Until this season, there has been polls that determined who was the
champion. There is always been a controversy over who the exact champion really
was. This season that all changed under the NCAA and college football has a
true class system.
Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama and Florida State were decided to play in the
playoffs on New Year's Day. All year long many as the best conference in
the country considered the SEC or Southeastern Conference hands down! Alabama
ended up as the number one seed in the tournament. Florida State, from the Atlantic Coast Conference, was seeded
three. Oregon was the number two seed and Ohio State was the fourth to be
invited to the playoffs.
For those of you that are avid college football fans this is all old news
to you. However, for those of you who do not spend a lot of time watching and
following big-time football I will do my best in explaining what has happened
to this point in the process.
In the 2013 football season, Florida State was named the mythical
National Champion. I say mythical because there was no way other than the
Associated Press polls and the coaches’ polls determine the champion with a
voting process. Many people were upset with that process, so this year it was
finally determined it was time to have a playoff in place.
All year long, the analysts and prognosticators deemed Alabama as the
best team in the country with Florida State a close second. They each won their
respective divisions in the Southeast Conference and were thought by many to
play in Monday night's game for the national championship.
Something happened to that expected game on New Year's Day. Somebody
forgot to tell the Ohio State and Oregon football teams they were simply window
dressing and play toys for the eventual big game between Alabama and Florida
State.
Understand the Big Ten Conference and Pac 12 Conference were considered
inferior by all of those people who were "in the know" so to speak.
In fact, the Big Ten and Pac 12 proved to the nation football was played in
other areas of the country besides just the South and Southwest.
As a long time Big Ten fan, it is fun for me to see the two teams playing
for the national championship come from the West Coast and the Midwest.
I am split in my decision about who I want to see win Monday night's
game. On one hand, I want to see Ohio State, another Big Ten team win. On the
other hand, Oregon has never won a national championship and I would like to
see them win this too. Either way, I am happy to see how so many of the experts
pick a team outside the SEC.
I am especially glad to see Florida State not in the championship because
of the behavior many of their players exhibited as they left the field after
losing to Oregon on New Year's Day in the Rose Bowl.
If you did not see it, it is customary for players from both sides
come together at midfield, shake hands and congratulate each other on a
hard-fought game. Remember, Florida State won the championship last year and
had won twenty-nine straight games. I believe that ties and NCAA record for
third longest winning streak in NCAA football history.
Many Florida State players walked off the field in a blatant, classless
act of defiance that can only be called what it is, classless, as a bunch of
spoiled, arrogant little boys walked off the field without showing any respect
to a much better Oregon team that had just beaten them 59-20 in a route that
was fun to watch!
Ohio State had a rougher time with Alabama. However, in the end, Ohio
State beat the Crimson Tide 42-35 in what was a classic college football game with a fantastic finish!
If your team won or lost and you have someone to root for in Monday
night's game, I only hope it turns out to be a classic! I will be watching.
I look forward to your comments.
Later,
Mike
2 comments:
For sure, Good blog! I am with you ...just hope it's a good clean game--no injuries--good officiating--great college football!
Go Ducks!
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