National Championship Open Thread: Alabama vs. Clemson
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January 7th, 2019 at 7:51 PM ^
You just had to be the one to post this thread, eh? I mean, it's an HOUR before game time! LOL!!!
January 7th, 2019 at 7:52 PM ^
game starts in 10 minutes
January 7th, 2019 at 7:53 PM ^
Doesn't it start in like 7 mins?
January 7th, 2019 at 8:07 PM ^
Isn't the actual kick time at 8:45? There was a whole thread about that earlier today!
January 7th, 2019 at 7:52 PM ^
I'll start.
Bama 41 - 24
January 7th, 2019 at 7:58 PM ^
Clemson 38-35 if the field holds up.
Right after the Red Box Bowl(way to go Spurty, New Years Eve?) they replaced entire field with new sod. Not sure how it holds up, but for the sake of NCAA football fans, I hope it does.
Clemson +6 seems like a very good bet to me. If you're into that sort of thing.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:03 PM ^
They have had a ton of rain too
January 7th, 2019 at 8:09 PM ^
Yep. We get same storms here in Sac. Rained a lot lately.
Hoping for the best.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:26 PM ^
FTR I wish somehow they could both lose.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:52 PM ^
I’m seriously not going to watch a minute of this game. Not out of spite, they are fantastic teams, I just really don’t care. That is what the Playoff has done to this huge college football fan. I just seriously would rather watch this House rerun than the NCG because blah Saban-Dabo-Southern Speed-Dynasty-Blah-whatever. The Rose Bowl is the only organic thing left in the college football post-season.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:55 PM ^
FTFY
This is what the BPONE of Michigan Football has done to this huge college football fan.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
Yes, if Michigan was playing in this game I would care. But the system, schedule and pageantry of this playoff sucks, and I would think that even if we were playing.
January 7th, 2019 at 9:59 PM ^
IMO, I'd watch just to see what the competition is doing.
Seems to be night and difference from what we are doing on offense and how these 2 teams are spreading the ball around.
Going for it on 4th and 2(?) on your own 35 in the first half?
True freshman QB throwing to true freshman WR. #2 team in the country.
College football has changed.
Go Blue!
January 7th, 2019 at 11:10 PM ^
We're not even playing the same sport as Clemson.
Freshman WR making plays? How is that possible? I thought frosh WRs had to be useless, then maybe you could ascend to serviceable by your 2nd or 3rd year. Good coaching and an actual offense seem to really make a difference.
And a FRESHMAN QB making plays? Shea was only in his 1st year in the system is all we hear on this board. Just wait until he's in year 2, then we'll have a QB!
January 7th, 2019 at 7:53 PM ^
Blind drunk is the only way to view this game.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:53 PM ^
Never heard of it.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:53 PM ^
head says Bama, heart says Clemson, hope says meteor
January 7th, 2019 at 7:54 PM ^
I just started rewatching True Detective season 1 and I'm having a hard time finding the willpower to switch over to the game..
January 7th, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
I did it. Beginning to end. Episodes 3-6 of that season are so good it is almost incredible.
January 7th, 2019 at 9:26 PM ^
One of the best seasons of any series ever. Period.
January 7th, 2019 at 9:53 PM ^
They catch him at the end. And no one dies.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:54 PM ^
Could not care less. We need to expand the college playoff and get away from the 'Best two teams' mentality. You keep that up and we won't have any variety or fun, unless you are one of the Dynasty teams.
Apologies to those who do care...
January 7th, 2019 at 8:05 PM ^
Even if the playoffs were expanded, what team would have prevented Clemson and Bama from playing tonight?
January 7th, 2019 at 8:12 PM ^
Maybe none. But, with three tries against the best 8 in the nation, something might happen. Who knows until either one has to actually play a series of tough games, rather than a bye against Samford and the ACC schedule?
January 7th, 2019 at 8:18 PM ^
These are almost certainly the best two teams. The only team that I might think could beat them is OSU, and I don't want to see OSU in this game.
The system allows and even encourages cheating, but these are still the two best teams on the field.
I'm rooting for the meteor, though.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:56 PM ^
oh is that on tonight?
January 7th, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
January 7th, 2019 at 8:00 PM ^
Yeah, can’t say I get the day and start time.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:58 PM ^
Meh, I'll find out who won in the morning. Probably Bama.
January 7th, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
B10 reffing crew. This could be interesting.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:01 PM ^
Targeting o/u? 3?
January 7th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
Yeah, but it's Cannon. His is the best B1G crew.
Now if it had been John O'Neill....whoa, Nellie!
January 7th, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
Yeah, I was disappointed to see him. Was hoping for Capron or O'Neill. Probably the closest thing to a meteor on the game we could hope for.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:54 PM ^
Ha ha ha. I was really hoping for f-ing O'Neill too. A meteor or huge sinkhole swalliwing up both sidelines would both work.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:01 PM ^
... Sigh....
January 7th, 2019 at 8:01 PM ^
Big Ten refs! I can't wait for the first targeting ejection!
January 7th, 2019 at 8:03 PM ^
Great defenses complimented by explosive offenses. Should be fun football.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:10 PM ^
I will watch. This game will feature more highly-paid, NFL-caliber players than some NFL games.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:11 PM ^
Ballzitch that sang the anthem got the words wrong.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
Andy Grammer had bad grammar.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:25 PM ^
I've never heard of er. But you'd think they coulda at least found someone who'd won a Grammer.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:11 PM ^
Looks like a lot of empty seats in the upper section. Or are my eyes playing tricks?
January 7th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
Was going to say the same thing
January 7th, 2019 at 8:22 PM ^
Probably having this game on a Monday night, after the holiday season is over and a couple thousand miles from either campus (after fans had to pay for travel to bowl games already) isn’t the best idea. Why this game isn’t on a Saturday night is stupid.
January 7th, 2019 at 9:36 PM ^
I read a couple articles saying how the ticket prices this year were only a fraction of what they have been in previous years. A combination of people losing interest because of issues with the selection committee and the game being about 104738296 miles away from Alabama and South Carolina are the believed culprits.
January 7th, 2019 at 8:12 PM ^
I just can't see Clemson's freshman quarterback surviving Alabama. Maybe I'll be wrong .
January 7th, 2019 at 8:13 PM ^
Cmon The Bachelor is on!!
January 7th, 2019 at 8:17 PM ^
You shut your TV whore mouth!
January 7th, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
I think he was a football player, so it's almost the same thing
January 7th, 2019 at 8:15 PM ^
Just get on with the fucking game. These guys have been here the last twelve-ass years.