Would Alabama-Clemson 3.0 in the national championship game be a good thing for college football? Why are so many players skipping bowl games? And which ones are worth watching? Adam Kramer explores what's happening in college football in his weekly notebook, a special bowl season installment of the Tailgate.
If the chalk performs as expected, this year's national championship game will be a replay of the 2015 and 2016 title games. It will also mark the fourth consecutive year that Alabama and Clemson have met in the postseason—a rivalry that has almost become a tradition.
Some will not like this.