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Person on BOL posted this about Alabama's Strength of Schedule among contenders
Posted on 11/17/15 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 11/17/15 at 11:11 pm
Kudos to the poster over there, abrellbama5818, for putting this together. 
Pretty convincing argument IMO.
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I took the top 12 teams in the AP Poll to see who each team played and how many wins/losses these teams have.
1. Clemson-62 wins-58 losses Have 6 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
2. Ohio St-62-59 Has 5 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
3. Alabama-75-44 Only has 1 team (ULM) with a losing record on their schedule.
4. Ok St-61-57 Has 5 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
5. ND-66-53 Has 6 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
6. Iowa-57-64 Has 7 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
7. Ok-64-64 Has 4 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
8. Fl-59-59 Has 6 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
9. Mich St-66-55 Has 4 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
10.Baylor-59-60 Has 6 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
11.TCU-57-61 Has 7 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
12.No Caro-59-61 Has 5 teams with a losing record on their schedule.
I find it very strange that while all these talking heads, no one ever mentions this. I mean they gush over Clemson but they played a 4-6 Wofford, 3-7 Ga Tech, 3-7 BC, 3-7 Syracuse and their last 2 games are against 3-7 WF and 3-7 SC.
Pretty convincing argument IMO.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 6:57 am
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Posted on 11/17/15 at 11:47 pm to TideSaint
This has been a really strong schedule. If we go 14-1 against it, plus Florida and two Playoff teams, that's gotta be one of the best seasons in recent memory.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 5:23 am to TideSaint
10, 11 and 12 - opponents' overall have losing record. 
Oh, and if polls sucked so bad why is this essentially what the bogus committee comes up with each week? Please bring back the BCS formula and do away with the randomness of the committee.
Oh, and if polls sucked so bad why is this essentially what the bogus committee comes up with each week? Please bring back the BCS formula and do away with the randomness of the committee.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 5:25 am
Posted on 11/18/15 at 8:26 am to TideSaint
We've definitely had the strongest strength of schedule among the contenders this year...my concern is that we had a much stronger SOS last year compared to OSU but it didn't seem to matter too much when they whupped us in the semi-final...hopefully we learned a lot from last season...
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 11/18/15 at 9:34 am to TideSaint
I go on Landthieves to see them bitch about the rankings. Last week the narrative was if they win out they should get in over ND even though ND has the head to head over Texas. Now, since they realize ND won't drop unless they lose, they are saying that we shouldn't be ranked in the top 4 because we lost Ole Miss. 
Posted on 11/18/15 at 10:00 am to TideSaint
Let's not forget the teams with byes before they play Alabama.
I think what people lose sight of is that while teams like UGA, A&M, and LSU were not as good as their ranking reflected at the time, they were still undefeated when Alabama played them. Their mentality and body of work is totally different leading up to the game than it is following a loss.
I think what people lose sight of is that while teams like UGA, A&M, and LSU were not as good as their ranking reflected at the time, they were still undefeated when Alabama played them. Their mentality and body of work is totally different leading up to the game than it is following a loss.
Posted on 11/18/15 at 10:01 am to TideSaint
Sorry, but how the HELL is Notre Dame ranked 4th? How?
Sat, Sep 5
vs
Texas
W 3 - 38
Sat, Sep 12
@
Virginia
W 34 - 27
Sat, Sep 19
vs
Georgia Tech
W 22 - 30
Sat, Sep 26
vs
Massachusetts
W 27 - 62
Sat, Oct 3
@
Clemson
L 22 - 24
(Only good team, and they lost.)
Sat, Oct 10
vs
Navy
W 24 - 41
Sat, Oct 17
vs
USC
W 31 - 41
Sat, Oct 31
@
Temple
W 24 - 20
Sat, Nov 7
@
Pittsburgh
W 42 - 30
Sat, Nov 14
vs
Wake Forest
W 7 - 28
Seriously, what the hell
Sat, Sep 5
vs
Texas
W 3 - 38
Sat, Sep 12
@
Virginia
W 34 - 27
Sat, Sep 19
vs
Georgia Tech
W 22 - 30
Sat, Sep 26
vs
Massachusetts
W 27 - 62
Sat, Oct 3
@
Clemson
L 22 - 24
(Only good team, and they lost.)
Sat, Oct 10
vs
Navy
W 24 - 41
Sat, Oct 17
vs
USC
W 31 - 41
Sat, Oct 31
@
Temple
W 24 - 20
Sat, Nov 7
@
Pittsburgh
W 42 - 30
Sat, Nov 14
vs
Wake Forest
W 7 - 28
Seriously, what the hell
Posted on 11/19/15 at 7:05 pm to TideSaint
quote:
I find it very strange that while all these talking heads, no one ever mentions this. I mean they gush over Clemson but they played a 4-6 Wofford, 3-7 Ga Tech, 3-7 BC, 3-7 Syracuse and their last 2 games are against 3-7 WF and 3-7 SC.
They gush over Clemson because Alabama is expected to win, Clemson is not so it is a big deal till they lose to South Carolina in the ultimate Clemsoning of all time.
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