We’ll get to the beverage of choice in a moment, but first I wanted to share a few final thoughts on tonight’s matchup. I also recommend taking a look back at Brooks’s synopsis of Georgia’s keys to victory and GlimmerTwinDawg’s summary of the three most worrisome aspects of this one.
Want a pivotal stat? Nick Saban’s Alabama teams have not committed an offensive turnover in the five national championship games he has coached since arriving in Tuscaloosa. Against Texas in 2009 they turned it over twice on special teams. But no offensive turnovers.
Winning the turnover battle isn’t essential in every game.