Akin to a train steamrolling down the tracks, the impending Monday showdown between the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide drowns out everything else, even including NFL playoffs understandably highlighted by products of the programs such as AJ McCarron (Alabama) and Martavis Bryant (Clemson).
The current crop of talent from the powerhouses makes for one intriguing matchup, with the higher-seeded Tigers functioning as the willing underdog against head coach Nick Saban's monstrosity of NFL-ready talent.
As Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde illustrated, the tape paints quite the even picture:
Happy Championship Monday. One more college football game.