@@TheOnlySasukeAnt Michigan barely won. They needed a 4th & 2 conversion just to stay alive and send it to OT. It was that close, winning against an average and not so great Alabama team. The team Michigan has, they should've won by 55+
After those two bad snaps I knew we were probably going to lose. When the game went into OT I knew we were headed back to Tuscaloosa. Congratulations to Alabama and especially congratulations to Michigan on the well earned victory. Roll Tide.
I'm still proud of this Alabama team. I guessed a 2 or even 3 loss regular season this year and I'd have been fine with that. Especially if you knew about all the transfers and locker room problems from 2 years ago that they're just now getting fixed. Anyway, I'm older than probably most Bama fans on here, Matt in particular (Bear Bryant was still coach when I was a kid). We HAVE to get used to the fact that we're not going to win every game, every year. Hell, we were a laughing stock before Saban came in. At this point, just a trip to the playoffs is a blessing. If we win it all then I'd be on another level with joy but I no longer just expect it. Then again, I remember the "Mike" years.
BAMA truly broke my heart last night Matt B. You're right in your assessment. Not beating Michigan puts a damper on the Georgia win, like maybe we should lost to Georgia so they could beat Michigan . Michigan's D-line ßcared the shit out of Bama O-line, and it showed up with the bad snaps. It also shows you why people are so passionate about this game. You ONLY get 1 CHANCE to get it right. BAMA allowed themselves to get beat. I still think the coaches didn't have them ready for the coverage they would have to employ to stop the crossing patterns and backs out of the backfield. And they allowed the best athlete on the field to get sacked 5 times. They are the Florida state of the final 4.
Can’t really be too hard on Bama. We’ve lost two years in a row. Michigan made sure that Bama was gonna be looking at sets & & formations that they hadn’t seen.
I've had it with you entitled Bama fans! Your fanbase made enemies for life when you got unjustly put in the playoffs over Florida State. You didn't deserve to be there and Michigan righted that wrong by breaking your hearts. Serves you all right. You're now one of the most hated football programs in history. Congrats!
About all those busted assignments on Bama's part: Bama has a very sophisticated defensive system that adjusted to the opposing offense. Michigan used a lot of movement, shifts, and misdirection so Bama was constantly having to re-adjust and usually wound up a bit discombobulated.
So Michigan confuses Bama by playing…. Football😂 This is why it helps to not just be talented but also know the game of football. Imo Michigan wasn’t more talented than Bama they just knew the game of Football better and were better prepared than the lazy coaches at Bama.
Alabama's o line problems throughout the year cost them in the end. You can't beat the best defense in the country with a bad o-line. Alabama's new offensive coordinator from ND doesn't build up cohesion but breaks it up. As a Michigan fan what great o-lines make average quarterbacks and running backs look good. Michigan had five different people run the ball in that game, two of them being quarterbacks. We even used are third string running back multiple times and still ran for good yardage.
As a Michigan fan I was looking forward to seeing your reaction not to hate but to just see the polar opposite of what I was feeling and man was it dead on😂😂 #mattbebald2.0
Matt, i coached soccer for 35 years, won 3 state titles and a college championship. I cannot remember the championship games at all. I can give details of the big losses of my career. You never get over them.
This dude is a true fan, I did this exact thing when Georgia lost. I was a little more pissed because we lost on a missed field goal and a few questionable ref calls. But we have to move on. #MattLosingHisMind
Questionable ref calls? Friend they practically gave them the game. That insane 4th down non-catch catch that wasn't reviewed led to a touchdown that sealed our fate.
When they showed the bama Centre on tv he just looked like he was scared and even shell shocked. I’ve never seen a bama player in a situation like this look as stressed as that. My boys put fear on his mind and it caused mistakes〽️
Look at it this way, you will always remember that snapper, unlike most snappers he made his mark in Alabama lore forever. He is the snapper of your nightmares. But it will be alright, that’s Nick’s fault riding with a very inconsistent snapper.
Great game but I think the biggest reason for the Michigan win is that Michigan is the bigger and better-coached team for this game. Alabama was bullied from the start and Michigan even had it's worst special teams game they have ever played. They constantly gave Alabama a short field and left 4 points on the board that would've put the game early. Alabama had their best special team play all season but I honestly do not believe Alabama could've done anything to win this game. Michigan is just the better team in every single aspect. QB, RB, WR, TE, OLINE, DLINE, LB, DB everything is an edge to Michigan. Was a great game though but Michigan let this be way too close because it should've been a 14+ win
The halftime adjustment was to play zone with the LBs since we were getting scorched in the flats. Worked great. Then we decided to go back to man to man and leave the flats wide open when we were up 20-13 and only needed one stop. Inexcusable.
It's also inexcusable the cener wasn't replaced early in the season. That falls on Saban. Even during the Shula years they had centers who could hike the ball.
Here’s the thing about the whole how did bama lose to michigan… Georgia fans just need to realize that the rest of the country caught up to em this year
they kinda didnt though. bama beat uga on bs. if called right uga wins. seeing a 4th down incompletion go for a 1st down then a td. massive missed call.
@@deathgrinderb3284bama fans are blind to the fact that call changed the entire game and put UGA down by two possessions. I truly believe Georgia would’ve won that game if it was not for that blown call
If my aunt was born with balls she would have been my uncle.. bama beat you and proved they were better than Georgia. Just like Michigan beat bama and proved they were better than bama.. see how that works ? Never met a more Whitney sniveling crying fan base. Georgia fans cry the hardest of anyone..
@@peytongardner302 of course they wouldve. and im a tn fan. uga shouldve went over bama. because of that. cant the cfp committee see that. bama should have 4 losses. tn, auburn, uga. several missed calls against tn.
