***National Title Game: Alabama vs. Ohio State Thread***

[LarryISU]

Really unfortunate that college football can't figure out a way to make the whole thing more fair like the NFL does. Bama sends out all the top players after tonight, but then it's like they turn around and get the first ten picks in next years draft.

Look at Cleveland in the NFL. They have gone from 0-16 to beating the Steelers in the playoffs. That is what college football needs. And yes, I still feel that way even though we are now one of the blue bloods, fairness is just that important to me.

 

[clonebb]

Awesome to see OSU get a complete beat down. **** the b10.

 

[BCClone]

ISUs odds to win next natty 22:1

 

[JM4CY]

ISUs odds to win next natty 22:1

That seems insane

 

[BCClone]

That seems insane

USA Today has us at 6 for preseason.

 

[JM4CY]

USA Today has us at 6 for preseason.

I know. I believe you. It’s just insanity to think this is real.

 

[Macloney]

Really unfortunate that college football can't figure out a way to make the whole thing more fair like the NFL does. Bama sends out all the top players after tonight, but then it's like they turn around and get the first ten picks in next years draft.

Look at Cleveland in the NFL. They have gone from 0-16 to beating the Steelers in the playoffs. That is what college football needs. And yes, I still feel that way even though we are now one of the blue bloods, fairness is just that important to me.

Step back a little.

 

[inCyteful]

Step back a little.

We are a damn good team heading toward a damn good program. Keep Campbell and hang in the Top 20 for a few more years and we are Bill Snyder level. Win a title and do this for 10 years and you can be a blue blood.

I am quite happy with being a damn good team after the last 50 years.

 

[madguy30]

We are a damn good team heading toward a damn good program. Keep Campbell and hang in the Top 20 for a few more years and we are Bill Snyder level. Win a title and do this for 10 years and you can be a blue blood.

I am quite happy with being a damn good team after the last 50 years.

Being good and staying in that Top 20ish realm would be amazing.

But if anyone's remotely considering ISU in the 'blue blood' conversation they're doing some amazing drugs.

It's the same as when people considered ISU 'elite' in basketball when they were realistically solidly in that Top 20 realm, which was also fun, the 99-00 team being the outlier.

 

[clone4life82]

Really feel like OU could’ve put up as good of or better showing against bama last night than OSU did. As much as I wanted to be in the playoffs, I’m ok with not having to face bama this year. Just a bunch of freak specimens on that team.

 

[madguy30]

Really feel like OU could’ve put up as good of or better showing against bama last night than OSU did. As much as I wanted to be in the playoffs, I’m ok with not having to face bama this year. Just a bunch of freak specimens on that team.

I'd bet ISU would give Bama at least a bit of a scare (like be within a TD after a burst) by mid-3rd quarter before they settled back in and hit up Smith for a couple of TDs.

 

[isufbcurt]

I don't really care if OSU had players out with COVID issues. If you can't get your team to stay in their bubble when you are playing for a National title that is on them, so quit making excuses.

 

[carvers4math]

Really feel like OU could’ve put up as good of or better showing against bama last night than OSU did. As much as I wanted to be in the playoffs, I’m ok with not having to face bama this year. Just a bunch of freak specimens on that team.

Someone with a much better defense needed to give them a go. Hard to know if that is Oklahoma or not, given schedules this year. I think they had more points at half last night than they did in the whole game against ND, who could do nothing on offense.

 

[cyfanatic13]

I don’t think anyone in CFB was touching Bama this year. That offense was a cheat code

 

[ISU22CY]

I'd bet ISU would give Bama at least a bit of a scare (like be within a TD after a burst) by mid-3rd quarter before they settled back in and hit up Smith for a couple of TDs.

Yeah....no

 

[madguy30]

Yeah....no

Ha, yeah, rethinking...maybe get within 3 TDs.