1 week Ago
In the days leading up to Saturday night's showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly knew his team was in for a challenge. “Coming off a bye week our team is excited about getting on the field, certainly at home against an outstanding football team in Alabama. Again, it’s like anything else, each and every week in the SEC is an incredible challenge, and one that we’ll have to meet with the best game of the year.
Certainly we didn’t execute for four quarters well enough against A&M, and we lost that game on the road," he said. Unfortunately, he may not have known just how much of a challenge was waiting for his team. Saturday night's College Football Playoff elimination game turned into a blowout of epic proportions.
© SCOTT CLAUSE/USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK 10 seconds into the fourth quarter, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe put a dagger in the Tigers with a 72-yard touchdown run - his fourth! of the night to extend the team's lead to 35-6. It didn't take long for Tigers fans to start seeing the writing on the wall. Tiger Stadium started emptying out following Milroe's incredible run and now the stadium looks like it did hours before kickoff.
This is what the 4th quarter in Tiger stadium is supposed to look like when @AlabamaFTBL is in the house! #RDTR pic.twitter.com/YI28QgQ10p Rival fans loved to see Tiger Stadium emptying out.
"Tiger Stadium was emptying at the beginning of the 4th quarter," one fan said with a gif of Robin Williams' character from "Good Will Hunting" saying, "that's the good stuff." "Stadium is empty with 11:46 to go in the 4th," said another. "Alabama fans singing "Dixieland Delight" a capella as Tiger Stadium begins to empty.
UA leads 35-6," offered Alabama reporter Charlie Potter . The hype surrounding today's game was perhaps a bit too much for the fans. Related: Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian, Ex-Wife Turns Heads After Blowout Win.
