is what Alabama got last night. Like usual, they thought all they had to do was show up and the game was theirs. They showed their usual pregame swagger, etc. And as is typical, ESPN and the other media spent 80% of their time covering them and praising them and crowning them the champion before the game even started.
But by the end of the first quarter the swagger was long gone and by the start of the 2nd half panic was beginning to set in with their players and coaches. We sensed blood in the water and kept our urge to kill until late in the 4th quarter when the substitutes had the deserved chance to play.
This was a beatdown of epic proportions. One that NOBODY will forget.