Take a look at what Mr. Clean said up there. That's what I'm talking about when I say "an asterisk".
The fact is, the tables weren't turned. Perhaps McElroy was better conditioned and less prone to injury, or perhaps 'Bama was just 'lucky'. Maybe even 'Bama would have been better prepared should their starting QB have come out of the game. Maybe Texas shouldn't have bet the farm on Colt McCoy, and maybe their receivers should have been prepared mentally to catch a ball from someone other than McCoy. How many dropped passes were there in the second quarter?
I just don't think anyone should put all the "ifs" on McCoy's absence.
Let's also not forget that 'Bama's star player (Ingram) did miss a lot of the game due to hamstring cramps. That didn't seem to affect 'Bama's game at all, so yeah. I'd say they were better prepared.
How many yards and points did alabama get in the 3rd quarter?Ingram was out most of the quarter wasn't he?