Daily Archives: January 2, 2024

Social Media Reacts to Tommy Rees’ 4th and Goal Playcalll

Few, if any College Football Playoff games all-time came with the hype that No. 1 Michigan against No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl did this season. And as it turned out, the game lived up to the hype, going into overtime before being decided. Michigan scored on their possession of overtime while Alabama moved the ball inside the Wolverines …

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Dolphins in a rough spot going into huge season finale

The Miami Dolphins limped out of Baltimore and right into an AFC East championship game they didn’t want. It’s not all doom and gloom for the Dolphins — they certainly could win a home game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, after all — but a regular season that was so promising just a few weeks ago looks like …

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Alabama punter James Burnip earns Roll Tide Wire Player of the Game

Although the Rose Bowl did not end the way the Alabama Crimson Tide would have hoped for with a 27-20 loss to Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup, it’s always important to recognize those who made a positive impact on the game. For Alabama, it wasn’t an offensive or defensive player, instead, it was punter James Burnip. Burnip …

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Fans react to Alabama falling flat in OT of the Rose Bowl vs. Michigan

Alabama had an interesting 2023 college football season. The team steadily improved and eventually won the SEC championship and found its way into the playoffs. The Rose Bowl semifinal performance did not live up to the expectations of many. Jalen Milroe did not have his best game, the offensive line was arguably the least consistent its been all season and …

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Michigan wins Rose Bowl after beating Alabama in instant classic

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reacts to #1 Michigan defeating #4 Alabama to win the Rose Bowl in overtime. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: The phrase “instant classic” is overused in sports, but this one actually lives up to the hype. Michigan-Alabama– instant classic at the Rose Bowl, and the number one-seeded Wolverines take down the fourth-seeded Crimson Tide 27-20 in overtime. …

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New York defeats Toronto in PWHL’s first game

TORONTO — Ella Shelton scored the opening goal, Corinne Schroeder earned the first shutout and New York beat Toronto 4-0 in the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League game Monday. Alex Carpenter had one goal and one assist, Jill Saulnier and Kayla Vespa also scored and Schroeder made 29 saves. Kristen Campbell stopped 24 shots for Toronto in front of a …

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Alabama’s season comes to abrupt end in OT Rose Bowl loss to Michigan

Alabama’s season comes to a crashing end in the first overtime of the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal against top-ranked Michigan. The Crimson Tide had a late lead but gave up an easy score to the Wolverines on their penultimate possession. The final play of the game couldn’t have had a more dramatic lead up, with an injury taking …

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Playoff race fallout shows NFL officiating needs to change

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss the officiating errors at the end of Saturday night’s Lions-Cowboys game – which led to a Dallas win – and with a Philadelphia loss on Sunday, pushed the Eagles back to the 5th seed position in the NFC. Hear the full conversation on “Sunday Night Blitz” – part of the “Zero Blitz” …

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