Imagine the biblical story of David without Goliath. It doesn’t hold up.
Without Goliath, David is just a boy firing a rock from a slingshot. Nothing special about that. A rabble-rouser, even.
David needed Goliath. The presence of a giant adversary and the bravery David showed to defeat him elevated David from shepherd to hero to king.
Similarly, the story of the 2021 Cincinnati football team needs Alabama. Let’s see what this pesky underdog is made of, shall we?
No. 4 Cincinnati (13-0) will become the first team from a Group of Five conference to appear in the College Football Playoff semifinals when the Bearcats play No.