The Spartans offensive line watched video of the 1971 Ali-Frazier fight to prepare for what it expected to be a 15-round heavyweight bout.
Instead it was a TKO by the Crimson Tide.
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watch football film or nothing, the dumb asses
2. KIRBY SMART?S DEFENSE: Yes, Georgia will have to wait until after the Jan. 11 championship game to get its new coach in Athens. But Smart, who told the AJC this week he plans to travel to Jacksonville for the Bulldogs? appearance in the Gator Bowl, made the right decision to stay with Alabama through the playoffs. He said this is a special defense and they looked the part, shutting out Michigan State, holding the Spartans to 239 yards in offense, forcing two turnovers and constant harassing and beating up MSU quarterback Connor Cook (four sacks). Smart said he was surprised by the shutout: ?We had some really good practices and I thought our kids really played well. (But) I can?t say I expected that to happen.?
The Tide?s defense was so good and so fast that at one point Cook could be seen mouthing the words, ?They?re f?in everywhere.? Cook stated the obvious later: ?Like I said before, you watch the film and the way their defensive line played, the way their linebackers filled the gaps, the way their secondary made plays in the pass game in the back end, everyone was aware of how good of a defense they were.?