There's no two ways about it, that sucked. Yes, we were competitive, even better than Alabama. Yes, we stopped Henry minus his one long run, but this one still hurts. This one was lost on 4-5 key plays. It was not a hammering like some teams have taken in the national title game. It was close the whole way, and Clemson easily could have come out on top. Here are a few expanded thoughts from last night's loss
The single biggest factor in this game was the loss of Mackensie Alexander to injury. A lot of fans and the media are going to talk about the onside kick, but Alexander's loss to injury paved the way for Alabama's 2 long TD passes to OJ Howard.