Hot! Alabama Football

ARLINGTON, Texas It appeared to be said to be some sort of Classic.

The 2012 Cowboys Classic didn't surpass the pre-game ballyhoo given that will second-ranked Alabama plus eighth-ranked Michigan, but it surely was classic in a aspect: the actual Crimson Tide applied a classic offensive clinic, developing a new 31-point steer inside the first 50 percent just before coasting to a 41-14 victory while in front of 90,413 enthusiasts on Saturday night, a Cowboys Stadium record for just a college football game.

The activity was billed being a classic confrontation somewhere between Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson's jogging capability in addition to Alabama 's stingy defense. And although interceptions by simply Dee Milliner in addition to C.J. Mosley - the former some sort of Cowboys Classic record that will build a touchdown, your late producing a touchdown - absolutely gave your edge on the Tide in that will matchup, it absolutely was that Alabama wrongdoing that will stole the particular indicate with a methodical, talk attack that will presented large go away takes on through AJ McCarron and also nifty jogging by means of T.J. Yeldon, however seemed to be sometimes your blue-collar model that underlined the actual Tide's actual control with the Michigan defense.

"We gamed very nicely on offense as well as managed a very good career of operating the particular ball," Alabama coach Nick Saban stated after considering that Tide's 31-7 halftime lead.

Previous challenges between each storied programs, constantly while in the postseason, had been exciting tilts which showcased a heart-breaking Alabama loss using a fourth-down pass finish by simply Michigan in the 28-24 Wolverine wining with 1987; a Dwayne Rudd interception return for any touchdown that will afforded your Tide a 17-14 gain with 1996; as well as a Tom Brady touchdown complete pertaining to Michigan, with Ryan Pflugner's extra-point miss this made some sort of 35-34 overtime victory by simply the maize and random world in the 2000 Orange Bowl.

If there was any kind of drama that originated in Saturday's matchup, it was in Alabama's backfield, in which the extremely envisioned start out of Lacy was overshadowed through the actual breakaway runs connected with Yeldon, which won that state's "Mr. Football" give very last year or so at Daphne High.

Lacy had flashes regarding brilliance, but mastered simply 35 yards on nine carries, hardly a memorable effort granted the actual taking over expectations placed about Alabama's experienced unpleasant line. Yeldon, about the different hand, had been elusive plus broke tackles, coping with 111 yards upon eleven carries which will unquestionably lead to fans' requirements for just a change within starters before next week's house opener next to Western Carolina.

In fact, Alabama applied four tailbacks, like Dee Hart and also Jalston Fowler, in addition to often used Fowler to be a fullback, which made heart Barrett Jones, pads Anthony Steen as well as Chance Warmack and baits Cyrus Kouandjio and D.J. Fluker a lot more dominant. The Tide's exclusively flaw had been a vulnerable overall performance inside third-down conversions, a testimony towards the excrete dash from the Michigan defense when the actual Wolverines could get the Tide within clear moving past situations.