(1) Steve Miller Band – Music Video – Living in the U.S.A. – YouTube
Well…here we go–National Championship Monday. Before I give my feel on the game the AP Poll just came out for next college football season: 1 Alabama, 2 Oklahoma, 7 Iowa State.
Apparently… Iowa State with the expanded eligibility rules this past season due to Covid will be bringing back all twenty-two starters. I love the fact these Iowa State players are this vested in their team. I love their coach and with O State on the slow gradual decline without Boone driving Gundy to earn his money it’s a good thing for the Big 12 Iowa State will be filling the lane which either Texas or O State should be driving. I’m not sure about Texas with another coaching change.
Last time I checked Alabama was favored tonight at -8.5 against the Ohio State Buckeyes…The Buckeyes definitely having a puncher’s chance if the game goes to script for them. This means for me… Trey Sermon has to reach the 150 yard rushing plateau and Justin Fields has to sustain some possessions during the game with his feet. Justin Fields with his feet is a clear advantage the Buckeyes should have in this game over Bama’s Mac Jones running wise.
You would think Ohio State needs to win the turnover game and the kicking game as well. Alabama needs to help them a little bit though.
I do think the windows Justin Fields has to throw through tonight be will tougher than what he experinced in the Clemson game. Clemson was minus several key defensive players due to targeting and it really came easy for the Buckeyes’ offense. Almost too easy from my perspective.
But that Alabama offense. Oh, my. I’ve seen some talent laden offenses with the Sooners over the years, but this Bama offense may be the best I’ve seen in the last decade of college football. THEY ARE LOADED AT EVERY POSITION.
Nick Saban is a very smart coach as he said of late, ” Defense doesn’t win games in college football any longer. Offense wins football games in the current world of college football.”
I see this game almost like I see the Cleveland Browns at Kansas City this week-end unless there’s some Covid scratches I’m not aware of as of this writing. I see a game where Alabama is the better team and would probably beat the Buckeyes seven out of ten games on a neutral field setting. But I do think Ohio State has a chance if Alabama turns the football over.
Just for fun to keep the game interesting for me…I’m taking the Buckeyes and the 8.5 points., but taking Alabama to win the game.
Game Day music provided by Stevie Miller. Can’t get much better than that.
In my not yet complete life there are three artists I’ve been to see three times in concert. One is Tony Bennett. Two is Billy Joel. And the third is Stevie Miller. I just don’t feel I would have lived a full life otherwise. I’m so jacked…OU is preseason #2. I’ll have to live vicariously through Ohio State tonight.
Steve Miller Band – Rock’N Me – Live From Chicago (HD) – YouTube