The bracket has produced two of the most dominant teams in recent memory, with Clemson smashing its way through Oklahoma in 37-17 fashion with eyes now on a coveted 15-0 mark.
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(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky). Clemson running back Wayne Gallman (9) celebrates his touchdown with defensive lineman Christian Wilkins (42) during the second half of the Orange Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Oklahoma, Thursday, De… The last made it 38-0 halfway through the fourth quarter.
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) poses with the Orange Bowl trophy following an NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Oklahoma, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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Saban didn’t have any doubts about his team keeping the focus over an extended break, as he told Paul Newberry of the Associated Press: “Clemson is a great team, undefeated, a great program”.
Crimson Tide forward Shannon Hale (11.6 points per game) returned after missing three contests because of what coach Avery Johnson called a “private medical situation”. Alabama won 38-0… Conventional wisdom on beating Alabama was to take away the run and make Coker, the promising Florida State transfer who sat the bench most of last season, win the game.
The Cotton Bowl marked the 10th time in 14 games Alabama has held an opponent to fewer than 300 yards.
And, boy, they both look impressive.
Alabama and the Tigers will play for the national championship in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale on January 11.
Feel free to ask Michigan State if Saban allowed his team to go into this year’s semifinal with anything less than laser-sharp focus.
There’s another storyline to the title game.
Clemson’s right on the cusp of becoming the ninth team in history to boast 4,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards in a season, though the real focus for coach Dabo Swinney is on 15-0.
Now, he’s going against the greatest coach of this generation. AT&T Stadium in North Texas – where Alabama started its season by blowing out a Big Ten team (Wisconsin) – had turned into Tuscaloosa west. And even with what the Seminoles and Tigers have done in recent years, the ACC still believes it doesn’t get the level of respect that’s afforded to some of the other leagues – namely the Southeastern Conference, which just happens to be providing Clemson’s final obstacle this season in Alabama. Serving at first on an interim basis, he got the job permanently after leading Clemson to bowl eligibility.
Winning the national title and going 15-0 would be obviously a huge boost to the Tigers, but it would also be a major moment for the Atlantic Coast Conference as well.
“I’m just glad to get the win”, Obasohan said. “It was just a matter of when”. So what does this mean for college football?
Nick Saban said he saw something in his team coming into the Cotton Bowl that he had never seen before. The first, in the second quarter, set Alabama up for a 1-yard touchdown by Henry on the next play for the first points of the game.
Understandably, the Tigers don’t lack for confidence going into a game in which many might consider them the underdog.
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“We wanted to get the ball to our playmakers in space”, Elliott said after the Orange Bowl.
