So it's come down to this, the most predictable national championship matchup in recent memory: Texas and Alabama. Questions abound: Is there really a Heisman curse? Can the Donghorns defense stop the Crimson Tide like a sanitary napkin, or will the flow of Crimson Tide be too heavy? Just how many times will Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley be compared to these guys?
My pick is Alabama, simply because Texas has proven that it can be defended against. Gerald McCoy (OU) and Ndamukong Suh proved that Texas has problems with stopping enormous, athletic linemen, and Alabama's Terrence Cody is another one of those. This is a 6'5", 365lb man who has mad hops. McCoy will be seeing enormous guys improbably chase him down in his sleep.
I'm able to generate a rooting interest in most games; this one is Alabama because of Texas' incessant whining about last year's national championship matchup. If you're not, however, here's a way to have fun...
National Championship Drinking Game (Thumpasaurus Version)
Drink one for every local insult sign shown in the pregame show
Drink two if they mention the trial that was postponed so the lawyers could watch this game
Drink one every time the Shipley/McCoy bromance is mentioned
Drink one if a video montage of Heisman winners in the BCS title game is shown
Drink one if the word "stingy" is used to describe 'Bama's defense; two if "stout" is used
Drink one if ABC somehow manages to tie in highlights from the 2007 Fiesta Bowl
Drink one every time the phrase "draft stock" is uttered
Drink three if they send the game to commercial break on a shot of Julio Jones playing Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard"
And of course...
Drink six and an extra point if anyone is specifically charged with givin' him the business.
Enjoy. I'll be stuck at my empty house since a foot of snow fell last night and it JUST KEEPS COMING.
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