Bonnie Bernstein and Dan Wolken of Campus Insiders preview the Rose Bowl. Wolken gives the edge to the Seminoles in three areas.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK91XGM4Teo]Sports commentators often do this. They’ll divide a matchup into subcategories, then list them as if the elements have equal weight. Teams are a living organism, not machines. When Vince Young in 2006, the outcome came down to a superb effort by one player who dominated the game.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsLHsekrxu4&w=420&h=315]When the Chicago Bulls won six NBA Championships, it wasn’t because of edge in rebounding, coaching and tip offs, it was because they had Michael Jordan.
Most curious is the decisive edge Wolken gives FSU coaching. Fisher’s won a national championship, sure, but week after week, his team doesn’t look ready to play. How is that great coaching? Several times this season it looked like a big edge in talent saved the Noles from themselves.
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