Criticism is fair as long as it comes from a reasonable premise and it’s based on facts. CBS bowl prediction whiz and college football analyst Brad Crawford took a look at every team in the Top 25 Thursday and essentially asked, “What’s the fly in the ointment?” “What could go wrong here?”
It’s a great reality check because Crawford applies the same standard of cautious pessimism to all 25 teams. About No. 6 Georgia he wonders about Gunner Stockton’s decisiveness and confidence.
No. 5 Miami owns a big win over Notre Dame, but Crawford points out, “Mario Cristobal has been in this position before.” Big win early, fast start, followed by a loss later on resulting from decisions that make no sense. To date, Cristobal doesn’t have a reliable clock in his head or trustworthy handle on how to put a close game away…