Well, the Sort Of Rose Bowl and Sort Of Sugar Bowl are in the books now (the College Football Playoff having co-opted both of them), and here's what came out of that whole business:
* Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, whose Fighting Irish beat the spread because they only lost by 17, was feeling pretty salty about that in the postgame. Said he was tired of the media narrative that the Irish did not have as many athletes as the Alabamas, Clemsons and Ohio States of the world, and that they occupied a spot one shelf below them.
And never mind that Alabama had just proved both things to be true. Never mind that.
* Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, sitting on a pillow because his hindparts were still tender from the butt-kicking Ohio State had just administered, was feeling pretty salty, too. Said, no, he didn't regret voting Ohio State 11th in the coaches poll because they'd only played six games. Nope, didn't regret it at all.
What he didn't say was whether he regretted not voting his Clemsons, like, 22nd or something, given that Ohio State had just dropped half-a-hundred-minus-one on 'em and Justin Fields had punked them for six touchdown passes.
Presumably he didn't regret it, being in such a clearly delusional mood and all.
* Can we please not hear anymore about how neither Notre Dame nor Ohio State belonged in the CFP?
The Buckeyes proved beyond a doubt they belonged by laminating Clemson Football Inc. by 21. And if the Irish were never really a threat to Alabama, neither would either of the other two teams whose cause so many so loudly advanced.
Cincinnati?
Choked away an 11-point lead and lost the Peach Bowl to a Georgia team that in turn lost its two biggest games (Alabama and Florida) by 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Texas A&M?
Lost to Alabama by 26 while Notre Dame lost by 17.
Case closed.
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