2013 BCS Championship Game

  1. College Football's Run of National Championship Duds Show Why Playoff Is Needed

    I love you, college football. I love you to a socially unacceptable degree. That being said, why haven’t you given me a national title game worth a damn since 2006? What have ...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 4 months ago 9,330 reads 161 comments

  2. Alabama Football: The Quest for Perfection Never Stops for Tide's Saban

    "The process is still beginning, it's ongoing. You have to do it every day, all the time." That was Alabama head coach Nick Saban talking to the ESPN GameDay crew shortly after the Tide won the BCS Championship over Notre Dame a week ago...

    Bryan Powers Written by Bryan Powers about 4 months ago 3,734 reads 10 comments

  3. Alabama Football: 7 Reasons Alabama Will Win BCS Championship in 2013

    Just days removed from winning yet another BCS championship, Tide Nation is already looking ahead to the team's next title...

    Bryan Powers Written by Bryan Powers about 4 months ago 15,401 reads 64 comments

  4. What I Loved and Hated About the College Football Bowl Season

    The bowl season has come and gone, and the dreaded offseason is upon us. I’ve actually dreaded writing this for about three months, knowing the long road ahead...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 4 months ago 7,360 reads 25 comments

  5. Alabama vs Notre Dame: BCS Title Game Proved We Need a College Football Playoff

    For the second straight season, Alabama made the BCS National Championship Game look more like a spring game than a battle between the supposed top two teams in the country...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 4 months ago 12,004 reads 159 comments

  6. Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Draft Stocks Affected by Championship Game

    After a less than epic championship bout between Alabama and Notre Dame, it's time to survey the damage. With many a prospect playing in this contest, there were a number of draft stocks affected by the game...

    Jonathan Irwin Written by Jonathan Irwin about 4 months ago 773 reads 0 comments

  7. Was Brent Musburger Really Creeping on A.J. McCarron's Girlfriend?

    Brent Musburger made headlines after he shared his opinion of an Alabama football player's girlfriend during ESPN's broadcast of the 2013 Discover BCS Championship...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 4 months ago 5,590 reads 6 comments

  8. 'The Process' Never Sleeps: Why It's Impossible to Close the Gap on Nick Saban

    With his crimson polo still damp from the Gatorade bath he begrudgingly received, Alabama head coach Nick Saban celebrated his victory by not really celebrating at all...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 4 months ago 9,780 reads 65 comments

  9. Alabama Football: How the Tide Fared Against the 7 Irish Myths in BCS Title Game

    Just over a week ago, I wrote an article on the seven myths that were created by the media en route to the BCS title game between Alabama and Notre Dame...

    Bryan Powers Written by Bryan Powers about 4 months ago 6,027 reads 22 comments

  10. How Alabama Neutralized Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Te'o

    One of the most shocking results of the 2013 BCS National Championship Game—aside from the obvious 42-14 final tally on the scoreboard—was that Notre Dame LB Manti ...

    Adam Jacobi Written by Adam Jacobi about 4 months ago 9,114 reads 28 comments

  11. Notre Dame vs. Alabama: NFL Draft Stocks That Were Impacted by BCS Title Game

    Monday's BCS National Championship Game might have been an embarrassment of a game, but both Alabama and Notre Dame had players whose NFL draft stocks were on the line...

    Josh Schoch Written by Josh Schoch about 4 months ago 589 reads 1 comments

  12. Alabama vs. Notre Dame 2013: What to Expect from Both BCS Contenders Next Season

    Alabama did smack Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game, but the both teams have bright futures ahead. Nick Saban 's bunch certainly looked stronger when the two teams met in Miami...

