You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy.™
College Football’s collision course.
This past saturday showcased 4 teams undefeated in college football.
Only 2 can play for the National Title.
It’s November and it’s starting to lose traction like a bumper car on grease.
The night is highlighted by Number 1 Bama versus number 5 LSU.
The game is in Death Valley, where dreams come to die.
Bama QB AJ McCarron is having a rough night. He’s being shut down and the Crimson Tide’s dream of a repeat national championship season is looking unlikely.
Then LSU misses a field goal and Bama gets the ball back. On the last drive of the game, Bama marches down the field. With a minute to go McCarron throws a screen pass, the wide out scores from 28 yards out and game over.
21-17 Bama wins, its season is preserved.
The Quarterback is shaking on the sideline, his face filled with tears. The announcers say the QB has been risen to legendary status of Joe Namath. That’s Huge.
On this night, dreams came to live.
Earlier in the day, Number 3 Notre Dame is taking on unranked Pitt in South Bend.
Notre Dame should crush Pitt. Notre Dame, with their top defense and Heisman trophy candidate line backer and their swagger and Luck should have this one put to bed by half time.
Instead the Irish play down to their opponent’s level proving as many crowds will chant: O V E R R A T E D!
ND is behind in the 2nd OT. The game is over if the Pitt kicker can hit a chip shot.
The kid misses. TD Jesus is smiling.
In the 3rd OT Notre dame scores a touchdown and wins.
Fighting Losers are 9-0 but they are not elite and not a team that will play for the national championship.
Then there’s Number 4 Oregon versus number 17 USC
Oregon’s defense is non existent, but they are a powder keg of fireworks saturated with gasoline.
USC has no defense and is a major disappointment this year. Oregon has no defense either. It’s like two Ferrari’s on a race track with no brakes.
Neither team can stop the other. Oregon runs a play every 16 seconds never huddling, firing on all cylinders. They run side line to sideline and simply outscore you.
At the end of the night, the clock finally expires and Oregon beats USC 62 to 51.
What?
Crazier than that? Vegas has Oregon favored by 10.5 points. The Trojans lose by 11. That means if you took USC and the points, you would have lost your bet by ONE HALF POINT.
Why is that significant? Because with a :01 on the clock, the Trojans score and instead of lining up for an extra point, they go for two and fail. Neither extra point or two point conversion would change the game’s outcome. But if the Trojans kick an extra point, everyone who took SC and the points goes home happy. Lane Kiffin strangely goes for 2 and fails.
Look over your shoulder on the way home coach.
Finally Kansas State wins decisively over OK State. I’m still not sold on this strange little team in the middle of the country.
So you have 4 undefeated teams fighting for two championship spots. (if you don’t count Ohio State – 10-0 – not eligible for playoffs)
In my opinion it will be Bama and their defense vs the Ducks and teir offense in the National Championship Game.
Still a ways to go, but that’s how I see it.
And that is crazy.™