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GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 11:  Confetti falls as the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates after defeating the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona.  The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers with a score of 45 to 40.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 11: Confetti falls as the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates after defeating the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. The Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers with a score of 45 to 40. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Alabama Wins 2016 CFP Championship: Celebration Highlights and Twitter Reaction

Danny WebsterJan 11, 2016

The Alabama Crimson Tide reign at the top again.

The Crimson Tide defeated the Clemson Tigers 45-40 in a College Football Playoff National Championship Game that will go down as a classic with many memorable moments.

The onside kick. O.J. Howard being wide-open for every catch he made. Deshaun Watson's historic night. It was all a spectacle, ending with the Tide winning a national championship for the fourth time under head coach Nick Saban.

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Alabama shared some of these moments after the clock hit triple zeroes, including the trophy presentation:

Times can get stressful when running a tight ship like Saban does. Alabama expects perfection each time the Crimson Tide play, so it's always a phenomenon when Saban smiles, per BuzzFeed Sports:

Once a win is no longer in doubt, Saban needs to cool off because it's been a long year. So here's a Gatorade bath, video courtesy of Vice Sports:

Or, according to CBS Sports' Will Brinson, perhaps the Crimson Tide players poured something else on Saban:

With five national championships under his belt, Saban has coached in and won many important games. Dan Wolken of USA Today thought Monday's performance should rank at the top of the list:

Clemson's late touchdown, which helped the team cut the deficit to five in the closing seconds, ended up making a huge difference in the sportsbooks. The line closed with the Tigers as 6.5-point underdogs, per Odds Shark, and the backdoor cover either won people a lot of money or sent them home upset.

This is, arguably, an accurate representation of Las Vegas right now, per Bleacher Report:

Even those who cover the pros for a living, such as Rich Eisen of NFL Network, had to take a step back and admire what was happening inside University of Phoenix Stadium:

After winning a national championship, it might be best to not judge anything the champs decide to do. For example, who will tell them to stop smoking cigars in the locker room? Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel was there to observe, not to rat anyone out:

Even the Alabama cheerleaders and mascot reveled in the fact that their team is atop the college football world once again, per SB Nation:

The confetti they're sitting on was even used to create a confetti snow angel, much like the one sophomore running back Lawrence Erekosima made, per SportsCenter:

Throughout the night, fans compared Monday's game to the USC-Texas Rose Bowl in 2006. It lived up to the hype, but didn't finish the way that historic contest did.

Nevertheless, it was still one of the best national title games in recent memory and will go down as a classic.

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