Alabama's D only gave up 20 points twice this year and not since before Halloween.
I'm going Alabama 31-20.
I'm going Alabama 31-20.
National Championship…who you got?
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I'm going to go with a five hour game, way too much hype, forty-five minute halftime that's boring, and some officiating blunder that costs someone big.
I'm rooting for Clemson, but believe Alabama will win. Clemson has an awesome group of athletes on their team - just as good as Alabama, but their weakness is football IQ. They win because they are more talented than others. But against Alabama, that edge is gone. I do really and respect Dabo as a coach though. Their lack of football IQ isn't Dabo's fault.
Like most, I am hoping for Clemson to win the Championship. Mobile QBs have given Alabama some issues in the past, and I'm hoping Watson can be the conduit for success on the offensive side of the ball. Also, not to be taken lightly is the Clemson Defense. They are known for their offensive unit, but the defense ranks #13 in the country.
Let's go Tigers!
Let's go Tigers!
My heart says Clemson, but my mind says Alabama. In games like this, it's hard to bet against Saban, so I won't.
I hope that Clemson takes 'em into the 4th quarter; if they hang with The Tide, one crucial mistake could flip the game in the direction of the Tigers.
I hope that Clemson takes 'em into the 4th quarter; if they hang with The Tide, one crucial mistake could flip the game in the direction of the Tigers.
I think Clemson's defensive length will cause issues for Alabama tonight; Coker played nearly perfect last week--tonight will be markedly different. The Tigers need to be able to move the ball and Watson needs to play out of his mind. Clemson would not be able to stand toe to toe with Alabama in a ring and exchange jabs/body blows all night--not sure anyone can; however, Clemson will need to find creative ways to move the ball and keep Alabama's D line on the field without substituting.
Nick Saban has a bad taste in his mouth from last years playoff performance. I think his front seven on defense will be too much for Clemson QB. I like Bama by 13 points
The last time Saban coached against a mobile QB in a post-season game, tOSU blew the Tide off the field.
There is a big difference between Watson and every other QB Alabama faced this year.
I took Clemson and the 6.5 points and the over 50.5 in a parlay tonight.
There is a big difference between Watson and every other QB Alabama faced this year.
I took Clemson and the 6.5 points and the over 50.5 in a parlay tonight.
It feels like a game Bama controls, but just 2 weeks ago the conventional wisdom and media said that the 4 teams ranked something like Bama & Oklahoma > Clemson >>>> MSU. Clemson just smashed the team that was supposed to be close to Bama's equal.
Clemson's D isn't that far behind Bama's D, but Clemson's O is far more capable of adapting & improvising, unless you think Coker is going to suddenly now have 2 great games in a row. Great running QB's have given Bama problems before, but if they keep Watson sort of in check (let's say less than 300 total yards) and Shaq Lawson is less than 80%, then Bama certainly has the talent to win by more than the 7-point spread. There does appear to be enough evidence to logically conclude that Clemson has a really good chance of winning, though.
Clemson's D isn't that far behind Bama's D, but Clemson's O is far more capable of adapting & improvising, unless you think Coker is going to suddenly now have 2 great games in a row. Great running QB's have given Bama problems before, but if they keep Watson sort of in check (let's say less than 300 total yards) and Shaq Lawson is less than 80%, then Bama certainly has the talent to win by more than the 7-point spread. There does appear to be enough evidence to logically conclude that Clemson has a really good chance of winning, though.
It takes a Bama Boy to beat Bama! Clemson QB will run and win it for the ACC, but don't put your House on it?
29 CLEMSON-Bama 27
29 CLEMSON-Bama 27
