Chris Dufresne wonders if This Could Be the Best Ever … No, Really:
It’s a perfect game, featuring perfect teams, in a perfect setting.
In how many title-game run-ups has it been possible to write:
Oklahoma will win because it has a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, a running back who can break a defender’s kneecaps with a hip swivel and a standout defensive lineman named Cody — not to mention a coach who has won a national title and is coaching in his second Orange Bowl.
And write:
USC will win because it has a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, a running back who can break a defender’s kneecaps with a hip swivel and a standout defensive lineman named Cody — not to mention a coach who has won a national title and is coaching in his second Orange Bowl.