This is the exact reason Saban preaches SO MUCH about execution. Its all about who makes the least amount of mistakes once you get to the elite programs playing each other. Blown coverages, blocking (or lack thereof), fumbling the ball because you didnt cover it in traffic, hell simply snapping the ball....these mistakes started pilling up and ultimately cost us the game, we definitely COULD have won that game, but not with all of those compounding mistakes. And yes, once again, good game Michigan.
Even as a Michigan fan, I feel your pain. I am also very much in the “sometimes tougher beaten, but don’t beat yourself” camp. I was going nuts over the special teams mistakes. I do think that it may not help to go down the “if we had done X, we would have won the game” path. The rest of the game changes when things go differently. Here is an example. I was upset about the missed PAT, and thought “we would have won in regulation if we made that.” But if Michigan was one point ahead, Alabama does not punt on their last possession. Maybe they convert 4th and 3 then go on to make the walk off field goal. Anyway, I’m new to the channel and enjoying your content. Thanks!
Michigan couldn't kick extra points, field goals or receive punts (if they did, they fumbled/muffed them). Most of the game was played near or in Michigan's end. Michigan did everything they could to lose. However the better team at the end of the day did win.
As a Michigan fan, great game. We also had our fair share of errors including two muffed punts, one almost ended up tackling in our own end zone for a safety. The defense was carrying in the 3rd quarter. We definitely should’ve had a better lead at halftime, but Alabama kept running the ball successfully, and we really couldn’t stop it. However, you guys choked a bit, but nevertheless, great game.
Yeah I felt like on the final drive for Bama in regulation we had a chance to make it a 2 possession game with a good drive and we didn’t take advantage and what’s crazy is it played out exactly the same w against Texas. Had a lead in the 4th and had the ball and didn’t execute and gave Michigan/Texas a shot to come back and Michigans was much more finite because w Texas we straight up gave the ball back and subsequently let them score where as Michigan had to go 99 yds and did it emphatically, they earned it a lot more than Texas but a win is a win either way not taking anything away from Texas I just think they had an easier path to victory in week 2 vs bama than Michigan did in the playoff which as a Bama fan I’m not pleased w the results but I’m pleased w how it ended like I can atleast point to Michigan game and say well we made it as hard as we could on them and they were just better in the end where as w Texas we kinda handed them a score and then they ran away w it.
SETH JUST SEEMED NOT TO TAKE HIS JOB SERIOUS ALL YEAR, AND ITS A SHAME THE BAMA COACHES COULDN'T COACH SETH UP OR TRY TO FIND SOMEBODY ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED THAT JOB
Was the last play supposed to be a screen? The back had single coverage and all that open space PLUS look at the play, the back looks back for the pass. Thoughts?
Matt I feel your pain. I have been telling these clowns all year long that we need a CENTER. But they wanted to blame it on Milroe. Then he had a false start.
Thanks for the detailed breakdown! Pretty much what I saw, but less painful than at the end of the game... This one hurt because the team overcame so many obstacles this season... How does the center stay in that position after being a liability ALL SEASON!!!! ROLL TIDE!!!
Lmao bro sound like that one uncle who show up every family function telling the story on how great he was if the Center didn’t mess up the snap lmao that re acting of the play took me out lmao 😂
I think some of this relates to Covid eligibility. You’ve got a lot of veteran guys at both Michigan and Washington that have been playing for 5-6 years. They may not have the 5-star recruits but those guys are usually gone after only 3 years and this is a team sport. That doesn’t take away from either team. I just expect things will shift back in 2025
Man Alabama’s center reminded me of my center during summer practice. Every time the ball was snapped it never left the ground so when i finally get my eyes up theres 3 d-linemen in my face.
U gotta think also, with all these bad snaps, maybe milroes focus isn’t 100% on the play, he might be hesitant on certain things cuz he’s worried too much about just catching the snap.
How did this happen? Two things. Reese is a young OC, very young and inexperienced. From back up players to starting centers, you got to practice this until you are practically dead from it. And yes, UGA's second string with much of their first intact could and did blow out a scrimmage team for FSU. UGA did have some players our but let's get real it was a drop compared to what FSU had out. Actually thought what TN did was more impressive than hanging 63 on a scrimmage team. I got 7 less than UGA games they played vs one blow out over a scrimmaging FSU team lol. And no, I don't think for a second UGA would stand a chance against WA, let alone Texas and I'd still pick Bama in a rematch with UGA. UGA is a very well coached program, imo, maybe better than Bama's at a number of sub units. For the record I picked UM and WA and to cover, even though I'm SEC homer. I pulled for the SEC with my heart but knew neither Bama nor UGA had the working schemes of WA or UM, no matter any depth disparity. This is how you get to those mistakes in games where it's scheme vs depth. Depth will always make more mistakes and find a way to lose the game. And it happened in both games this weekend. I would be shocked if Reese lasts the offseason. Bama had no scheme all season offensively. It was RPO under the legs and occasional arm of Milroe, nothing else. Aided by depth. But it's when you get into the playoff and natty games where you see when the depth is more closely met, scheme is what wins the game. The AU game was a long pass, luck miracle pass. The last play in OT in this game came down to strategy and scheme. We can speculate of busted plays but this was Milroe all the way up the center as UM had not stopped it all game and UM gambled Bama would do this. Not like they'd risk MIlroe for a quick slant or even an actual RB other than MIlroe running perimeter or center. It had to be MIlroe and they called for it. All game long nothing worked other than Milroe up the middle.
Blame Saban. He had all season to replace that garbage center. Did you see one bad snap from Michigans center? A running QB who can't pass will only take you so far and the OL was bad all season.The last play call only showed the lack of confidence in the passing game.
