Tiger vs Tiger in NOLA Promises To Be One For The Ages

National Championship NOLA Tiger vs Tiger

NEW ORLEANS, LA – In the wild, territory is fought for on a daily basis, as animals seek survival for longevity of their species. The climate of college football is very similar in this way.

As the top Tigers in all of college football prepare for the battle of their life, LSU and Clemson both enter the scene 14-0 having conquered all their aggressors along the way.

The biggest scare for Clemson came in Chapel Hill when they had to stop a two-point conversion to escape with a 21-20 win in late September. Other than that, the defending champs steamrolled their opponents until their semifinal battle with Ohio State.

LSU, on the other hand, had three games with their win margin seven points or less. Then, in the semifinal showdown with the Sooners, it was a swift and definitive victory as they took a 49-14 lead into the half in a dominating win.

Now, it’s Tiger vs. Tiger and Death Valley vs. Death Valley. LSU enters having collected countless awards, including the Heisman Trophy won by quarterback Joe Burrow. Meanwhile, Clemson’s National awards list is slim with Isaiah Simmons highlighting individual awards taking home the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker.

Monday’s National Title Game will be a brute force show of epic proportions. LSU averages a ridiculous 564.1 yards per game, while Clemson allows just 244.1 yards per game defensively, both are nation-leading numbers.

Additionally, Clemson only allows 10.6 points per game on average, also a mark that sits atop the nation. Meanwhile, LSU average’s 48.9 points per game. So, at the end of the day, somethings got to give, and there’s no shortage of respect from either side.

“A lot of respect for Coach Dabo Swinney and the job that he’s done with a phenomenal football team,” says LSU head coach Ed Orgeron. “He’s got some great players on there. Those guys have established a winning championship football team at Clemson. This is going to be one heck of a challenge for the LSU Tigers.”

Head coach Dabo Swinney of Clemson sang the same tune of respect.

“LSU pretty much dominated everybody they played all year, too. So it’s a great match-up, the two best teams for this year, and we’re excited about being in it and having a chance to earn it on the field.”

Clemson comes in with Trevor Lawrence leading the offense, never having experienced a loss as a starter, cumulating a 25-0 record. The defending champs have left no stone unturned in their pursuit of a repeat, taking the best punch from every team along the way, in the end delivering the final knockout blow. Though, at the same time, their head coach, Dabo Swinney, has spoken often this season about how he feels his team has been heavily doubted.

“I just felt like people were — there were some people trying to diminish what these guys have achieved, and to be able to just get up every single week and play at such a high level, so consistently, it’s special to be a part of, and I was just really proud of them the other night and how they competed, handled the adversity, finished, and now we’ve got our hands full. It doesn’t get any easier, that’s for sure. But that’s the way it’s supposed to be. That’s the way championship football is.” explained Dabo.

Through it all, the battle comes to be one that will be determined by the heart of tigers on both sides. A defining moment in New Orleans for college football. There will be just one victor, just one undefeated team left in college football. Twenty years from now, the conversation won’t be about Tiger vs. Tiger. Because in the fight for supremacy, when the final strike is made, only one Tiger will remain unscathed.

Written by Adrian Beecher

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