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re: More impressive win of the 2011 season?
Posted on 1/20/12 at 11:45 am to elposter
Posted on 1/20/12 at 11:45 am to elposter
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After that when trying to determine which win was more impressive, you really have to look at the stakes, the scores, and the stats. I think the Alabama win clearly gets the "most impressive" nod in all three of those categories. It doesn't seem like much of a debate really.
I'd say the stakes were the same in both games. No one expected the loser of Game 1 to get a shot at Game 2. I would also include environment on the list of things to consider. Game 1 was 90% pro bama, Game 2 was 50/50. Bama clearly wins on total points and total stats, but the environment was more favorable for bama and the stakes were the same. Also, being the loser going into a rematch is an advantage you have to consider.
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 11:47 am to ScoopAndScore
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I'd say the stakes were the same in both games.
HOE LEE SHITE!
Posted on 1/20/12 at 11:48 am to ScoopAndScore
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I wouldn't go that far. It had already mentioned a few times, by some analysts, as a possibility.
Do you know how many teams had to miss FG's for you to get another shot, not to mention a plane crash the day of OSU's loss. Come on man....you can't say you thought on Nov. 6th that Bama would get a rematch.
The analyst you refer to thought LSU could get a rematch since they were playing on the road. No one really thought that Bama would get the mulligan of all mulligans after losing at home on that stage....be happy and move on.
This post was edited on 1/20/12 at 11:51 am
Posted on 1/20/12 at 11:53 am to ScoopAndScore
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I'd say the stakes were the same in both games.
Come on, be serious. It was no doubt a huge game, but a regular season game 8 is never going to have the same stakes as the national championship game.
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No one expected the loser of Game 1 to get a shot at Game 2.
Not entirely true, a lot of people were talking about the possibility before the game. It did seem unlikely though.
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I would also include environment on the list of things to consider. Game 1 was 90% pro bama, Game 2 was 50/50.
I think environment should be considered. LSU going into Tuscaloos and winning was definitely impressive in that respect. I thought everyone was saying the Superdome was definitely a pro-LSU crowd. The TV commentators all seem to think it was at least 60-40 LSU. Maybe it just seemed 50-50 or more pro-Bama to you because of how the game went and who was left in the building in the 4th quarter. Still, we can give a slight adv to LSU on the environment category.
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Also, being the loser going into a rematch is an advantage you have to consider.
LSU fans pointed me to all kinds of stats before the game that completely disproved this theory. This point is very weak.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 3:59 pm to ScoopAndScore
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the stakes were the same
Wrong again. The first game was for the drivers seat to the SECCG and very important, the other was the BCSCG. BCSCG >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than a game played in early November.
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