@@YaBoi_Zi GTFO. I swear some of you people are brain damaged. UGA had a couple of starters out due to "injury.," and a bunch of guys that have transferred out that weren't even hitting the field anyway. Otherwise, you didn't have a single starter opt out and it was harped on ad nauseum during the game by the commentators, by all the media condemning FSU's "culture", and mentioned multiple times by Kirby. FSU literally had 3 of the 22 starters from last year playing. It wasn't even similar to the team FSU fielded all year. And no FSU fan is going to argue that UGA doesn't have much better depth than FSU, Norvell has not had top recruiting classes years in a row. So I guess your coach is Kirby Stupid then, because in post game, there were multiple questions about how he had "ZERO" opt-outs where he bragged on his players and their commitment, and then he had a whole f'in statement on how it wasn't fair to the FSU kids that played that UGA came in relatively full-strength and beat the dogcrap out of a shell of the FSU team. His exact words were, "we had our guys, they didn't have their guys" and "it's unfortunate for those guys on that sideline that had to play the game without their full arsenal, and it DID affect the game."
@@CareySullivan-cu3fw You are right and this goes back to the advantageous of younger more hungry coaches. Things like this bother them to no earth's end and Saban assumes his OC will take care of it. You just notice less things as an old HC rather than coaches that know things like this can lose games. Yep. I said even before the preseason, you need elite passing QB's stacked up waiting their turn and learning the game. That is how Mac Jones won at Bama, waited his turn and Bama wasn't left without an elite passing QB. This goes to development also. Depth and QB legs don't beat teams that can meet your lines but have better passing QB's and better more sound schemes. Bama's offense can be summed up this season as RPO's and not much more. Where was this year's Gibbs for Bama and a WR like Waddle? Those gys were only elite because Bama had an elite passers. I wonder if Saban really thought he was getting Nico and neglected a bit the QB situation back than. Imo, get a more experienced OC and go get some elite passers. Kaidon Salter would be a start. He may go to AU but Salter is elite and a great bridge until you get a passer. The OC should have made sure the snapping improved to elite by mid season.
I’ve watched bowl games for about 30 years and over the years, watching the Rose Bowl… some time during the game, somebody somewhere is going to slip or not have a good handle on the ball or inexplicably have the ball pop out… for whatever reason whether it’s rainy or not… it’s SLIPPERY down there!
Hey Matt, I've been watching your channel for some time. I've always liked your assessments (well thought out and very entertaining). I was particularly impressed the way you watched the Michigan-Alabama game. You were obviously disappointed but you held your composure despite the emotions you were going through. I've been a Michigan fan since I was 8 and I can't say that I've ever contained my composure as you did until I was well into my 50's. Congratulations to you on your channel and congratulations to Alabama for having a successful season and winning the SEC despite everyone writing them off after the UT game. I've been subscribed to your channel for some time but for some reason it's showing that I'm not subscribed. I'll make sure to hit that button again. Thanks again. Wish us luck in the championship game against UW. Regards!
Tbh bama looked sloppy the last 3 games. Got bailed out with a miracle play vs auburn and Georgia just happened to play their worst game in 2 years. Finally caught up with them in the Michigan game. Giving off real Eagles vibes. Smh
If Alabama had won this game it wouldn't have felt good because we deserved to lose. I don't think Alabama could have handled Washington or Texas anyways. We were lucky to come out of the Michigan game as close as we did.
a good center is the most valuable player on the team. Our last 2 centers Olu and Drake Nugent are great players, I dont think i can remember Michigan ever having a bad snap all year.
what i am sick of is people like paul finebaumstein and rich eisen, people who have never balled in their entire lives, talking about football on major networks. It is like listening to women talk football. mattybegreat needs a national telecast
The weak link at the beginning of the season was the O line. They cost Bama the game with Texas having two touchdowns being called back due to being offsides. The same with the second game. Over the season they improved and got better as a unit except the Center. Saban should have benched him after that second game. I mean how can a center be offsides? But this guy managed to do it multiple times over the season. Not counting how many bad snaps he did during the season. Having two bad snaps during a game where everything was on the line is inexcusable. My hope is this will be addressed before the spring game. I also hope they find a kicker as good as Will Reichard. He has been the most reliable part of Bama's offense since he arrived. I do wish him the best of luck in the NFL. Any team will be lucky to draft him.
Bama is a class organization. I'm glad that my team was able to rise to the level that Bama has set and on a neutral field and beat them. Y'all are still a great team. Go Blue!
Alabama is now 12-2 for the 2023 campaign and had no business in the college football playoff invitational. This is more of the ESPN/ABC & Secretive "SELECTION COMMITTEE" fault. Give the game back to the players and coaches!!!
Why is nobody talking about the terrible performance by our linebackers. On the defensive play Matt showed a linebacker was supposed be on corum. On the TD Michigan scored in OT the reason he got lose is because whoever number 17 is ran through the wrong whole and knocked down Dallas turner thus creating an even bigger hole for Corum to run through.
Imo this was the deciding factor in the game: Average age of Bama starters: 19 years old recent HS graduates that are talented but young Average age of Michigan players: 28 years old experienced football player graduate students from the transfer portal.
The fact saban pulled jalen hurts in the national championship but not this guy after doing this all season in the most crucial moments has to make you think maybe something behind the scenes was going on. This was never a problem before the last two years. Why now? And at the most important times of the game. Look at the auburn game too
It’s always a series of events that leads to tragedy. It’s never just “one play” because of things had gone differently on another series then that play wouldn’t have mattered. I like the way you Wemt through the series of events. If they had just done their job on that first series of the half then it’s an entirely different story at the end. But even still they had a chance, blew it. Got another chance, blew it. Did you see the winning percentage in the fourth quarter? Alabama had the game in hand! I was sure we (I’m a Michigan alum) were about to lose again. Then… that drive to tie it up. Then the stop. Then losing the coin toss but scoring easily. Then that stop! I was a sophomore at Michigan in 1997, that was great. Deja vu! Now my son is a senior in high school and a Michigan fan so, this has been a great year. That game will be one I remember forever. But it was almost a disaster. Probably should have been. Heartbreaking, I’m sure. But, easily the best game I’ve seen in years for drama!
