If you wanted to see a competitive college BCS National Championship football game Monday night, I know you were disappointed. At the end of the first quarter, it was apparent to everyone sitting inside the stadium in Miami Gardens that the Irish of Notre Dame had bitten off far more than they could chew.

For the second straight year, head coach Nick Saban took his team to the national championship game, and walked away a winner. As a matter of fact, it’s Saban’s third championship in four years. When the dust finally settled Monday night, the Crimson Tide had rolled over the Irish 42-14. Monday night’s game exposed the Fighting Irish as being terribly overmatched, and out of its league.

The rest of college football has to catch up, because the Southeast Conference (SEC) claimed its 7th straight national championship. The last time a non-SEC won a college championship was the Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush led Trojans of USC.

Alabama punched the Irish in the mouth the entire game with its massive offensive line, and the one-two punch of running backs Eddie Lacey and T. J. Yeldon. It was obvious Notre Dame hadn’t faced this level of competition en-route to their undefeated season.