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re: Everyone who thinks 2 SEC teams have a shot at getting to the playoff is wrong
Posted on 10/21/14 at 4:26 pm to BearBait09
Posted on 10/21/14 at 4:26 pm to BearBait09
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The best team as determined by the BCS uses different criteria than the SEC does.
I was using your criteria, "champions".
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The 'best' anything is the thing that most successfully accomplishes objectives
Oh good, more subjective criteria. How do you define "most successfully"?
But you're saying LSU was better than Alabama at the same time that Alabama was better than LSU. You have no meaningful definition of 'best'.
'Best' is subjective, 'champion' is objective. I suggest we drop the notion of trying to figure out who is 'best' because it is beset with bias and subjectivity, and focus on determining 'champions'. To that end we should minimize bias and subjectivity by selecting only conference champions to participate in a post-season tournament to crown a champion.
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Posted on 10/21/14 at 4:27 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
ESPNU segment just discussed 2 loss teams jumping 1 loss teams suggesting non SEC teams could jump SEC ones.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 4:41 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
This is how you win the BCS
-be one of the top two teams as designed by the BCS formula at the end of the year.
-beat the other top two team.
BCS award for succeeding is NATIONAL CHAMP and is determined by consensus to be the best team in the country.
This is how you win the SEC
-have the most conference wins in your division or win any needed tiebreaker
-win the conference championship game against the best team of the opposing division
Do you see how these criteria are independent of one another? Yes, they use overlapping data, no the it is not impossible for Alabama to be the best team in the country and not be the best team in the SEC.
Try thinking of the SEC competition and the national championship competition as two entirely different sports.
-be one of the top two teams as designed by the BCS formula at the end of the year.
-beat the other top two team.
BCS award for succeeding is NATIONAL CHAMP and is determined by consensus to be the best team in the country.
This is how you win the SEC
-have the most conference wins in your division or win any needed tiebreaker
-win the conference championship game against the best team of the opposing division
Do you see how these criteria are independent of one another? Yes, they use overlapping data, no the it is not impossible for Alabama to be the best team in the country and not be the best team in the SEC.
Try thinking of the SEC competition and the national championship competition as two entirely different sports.
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