I'm not sure which is better? Buckeye Tears or Bama Centers? Both are quiet satisfying. Michigan played their worst game of the season and still won. 😂😂
MattBeGreat is die heart Bama fan. I feel his pain as a Bama fan and resident. He reminds me of this guy that owned a grocery store in my home town. Every time Bama lost, he could close the store early on Saturday and talk about every play on Sunday . Line would be long as Hell 🤣🤣
The reason why the snapping never got better. It's because this kid isn't self accountable. You can obviously tell the way he acted. After the bad snaps, he doesn't think he's at fault. That's why it never got corrected....SMH.
I had multiple people tell me ‘it’s not the center’s fault, it’s the whole team sport’ and it’s like yeah maybe but replace him with someone else and those don’t happen, this game never makes overtime. ‘You don’t know that’ the fuck I dont
There is one person responsible for still having McLaughlin starting at center after showing throughout the year that he was the biggest liability on the team.
I remember not to long ago we could kick field goals to save our life. 2 years in a row, we can’t hike the ball consistently. I cannot understand for the life of me why a program like Alabama can’t find a good center. We are one of the top two programs in the nation. Between us and Georgia. And we can’t find a center? Recruit or portal transfer?!?! I mean come on…we’re Alabama! At this point let’s just buys one. Just kidding of course.😉
Man, as a guy who had to switch positions to play center once upon a time, I get McLaughlin’s struggle. Snapping is very much a mental challenge if you’re not used to it. However, there’s no excuse for not fixing the problem *somewhere* during the season. Anyways, I saw that Seth McLaughlin is transferring, so best of luck to him. #mattbelovingfeetpics
I have to pause it at 6:20 about 2nd half adjustments. Saban may be good as well but Michigan also was ranked the #1 team in 2nd half so it’s a toss up who’s the best. Saban of course is eligible to have his whole squad full of 4-5 stars unlike Michigan because of academic standards..
I remember in high school I’d always have to come off the sidelines during the 3rd and forth quarter (we were usually winning big during the regular season) to snap the ball because the other centers couldn’t do a shotgun snap. But I didn’t go play and the college level but the kids after me did. It’s all about how fast you can be while big and I was only 180 and 5’10”
McLaughlin was the worst player on the team last year. He has been snapping bad since the FIRST game. And it felt like when we had a pre-snap penalty, it was on him. It feels like when Bama looses, they beat themselves.
McLaughlin has entered the portal. He's responsible for up to ten bad snaps this year that have led to killing drives, sacks or both. Hopefully, he'll find a new home that has a good special teams snapper coach. I'm rooting for FSU or Auburn to pick him up.
we're witnessing this man go through the stages of grief in reverse lol
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Saban era has like 7 nattys he's just exposing how spoiled brats the fanbase are by acting like a little brat😂
It's funny, but true 🤣. Bama fan base is spoiled though. They've had a ton of success and didn't believe a Big Ten team could beat them.
Ok lil bro good luck next year 😂 roll tide 🏈
@@TheOnlySasukeAnt Michigan barely won. They needed a 4th & 2 conversion just to stay alive and send it to OT. It was that close, winning against an average and not so great Alabama team. The team Michigan has, they should've won by 55+
After those two bad snaps I knew we were probably going to lose. When the game went into OT I knew we were headed back to Tuscaloosa. Congratulations to Alabama and especially congratulations to Michigan on the well earned victory. Roll Tide.
same
Yep
I'm still proud of this Alabama team. I guessed a 2 or even 3 loss regular season this year and I'd have been fine with that. Especially if you knew about all the transfers and locker room problems from 2 years ago that they're just now getting fixed. Anyway, I'm older than probably most Bama fans on here, Matt in particular (Bear Bryant was still coach when I was a kid). We HAVE to get used to the fact that we're not going to win every game, every year. Hell, we were a laughing stock before Saban came in. At this point, just a trip to the playoffs is a blessing. If we win it all then I'd be on another level with joy but I no longer just expect it. Then again, I remember the "Mike" years.
@@JSchaffer214 preaching to the choir brother, been a fan since 1993.
Lol this is hilarious. Just like my own team OSU with losing the cotton bowl 😂😂😂
we got one point closer to scUM than they did...
@@roberthoffhines5419 ur dam right
@@roberthoffhines5419 lil bro bama😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
BAMA truly broke my heart last night Matt B. You're right in your assessment. Not beating Michigan puts a damper on the Georgia win, like maybe we should lost to Georgia so they could beat Michigan . Michigan's D-line ßcared the shit out of Bama O-line, and it showed up with the bad snaps. It also shows you why people are so passionate about this game. You ONLY get 1 CHANCE to get it right. BAMA allowed themselves to get beat. I still think the coaches didn't have them ready for the coverage they would have to employ to stop the crossing patterns and backs out of the backfield. And they allowed the best athlete on the field to get sacked 5 times. They are the Florida state of the final 4.
SEC just isn't that good, Bama lost to Michigan who was trying to give the game away lol
@@brutalasbucs9719The Sec is that good
Can’t really be too hard on Bama. We’ve lost two years in a row. Michigan made sure that Bama was gonna be looking at sets & & formations that they hadn’t seen.
I've had it with you entitled Bama fans! Your fanbase made enemies for life when you got unjustly put in the playoffs over Florida State. You didn't deserve to be there and Michigan righted that wrong by breaking your hearts.
Serves you all right. You're now one of the most hated football programs in history. Congrats!
