Danny Kanell Responds To Saban, Says Bama Didn’t 'Earn' 2017 National Title

Kanell is a dick...but he's right.

Just a sad guy begging for attention. Nothing to see here..

A couple of points..Bama smashed his FSU team in the opener and they never were the same. Auburn was NOT the SEC Champ UGA was. and Bama beat them. UCF did not play the schedule that Auburn or Alabama did. Let UCF try and run the table playing in the SEC West.

It’s funny he calls them out on their self proclaimed titles.

He's unemployed for a reason

Not an Alabama fan, but his logic makes swiss cheese look impenetrable.

fig being a fig, nothing more

The penis envy is strong. Still trying to talk Alabama's football program down to the level of your team. Imagine that. That is what losers do...then,now,and forever.

F Danny K.....

Hes 100% right

He's right you know

"When I grow up I want to be a professional internet troll ! Derp ! Derp !"

Kanell makes a couple valid points here regarding Bama backing into another NC while the conference champ got beat by an undefeated team in another bowl, but winning the actual NC game pretty much invalidates that point as it did back in 2012. I saw in another article that Scott Frost mentioned Bama's titles, as well, though coming from him it's more understandable since he coached UCF. However, I think Frost might have been referencing other NC claims, such as 5 titles claimed up to and including 1941 that are easily debunked, or the 1964 title they share with an undefeated Arkansas, even though they actually lost their bowl game to a Texas team Arkansas beat earlier in the season, while Arkansas finished undefeated beating #2 Nebraska. What's funny about that 1964 title is that Notre Dame was also recognized as NC by the National Football Foundation, but Notre Dame, chooses not to claim it. Coincidentally, Notre Dame does claim half of the 1973 NC with Alabama because they beat Alabama head-to-head in that bowl game and finished undefeated. That one must have been particularly embarrassing to the UPI, because they changed their rules the next year to recognize a national champion only AFTER the final bowl games were played. I really think these are the claims Frost alludes to. I don't think he really believes UCF's overall 2017 body of work compares to Alabama's-- I think he was just astounded at an Alabama coach's claim that "self-proclaimed" NCs aren't the same as "earning it." The real rub here has nothing to do with Alabama, but a system that couldn't get an undefeated AAC team in a playoff because there's only room for 4 teams, and UCF made it clear this should be re-examined by defeating an exceptional Auburn team.

This is all Auburn's fault. All they had to do was beat UCF. That's it.

Wait, Kannell thinks Auburn was the best team in the SEC last year? Who knew?

well he's not making it up

I like this guy, we need more people picking this fight, maybe we will get a bigger playoff system. More playoff games are so much better than these meaningless garbage bowl games.

Don't remember Kanell taking this stance when Ohio St won the Title not winning their division.

I love how he’s saying a team that didn’t win their conference can in fact be the best team in the conference. But only when it’s convenient to his argument

lol Kanell is a tard, but he is great at triggering