Bad sportsmanship?

[PonyExpress83]

Everybody gets a dose of there own medicine.. (referring to alabamas late touchdown).

It was hilarious to see all of those Texas fans on there facebook statuses wanting us to feel sorry for them because "alabama ran up the score and has no class".

[Stallion]

oh so that's why this is an issue all over the internet-so its really not about sportsmanship but angry gambleholics

[RunPeruna]

the game was not out at that point

how do you figure? 1:49 left on the clock, 1st and goal, UT with one TO.

I think you take a knee and see what UT does. If they call their timeout, then you run the ball in. If they don't then you just keep taking a knee until it's over. If they are acting like the still have a chance and are trying to win, then you score and cushion your lead. If not, you come out looking like a good guy.

It wasn't bad sportsmanship. If the game was going the other way, Mack certainly wouldn't have had his qb take a knee. He'd be running up the score as much as he could.

And just because Mack Brown would have done the same doesn't make it ok. I think it's the two wrongs doesn't make a right argument. Although it does make it difficult to listen to UT fans who run the score up all year long.

[DiamondM75]

That play looked to me like the QB handed the ball to the RB expecting him to take a knee, but when the RB tried to take a knee, he just happened to fall forward and crossed the goal line by accident.

That is my story, and I am sticking with it.

[Junior]

oh so that's why this is an issue all over the internet-so its really not about sportsmanship but angry gambleholics

that was my only reason for being upset. in all fairness, they ran it up the gut each time so UT shoulda manned up and stopped them.

[SMU21TCU10]

The gatorade shower was awesome. They nailed Saban in the head. I have never seen a coach more pissed off to get a gatorade shower.

[lwedge]

The gatorade shower was awesome. They nailed Saban in the head. I have never seen a coach more pissed off to get a gatorade shower.

Saban is an All-American jerk. He does a great job of getting the most out of his team, but he will not be at bama forever.

Can't wait for that circus midget to move on and then let bama restore some class to it's program.

It's mostly about wins, but not all about wins.

[SMUSA2013]

The gatorade shower was awesome. They nailed Saban in the head. I have never seen a coach more pissed off to get a gatorade shower.

Saban is an All-American jerk. He does a great job of getting the most out of his team, but he will not be at bama forever.

Can't wait for that circus midget to move on and then let bama restore some class to it's program.

It's mostly about wins, but not all about wins.

saban is far from a jerk. Having met him on several occasions and talked to him several times, class act. Its easy to see where you would get that idea of him being a jerk, but I would disagree. He keeps his opinions to himself, he keeps his players far from the media, he wins games, and what he may lack in charm, he holds in football smarts. In todays sporting world its tough to keep a tight ship running in college football (as we have learned from Kansas, and our good friends in Lubbock, and today, USF). He knows how to win and keep the machine rolling.

[SMUMan02]

Bama got the ball back with 1:48 and ran the ball up the middle. One of the things that propelled them to the TD was a UT face mask. I have a degree from Bama so I'm a homer, but it honestly never crossed my mind until the morning after when someone else asked me about it. But in hindsight I'm glad Bama had the last TD given that if we'd have ever gotten in the position to receive an onside kick, I have no confidence we'd have recovered it.