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re: Top 5 teams I've ever seen in my life
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:10 am to Irons Puppet
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:10 am to Irons Puppet
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Having the best talent doesn't always equate to being the best teams.
Agreed. That's my biggest argument against 2001 Miami; with all the NFL talent they had on that team, it's hard to quantify how great of a team they were based on how the team performed. They struggled with Virginia Tech and Boston College that year, and they only beat one team that finished ranked in the top 10. That team was #8 Nebraska who was probably the worst team to ever make a BCS championship game; they lost their division to Colorado on the last game of the regular season, 62-36, yet still stayed at #2 in the BCS. It's not their fault who was on their schedule, but their SOS is in the lower echelon of BCS/CFP champions.
Were they the most talented? There's a great argument for that. Best team ever? There's a great argument against that...
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:17 am to OldPete
Miami had pure speed and chemistry though. They were actually identical to the 2012 Alabama team imo. Run heavy offense with a star WR and some speedy slot guys and then the defense ball hawked, dominated the d-line, and put crushing hits on opponents making it hard for them to pick up a single first down, let alone establish a drive.
The BC game, I remember that one distinctly. Boston College was pretty good and executed a perfect defensive game plan to contain Portis and make Dorsey win the game, and Dorsey had an awful day. It was like the SEC Championship Game for '12 Alabama against Georgia kinda.
To shut down 2001 Miami or 2012 Alabama, you had to mix up the perfect plays defensively to stop the running game and leave yourself at risk of getting burned by the mega WRs like Johnson or Cooper or the speedy slot guys on slants, and then you had to find a way to somehow move the ball on offense without getting turned over. I dunno, those two teams are clearcut the best I've ever seen. I think there's a gap between '01 Miami and '12 Alabama and the rest.
The BC game, I remember that one distinctly. Boston College was pretty good and executed a perfect defensive game plan to contain Portis and make Dorsey win the game, and Dorsey had an awful day. It was like the SEC Championship Game for '12 Alabama against Georgia kinda.
To shut down 2001 Miami or 2012 Alabama, you had to mix up the perfect plays defensively to stop the running game and leave yourself at risk of getting burned by the mega WRs like Johnson or Cooper or the speedy slot guys on slants, and then you had to find a way to somehow move the ball on offense without getting turned over. I dunno, those two teams are clearcut the best I've ever seen. I think there's a gap between '01 Miami and '12 Alabama and the rest.
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