Pride only takes Tipp so far before Limerick stamp their authority

The takeaways? Tipp may have restored some life to the All-Ireland championship by looking Limerick in the eye and engaging them; Limerick will hardly panic given the levels they know they can reach.

Ger Browne of Tipperary during their Munster SHC R3 defeat to Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds on Sunday afternoon. 

This way for the punishment beating. Take your seats for the ritual disembowelling.

This was the general sense around the Gaelic Grounds heading to 2pm yesterday, the kind of hum you probably once had approaching busy afternoons at Tyburn in London. The preamble to Limerick-Tipperary was an odd one in that the sense of resignation was palpable among some Tipperary supporters, who seemed to be bracing themselves for the kind of scourging that can scar a generation.