This seems like a bit of an exaggeration. That being said, I agree that the playcalling was a bit too conservative re the passing game. But I have never coached a college football team to a national championship so my opinions don't matter that much.
I just think, like I've seen so MANY times before, we tried to put the game on ICE, too early. Our offense had been ruing smooth and effectively the whole 2nd half, and the last regular series, we played not to loose, when we should have been playing to win. JMO