Source: newyork.cbslocal.com --- Friday, December 30, 2016
By Steve Silverman » More Columns The College Football Playoff has already become something of a routine, and in many ways it has dragged down the enjoyment factor of the entire bowl season. There really aren’t more than a handful of bowl games outside of the two semifinal playoff games that really matter. Michigan-Florida State in the Orange Bowl and USC-Penn State in the Rose Bowl at least get your attention even if they don’t capture your imagination completely. Aside from those two games, it’s all about the playoffs and that makes sense. For years and years, there was no national championship in this sport, and now there is. The title game, which will be played Jan. 9 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, is almost an afterthought at this point. The biggest reason for that is because Alabama is almost certain to come away with the glass Football that goes to the national champions. The Crimson Tide should have a sizable advantage over the winner the Ohio State-Clemson matchup. Both the Buckeyes and the Tigers are excellent teams, but the Tide is a super team that scores on offense, defense and special teams with regularity. Head coach Nick Saban seems to have one of the greatest college teams ever assembled. Alabama head coach Nick Saban celebrates after defeating Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Jan. 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Chri ...
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