BIG10 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP WINS 2 VS SEC 0
Thank you from a Michigan fan for 51 years. You are absolutely correct. When teams are good, the clutch plays are the winners.
About all those busted assignments on Bama's part: Bama has a very sophisticated defensive system that adjusted to the opposing offense. Michigan used a lot of movement, shifts, and misdirection so Bama was constantly having to re-adjust and usually wound up a bit discombobulated.
Isn't that the point of football?
So Michigan confuses Bama by playing…. Football😂 This is why it helps to not just be talented but also know the game of football. Imo Michigan wasn’t more talented than Bama they just knew the game of Football better and were better prepared than the lazy coaches at Bama.
This is one of those things that instead of you cooling off, every time you look at it it pisses you off even more.
FACTS!!!
Alabama's o line problems throughout the year cost them in the end. You can't beat the best defense in the country with a bad o-line. Alabama's new offensive coordinator from ND doesn't build up cohesion but breaks it up. As a Michigan fan what great o-lines make average quarterbacks and running backs look good. Michigan had five different people run the ball in that game, two of them being quarterbacks. We even used are third string running back multiple times and still ran for good yardage.
He just entered the transfer portal😂😂😂Nick killed that man
As a Michigan fan I was looking forward to seeing your reaction not to hate but to just see the polar opposite of what I was feeling and man was it dead on😂😂 #mattbebald2.0
To be fair, as a Michigan fan, I was raging at my TV pretty darn hard for much of that game as well.
@@kaydoubleu5802 that’s pretty much every single big game we play thou 😂😂😂😂, ONE MORE
Matt, i coached soccer for 35 years, won 3 state titles and a college championship. I cannot remember the championship games at all. I can give details of the big losses of my career. You never get over them.
This dude is a true fan, I did this exact thing when Georgia lost. I was a little more pissed because we lost on a missed field goal and a few questionable ref calls. But we have to move on. #MattLosingHisMind
Questionable ref calls? Friend they practically gave them the game. That insane 4th down non-catch catch that wasn't reviewed led to a touchdown that sealed our fate.
When they showed the bama Centre on tv he just looked like he was scared and even shell shocked. I’ve never seen a bama player in a situation like this look as stressed as that. My boys put fear on his mind and it caused mistakes〽️
😂 same bro it still hurts
Look at it this way, you will always remember that snapper, unlike most snappers he made his mark in Alabama lore forever. He is the snapper of your nightmares. But it will be alright, that’s Nick’s fault riding with a very inconsistent snapper.
Great game but I think the biggest reason for the Michigan win is that Michigan is the bigger and better-coached team for this game. Alabama was bullied from the start and Michigan even had it's worst special teams game they have ever played. They constantly gave Alabama a short field and left 4 points on the board that would've put the game early. Alabama had their best special team play all season but I honestly do not believe Alabama could've done anything to win this game. Michigan is just the better team in every single aspect. QB, RB, WR, TE, OLINE, DLINE, LB, DB everything is an edge to Michigan. Was a great game though but Michigan let this be way too close because it should've been a 14+ win
Im right there with you matt I know it sucks.. good news is we'll be back even better next year most likely
The halftime adjustment was to play zone with the LBs since we were getting scorched in the flats.
Worked great.
Then we decided to go back to man to man and leave the flats wide open when we were up 20-13 and only needed one stop.
Inexcusable.
It's also inexcusable the cener wasn't replaced early in the season. That falls on Saban. Even during the Shula years they had centers who could hike the ball.
@@CareySullivan-cu3fw True. I hate to dog college players but those snaps would get you benched on a junior high team.
Here’s the thing about the whole how did bama lose to michigan… Georgia fans just need to realize that the rest of the country caught up to em this year
they kinda didnt though. bama beat uga on bs. if called right uga wins. seeing a 4th down incompletion go for a 1st down then a td. massive missed call.
@@deathgrinderb3284bama fans are blind to the fact that call changed the entire game and put UGA down by two possessions. I truly believe Georgia would’ve won that game if it was not for that blown call
If my aunt was born with balls she would have been my uncle.. bama beat you and proved they were better than Georgia. Just like Michigan beat bama and proved they were better than bama.. see how that works ? Never met a more Whitney sniveling crying fan base. Georgia fans cry the hardest of anyone..
@@TedNahas bama lost to Michigan because they’re ass, Georgia lost to bama because of a huge blown call. Nick Saban has a vagina as well
@@peytongardner302 of course they wouldve. and im a tn fan. uga shouldve went over bama. because of that. cant the cfp committee see that. bama should have 4 losses. tn, auburn, uga. several missed calls against tn.
Bro 💀💀💀💀 this the most mad he has ever been
This is the exact reason Saban preaches SO MUCH about execution. Its all about who makes the least amount of mistakes once you get to the elite programs playing each other. Blown coverages, blocking (or lack thereof), fumbling the ball because you didnt cover it in traffic, hell simply snapping the ball....these mistakes started pilling up and ultimately cost us the game, we definitely COULD have won that game, but not with all of those compounding mistakes. And yes, once again, good game Michigan.
Matt let it go. Alabama will correct these problems for next year. Have faith!
Go DAWGS ❤️
56 is transferring!! Thank you Jesus, ROLL TIDE!
Even as a Michigan fan, I feel your pain. I am also very much in the “sometimes tougher beaten, but don’t beat yourself” camp. I was going nuts over the special teams mistakes. I do think that it may not help to go down the “if we had done X, we would have won the game” path. The rest of the game changes when things go differently. Here is an example. I was upset about the missed PAT, and thought “we would have won in regulation if we made that.” But if Michigan was one point ahead, Alabama does not punt on their last possession. Maybe they convert 4th and 3 then go on to make the walk off field goal. Anyway, I’m new to the channel and enjoying your content. Thanks!
