Adapted from “Crain & Co.,” January 9, 2024.
Jake Crain: Michigan took on Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship game last night — the game that the whole college football season comes down to. It was the Midwest versus West Coast. Smash-mouth versus spread-it-out. The Great Lakes versus, well, the ocean. Like I said yesterday, this matchup wasn’t the Coca-Cola classic that we’re used to seeing with the team representing from the South; however, I also said I didn’t think that meant it wouldn’t be as delicious. After all, in the long run, it’s better for you to have an alternative every once in a while.
That’s why I called last night’s national championship matchup “The College Football Natty Zero Sugar.” We haven’t seen an SEC-teamless-Natty since the inception of the College Football Playoff in 2014. But make no mistake, this…
