I'm on a plane heading back from Pasadena and felt compelled to post. Other than Burnt Orange Nation, I have joined no other SB Nation site. Last night I attended my third Rose Bowl, and while I'd hoped for a different outcome, the experience was "nearly" as enjoyable as beating USC. - First: congratulations. You deserved it. You earned it. Enjoy it. Ignore the chattering class. -Your fans: classiest and most enjoyable fans I've ever been around. I've seen some comments here about Texas fans who acted like a-holes--for that, I apologize. They were not what you'll normally encounter. - The game: in my heart (which bleeds orange) I'll always believe the game would've been different with Colt playing. I may be wrong, but it doesn't matter. As fans of the game I'd like to think Tide fans would've wanted him to play too (afterall, as Mean Joe Greene once said, "when the best don't face the best--everyone gets cheated.") that said, it doesn't diminish the victory. As someone else posted here, "Colt doesn't play defense." Point taken. - Saban: he doesn't lack class. He ran vanilla plays at the end. Our job is to stop you. It's not your job to let us stop you. - Ingram: as worthy of the Heisman as anyone in the country. Our run D is sick (in the good sense). He and Richardson made it look sick (in the other sense). - Again, congratulations to the state and the University. Roll Tide. Hook 'Em Horns.