Stewart Mandel gets it
It may be that Jonathan Allen, Tim Williams and Reuben Foster render these playoff teams’ star quarterbacks just as helpless as such ho-hum SEC signal-callers as Tennessee’s Josh Dobbs or Florida’s Austin Appleby. But don’t forget about Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly. The last QB to beat the Tide, on Sept. 19, 2015, came back this season and threw for 421 yards and three touchdowns.
It’s been a while since the Tide faced someone as capable as Kelly, much less Jake Browning, Deshaun Watson or J.T. Barrett.
... Alabama may well win another national championship come Jan. 9, but any tournament that includes John Ross, Washington’s defensive line, Deshaun Watson, Clemson’s D-line, Ohio State’s DBs, Curtis Samuel, Chris Petersen, Dabo Swinney and Urban Meyer is hardly the makings of a cakewalk.
And now my favorite exercise of all: The pre-coalition, circa-1990 bowl system (as much as possible with the drastically different conferences).
Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs. Clemson
Orange: Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Fiesta: Penn State vs. USC
I do wonder sometimes whether it would be easier to just go back to this.
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Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs. Clemson
Orange: Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Fiesta: Penn State vs. USC
There's your national quarterfinals right there -
Seriously - Alabama has feasted on SEC QB's all year. Chad fucking Kelly? Really? Max Browne? Christ. Travis Knight?!? Fuck.
First down - run stuffed; second down - run stuffed; 3rd and long - pin your ears back on the line and sit back for the pick.
Even Babushka can dial up enough offensive originality to keep them on their heels a bit.
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FIFYRaceBannon said:Rose:
OhioPenn State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs.ClemsonFlorida state
Orange: Oklahoma vs.Florida StateClemson
Fiesta:PennOhio State vs. USC
There's your national quarterfinals right there -
Fuck off
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I have it on good authority from noted experts that the Huskies shouldn't throw unless they have to and that "offensive originality" and throwing downfield has just lead to endless 3-and-outs this season.PurpleThrobber said:Seriously - Alabama has feasted on SEC QB's all year. Chad fucking Kelly? Really? Max Browne? Christ. Travis Knight?!? Fuck.
First down - run stuffed; second down - run stuffed; 3rd and long - pin your ears back on the line and sit back for the pick.
Even Babushka can dial up enough offensive originality to keep them on their heels a bit.
Oh, and the name of the overrated PNW qb you were looking for was Jacob Eason, not Max Browne. -
We want Pedo State!RaceBannon said:Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs. Clemson
Orange: Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Fiesta: Penn State vs. USC
There's your national quarterfinals right there -
no michigan?RaceBannon said:Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs. Clemson
Orange: Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Fiesta: Penn State vs. USC
There's your national quarterfinals right there -
Michigan finished 3rd in the division. Have fun in the outback bowl.dhdawg said:
no michigan?RaceBannon said:Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs. Clemson
Orange: Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Fiesta: Penn State vs. USC
There's your national quarterfinals right there -
Iowa is in the Outback bowl vs Florida. Michigan has Florida State in the Orange bowlDoogles said:
Michigan finished 3rd in the division. Have fun in the outback bowl.dhdawg said:
no michigan?RaceBannon said:Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: Alabama vs. Clemson
Orange: Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Fiesta: Penn State vs. USC
There's your national quarterfinals right there -
It's sad to see how far Harbaugh has fallen. We liked him here because he humiliated Sark but as it turns out, he is just a bully. When he isn't playing Rutgers or us before we came BACK he loses a lot of games he should win and still hasn't won a title other than at San Diego
Pretty sure Urban isn't overly worried. This was Michigan's best shot and Harbaugh choked. UM loses everyone and tOSU was young this year