Michigan couldn't kick extra points, field goals or receive punts (if they did, they fumbled/muffed them). Most of the game was played near or in Michigan's end. Michigan did everything they could to lose. However the better team at the end of the day did win.
The center for bama just entered the portal😂
As a Michigan fan, great game. We also had our fair share of errors including two muffed punts, one almost ended up tackling in our own end zone for a safety. The defense was carrying in the 3rd quarter. We definitely should’ve had a better lead at halftime, but Alabama kept running the ball successfully, and we really couldn’t stop it. However, you guys choked a bit, but nevertheless, great game.
Yeah I felt like on the final drive for Bama in regulation we had a chance to make it a 2 possession game with a good drive and we didn’t take advantage and what’s crazy is it played out exactly the same w against Texas. Had a lead in the 4th and had the ball and didn’t execute and gave Michigan/Texas a shot to come back and Michigans was much more finite because w Texas we straight up gave the ball back and subsequently let them score where as Michigan had to go 99 yds and did it emphatically, they earned it a lot more than Texas but a win is a win either way not taking anything away from Texas I just think they had an easier path to victory in week 2 vs bama than Michigan did in the playoff which as a Bama fan I’m not pleased w the results but I’m pleased w how it ended like I can atleast point to Michigan game and say well we made it as hard as we could on them and they were just better in the end where as w Texas we kinda handed them a score and then they ran away w it.
If Jalen had just ran the ball and stopped trying to throw long bomb passes we would have won the game.
SETH JUST SEEMED NOT TO TAKE HIS JOB SERIOUS ALL YEAR, AND ITS A SHAME THE BAMA COACHES COULDN'T COACH SETH UP OR TRY TO FIND SOMEBODY ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED THAT JOB
Why you screaming ?
They're college student-athletes. 🤷♂️ They feel the loss more than any fans. Never fear Alabama will be back!
Was the last play supposed to be a screen? The back had single coverage and all that open space PLUS look at the play, the back looks back for the pass. Thoughts?
Matt I feel your pain. I have been telling these clowns all year long that we need a CENTER. But they wanted to blame it on Milroe. Then he had a false start.
# wellness check- Matt is loosing too much blood, I mean Crimson ! We will get next year bro!
Love the heart and soul you put in to this show…definitely give a run for my money for talk show host like Stephen A Smith
Nah
Thanks for the detailed breakdown! Pretty much what I saw, but less painful than at the end of the game... This one hurt because the team overcame so many obstacles this season... How does the center stay in that position after being a liability ALL SEASON!!!! ROLL TIDE!!!
I imagine that you'd have someone better on the roster but apparently not
By not having a better option.....clearly. Roll Damn Tide.
Lmao bro sound like that one uncle who show up every family function telling the story on how great he was if the Center didn’t mess up the snap lmao that re acting of the play took me out lmao 😂
I think some of this relates to Covid eligibility.
You’ve got a lot of veteran guys at both Michigan and Washington that have been playing for 5-6 years.
They may not have the 5-star recruits but those guys are usually gone after only 3 years and this is a team sport.
That doesn’t take away from either team. I just expect things will shift back in 2025
Man Alabama’s center reminded me of my center during summer practice. Every time the ball was snapped it never left the ground so when i finally get my eyes up theres 3 d-linemen in my face.
This is like playing left handed as a righty in racquet sports...folks, Bama made the playoff with a team who couldnt snap the ball. That is talent.
U gotta think also, with all these bad snaps, maybe milroes focus isn’t 100% on the play, he might be hesitant on certain things cuz he’s worried too much about just catching the snap.
How did this happen? Two things. Reese is a young OC, very young and inexperienced. From back up players to starting centers, you got to practice this until you are practically dead from it. And yes, UGA's second string with much of their first intact could and did blow out a scrimmage team for FSU. UGA did have some players our but let's get real it was a drop compared to what FSU had out. Actually thought what TN did was more impressive than hanging 63 on a scrimmage team. I got 7 less than UGA games they played vs one blow out over a scrimmaging FSU team lol. And no, I don't think for a second UGA would stand a chance against WA, let alone Texas and I'd still pick Bama in a rematch with UGA. UGA is a very well coached program, imo, maybe better than Bama's at a number of sub units. For the record I picked UM and WA and to cover, even though I'm SEC homer. I pulled for the SEC with my heart but knew neither Bama nor UGA had the working schemes of WA or UM, no matter any depth disparity. This is how you get to those mistakes in games where it's scheme vs depth. Depth will always make more mistakes and find a way to lose the game. And it happened in both games this weekend. I would be shocked if Reese lasts the offseason. Bama had no scheme all season offensively. It was RPO under the legs and occasional arm of Milroe, nothing else. Aided by depth. But it's when you get into the playoff and natty games where you see when the depth is more closely met, scheme is what wins the game. The AU game was a long pass, luck miracle pass. The last play in OT in this game came down to strategy and scheme. We can speculate of busted plays but this was Milroe all the way up the center as UM had not stopped it all game and UM gambled Bama would do this. Not like they'd risk MIlroe for a quick slant or even an actual RB other than MIlroe running perimeter or center. It had to be MIlroe and they called for it. All game long nothing worked other than Milroe up the middle.
Stop the fsu excuses we had 25 players out too but we still came and won
Blame Saban. He had all season to replace that garbage center. Did you see one bad snap from Michigans center? A running QB who can't pass will only take you so far and the OL was bad all season.The last play call only showed the lack of confidence in the passing game.