    Josh Cohen Written by Josh Cohen about 4 months ago 756 reads 2 comments

  13. BCS Rankings: Programs That Could Top Alabama as Nation's No. 1 in 2013

    The Alabama Crimson Tide were the best team in college football this season—blowing out No. 1 Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship—but will lose the No. 1 ranking next season...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 4 months ago 15,163 reads 2 comments

  14. Darnell Dockett Asks AJ McCarron's Girlfriend Katherine Webb Out on Twitter

    The BCS National Championship Game nearly sucked the fun out of Mondays, which are hardly fun to begin with. It's a good thing there was a dust-up between Darnell Dockett and AJ McCarron over Katherine Webb to keep us all entertained...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 4 months ago 30,237 reads 10 comments

  15. BCS National Championship Game 2013: Epic Contest Draws Huge Television Ratings

    The 2013 BCS National Championship Game may have been a one-sided blowout victory for the Alabama Crimson Tide over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but a lot of people stuck around to see it...

    Alex Kay Written by Alex Kay about 4 months ago 1,870 reads 1 comments

  16. BCS Championship 2013: Players Who Helped or Hurt 2013 NFL Draft Stock

    The 2013 BCS national championship has come to an end and was the last collegiate game ever played for some of these ridiculously talented players...

    Randy Chambers Written by Randy Chambers about 4 months ago 4,244 reads 4 comments

  17. AJ McCarron Makes Alabama a Lock for the Three-Peat Next Season

    Alabama demolished Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday night at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., solidifying its status as a modern-day dynasty and signaling the start of the long and winding road known as the college football offseason...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 4 months ago 4,973 reads 26 comments

  18. AJ McCarron Proves He's More Than a System QB with Dominant National Title Game

    Quarterbacks are always afraid of labels. Being called a system quarterback or game manager has a negative connotation, and Alabama's AJ McCarron heard that a lot over the past two years...

    Tim Daniels Written by Tim Daniels about 4 months ago 745 reads 1 comments

  19. BCS Championship 2014 Format: National Championship Proves Need for Change

    If there was ever a perfect example of why we need a playoff system in college football, we got in on Monday night. There's no need to harp on all the reasons why the BCS doesn't work now that we're finally getting a playoff format in 2014 ...

    Jessica Isner Written by Jessica Isner about 4 months ago 1,862 reads 1 comments

  20. Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Best and Worst Performances of National Title Game

    There were some of us out there who thought that Notre Dame didn't stand a chance against Alabama in the national championship. And even those of us didn't think it would be this bad...

    Jessica Isner Written by Jessica Isner about 4 months ago 1,704 reads 0 comments

  21. Notre Dame vs. Alabama: Crimson Tide's Blowout Win Launches New Dynasty

    As soon as the clock struck zero on Alabama's third BCS championship in four years, college football saw its newest dynasty launched. If recent history is any indication, it will be a long time before it ends...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 4 months ago 1,293 reads 1 comments

  22. BCS Championship 2013: Power Ranking Alabama's Best Draft Prospects

    Eddie Lacy might have a big decision to make regarding his NFL draft status after the BCS title game. The junior running back was the unquestioned star of the Alabama Crimson Tide's 42-14 demolition of Notre Dame...

    Joseph Zucker Written by Joseph Zucker about 4 months ago 1,504 reads 0 comments

  23. Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Irish Need BCS Success to Legitimize Return to Elite

    The BCS National Title Game illustrated that Notre Dame still has work to do if it wants to be considered among the elite of college football. In losing to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Fighting Irish lost their fourth consecutive BCS bowl game...

    Joseph Zucker Written by Joseph Zucker about 4 months ago 1,070 reads 3 comments

  24. Alabama vs. Notre Dame Highlights: Top Plays from the Championship Game

    In what was supposed to be a knock-down, drag-out fight, Alabama crushed Notre Dame 42-14 to become national champions for the third time in four years. The night was full of highlights for the Tide, and decidedly less so for the Irish...

    Shawn Brubaker Written by Shawn Brubaker about 4 months ago 2,399 reads 1 comments

  25. BCS National Championship 2013: Everett Golson Gives Irish Hope Despite Loss

    Everett Golson was supposed to be the problem in the BCS National Championship, holding back a Notre Dame team that featured a brilliant front seven on both sides of the ball...

    Shawn Brubaker Written by Shawn Brubaker about 4 months ago 2,125 reads 23 comments