Well, I might as well get this out of the way: I am picking Ohio State to win the national championship.
No suspense. No buildup. Just a pick that is very likely to be wrong, largely because college football is both beautiful and random.
Yes, I picked Georgia to win the national championship at this very time last year. My reasoning was simple: the talent and the recruiting would come together spectacularly at once, and boy did it ever.
Call that a if you wish. I am rarely in a position to do so — I was just thrilled to be right for the first time in a long time.