On Monday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide played in the national championship game. But the pinnacle of college football’s charade of a season, held together by a frayed knot, was actually an under-the-radar TV segment from Dec. 31. © Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images That day, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit spoke about a meaningless matchup between Mississippi State and Tulsa, which ended with an ugly brawl. Herbstreit was incensed that football players had resorted to an additional form of violence after an hour-plus of repeatedly hitting each other, and he called out Mississippi State coach Mike Leach for basically shrugging his shoulders. “This is a black eye for the sport,” Herbstreit said of an exhibition event sponsored by weapons dealer Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Armed Forces. “Maybe you don’t care about the sport, dude,” he added, his annoyance having nothing to do with Leach posing for maskless…
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