Stewart Mandel: Alabama proved it's nation's best, but 2011 unsatisfying nonetheless

NEW ORLEANS -- Alabama had long since put away the game. The Tide were 4:36 away from a national championship whether or not they scored another point. But for their sake, and for college football's sake, Trent Richardson's 34-yard touchdown run to put the final clamps on LSU was absolutely, positively needed.

Source: http://si.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/01/10/alabama-lsu-bcs-championship/index.html?eref=writers

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