National championship
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I had that one right.
LSU was faster, longer, with more depth on defense and they frustrated Clemson on offense.
I also think Clemson was fortunate to be in the game to begin with. They got the good side of 2 fortunate calls vs Ohio State that really I still can’t see (Clemson fumble ruled incomplete and a targeting on Ohio State). Last night they had 2 calls that went against them that were a little questionable (targeting and offensive PI).
Sad part is now we’re 8 months away from meaningful football.
LSU was faster, longer, with more depth on defense and they frustrated Clemson on offense.
I also think Clemson was fortunate to be in the game to begin with. They got the good side of 2 fortunate calls vs Ohio State that really I still can’t see (Clemson fumble ruled incomplete and a targeting on Ohio State). Last night they had 2 calls that went against them that were a little questionable (targeting and offensive PI).
Sad part is now we’re 8 months away from meaningful football.
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I wonder if Scott Frost watched the game. That poor fella thought Martinez was better than Burrow and passed a golden opportunity to have the best QB in college football in a long time. On top of that, ignoring the strong family ties to Cornhuskers football in the process. Joe Burrow says he wanted to help return Nebraska to prominence, I mean geez. This is waaaaay worse than Holgerson missing on LB Murray, and it makes Frosts first two seasons look even worse than they have imo. I have 2 Husker friends, and they feel jipped lol.
The far superior undefeated team that played a far tougher schedule won. I give Clemson credit for coming up with a great defensive plan in the first half. That and special teams (punts downed inside the 5) put LSU behind by 10. But Burrow, after, as he said, coaches explained what Clemson was doing at halftime and how to combat it, didn't snap the ball until 1 or 2 seconds on the game clock time after time so that Clemson HAD to show what the defense was doing, then Burrow buried Clemson on TD passes. The best QB in maybe a decade and the best LSU team since Nick Saba won a national title for the Tigers destroyed Clemson. Hell, they ran out the clock by running the ball and taking a knee in the shadow of the goal post so as not to embarrass a respected fellow coach any more. Dabo is a great coach. LSU is a better team, by far. Clemson, which cakewalked through a mediocre ACC schedule, despite a brilliant, aggressive start, was no match for LSU. Not even close. LSU was a team for the ages and Burrow a QB for the ages. I still get chills when I hear his Heisman acceptance speech, tears and all. Class and talent won out.
Joe would not have the weapons at Nebraska that he has at LSU. I doubt he would be as successful at Nebraska In large part due to the offense at LSU. I don’t see Joe running that option spread offense that Scott Frost coaches.
Oh also Scott Frost is not a great head coach at a power five school. Coaching at a group of five school where are you have one maybe two or three tops tough opponents is different than in a conference where you have 8 or 9 tough opponents every year. If Nebraska goes to a bowl game this next season it will be the first season Scott Frost can say that while coaching at Nebraska. It would not shock me if he’s let go after next season.
You vastly underestimate Joe Burrow, if you think that he wouldn't have been able to run Nebraska's spread offense. He's an excellent runner, but didn't need to run much for LSU because it was much more efficient and less harmful to his health to sling touchdown bombs, one after another.
Nebraska won't fire him.
They will admit defeat if that happened.
As much **** as people talk about Dana. One of Burrow's three original P5 offers came from WVU.
Tom Herman learned about him from his Dad at Iowa State.
Burrow and his Dad were sending info to coaches but Burrow was small.
If anything you have to give the guy credit for his determination.
He worked his way to a scholarship to Ohio State
Even then some on the staff didn't think he was good enough.
Others to not offer Burrow...
Alabama
Michigan
Michigan State
Oregon
Penn State
Pitt
Another tidbit for you...
Burrow was a dual threat QB in High School.
Thoughts.
Dabo is a Douche. I can’t root for him.
CLEAR targeting by Ohio State. Easy call.
The fumble/incompletion was bang bang. But lately they have been calling those incompletions. Understandable call.
And, LSU was the best team ALL year long. Even when some fools tried to rank other teams ahead of them.
Dabo is a Douche. I can’t root for him.
CLEAR targeting by Ohio State. Easy call.
The fumble/incompletion was bang bang. But lately they have been calling those incompletions. Understandable call.
And, LSU was the best team ALL year long. Even when some fools tried to rank other teams ahead of them.
Every school that passed on Burrow is having nightmares every night. They could have been somebody with Shoes Joe!
You hate Ohio State, so it blinds you from reality. Moreover, you obviously never played football even at the high school level, as it was impossible for Shaun Wade to avoid contact with Trevor Lawrence's helmet because Lawrence ducked his head at the last fraction of a second before contact. As for the other call, which cost Ohio State a TD, the zebras on the field called it a fumble recovered by Ohio State and returned for a TD, and you're admitting that the call shouldn't have been reversed on replay by characterizing it as a bang-bang play. I don't blame the officials for Ohio State's loss, as Ohio State could have overcome the bad calls by scoring a TD late to win the game, but you're full of **** and deserve to be called out.
One minor point. LSU didn't have more depth. LSU rarely substitutes on defense. That was one miscalculation by the Clemson coaches. They though they would wear down LSUs defense, but it didn't happen.