11:20 PM ET There was a time, believe it or not, when college football was not a duopoly, a kingdom ruled by Alabama and Clemson, with 128 other teams left to pick up the scraps. It’s ancient history, really. It was way back in 2014, when the playoff was in its infancy, a mere six “Fast and Furious” movies had been made and Baby Shark was just a glint in Left Shark’s eye. It was a time when “Clemsoning” was a pejorative and Nick Saban didn’t have quite enough bling to make a Geico commercial. We were all so young and naive. Forgive us, though, if we still have a hint of that naïveté after Saturday’s games. Sure, we know how this season will probably end, with Clemson (big winners over Boston College on Saturday) and Alabama (dominant even without Tua Tagovailoa against Arkansas) playing for another championship. But Saturday…
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