Clemson-Alabama IV. This is the best rivalry in American sports right now; it may not have ancient history or hatred behind it like you’ll find in our respective Palmetto and Iron Bowl rivalries, but no other sport has seen consistent meetings — or so clearly projects to further ones — between the same teams at the championship level like this.
Clemson-Alabama IV appears the most evenly matched meeting in a series which gave us two earth-shattering endings, and should prove the most compelling despite universal malcontent with the venue; if this has to be on the West Coast at all, do not get me started on why this isn’t at the Rose Bowl (blame the Pac12 and 49ers) for what would have been the perfect setting for the most anticipated college football game in recent memory.