I was in Tallahassee during that time. I never sensed that the fans had a problem with the game. Most of my friends there just felt that it was another opportunity to play and beat their biggest rival while winning a title. Fans around during that time were still accustomed to weird/terrible bowl matchups, so a 1vs3 game was actually a good thing, albeit a rematch. Now fans have gotten spoiled by the BCS title game system and they expect absolute perfection.

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but if Alabama was really the #2 team all along

Why do you keep posting this. Where has it been stated that Bama was the #2 team all along, and why would it matter it they were or were not?

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But let's say OSU wins that game and finished undefeated and Oregon and Stanford lose. Well it's no doubt they would of been in the NCG but how would that be fair to the actual team who the 2nd best in the nation, Alabama?

Again, why would Bama be no.2 in your scenario? OSU would be the clear no.2 team and playing in the title game.

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An undefeated OSU team < A 1 loss Alabama team but that undefeated OSU team would of gotten the nod and played on 1/9.

True, and that happens almost every year in CFB, nothing new. Lucky or unlucky bounce here and there or a bad call/untimely injury changes the CFB season every year. All that can be done is put a system in place and follow that system.