Ezekiel Elliott's 85-yard daggering of Alabama — available in shirt form, by the way — will live for eternity through the echoes of Ohio State football history.
As it turns out, that play may also live through the historical echoes of Pornhub.com, who turned Alabama tears into a torrential downpour of advertising money.
All praises be to Ian Hoppe of Al.com:
According to usage statistics provided to AL.com from PornHub, one of the top providers of online pornography in the world, there was a 90% surge in traffic immediately following the game's bitter ending.
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There were several stand-out bits of information regarding Alabamians' most private search habits on PornHub. But on January 1 of this year, just as the Buckeyes clinched the Sugar Bowl title - securing their spot in the National Championship – Alabama found condolence deep in the heart of the internet, where preferences are free and judgment is at a bare minimum.
To be clear, the baseline for the comparison is an average day in Alabama. Immediately following the game, traffic from the state of Alabama exceeded average use by around 90%.
Well, I guess that's one way to relieve some stress after your favorite team get bludgeoned on national television.
Here it is in graph form, again via Al.com:
Roll Damn Tide, indeed.
