To be fair, that wasn't a terrible loss by Cincy really. They actually kept it close for quite a bit of time and the defense was fine. Offense just couldn't do much. But they had a great season and showed they belong in the mix going forward as well.
I hope Michigan wins. There's just something about them this season that feels special and I think they got a real shot at beating Alabama while I fully expect Georgia to choke against Bama again if they meet.
Cincy defense gave up 301 rushing yards to what may be the worst rushing Bama team in the Saban era. That's more than twice the rushing yards Bama was averaging this year. The total yardage for the game was 482 to 218. Hard to get too much more dominating than that.
It was 17-6 deep into the third, but Cinci completely ran out of gas defensively at that point. They also got stopped twice fairly deep in Alabama territory in the 4th on downs. So the score was really about as bad as it could have been. Alabama was clearly a better team, but it was a much more competitive game than georgia michigan which was a joke and over early second quarter.
Bama's drives in the 1st half resulted in TD, FG, punt, missed FG and TD.
Cincy's drives in the 1st half resulted in FG, punt, punt, punt, downs.
Bama's dive in the 2nd half resulted in punt, interception, TD, FG and end of game.
Cincy's drives in the 2nd half resulted in FG, punt, punt, downs, downs.
The five Cincy punts were all 3 and outs. Bama didn't have a problem driving on the Cincy defense. Cincy had a big problem driving on the Bama defense. The score most definitely could have been worse.