A REAL FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CONVERSATION

Phoenix Sky Harbor Tower. And football.

If your team’s not in the college football national championship, who do you cheer for?

“What are the teams playing for the college football national championship?”

Alabama and Clemson.

“Clemson? Where are they from?”

It’s South Carolina’s version of Oregon State.

“So it’s South Carolina?”

That’s where Clemson is. South Carolina are the Gamecocks. You could call them the real USC. You know, University of South Carolina. Not South Carolina State. SCS sounds too much like an STD.

“But they’re not Clemson.”

Clemson is ACC. USC is SEC. There’s a difference. Clemson doesn’t play Alabama and LSU and the Mississippi schools and Auburn.

Could be Clemson, could be Alabama.

“USC is in the PAC12.”

That’s the other USC, University of Spoiled Childr…, Southern California.

“Why all the directional schools?”

Like Southwest North Dakota.

“Is there such a school?”

There should be. So it’s Clemson and Alabama in Glendale, Arizona.

“Okay. Who do we want to win?”

Feeling green and gold. With palm trees.

The Oregon Ducks.

“But they’re not in the finals.”

Then why would we care who wins?

“Are you going to watch the game?”

Of course. It’s Alabama. That’s must see TV if there ever was.

The Kings? Looks like it so far. Chip Kelly even paid a visit.