Not a blog about Bryce Harper or Manny Machado
Updated: Dec 24, 2018
The College Football Playoff is almost here, so its time for some Mr. Football Guy Analysis & Picks. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. **Cracks Miller Light**
Before I begin, the fact that a 25-0 UCF team doesn't even crack the top 6 is preposterous. I hope they lay 50 on LSU, who is ass, and they should be in over Oklahoma who is also ass, but we will get to those phonies later.
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic 12/29 3PM CT (Quick power ranking of time zones 1.) CT 2.) ET 3.) MST 4.) PST. CT beats ET in a close one and ultimately blows out MST in the championship)
I'm going to start by making a somewhat obvious statement: This will be the most challenging game either team has played all season. Let's breakdown each team and give a final prediction:
Clemson
This team is pretty balanced and it's tough to say which side of the ball they are better on. The defense has held six opponents to a touchdown or less, and the offense is averaging 45 PPG. Trevor Lawrence will be the difference maker in this game because Clemson will want to score a lot of points early to force the Irish into a shootout. Why? Because Notre Dame is not beating Clemson in a shootout. If Clemson is able to get some quick stops on defense and score quickly, the Irish will be forced to play catch up and this team is not built for that. If Clemson can shut down the Irish's run game and force Ian Book to throw the ball 40 times, then I anticipate the Clemson defense, who has 46 sacks on the season, to have a field day.
Notre Dame
Notre Dame has won every game by effectively running the football and playing rock solid defense. The Irish defense has 8 games on the season where they have given up 17 points or less and the most they've given up all season is 27. If I'm Notre Dame, I'm coming after Lawrence with everything I got to try to get the freshman rattled. The problem for the Irish is that this kid is pretty cool under pressure and has only thrown 4 picks on 326 attempts. With that being said, I don't think Lawrence has played any defense as talented as Notre Dame. The key for the Irish in this match up is to be themselves. Don't try to play into Clemson's hand and get into a shootout. This is a very experienced Irish defense and I like their odds against a freshman QB regardless of what he has accomplished to date. If Notre Dame can eat away at the clock and pressure the quarterback, they can win this game.
Final Prediction: I think defense will be the story of this game and the Irish win on a late field goal. 24-21.
Capital One Orange Bowl 12/29 7:00PM CT
**SPOILER ALERT**
I think Alabama is going to absolutely dismantle Oklahoma. We are going to be all pumped from a great ND/Clemson match up and transition to a game that we will turn off 2 minutes into the 3rd quarter. Anyway, here we go:
Alabama
The SEC Championship showed that Alabama is human.
""HE'S NOT A MACHINE!! HE'S A MAN!!! NO PAIN !!! NO PAIN!!!" - Tony "Duke" Evers" - Kirby Smart
They are still the best in the business though. The defense can beat you in a variety of ways as we have seen on countless occasions, and they will be the X-Factor in the game because Oklahoma isn't even aware that defense is a part of the game of football, and Alabama has scored over 50 points in 8 of their games this season. Alabama is going to run the ball right down Oklahoma's throat all day and while I do believe Oklahoma will find the end zone, the Alabama defense will keep them in check unless they just forget how to play football in these next couple of weeks. Last point, does this look like the face of a guy who isn't going to be prepared for this Oklahoma offense?
Oklahoma
You are now entering into the church of Mr. Football Guy where everyone is accepted, loved and can be saved. Despite what I just said (yeah, I know I'm typing smart ass) there is a path to victory for the Sooners. I'm not even going to talk about defense because to be honest, Oklahoma, you make me want to vomit. You are scuuuuuuum beneath my toes. The way Oklahoma wins this game is by SCORING. SCOREBOARD BABY! Score all the damn points. All the points in the world. This team is averaging nearly 50 PPG and they are going to have to score over 50 to win this one because Alabama is likely going to score at will. Same story, different day. Make sure it's a tie ballgame with a couple minutes to go and you're the last one with the ball.
Final Prediction: Alabama 51, Oklahoma 24
Mr. Football Guy
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