re: Matt Leinart settles debate of best team ever

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then how can you justifiably judge that team against other good teams in other seasons

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Because we're fans and fans love "what-if" questions. However, those questions are inherently flawed as a team like 2019 LSU played in a different era compared to 1971 or even 1995 Nebraska. The rules of the game were different, the rules surrounding recruiting were different, the way schools recruited was different, and the way schools approached the game were different.

However, what we can do is look at the competition those three schools played against, the competition their opponents played against, and the way they all performed relative to their competition, and say that Team A had a more dominant season than Team B.