@@YaBoi_Zi GTFO. I swear some of you people are brain damaged. UGA had a couple of starters out due to "injury.," and a bunch of guys that have transferred out that weren't even hitting the field anyway. Otherwise, you didn't have a single starter opt out and it was harped on ad nauseum during the game by the commentators, by all the media condemning FSU's "culture", and mentioned multiple times by Kirby. FSU literally had 3 of the 22 starters from last year playing. It wasn't even similar to the team FSU fielded all year. And no FSU fan is going to argue that UGA doesn't have much better depth than FSU, Norvell has not had top recruiting classes years in a row. So I guess your coach is Kirby Stupid then, because in post game, there were multiple questions about how he had "ZERO" opt-outs where he bragged on his players and their commitment, and then he had a whole f'in statement on how it wasn't fair to the FSU kids that played that UGA came in relatively full-strength and beat the dogcrap out of a shell of the FSU team. His exact words were, "we had our guys, they didn't have their guys" and "it's unfortunate for those guys on that sideline that had to play the game without their full arsenal, and it DID affect the game."
@@CareySullivan-cu3fw well it doesn’t affect Saban to much
@@CareySullivan-cu3fw You are right and this goes back to the advantageous of younger more hungry coaches. Things like this bother them to no earth's end and Saban assumes his OC will take care of it. You just notice less things as an old HC rather than coaches that know things like this can lose games. Yep. I said even before the preseason, you need elite passing QB's stacked up waiting their turn and learning the game. That is how Mac Jones won at Bama, waited his turn and Bama wasn't left without an elite passing QB. This goes to development also. Depth and QB legs don't beat teams that can meet your lines but have better passing QB's and better more sound schemes. Bama's offense can be summed up this season as RPO's and not much more. Where was this year's Gibbs for Bama and a WR like Waddle? Those gys were only elite because Bama had an elite passers. I wonder if Saban really thought he was getting Nico and neglected a bit the QB situation back than. Imo, get a more experienced OC and go get some elite passers. Kaidon Salter would be a start. He may go to AU but Salter is elite and a great bridge until you get a passer. The OC should have made sure the snapping improved to elite by mid season.
Alabama Crying tide 😂😂😂
Love your videos you keep me happy every day with your videos because they cheer me up from tough days keep up the good work #Mattberage
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I’ve watched bowl games for about 30 years and over the years, watching the Rose Bowl… some time during the game, somebody somewhere is going to slip or not have a good handle on the ball or inexplicably have the ball pop out… for whatever reason whether it’s rainy or not… it’s SLIPPERY down there!
The center was a issue the entire season he coast bama the game and nick didn't have nobody to replace him with
Too late Matt . You still one ofnthe Goats at this Blessings on another 2024
Hey Matt, I've been watching your channel for some time. I've always liked your assessments (well thought out and very entertaining). I was particularly impressed the way you watched the Michigan-Alabama game. You were obviously disappointed but you held your composure despite the emotions you were going through. I've been a Michigan fan since I was 8 and I can't say that I've ever contained my composure as you did until I was well into my 50's. Congratulations to you on your channel and congratulations to Alabama for having a successful season and winning the SEC despite everyone writing them off after the UT game. I've been subscribed to your channel for some time but for some reason it's showing that I'm not subscribed. I'll make sure to hit that button again. Thanks again. Wish us luck in the championship game against UW. Regards!
Tbh bama looked sloppy the last 3 games. Got bailed out with a miracle play vs auburn and Georgia just happened to play their worst game in 2 years. Finally caught up with them in the Michigan game. Giving off real Eagles vibes. Smh
If Alabama had won this game it wouldn't have felt good because we deserved to lose. I don't think Alabama could have handled Washington or Texas anyways. We were lucky to come out of the Michigan game as close as we did.
McLaughlin just hit the portal....just a little medicine for you Matt.
crazy thing is, both teams have made choking points. Michigan's Special Teams especially
a good center is the most valuable player on the team. Our last 2 centers Olu and Drake Nugent are great players, I dont think i can remember Michigan ever having a bad snap all year.
Matt! You just made a new word "Clutchness" That is so fetch!
what i am sick of is people like paul finebaumstein and rich eisen, people who have never balled in their entire lives, talking about football on major networks. It is like listening to women talk football. mattybegreat needs a national telecast
The weak link at the beginning of the season was the O line. They cost Bama the game with Texas having two touchdowns being called back due to being offsides. The same with the second game. Over the season they improved and got better as a unit except the Center. Saban should have benched him after that second game. I mean how can a center be offsides? But this guy managed to do it multiple times over the season. Not counting how many bad snaps he did during the season. Having two bad snaps during a game where everything was on the line is inexcusable. My hope is this will be addressed before the spring game. I also hope they find a kicker as good as Will Reichard. He has been the most reliable part of Bama's offense since he arrived. I do wish him the best of luck in the NFL. Any team will be lucky to draft him.
He snapped it at the worst times all year. He had to have been working with a bookie. Actually though not even joking
We all been there bro, this was me when Michigan lost to MSU on the punt debacle
Matt, when old man saban inevitably retires and alabama returns to how they were before saban don’t cry too hard when they go 5-7 and 6-6 😂😂.
Bama is a class organization. I'm glad that my team was able to rise to the level that Bama has set and on a neutral field and beat them. Y'all are still a great team.
Go Blue!
Alabama is now 12-2 for the 2023 campaign and had no business in the college football playoff invitational.
This is more of the ESPN/ABC & Secretive "SELECTION COMMITTEE" fault. Give the game back to the players and coaches!!!
Why is nobody talking about the terrible performance by our linebackers. On the defensive play Matt showed a linebacker was supposed be on corum. On the TD Michigan scored in OT the reason he got lose is because whoever number 17 is ran through the wrong whole and knocked down Dallas turner thus creating an even bigger hole for Corum to run through.
