TCU’s fairy-tale run vs. the Georgia dynasty: A fitting end to an impeccable season

As auld lang syne rang out across the country and multicolor balloons rained down from ceilings far and wide, college football fans would be forgiven if they bypassed New Year’s Eve festivities to do something far simpler and much more needed: catch our collective breath.

What else is there to do, really, after the College Football Playoff delivered a night for the ages and one that soon won’t be…