Look, it’s not up for debate. Tonight is going to suck all the way around. One of our biggest rivals will win a national championship. One of our biggest rivals will be able to crow that they’re the best team in the country, despite getting throttled in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Tonight’s (not my) national champion will be nearly unbearable for the next year.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t find the silver lining in either outcome. If you happened to read Peggy Rossmanith’s final Undercover Barner yesterday, you may have learned something about letting hate go. It’s a beautiful thing when you can be happy for your fellow man, and enjoy their happiness.