Central Florida has declared themselves the national champions of college football for 2017. They are throwing a parade. They are paying their coaches the bonuses in their contracts they were supposed to get if they won it all. After going 13-0 and beating Auburn in the Sugar Bowl, they are all in.
Of course we are! That’s what National Championship programs do. Our coaches were informed of that earlier this week. #ChargeOn https://t.co/1iIoVfAnb7
This has infuriated some and invoked a straightening of the tie, a chuckle and a smirk from others (like Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby — we’ll get to him).