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Alabama coach Nick
Saban holds the national title troph high afther the Crimson Tide
thumped Norte Dame Monday.
NCAA
Bama bashes
Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game
MIAMI, Fla.- The championship was locked up by halftime. By the time
the confetti landed, Alabama was already looking ahead to the next one.
That's the way it is for the latest dynasty in Tuscaloosa.
Win a title. Move on.
Quieting the Irish on the very first drive, Eddie Lacy, AJ McCarron and
the No. 2 Crimson Tide rolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 for the BCS
championship Monday night, locking up a second straight national title
and third in four years with another laugher of a title game.
The Bear would've been especially proud of this one - Nick Saban and
the Tide romping to the second-biggest rout of the BCS era that began
in 1999.
Now, back to work.
“The process is ongoing,'' said Saban, still tightlipped as ever and
showing little emotion after the fourth national title of his coaching
career. “We're going to enjoy it for 24 hours or so.''
The Crimson Tide (13-1) wrapped up its ninth Associated Press national
title, breaking a tie with Notre Dame for the most by any school and
gaining a measure of redemption for a bitter loss to the Irish almost
four decades ago: the epic 1973 Sugar Bowl in which Ara Parseghian's
team edged Bear Bryant's powerhouse 24-23.
Bryant won five AP titles during his brilliant career. The way things
are going, Saban might just chase him down.
Lacy, the game's offensive MVP, ran for one touchdown and caught a pass
for another in the final minute of the opening half. He spun away from
the vaunted Notre Dame defense not once, but twice, to cap a 28-0 blitz
before the bands even got on the field.
“They just did what Alabama does,'' moaned Manti Te'o, Notre Dame's
star linebacker and Heisman Trophy finalist.
Lacy finished with 140 yards on 20 carries, coming up with two of his
best performances in the two biggest games of the year. He rushed for a
career-high 181 yards in a thrilling victory over Georgia in the SEC
title game, and was nearly as dominant against the Irish (12-1).
McCarron wasn't too shabby, either, completing 20 of 28 passes for four
touchdowns and 264 yards, adding another dazzling effort on top of
being MVP in last year's title game…
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