In a game that was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the Clemson Tigers of South Carolina lost their season opener to the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, 34-10.
The loss was a stunner to Clemson, which had been ranked 9th in the pre-season poll by USA Today.
In his 2nd season as coach of the Crimson Tide, Alabama coach Nick Sabin demonstrated that perhaps the Tide, ranked 24th in the pre-season poll, had been under-rated.
Rocked by a series of scandals and coaching changes over the last 10 years, Alabama has struggled to regain some of the glory of the old days under the legendary Paul 'Bear' Bryant.
Sabin's first year as coach of the Tide was certainly no cakewalk, but with the upset victory over a strong Clemson team, perhaps Sabin has a chance in his 2nd year to give the Alabama nation a season they can be proud of.
As for Clemson coach Tommy Bowden, it will be back to the drawing board to analyze what went wrong with a team that had high expectations going into this season.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
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