re: Are the days of the undefeated national champions over?

YES

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it’s going to be extremely difficult for a team to go undefeated

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On the flip side, the SEC had 8 teams win at least 9 games, 5 of which won 10+. That’s pretty good.

Don’t watch football, do you?

2019 LSU is literally the best team in CFB history.

Yes

I think it depends on if they expand the scholarship limit like they have been discussing.

One of the reasons OSU is playing so well is because they actively slowed their offense down all season. They huddled all year and played offense at the slowest pace of any of the 12 playoff teams. They actively were managing snaps in week 3.

I'm obviously well aware that OSU lost at home to Michigan, but they lost 2 games by a combined 4 points. The loss to Oregon was a weird game, and we all saw the Michigan game with the gameplan.

I think it may be true because you don't have to go undefeated anymore, but I think the top teams will still have the ability to do so

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2019 LSU is literally the best team in CFB history.

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Based on what?

Because their defense didn’t even rank inside the Top 30 (8th in the SEC), and their offense had their records broken the very next year by a team that didn’t play Northwestern State or Utah State.

No I don't have a dog in the fight I think 2020 bama team is light years better they actually played defense

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Are the days of the undefeated national champions over?

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no

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I think it depends on if they expand the scholarship limit like they have been discussing.

One of the reasons OSU is playing so well is because they actively slowed their offense down all season. They huddled all year and played offense at the slowest pace of any of the 12 playoff teams. They actively were managing snaps in week 3.

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That's a good point.

I look at LSU, and wonder what they could have done with
a) a healthy Chris Hilton all season on offense
b) a healthy Harold Perkins all season on defense

Hilton is our deep threat. As y'all probably remember, he was out a long time, and when he first came back he jumped at the wrong time for the ball (A&M and Fla games) . Looked like an idiot and didn't help the team at all.
He settled in after awhile, and absolutely torched Oklahoma and Baylor at the end. Ran past corners like they were standing still. Showed good hands too, caught a couple while being interfered with.

Perkins is our linebacker/QB spy savant. Again, as you might recall, he hadn't been special recently, but he burst onto the scene by completely destroying Arkansas' mobile QB. He could have contained Milroe and Reed, at least in theory.

Just 2 guys who could have made a big difference for LSU, in the games they lost. Hilton could have added 10x points vs USC, making it a win. Perkins containing Reed makes the A&M game a win. Containing Milroe would throw him off his rhythm, and we see how Bama looks when Milroe is off- could have won that. Then the Fla game, I think a bit more pressure on Lagway and a better deep game and we win.

That's no slight on any of the teams that beat LSU, it just shows how managing your roster and minimizing injuries can change things.