I had an idle thought & decided to see if anybody else had an opinion on it...
We've seen both Saban and Urban break down teams and matchups during TV spots over the years. Of course, Urban took a little time off, and did well as a talking head on TV. Saban offered commentary on the title game last year since we weren't in it, and he got very good reviews.
I think it would be interesting if the coach that doesn't win were to offer his thoughts on the title game during the pre-title game coverage. Both Urban and Saban have proved to be very good at this. (Or course, I'm assuming our game doesn't jump-start a return of Urban's medical trouble.
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I haven't paid that close attention to the Oregon coach, I simply don't know if he has the type personality that works on TV. As far as Jimbo goes, I think his Winston defense has hurt his credibility with enough people that the networks would hesitate to put him on as a commentator.
That makes me wonder: would they ask the loser of one game to be a commentator and not the loser of the other one?
My guess is that we will see either Saban or Meyer as a commentator for the title game, and I think that would be good. I'm not as sure we will see the loser of the FSU/Oregon game doing the same thing. On the other hand...if FSU loses, Jimbo will have won the last title, I may overestimating how badly the Winston deal has damaged his standing. They may well have him on set talking about things too.
I don't mean to ignore the Oregon coach, but I just don't know how at ease he is in front of a camera, or how he would do as a commentator.
We've seen both Saban and Urban break down teams and matchups during TV spots over the years. Of course, Urban took a little time off, and did well as a talking head on TV. Saban offered commentary on the title game last year since we weren't in it, and he got very good reviews.
I think it would be interesting if the coach that doesn't win were to offer his thoughts on the title game during the pre-title game coverage. Both Urban and Saban have proved to be very good at this. (Or course, I'm assuming our game doesn't jump-start a return of Urban's medical trouble.
)I haven't paid that close attention to the Oregon coach, I simply don't know if he has the type personality that works on TV. As far as Jimbo goes, I think his Winston defense has hurt his credibility with enough people that the networks would hesitate to put him on as a commentator.
That makes me wonder: would they ask the loser of one game to be a commentator and not the loser of the other one?
My guess is that we will see either Saban or Meyer as a commentator for the title game, and I think that would be good. I'm not as sure we will see the loser of the FSU/Oregon game doing the same thing. On the other hand...if FSU loses, Jimbo will have won the last title, I may overestimating how badly the Winston deal has damaged his standing. They may well have him on set talking about things too.
I don't mean to ignore the Oregon coach, but I just don't know how at ease he is in front of a camera, or how he would do as a commentator.
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