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Mark Ingram threw his name into the Heisman trophy race Saturday by pounding out 246 yards on 24 carries. That’s 10.25 yards per carry. For the season, Ingram has already rolled up 908 yards on 135 carries (6.7 yards per carry). He’s also got 186 reception yards and 11 total touchdowns. In my honest opinion, there’s no one who has been so impressive on a consistent basis as Ingram. Obviously we’ve still got half the season left to play, but to this point he’s got to be at the top of the Heisman list.

Greg McElroy had arguably his worst game of the season going 10 of 20 for 92 yards with 2 interceptions. I think we got a little spoiled the first half of this season. With the exception of the 1st half of the Virginia Tech game, McElroy has usually been so accurate, efficient, and intelligent that we kind of forgot that he’s only a first year starter. Furthermore, he only started one year in high school. Sure he hasn’t looked too hot the last two weekends, but these kinds of games are going to happen to a first year starter. The important thing is that he learns from these experiences and gets better. Every championship team has to be able to win a few games despite not playing their best ball…this was one of ours.

The defense played solidly as usual, but what really impressed me was the goal line stand at the end of the game. Alabama was up by 14 points and there was less than 30 seconds left on the clock when South Carolina had a 1st and goal from the Alabama 4 yard line. The only thing the defense had to play for was pride because the game was all but over and it really didn’t matter if South Carolina punched this one in. Nobody would really blame the defense anyways…it was the passing game that would catch all the flack. But pride proved to be more than enough cause for the Crimson Tide defense to stand tall and protect their end-zone. They didn’t even see it as a choice really. This defense hates to be scored on. It doesn’t matter if it’s garbage time or not…they simply refuse to give up points. So they stopped the South Carolina offense on four straight plays from inside the 5 yard line just like they’re supposed to. That’s the sign of a mature, tough, and disciplined championship caliber defense. That’s the sign of a Nick Saban defense.

Here’s the wallpaper for the South Carolina game…

Week 7 Bama vs South Carolina (medium)

Week 7 Bama vs South Carolina (large)