Alabama delivers last rites to Georgia, arrives on title scene
ATHENS, Ga. — Scott Cochran knew what he was cussing about after all.
As the Alabama strength coach famously predicted during practice last week, the blackout was a bleepin’ funeral for Georgia, 41-30. In fact, the blackout was a blowout until two late embalming fluid touchdowns by the overwhelmed home team. Rest in pieces, Bulldogs.
But in classic circle-of-life form, this upset romp wasn’t just an interment. It also was a rebirth for the Crimson Tide as a full-on title contender. In near-record time.
It’s taken Nick Saban all of 18 games as coach to rocket Alabama from losing record to digging graves for top 10 opponents. And it’s taken this 2008 Tide team a month to go from unranked in the preseason USA Today coaches’ poll to possibly No. 1 when the new rankings come out this week.
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9/28/08
