2018 College Football National Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia, Live Thread

1-7-2018

[Impy]

What: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, Division 1, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

When: Monday, 1-8-2018, 8:15 Eastern Standard Time

Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA, TV and Radio: ESPN (yeah I know)

Who: #1 Ranked SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs (13-1), Coach Kirby Smart, versus The #4 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1), Coach Nick Saban. Saban is looking to tie coach Bear Bryant's record 6 national titles.

Why: Why not? I heard the President is attending the game

[Jane Long]

Thank YOU, for that link!

I’m going to send it to family and friends.

[peggybac]

I feel like I’m watching the second half of Saturday’s Chiefs game. Oy. GO DAWGS!

[combat_boots]

Video

https://mobile.twitter.com/Breaking911/status/950538393389355008/video/1

[Bodleian_Girl]

Ecstatic cheering here: https://archive.is/USHZQ

[nutmeg]

Thank you for that Fox News link to the entire National Anthem ceremony, peggy!

To be honest, it sounds like about 80% cheers and 20% boos for President Trump. However, I heard the same "booing" sound a little after the National Anthem. Maybe it's just the acoustics in that enclosed stadium.

[combat_boots]

I don’t remember any President showing up and just walking out like that

Ever

A BOSS move

Seriously

[LonePalm]

No surprise down here.

I get to watch my second favorite football team play my third favorite football team for the National Championship.

Navy is #1 in my heart. Go Navy, Beat Army.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[nutmeg]

peggybac's Fox News link to the National Anthem ceremony with President Trump is probably better than mine:

https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/videos/10156503918436336/

[xrmusn]

The South LOVES POTUS!
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The standing O was a great success

AND

The Black choir backing up the lead singers was a nice touch.

OF COURSE, PDT doing it the correct way AND singing along...

THAT is the ONLY football I have intentionally watched this year..

(Army-Navy doesn’t really count)

[cowboyusa]

He Is truly Dr's successor.

[nutmeg]

LOL! I admit I don't follow college football as much as baseball and hockey. My husband does, though.

Hubby and I say: Go Dawgs! :-)

[Yulee]

NAACP call for people to “take a knee against Trump”

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After President Trump came onto the field, the national anthem was played and the coin toss completed, the teams came onto the field. At that point I didn’t care which team would win. It’s a SEC thing. But I then observed the Georgia football team enter the stadium following their mascot. Georgia players started taking a knee on the way into the stadium. Again until that point I didn’t care which team won the game. Now it’s Roll Tide Roll !

[Rebelbase]

Question: What’s the point of the elastic that some players were on their arms?

[cowboyusa]

Make that Ronald Reagan’s.

[Rebelbase]

were=wear!

[nutmeg]

Navy is #1 in my heart. Go Navy, Beat Army.

I certainly understand why Navy is #1 in your heart.

We cheer for Army only because of geography... we've attended 4-5 games at West Point over the years. Michie Stadium on a beautiful autumn day is stunning.

In truth, we root for Army, Navy AND Air Force!

[Treeless Branch]

UCF in the house. Hard to believe I was in the stands just a week ago at the same stadium when we won our first national championship!

[Jane Long]

He Is truly Dr’s successor.

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Who is Dr ??

TIA.

I could understand GW (Geo Washington) or RR, but am a bit confused on Dr.

[peggybac]

They were praying.

[Bodleian_Girl]

Like a boss for sure.