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What a game Clemson and Alabama just put on to cap the 2016 college football season.
Hard to imagine this Crimson Tide defense would give up a touchdown drive with the national title on the line but that’s exactly what happened Monday night in the 35-31 stunner.
Immediately after the game, Twitter was abuzz following one of the best title games in college football history.
My new favorite football player, this is amazing pic.twitter.com/7Ha0VTmOgq
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) January 10, 2017
The final score of the game was registered by Clemson receiver Hunter Renfrow. Amazingly, Renfrow never came off the field for the Tigers:
Hunter Renfrow played every snap of the game. Was getting fluids on the sideline.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 10, 2017
I've covered 18 national title games. This was the best.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 10, 2017
Dabo Swinney took the opportunity to praise his quarterback after the Clemson leader was passed on by the Downtown Athletic Club twice in two years:
Dabo on #Clemson great Deshaun Watson: "He didn't lose out on the Heisman. The Heisman lost out on him..This was his Heisman tonight."
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 10, 2017
Deshaun Watson vs. Alabama in 2015 and '16 title games: 941 yards of total offense, 8 total TDs
— Mike Huguenin (@MikeHuguenin) January 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/UGAfootballLive/status/818693612854800384
If you know Dabo well, you could have seen that final play call coming:
I took this picture in Dabo's office. Dwight Clark diagramed the "The Catch" for him on a football. Does the route look familiar? Wow. pic.twitter.com/uC3HYF9ryw
— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) January 10, 2017
In fact, Alabama fans themselves should have recognized Clemson’s game-winning play:
Clemson's game-winning TD vs #Bama? It's a similar pick/rub play the Tide used to beat #LSU in OT in 2014. pic.twitter.com/Lwk5vkPyUL
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) January 10, 2017
On last Clemson play, why not just tackle all of Clemson’s receivers at snap and force them to kick field goal on untimed play?
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 10, 2017
Time to give Dabo his due as one of college football’s elite coaches:
Dabo is 5-1 the last two seasons vs. Saban, Meyer, Fisher and Stoops. Those are the five active FBS coaches with national titles.
— Josh Ward (@Josh_Ward) January 10, 2017
Congratulations to Dabo and @ClemsonFB. Deserved to win. Well done!
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) January 10, 2017
While we went out on a high note, unfortunately, college football will be going away for far too long.
College football, I'll love you forever.
— Samantha Steele Ponder (@samponder) January 10, 2017
Thank you College Football.
I love you.
I miss you.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 10, 2017
TFW you suddenly realize college football is over until September pic.twitter.com/GRdSUWzCrX
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/SDS/status/818698497411137536
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
