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Keep in mind that I dislike both these teams.
I just wish this game were played while Notre Dame were hot instead of a January afterthought. Now, it's a fargone conclusion that the "National Championship" will be yet another SEC cocksucking extravaganza. Would have been some sort of game, and should ad another log in the fire of legitimizing a viable (as in, beyond the "4 team" thing they're going to) playoff system that EVERY other division AND pretty much every other sport has.
Much like JS, I dislike the fact that, supposedly, "TEH SEC RUELZ ALL!!!" simply from hype and recognition. Somehow, a 2 loss SEC team is still considered a national title contender and can back into the National Championship. Meanwhile, a team like a Boise State has crawled their way up from 1-AA to BCS contenders, and they get no respect because any team that could legitimize their schedule doesn't want to play them over fear of getting exposed and getting that late season loss that dashes the entire school's hopes. I actually would have tolerated a year of out-of-the-woodwork Notre Dame fans (it's not like they're gonna repeat the success of this season) over the "say it enough times and it becomes fact" about the SEC. They keep winning, which attracts the best players, who let them keep winning. If some up-and-coming team (yes, even Northwestern) played like a monster long enough AND actually got a fair shake in the rankings, even they can knock off an Alabama.
As for Meyer getting embarassed and leaving Columbus... it's a little bit of a different bear at the Horseshoe. He can foster .500 teams for the rest of his career and no one will give a fuck as long as he kicks ass over Michigan. An occasional national title is fine, but as long as he doesn't drop to John Cooper levels of losing to "that team up north", he'll be fine.
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