Here's my take on the game.

Both teams have great defenses. Outside of the great defenses about everything else is horribly bad to lukewarm good.

The excitement over this game is extremely premature because it looks to me like this game will ultimately come down to special teams and field goals.

Going by that logic the advantage goes to Alabama. When you face a team that returns kickoff for an average of 2.4 yards about the only way you lose the game is through breakdowns on defense and turnovers.

Pardon my French but Notre Dame's offense isn't even on the same planet compared to Georgia's and I fail to see how you can be so cocky. You fools actually believe you can throw the ball against Bama with the success Georgia had? You can delude yourselves into believing that will happen.


Sure ND has an excellent run game but Bama's strength on defense is stopping the run. Georgia had a good run game too. Actually had 9 more rushing td's than Notre Dame.

The fact of the matter is this is a very young Alabama team in a bad season of football. Both of these teams would have been non-BCS bowl bound in 09.

But all that really matters is the championship. The only exciting thing to me is potential for a rematch next season when both teams are a little older and mature.