re: Only 11 schools (4 SEC) have played in a CFB title game, Final 4, and CWS

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and anything prior to '98 was the same as it was in '64, when we won a NC in football.

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It absolutely was not the same. The Bowl Coalition and Bowl Alliance between 1992-1997 sought to force a national title game between the top ranked teams. Only the Rose Bowl held out. It was the precursor to the BCS.