Even from the Superdome press box above the clouds, something looked especially messed up with the way C.J. Mosley was tackled.
This was Jan. 9, 2012 -- known as one of the finest defensive performances in Alabama history -- but the image of Alabama's star linebacker on the turf is the image burned in this memory. A dislocated hip resulted from a twisting tackle after a third-quarter interception in the Crimson Tide's 21-0 steamrolling of LSU in the BCS Championship Game.
It was one of many frankly ghoulish injuries suffered by Alabama linebackers of the Nick Saban era.