If you liked defense, maybe LSU-Alabama tonight was your cup of tea. But as the night wore on and neither team’s offense lived up to the hype the sentiment on Twitter started calling this one a boring tilt that didn’t deserve all the attention. ESPN columnist and talent for Pardon the Interruption Mike Wilbon even shouted down his own employer, saying the hype was unworthy:
I love all the Kool-Aid drinkers…All they heard all week (90 percent of it from my employer, ESPN) was huge hype…It ain’t living up…
@RealMikeWilbon
Michael Wilbon
Jason Whitlock at least gave the teams credit for playing great defense, but put the “boring” idea out there as well:
What do we think of the Game of the Century? Pretty boring? Or great defensive battle?
@WhitlockJason
Jason Whitlock
Bob Wojnowski of the Detroit News got in a Daylight Savings Rip:
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back tonight to mark Bama and LSU turning football offense back half a century.
@bobwojnowski
Bob Wojnowski
And yes, the expected crying photo after the Bama loss. Though not the way you might expect it:
Photo of Alabama couple crying after loss to LSU http://t.co/tqwrtomM
@BleacherReport
Bleacher Report
And then the Big Lead caught us up on the game we maybe should have been watching:
oh my gosh, SICK catch by Kansas State at the 5 yard line. Holy cow, you NEED to watch this game
@TheBigLead
Jason McIntyre
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