Though I agree that neither team has a great QB, again, that game was the way it was because of the defenses and defenses alone. It was a great game from a defensive standpoint, just like a Steelers/Ravens game can be great without having either team score over 10 points. I do love great QB play, but a great QB can only do so much against great teams. And LSU specifically has shown how little the QB matters when you have a great team around them. LSU's titles over the past decade were achieved with game manager-type QBs, which is what Jefferson is.
As for being a great national title game, the purpose is to establish who the best team in college football is, not to put on an entertaining circus show between high powered offenses. No doubt, you can see that in other bowl games.
That's how the Saints won the Superbowl a couple years ago. So of course, there's that chance if they can score early and often than a team like that can compete with anybody when they force their opponent to become one-dimensional playing "catch-up". But I do think there is a huge discrepancy in the size and ability of linemen across college teams that you just don't see in the pros. LSU's linemen are NFL ready, and if team A's QB can't get time to throw and can't find a rhythm, while the defense of their can't get pressure on team B's QB and get pushed around by those big boys opening up the running game, then that's a huge hurdle to overcome.
I actually hope Alabama does fall below Stanford. I like LSU's chances against OK St. or Stanford much better than going against Alabama a second time
I don't want to see a 45-42 game either.
