Does anyone from outside of Alabama or Ohio give a shit about this game?

[El Supremo]

Really?

[underpants]

1. Yes. I'm in Virginia.

Born in Ohio. GO BUCKEYES

[El Supremo]

15. Wrong!

You are from Ohio.

[DonaldsRump]

2. What game? nt

[hlthe2b]

3. I give Alabama its due, but only as an SEC and National powerhouse and legacy team

That said, I'm not watching.

[Enterstageleft]

4. Uhhhhhhhh, game?

context PLEASE!!!!

[rsdsharp]

7. Alabama and Ohio State are playing for the national championship

in college football.

[Enterstageleft]

10. Thank you...but is it that fucking important as to what has gone on it the last week?

Not taking it out on you rsdsharp, just trying to put things in order.

[rsdsharp]

26. No, in the grand scheme of things it not very important.

Now if the Hawkeyes were playing, I’d feel differently.

[Enterstageleft]

27. Utes for me

[rsdsharp]

30. My Cousin Vinnie defended them, didn't he?

[Enterstageleft]

36. ?

[rsdsharp]

40. It's a movie comedy where a novice attorney defends two young men;

one of whom was his cousin.

[RockRaven]

5. Probably a lot of gamblers...nt

[El Supremo]

17. They only care about the spread.

And don't care about the team.

[OneBlueDotBama]

6. Roll Tide!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Probably not many, but that's normal.

Lots of Ohio State fans all over the country, but most people only really care about the teams that they closely follow.

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. I wouldn't know since I am from Alabama.

Roll Tide.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. Well, they're rolling!

They've got the better team.

They'll need to make a lot of mistakes to lose this one.

[Ferrets are Cool]

20. I hope you are correct

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. Yeah, it's pretty clear to me.

2014 was different, even as Alabama had a big lead early in that game. tOSU was moving the ball on them really well in that semifinal game even as they fell behind.

Not the same feel this time at all.

Very disappointed that Trey Sermon broke his collar bone, but he likely wouldn't have been enough to keep them in this game regardless.

Edit: Plus this is a very down year for the Buckeyes defense. Only real hope for them was to win an offensive shoot-out imo.

[Ferrets are Cool]

23. Yes, I hate to see ANY player get hurt in a game. They are unpaid and uncompensated employees of

the colleges.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

24. Yeah, it's ridiculous!

I still don't care for millionaire Dabo Swinney for "going off" a few years ago about how it would be so wrong for the players to get paid at all. (I think he later backed off a bit, but that particular video still ticked me off.)

[Ferrets are Cool]

31. He has done and said a lot of things to tick me off

[Buckeye_Democrat]

32. Maybe he was at the Capitol too? Lol.

Meanwhile, more missed tackles by the Buckeyes defense like I've seen all season. It's not only the strength of the 'Bama players, trust me, but that helps them too.

[Ferrets are Cool]

33. The receivers and protection seem to be the difference in this game.

Even with DeVonta out, they are moving the ball.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

34. They're clearly the better team.

The Buckeyes defense just isn't very good this year either, at least compared to some past seasons.

Alabama is VERY solid too, from top to bottom. They definitely earned the trophy.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

37. Congrats to your team!

[Hassler]

11. Nope. And now that you have to have cable to watch, I couldn't

Even the I did care

[oswaldactedalone]

12. OMG

I forgot all about it.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. Given the insurrection attempt, I almost did too!

And I wanted to watch the game for days.

Then I remembered it early this evening.

[muntrv]

14. I am watching the game and posting on DU.

[liberal N proud]

16. When they have a real playoff, I will watch

This crap of picking 4 teams from some preordained collective of teams is a sham.
Are the teams good, sure.
Do they deserve to be there? Their fans think so.

If they are the best, they could play in a real playoff of 20 teams and get there because they proved themselves to be the best.

[Joelteply]

19. I would if it was on the airwaves

I buy every streaming service but refuse to buy cable

[BasicallyComplicated]

22. Its on espn ...

Hulu/Disney +

[idziak4ever1234]

25. Both teams are from red states.... I hope they both lose.

[Enterstageleft]

28. LOL

[TheFarseer]

29. I'm cheering for Ohio St

Because they’re in our conference and I’m sick of Alabama but the buckeyes getting rolled is not ruining my night.

[Bradshaw3]

35. No and it's becoming a problem for college football

The CFP winner has come down to Alabama and Clemson, with LSU an outlier last year. Ohio State, Georgia and Oklahoma have gotten in but it's really come to those two as to having a chance at winning it all for the most part. It's getting old for the average fan, which is one reason they need to at least go to an eight team playoff to help interest.

[JonLP24]

38. The selection committee always picks teams like Alabama

So all the best recruits go to Alabama then they go back to the title game. It is a never ending cycle.

Also mid-majors pretty much have no shot. They even had a better shot under the BCS. If Boise State didn't lose to Colin Kaepernick and Nevada Boise State probably would have been in the national title game that year.

[Auggie]

39. But another thing I noticed about Alabama last night ...

their offense looked and played like a pro-style offense. Blocking, routes, plays, performance. If you were a top recruit why wouldn't Alabama be your first choice, especially if you had aspirations to play in the NFL?

I watched until halftime. By then it was clear Ohio was totally out-coached and out-classed.