This is the national championship.
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Don’t fit Saban for a houndstooth hat just yet.
“It’s incredible, Coach Saban and what he’s done”. For another, Clemson is no patsy. They are the No. 1 team in the country. The sophomore is the most talented quarterback Alabama has faced and he poses a threat running and passing. Swinney is a University of Alabama alum, where he played wide receiver from 1990-1992 and served on the coaching staff from 1993-2000.
Still, there’s little question that Saban belongs in the same breath.
So there’s no denying that a victory against the Crimson Tide, who are a touchdown favorite according to oddsmakers, would be particularly gratifying for Swinney.
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson isn’t taking sides in Monday night’s college football national championship, but he prayed with one of the coaches for a solid performance, his campaign said Sunday. Clemson’s a fun team to watch with an energetic young coach in Dabo Swinney – and frankly, watching the Crimson Tide pile up championships is boring.
“The whole season, we’ve been making things happen”, Stewart said of his team, which suffered its only loss in its third game of the season against Ole Miss. “That’s like wandering the desert for 40 years”.
Although Alexander hasn’t made an interception this season, his coverage skills are well-respected in the ACC. He was named first-team All-ACC by a vote of the league’s coaches, and is considered one of the program’s best draft prospects, for the 2016 draft or otherwise. Since then it’s been nothing but ideal for Alabama, which is seeking the program’s 16th national championship. Since going 7-6 in Saban’s first season, the Tide is 97-12 and has never finished out of the final AP top 10.
The Tide has an aura and a swagger.
That’s because the 13-1 Crimson Tide has Derrick Henry, the 2015 Heisman Trophy winning running back. In Ryan Kelly, they have the Remington Trophy victor as the nation’s best center.
Both teams are coming off wins in which they dominated.
For Clemson fans, coaches and players, it’s now reality. Where would Bill Belichick be (four Super Bowl wins) without Tom Brady?
“We think that we’ve got a great team and I think that our guys have done a great job of embracing every role that we’ve been put in for the last seven years to be honest with you”, he told reporters this week.
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“I think Deshaun Watson has to have an outstanding game”. There’s no secret why they’ve been so successful. Clemson would become the first 15-0 FBS champion while Alabama would win its fourth national title in seven seasons.
