The College Football Playoff selection committee got it right, the value of their decisions reaffirmed by two semifinal matchups that went down to the final play of the game. Michigan 27, Alabama 20 in overtime. The Wolverines ended it by putting up a blue and maize...
It’s time to pick some winners. Preliminary Questions: 1. Can 9th-ranked Mizzou upset No. 7 Ohio State in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl? This is a challenging test for the potent and diverse Missouri offense. Ohio State has allowed only 11 points per game this season and...
Let’s talk some college football. We have to wonder why the College Football Playoff Committee ranked Michigan (No. 1) ahead of Washington (No. 2) when setting the semifinal matchups. Both teams are 13-0, but Washington ranks No. 1 in the nation in strength of...
Georgia 33, Alabama 18. Here’s a sack of takeout opinions — no waiting, served warm: 1) It was a herculean victory for Georgia, which won the program’s first national football championship since the 1980 season. The Bulldogs got it done by answering all of the...
It’s Georgia vs. Alabama for the national championship. If you ask to pick the winner, well, it depends when you ask. I’m honestly conflicted. One side of my brain is wrestling with the other. The obvious reasons for going with Alabama: 1) You’re going to give me Nick...
BERNIE BITS Great news for retired Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel, who will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame class of 2022. The honor is well deserved and serves an important purpose: to remind MU fans of Pinkel’s historically prominent impact...
BERNIE BITS 1) Except for defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, who is close to returning from the COVID list, the Blues have a full queue of players available for Wednesday night’s game in Pittsburgh. It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been waiting to see what the Blues can...
In a shocking development, the SEC will have a team in the national college football championship. Wait. Correction: make that two teams, Alabama and Georgia. They’ll have a rematch of the SEC title game next Monday night in Indianapolis. Bama won the first showdown,...
On New Year’s Eve, the parties can wait. Thanks for not inviting me, because I’d be rude and antisocial and decline. Because the only thing that matters to me is Alabama vs. Cincinnati, followed by Michigan vs. Georgia. The College Football Playoff is worthy of a...