As an OSU fan I feel for you, especially after Ryan Day destroyed the OL, by benching the Center and switching player out of position
Matt be going insane Georgia should had been in they lost a 3 point game befor then they had A 29 GAME WINNING STREAK
Imo this was the deciding factor in the game:
Average age of Bama starters: 19 years old recent HS graduates that are talented but young
Average age of Michigan players: 28 years old experienced football player graduate students from the transfer portal.
The fact saban pulled jalen hurts in the national championship but not this guy after doing this all season in the most crucial moments has to make you think maybe something behind the scenes was going on. This was never a problem before the last two years. Why now? And at the most important times of the game. Look at the auburn game too
He was anxious about getting ruffed up my Michigan tackles every play
Looks like old school bama football is back after all! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s always a series of events that leads to tragedy. It’s never just “one play” because of things had gone differently on another series then that play wouldn’t have mattered. I like the way you Wemt through the series of events. If they had just done their job on that first series of the half then it’s an entirely different story at the end. But even still they had a chance, blew it. Got another chance, blew it.
Did you see the winning percentage in the fourth quarter? Alabama had the game in hand! I was sure we (I’m a Michigan alum) were about to lose again. Then… that drive to tie it up. Then the stop. Then losing the coin toss but scoring easily. Then that stop!
I was a sophomore at Michigan in 1997, that was great. Deja vu! Now my son is a senior in high school and a Michigan fan so, this has been a great year. That game will be one I remember forever. But it was almost a disaster. Probably should have been. Heartbreaking, I’m sure. But, easily the best game I’ve seen in years for drama!
Matt said “I don’t get it”😂
Matt going through depression
I'm not sure which is better? Buckeye Tears or Bama Centers? Both are quiet satisfying. Michigan played their worst game of the season and still won. 😂😂
MattBeGreat is die heart Bama fan. I feel his pain as a Bama fan and resident. He reminds me of this guy that owned a grocery store in my home town. Every time Bama lost, he could close the store early on Saturday and talk about every play on Sunday . Line would be long as Hell 🤣🤣
10:00 It wasn't the players' jobs to get up in 55's face, it was Saban's. It was Saban's job to bench him.
The reason why the snapping never got better. It's because this kid isn't self accountable. You can obviously tell the way he acted. After the bad snaps, he doesn't think he's at fault. That's why it never got corrected....SMH.
Those problems that were lingering all year finally bit us in our ass
Football is the ultimate team sport. Win as a team, lose as a team. The hate this center is getting is unfair. I don’t blame him for leaving.
I had multiple people tell me ‘it’s not the center’s fault, it’s the whole team sport’ and it’s like yeah maybe but replace him with someone else and those don’t happen, this game never makes overtime. ‘You don’t know that’ the fuck I dont
It's not really fair to blame the loss on one play.
Alabama is overrated . Alabama didn’t belong in that game. SEC totally sucked this year . SEC Dominance is over . Read it and weep .😱
dude was under tremendous pressure.. pressure bust pipes, it got to him.. Michigan was living rent free in his head
FR Not even going to watch this video because I feel your pain and anguish. Just came to like it to show my support. 😢
As a Michigan fan.....I agree with this message🤣
As a Texas fan I feel your pain dawg 💀
There is one person responsible for still having McLaughlin starting at center after showing throughout the year that he was the biggest liability on the team.
Also thanks Matt for calling this clown out!!
wondering curiously do you think michigan wins the natty cause i do
I'm still puzzled why Nick called timeout on the final play. Nick should have called a TIMEOUT on the 4 and 2 play to stop Michigan.
Don't lose perspective on what is truly important in life. It's just a game!
a healthy & complete fsu team beats michigan, bama and texas.
#mattbehatin
I remember not to long ago we could kick field goals to save our life. 2 years in a row, we can’t hike the ball consistently. I cannot understand for the life of me why a program like Alabama can’t find a good center. We are one of the top two programs in the nation. Between us and Georgia. And we can’t find a center? Recruit or portal transfer?!?! I mean come on…we’re Alabama! At this point let’s just buys one. Just kidding of course.😉
Starts to explain this better at 6:30 😂
Man, as a guy who had to switch positions to play center once upon a time, I get McLaughlin’s struggle. Snapping is very much a mental challenge if you’re not used to it. However, there’s no excuse for not fixing the problem *somewhere* during the season. Anyways, I saw that Seth McLaughlin is transferring, so best of luck to him. #mattbelovingfeetpics
OLine was the Achilles heal the whole game so it's fitting Milroe tripped on an OLinesman Achilles Heal on the last play to cost us the game. lol
lol I keep coming back to this dude. I knew he was going to lose his shit. Michigan D line barking like dogs, inside their heads
at 2 in the morning matt, really😂
Seth McLaughlin has been doing this all year. Great blocker but can't snap the ball to save his life. Move the guy to guard already.
I have to pause it at 6:20 about 2nd half adjustments. Saban may be good as well but Michigan also was ranked the #1 team in 2nd half so it’s a toss up who’s the best. Saban of course is eligible to have his whole squad full of 4-5 stars unlike Michigan because of academic standards..
I remember in high school I’d always have to come off the sidelines during the 3rd and forth quarter (we were usually winning big during the regular season) to snap the ball because the other centers couldn’t do a shotgun snap. But I didn’t go play and the college level but the kids after me did. It’s all about how fast you can be while big and I was only 180 and 5’10”
McLaughlin was the worst player on the team last year. He has been snapping bad since the FIRST game. And it felt like when we had a pre-snap penalty, it was on him. It feels like when Bama looses, they beat themselves.
Matt be the best. Spot-on analysis.
McLaughlin has entered the portal. He's responsible for up to ten bad snaps this year that have led to killing drives, sacks or both. Hopefully, he'll find a new home that has a good special teams snapper coach. I'm rooting for FSU or Auburn to pick him up.
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