Bama Does It Again

Pasadena,CA- The Alabama Crimson Tide took home their second consecutive National Title last night in a runaway against the Michigan Wolverines. Alabama turned the ball over 3 times yet managed to run away from the undermanned Wolverines in the second half to win 35-13, capping their second consecutive undefeated season. Head man Aaron Jones ran his mythical record to 4 straight undefeated seasons and 4 straight BCS National Titles, 2 at Minnesota and now 2 more at Alabama. 'We played uncharacteristically sloppy tonight in the first half, but the perseverance of these fine young men shined through. We were without our stud in the backfield (HB #42, a First Team All-American who broke his collarbone in the SEC Title Game against Florida) but Justin Fraser stepped it up big time.'

Fraser had 220 yards rushing for the Tide who used multiple big plays in the second half to run and hide from the Wolverines. Alabama turned the ball over 3 times in the first half, 2 fumbles near the goal line and an interception deep in their own territory that set up a TD for Michigan who took a 13-7 lead going into the half. Alabama came out firing in the second half as their defense forced 3 and outs and the offense scored 3 times from 60+ yards. The quick strikes stunned the Wolverines and their fans. 'They are fast. We played a few teams during the year that had good athletes in Ohio State and Notre Dame, but these kids are on a totally different level' commented Michigan head man Rich Rodriguez. He later added, 'I thought with the turnovers in the first half that we had a good chance to stay with them. I don't know what Jones said to them in the locker room at the half but they certainly stepped up their game in the second half. Hats off to them, this is two years in a row that I felt like we had an extremely strong team only to have Bama blow our doors off. We have alot of work to do to catch them.'

Up next for Alabama will be securing what is looking like the 3rd straight season of having the #1 rated recruiting class, and perhaps more importantly, securing Jones long term. Although he's only been in the business for 4 seasons, his M.O. has been to build a title team and bolt. 'I don't think anyone can say with 100% certainty that they are staying, but I don't feel there is a better place to be than Tuscaloosa at the moment' said Jones when asked after the game concerning his future. He added, 'I'm going to enjoy this one. This was special, we had a handful of close games during the season and I want to take a few days to unwind before I hit the recruiting trail. We look to be in great shape for next season, lots of talent coming in and lots of talent coming back. However, LSU, Auburn and Florida all have drastically closed the gap on us and I intend to try to widen that if I can.'