touchdown run, an 18-yarder, then took a 10-7 lead as Adam Griffith hit a 41-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter.

The game settled into a defensive struggle, but the UA defense claimed the upper hand with its 11th touchdown on the season as Ryan Anderson, the game's defensive MVP, intercepted a Browning pass and returned the pick 26 yard.

Scarbrough's long touchdown run was the only score of the second half.

"You're going into this game saying this is going to be tough sledding against that defense," said Washington coach Chris Petersen. "I thought we played the game we needed to play on defense, but we really needed them to turn the ball over, at least for field position."

The Husky defense seemed particularly vexing to Alabama freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts, who finished 7 of 14 passing for 57 total yards and rushed for just 50 more on 19 attempts.

Washington, meanwhile, finished with just 194 total yards - only 44 on the ground - and no play longer than 20 yards.

The win, which puts Alabama in the College Football Playoff final in Tampa on Jan. 9, was the 26th in a row for the Crimson Tide.
TideSports.com - Alabama roughs up Washington for spot in national title game

 

[Alabama17Tide]

NOTES: Personal fouls fly late in win; Anderson joins TD club
Aaron Suttles | Beat Writer

Alabama defensive back Tony Brown (2) celebrates with is defensive teammates after making a tackle for a loss against Washington during the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta Saturday December 31, 2016.
Gary Cosby Jr. | The Tuscaloosa News
ATLANTA | Emotions ran high with a spot in the national championship game on the line, but the chippiness all the jawing and shoving throughout the game almost spilled over into a bad scene near the end of the game.

Alabama’s Jonathan Allen, Tony Brown and walk-on punter Brannon Satterfield (who wasn’t on the field at the time of the play) all received personal fouls on two separate plays. Allen was flagged on one play on a penalty clearly meant for Ronnie Harrison and Satterfield didn’t play the entire game.

Confusion aside, what is clear is that Alabama players took issue with what they said was disrespectful and extracurricular activities.

“They was grumpy,” senior linebacker Reuben Foster said. “They wanted payback, I guess. I don’t know what’s going on in their head. I was like, ‘Show good sportsmanship.’ Don’t come out at the end of the game and all of a sudden do that.

“I can’t say what they were saying. Just know they were saying a lot of disrespectful stuff. It’s my fault I let it get to me and I’m sorry for that. I should have realized what their mindset was on and that was to try and get us ejected out of the game.”

On the last play in which two personal fouls were assessed, Alabama players felt one of their guys was chop blocked.

“Some teams you get the best of them,” Ryan Anderson said. “They had a long season. They had high hopes. They lost this game and they didn’t know how to react to it. We’ve been there before, so I can’t blame them. They’re not trained like us.”


Turnovers

Washington entered the game with the nation’s top ranking in turnover margin at plus-22. The Huskies had forced 33 turnovers while turning it over 12 times.

But Alabama came out on the positive side of the turnover margin.

Jalen Hurts was nearly intercepted early in the game but Washington Budda Baker dropped the pass. Hurts also fumbled but Jonah Williams recovered.

On the other side, Alabama intercepted Jake Browning twice and stripped and recovered a fumble.

“We said all week that we'd win this game no matter what if we don't turn the ball over,” UA offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said. “We didn't turn it over – we put it on the ground but we got it back – but this team thrives on turnovers, they don't give up big plays, they play really good defense.”


Dome sweet home

Alabama improved its winning streak to nine games in the Georgia Dome.

The last game the Crimson Tide lost inside the building was in 2008 in the SEC Championship Game against Florida.

It was the last game Alabama will play in the Georgia Dome. The Dome is set for demolition in March. Alabama is set to play Florida State in the new Mercedes Benz Dome next season.


Damien Harris

Running back Damien Harris moved past the 1,000-yard mark on the season on his third carry of the game. He finished with 30 rushing yards on the day and now has 1,016 on the season.


Anderson joins TD club

When Anderson returned an interception for a touchdown, he became the eighth Alabama defensive player to score a touchdown this season.

He joined Marlon Humphrey, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Da’Ron Payne, Tim Williams, Eddie Jackson, Ronnie Harrison and Jonathan Allen.

“I got big Payne off my back,” Anderson said of Payne’s friendly smack talk.

It was the team’s 15th non-offensive touchdown of the season.


14 wins

With the win, the Crimson Tide won its 14th game for the third time in program history, joining the 2009 and 2015 clubs.

Alabama has now won 13 or more games in a season five times, the most by any school in college football history. The three 14-win seasons is also the most in the history of the college game.


Captains

Senior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, starting left tackle Cam Robinson and senior linebacker Reuben Foster served as captains. Former All-American linebacker Reggie Ragland was the honorary captain and was joined by Eddie Jackson.


Tidebits

Alabama won the toss and elected to defer until the second half…Announced attendance was 75,996, the largest crowd to ever see a football game at the Georgia Dome.
TideSports.com - NOTES: Personal fouls fly late in win; Anderson joins TD club