**THE 2009-10 BCS National Championship Game Live Thread**

[Wyatt's Torch]

What years did you attend Alabama?

[Liberty Valance]

I stand corrected. They seem to be doing fairly well now though. ;o)

[bobjam]

“probably Bolles also.”

Jacksonville’s other professional football team

[C19fan]

Or sneaking Vince Young into the game.

[GOP_Raider]

Commie Cronkite doing the UT promotional ad. How fitting. LOL!!!

Yeah Blair, we're gonna have to have a little talk about that, aren't we? ;)

[yield 2 the right]

He is more alive than UT.

[al_c]

Yep. And with a little help from UT’s freshman QB and bad play calling.

[Onelifetogive]

...but if Ingram went out Alabama wouldn't fold up shop.

I'm not sure that Richardson isn't better...

[Political Junkie Too]

This is not really a fair determination of which is the best team with the best player out due to an injury.

Why not?

The "best team" would have more depth than one player. The "best team" can overcome an injury in the game.

I recall how the Gators gave Brantley many snaps early in the season, and how he played when Tebow was out with his concussion. How has Texas prepared for the possibility of losing their QB? Have they done anything throughout the season to be ready for that?

-PJ

[Paleo Conservative]

I would. Football is a team game. I'd love to see Texas come back, but if Ingram went out Alabama wouldn't fold up shop.

Texas is now paying the price of keeping Colt McCoy in blowout games to run up statistics rather than letting the backup quarterbacks play and get experience.

[vetvetdoug]

I played HS ball in Texas and went to Tennessee. I still keep up with Texas HS ball...Lake Travis did well this year also. I see the younger McCoy a leader as is Colt. Gilbert needs some seasoning and he will be a contender but I do not think it will be tonight. Texas recruited some real good players this year and will continue to dominate the Big 12. As it is, the SEC is a bloodbath year to year.

[eyedigress]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/stats/byteam?cat1=defense&cat2=Total&conference=I-A_all

[kjam22]

Feel bad for Gilbert.... but not for Mac and the rest of the Texas nation. Roll TIDE!

[dfwgator]

Yep, as great as Tebow was, I think we wouldn’t be in bad shape at all with Brantley.

[HopeSprings]

I have information from the Texas sideline that McCoy has a broken collarbone.

[Lakeshark]

There is no game without the Texas QB.

If the situation was reversed, and it was Ingram hurt, it would be the opposite problem.

You can't take a star out without throwing the game, particularly a senior QB. It's a shame.

Btw, if the SEC was so great why did the Nittanies beat LSU? Didn't LSU come less than a td from beating Bama?

[AGreatPer]

"Alabama band members?"

Alabama band used all American made percussion.
Texas used all Jap stuff.

[Onelifetogive]

The "best team" would have more depth than one player. The "best team" can overcome an injury in the game.

That is why I was joking about the best player (Alabama's Dante Hightower) being out of the game...

[csmusaret]

Alabama will feel just fine. Colt McCoy doesn’t play defense, and neither do the Longhorn linebackers.

[al_c]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.