Oklahoma Vs
Alabama
Over
the years it’s been amusing anytime Oklahoma gets a Bowl game that matters like
this one because they always blow it in some hilarious fashion! Now I
understand those were Bob Stoops teams, so his bad juju may be removed, but
that has yet to be determined. Unfortunately for Oklahoma their first matchup
in the College Football Playoff is Alabama and they are better than they have
ever been. That statement is not an exaggeration, it’s a fact because this team
finally has a solid starting quarterback. Usually Alabama has some kind of
weakness, but this year’s squad is stacked from offense, to defense, and
special teams. Tua Tagovailoa has carried this offense and even though he has
battled through injuries his backup is more than qualified to take this squad
over and be just as effective. Oklahoma in my opinion is lucky to even be here
because they were a fairly mediocre team. While yes they have the Heisman
Trophy winner, I don’t believe Alabama’s defense even gives a shit about that
and will probably make that decision look like a stupid one in the end. If you
can’t already see which way my opinion sways on this matchup I’ll clear it up
for ya…Alabama all the way in this one!
Alabama over
Oklahoma 48-31
Notre Dame
Vs Clemson
I
feel like this matchup is going to be the exact opposite of the Alabama vs
Oklahoma matchup. Notre Dame has been a solid team from start to finish, but
for some reason the majority of the analysts are overlooking that and don’t
think they really even belong in the Playoff. I feel it’s mostly because a lot
of people have this high scoring fantasy football mindset that they forget how
real football is actually played and what I like about Notre Dame is they play
real football. The defense can get the big stops when they need them and the
offense knows how to make the big plays when under pressure. This year’s
Clemson Tigers are very different from the past couple of seasons because they
dominate on the defensive side of the ball as opposed to the high scoring
offenses they have had before. With that in mind I think this will end up being
a close defensive matchup that will be won on some type of fluke play like a
blocked kick or turnover for points. I believe Notre Dame has been put to the
test throughout the season and had to play tougher opponents and been placed in
some situations they have had to climb out of to get the win, where-as Clemson
has pretty much kicked the asses of every one of their opponents thus far and
Notre Dame is probably the best team they have faced up until this point in the
season. Overall I believe Notre Dame is the better team in this matchup and I
think they will come out on top in a close battle.
Notre Dame
over Clemson 24-21