Michigan State had a good football team that year - Big Ten Co-Champs. However, Alabama was just plain angry. I don't ever remember seeing so many players carried off the field. I'm sure Kirk Cousins remembers a few of those hits.

Man this was domination the whole game. Never seen a team do this to another team. #RollTide Roll Baby until the end of time.

Alabama had Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, and Jalston Fowler - all started in the NFL.

This was the regroup season for Bama. A record of 10-3, losses to South Carolina, LSU and eventual national champion, Auburn. First time to my knowledge that a college football team has a first and goal and then punted. That was Michigan State in this game. My friend Larry at church had the best line about what Bama's defense did to MSU especially Kirk Cousins. "Their weren't enough doctors to treat Cousins. Poor guy he never saw what was coming". What came was back-to-back national titles for the Tide. This game was a foreshadowing of what 2011 and 2012 would be.

I’m from Michigan, I’ve been a Bama fan for nearly 20 yrs....this day was one of the most enjoyable days of my life...till the NYE championship game...

I remember this game very clearly. Michigan State was at the mercy of a team that not only had Auburn and Cam Newton beat, but borderline blown out, and lost a heartbreaker. So Bama was a mad, furious team, and took it our on Michigan State. Plus the Tide had some issues with injuries and were finally healthy. Poor Michigan State falls victim. Kirk Cousins was taking a beating from Bama's linebackers, the the defense was taking the same from McElroy, Ingram and Richardson.

That team at Bama had probably the best talent of any team until last year, yet severely underachieved.. That was seriously a bloodbath

This team was loaded with ALL STARS

The spartans were talking a lot of trash before the game. We just took out the trash. >:)

Man that was a mean and nasty D that my Tide had that year !! But their is one big difference between Bama and everyone else his name is Coach Saban,,,

My Spartans were overwhelmed by the speed and physicality of this Crimson Tide team. Hard to believe this team lost 3 games. Lol they were loaded.

I had forgotten about this game. Wow Bama played angry. Something we lacked the last couple years. MSU didn't know what hit them..

Good old days of college football i also wished the 2009-2014 ESPN bottom line was back

We weren't so much lazy as we were injured that season. We weren't far removed from the sanctions and we didn't have the depth like now. We had Ingram hobbled with ankle surgery, Julio tried to play the last half the season with a broken hand, GMac battled two seperate concussions, Trent even had a sore hamstring for a stretch. Defensively we had lost a ton from 09. Saban himself said before this game we had all of our starters helathy for the first time all year and we saw what we COULD have done. You have those seasons every now and then. Hell, even with all that we won 10 games and beat the hell out of the co champs of the Big 10 so it was ok. We knew the next few years were setting up nicely.

I love this video. Roll Tide y'all!

My favorite play of this entire game - 1:02:12. When your QB springs your best WR free with a lead block to put up another 6 points....it's a good day at the office. This team may have seriously underachieved due to injuries and perhaps some level of complacency after the 2009 season, but....man this was at the beginning of the Saban era of dominance over college football. I'm also reminded of some of the memes that came out of this game, with Dantonio asking Saban, "How did you lose three games with that team!?" And then Saban retorting, "How did you win 11 games with that team!?"

This was an insane Alabama team that let a few games get away from them.

4th and goal punt by Michigan State at about 46m30s. Still one of my favorite moments in college football. RTR.

Alabama played lights out in this game.. big time domination

46:43 Best part of the game BOOM! ROLL TIDE! RTR!

How good would Julio Jones be in today’s Alabama offense

These boys got "BEAT Up AND BEAT DOWNED"

B1G fans actually think that Alabama is afraid to play them! Lol. RTR !

This was an 11-1 Big ten team that beat Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Notre Dame. Playing a 9-3 SEC team. A mismatch right?

Alabama hasn't had a massive offensive line like this in years now. Maze should have been drafted pretty damn high. Most if the starters on defense are from the State of Alabama. 2 or 3 aren't, Hightower is from Tennessee. Alabama's star receivers are from Alabama as well.

This was like the Road Warriors against some ham 'n egger jobbers.

2:01:16 BRUH! Can't be stopped!

Alabama could have easily played in the National championship that year. The three games they lost could have been victories

I loved it when the Michigan State fans celebrated not getting shut out? 😂😂😂

Let go crimson tide woo woo go crimson tide

ROLL DAMN TIDE

when once again,, National rankings mean nothing,,,,

Trent Richardson, Mark Ingram, and Eddie Lacy on ONE team... dear God.

Funny that at 1:20:00 they talked about Don Treadwell the Mich State DC and what a great job he did when the head coach was out with a heart attack. How he well deserved to be the head coach at Miami Ohio. Treadwell was horrible at that job. 8-21 at a school that usually has a winning record.

Roll Tide Tuscaloosa Pride Alabama Style Roll Tide Alabama Crimson Tide 💯%🔥 The pachyderms are coming to your town they're gonna beat your team down in the ground they're gonna leave your fans with a big O frown Roll Tide Roll ! Donald Woodall

That was one of the worst Beat downs I have ever seen between 2 Power 5 Teams. Just Brutal..

Go alabama roll tide

Whenever I watch a bama game Me: well, how much did we beat them by this time

Someone wrote an article that Alabama's 2017 team was Alabama's worst since 2010. Well, this 2010 team was pretty good in this bludgeoning of Michigan State.

At 57:52 the hit Upshaw put on that Michigan State player. Yikes!!!!

26:57 How to stop a drive ROLL TIDE!

Look for a similar result New year's eve

Sec!!!! Enough said

Michigan St. quit playing Bama in bowl games, I guess its curse from the '66 season.

Games over and Alabama just had another sack

DAREUS!!!!

Man, Michigan State looks so small compared to the Alabama players. Big difference in three star recruits vs five stars.

#16… lol. please

I told you not to play Alabama again.

lol sparty noooooo

47:38

Kirk Cousins against Bama Crimson Tide

RTR

If Bama didn't get over confident during the regular season they would be in the Natty

Fbo

This would led us into April's Fury of April 27, 2011 just days before Osama Bin Laden's LAST DAY on this Planet.

bama had the same team and lost 3 games smh

Most disappointing team in Alabama history. Returning Heisman and most of the team from a National Championship team and lost 3 games.

I forgot how bad mac was yikes

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Fuck Up Kirk Cousins threw a interception and cause three fumbles, yet the Redskins draft him as back up QB. Now Fuck Up Kirk is their current starter QB, if he cannot win the Capital One bowl he will never make it to a Super Bowl.

Michigan State just quit.

And somehow the playoff game was worse than this....

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Alabama had Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, and Jalston Fowler - all started in the NFL.

Most disappointing team in Alabama history. Returning Heisman and most of the team from a National Championship team and lost 3 games.