Like most passionate college football fans…I’m getting ready to settle in and watch the national semi-finals. Congrats to Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, and Cincy on excellent seasons. I would say the Committee got it right in the end.
Even if O State had beaten Baylor at the end…..I’m thinking that with the difference in quarterback play between Spencer Sanders and Desmond Ritter as far as turning over the football…that Cincy by a slim margin would have still prevailed as the No. 4 seed.
I’m very much looking forward to O State’s game vs. Notre Dame and Baylor’s game vs. Ole Miss.
That second game intrigues me because we’ll get to see how Dave Aranda’s defense handles Jeff Lebby’s offense with Matt Corral. Given how well Aranda’s defense played in the three games versus Lincoln Riley’s offense…I think this game should be a must watch game for all serious Big 12 football fans heading into 2022.
As far as OU…they finish at 11-2 and champions of the Alamo Bowl. Clearly…not what was in mind back in August, but given what we’ve discovered in regards to Lincoln Riley’s contact via his agent with USC back when Barry Helton was fired…I don’t think any reasonable human could have expected OU to go any further than they did.
If your coach isn’t all in….then your team isn’t going to be either.
That’s the 2nd Rule of Coaching on steroids…. ‘You coach thru your unique personality and character and your team will follow.’
Lincoln Riley quit on his players.
The two question I would love to ask Lincoln Riley some day would be..1 What would you have done if OU won Bedlam and then beat Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Game? And 2… Would you have walked out on your players like Brian Kelly did even if OU made the Final Four?
I’d love to hear those two answers.
Good luck to Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, and Cincy…play like champions and savor the moment.