National Championship Open Thread: Alabama vs. Clemson

I rewatched that TD. Tua can absolute spin those missiles. I watched his TD in the title game last year maybe 400 times. I swear, him throwing a football is the football equivalent of a Ken Griffey swing. It's just something else to me

That's a unique pass blocking technique.

This will get negged to hell but if you really want an idea of where our coaching deficiencies hit this year just watch these 2. They are both truly multiple offense and defense. Both offenses can run or pass efficienty and will use either or to set up the other, will spread you out and make you cover the entire field and get the ball to playmakers in space. On defense they can match up one on one and cover in zone. Allowing to throw a multitude of different looks at the quarterback to confuse them and make them think helping the pass rushers get home or cause turnovers by getting rid of it to soon. For how much we complain about recruiting advantage, these 2 teams really have the coaching advantage. Now JH and DB are more than capable of putting Michigan on the level coaching wise, but they really need to self evaluate themselves and see how easy it is for an opposing offense or defense to attack them

First team to 100 wins.

These two teams are unbelievable.

damn! Beast mode 

Honestly, this is awesome. 

Is this the Big 12 title game?

Oh baby we have a good one.

If you aren't watching for lame reasons like "I don't support the system", then you are a fool!

Never seen so many huge plays to start a game. 5 minutes in and fireworks.

...Clemson scored right as I was about to hit save.

Look at all of these athletes in space with speed... it’s amazing.

In today's College Football:. 

Elite Offense > Elite Defense

Weird, both teams are playing with deep safeties in a safe zone and getting burned crispy anyway. 

Fuck it, this is FUN!

Well, this might be fun. 

And how many teams would have thrown it two consecutive times backed up on 2nd and 22 from their own eleven?  Not a swipe at UM's playcalling, I think most teams would have turtled there, maybe a safe screen or something.

Body blows

Yeah, this is just like a typical Harbaugh called game.

Jesus Christ, I want to believe we're close to this level, but I don't think anybody is even close to Bama and Clemson. 

Love it. Jim better watch and learn.

I'm watching the 'Field Pass' on ESPN2 and it is so off-the-charts annoying it is actually now registering as awesome. I feel like the next logical move is to try to get Tebow drunk.  

Not yet 5 minutes into game - and it is 14-7.  Un-fucking-real.

I am guessing the "Over" bet looking pretty damn good at this stage...

Harbaugh is like “why are they passing so much?”

these defenses suck! I cant believe they're letting the other team score.

This is awesome so far.

I hate that I'm enjoying this game. Also I can't wait for the Giants to draft Tua.

This will be exciting yet sad. In today’s football you gotta score lots of points in big time games. We gotta open this sucker up. Harbaugh is smart. He probably is watching this. He can’t watch and think we shouldn’t attacking downfield!! 

Look at the balls Dabo and Saban have. 

Both qbs started shaky and they went RIGHT BACK TO THEM giving them confidence to set up huge TDs

Harbaugh would initiate the “run into stacked box” play for the rest of the half. 

SMFH

Nope.  No way.  TV is staying off as a matter of fact.  Peace and solitude in my house.

Enjoy all if that’s what suits you.

Ok, so on that TD run:

Harbaugh's love of TEs is reasonable on the surface. It's a Moneyball thing--it's an undervalued position, and by getting them on the field you can attack overmatched LBs in the passing game.

But: 1. Harbaugh doesn't attack those LBs much; 2. The TEs this year were disappointing downfield; 

3. The advantage of spreading it out, which Michigan does from time to time, is evident in that TD play, where a fat DE winds up having to cover Lawrence on the zone read, leaving open space for Etienne to exploit. 

And here's the thing: Michigan, with great blocking wideouts, has an advantage there. 

Michigan has great, explosive playmakers, contra the standard line. But they are receivers. Put them on the field. 

They should just decide the National Championship by playing a game of 500. 

JH is watching this right?

Watching this game every year is a painful reminder that the team I love is so so far away from being great.