Desmond Howard’s College Football Playoff prediction an all-timer freezing cold take

Let’s just say Desmond Howard’s College Football Playoff prediction was as bad as your soon-to-be busted March Madness bracket.

There are College Football Playoff predictions, and then there is whatever Desmond Howard predicted at the start of the season.

The 1991 Heisman Trophy winner, Michigan legend, Super Bowl MVP and noted ESPN college football analyst went out on a limb this year. While it is always cool to see someone make a series of bold predictions, what happens if they don’t come true? There may have been logic behind picking Baylor, Pittsburgh and Texas A&M at one point in time, but thank goodness for Michigan.

You can safely say that Des’ bracket is completely busted, as Texas A&M ain’t winning the natty.

Desmond Howard’s College Football Playoff prediction is now all-time cringe

Admittedly, this is the equivalent of bringing a report card home to your parents that reads FFFFCA. You may kick ass in gym, but there are no Reading Rainbows to be had in English class, as the Pythagorean theorem is merely gibberish to the one who is still not one with algebra. Failing every map test under the sun, do not let this student-athlete be anywhere near a Bunsen burner…

There may not be written record of it, but trust me on this. My four teams in at the start of the year were Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. Although my previous affinity of Oklahoma went to hell in a handbasket, thank you sweet baby Jesus I did not put them in over Dabo’s Tigers. Once again, this is why you be a coward and go chalk to take Frank Howard’s rock over Gig Em…

While Michigan still has a chance, despite playing the softest non-conference schedule of all time, let’s unpack the logic behind the other three picks and how Howard got it so, so wrong. Let’s start with The Greatest Disappointment that has been bestowed upon us this season. We are not talking about the most underrated A.F.I. song off their best album ever, but the Texas A&M Aggies.

With the regret of Davey Havok blacking out all of his tattoos, Howard was clearly duped by the snake oil salesman from College Station. The Aggies might have more good players than most, but they were at best the third-best team in the SEC behind Alabama and Georgia at the start of the year. You would have been lying to yourself then if you thought otherwise. Stop lying to yourself.

With an offense that is more offensive than whatever Jameis Winston blurted out after jumping onto a table at a Tallahassee student union, this comes as a shock to no one. If you squint your eyes, you can see the similarities of a Swagcopter era gone by. The only problem is there is no Johnny Football to save you, as Mike Evans and Jake Matthews ain’t walking through that door…

As for the Baylor pick, when has Baylor ever been good in back-to-back years? This isn’t shooty hoops. Just because Dave Aranda is more cool, calm and collected than you will ever be does not mean his team will play as such. I mean, they beat each other with pads as they walk into battle. Them boys haven’t even taken their suits off! Like Robert Griffin III’s NFL career, it was short-lived.

And if you bet on Pitt, you get what you deserve. This isn’t about West Virginia or any other Backyard Brawl bickering. It is all about watching a team that can beat Clemson, but also lose to Western Michigan. You can be 2 Legit 2 Quit, but you can never be 2 Legit 2 Pitt. Never go full Pitt, not even if they play ball in the worst division to ever grace god’s green earth. Never. Go. Full. Pitt…

Michigan can still win it all, but the Wolverines may go the way of Howard’s other picks here soon.

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