re: Everybody forgetting why we have this shitty playoffs format

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Well if they had done the right thing and put in Oklahoma State we wouldn’t have this problem.

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They lost to 6-6 Iowa fricking State. BAMA's only loss was to #1 LSU. Grow up.

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You have this because they know the G schools will sue them if they’re excluded…..and win

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They would not win, if they said "The top 12 ranked teams make it into the playoffs. Nobody is promised to make the playoffs. NOBODY. Not G5 teams, not ND, not conference champions....only the top 12 ranked teams."

Or, they could create a playoff system for G5 teams and cut them into their own division like Div. II and Div. III.

I suspect you will eventually see them cut them into their own division and give them their own playoff. If that isn't good enough, they can join a P4 conference and in the playoffs that way.

The problems come in when you promise prima donnas like ND they can be in the playoffs, or conference champions, or make it where you go by any criteria except a straight ranking.

Instead of doing this, they will start promising the B1G they can have 3 teams and the SEC can have 3 teams, oh, and ND you can be in every year and G5 can have etc. etc. etc. Then in order to keep all those promises they will expand to 16 then 32 teams and we will have more really, really bad football games.

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I'll bet I can name 6 or fewer teams each and every year and the National Champions will come from those teams 99.9% of the time.

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I would make it around 3-4 teams really.

Iowa State was 6–7 that year. They lost the same weekend as Alabama, to a team that would finish with a losing record. Alabama lost to probably the best college football team I've ever seen to not win a NC, and they lost by three points. I seriously think 2011 LSU would beat 80% of the BCS era national champs, people forget how crazy that team and their schedule was.

And then OSU didn't play a quality, ranked Oklahoma team for a second time because the Big 12 did away with conference championship games. That extra win would have eliminated every neutral argument Alabama had over Oklahoma State.

Also, the SEC was undefeated in BCS-era back doors, and the Big 12 constantly laid eggs. They had Nebraska undeservingly getting the nod in 2001 and then getting demolished by Miami. They had Oklahoma get in over undefeated Auburn in 2004, just to lose by like 35 points. And although I wouldn't call it a backdoor, 2003 Oklahoma got the benefit of the doubt over USC and lost in that NCG, too. The Big 12 used to get a sickening amount of leeway.

Meanwhile, 2007 LSU gets in through last minute chaos and shenanigans with two losses and ends up winning. 2011 Alabama removed all doubt in their rematch.

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Well if they had done the right thing and put in Oklahoma State we wouldn’t have this problem

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I'm confused. The BCS charter was for #1 to play #2, which was LSU and Alabama, not Oklahoma State.

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Strength of schedule dumb arse

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Just now seeing your classy reply! Bitch I’ve got more intellect in one my farts than you’ll ever possess. And imy farts probably smell better than you too!

Now that I’ve lowered myself to your ridiculously low standards of discourse, we can break things down a bit. People who know football, the voters in the polls, saw fit to keep Oklahoma as the #2 team the whole season. OU played a difficult schedule and went undefeated until they played USC in the Natty.

You can caterwaul all you want but it still doesn’t change a couple of things…one, Auburn eked out a win, barely, against VA Tech in their Bowl game and the fact that Auburn was spared from having to play USC that year was fortunate for Auburn because USC was going to skull drag any team they played.

Finally get some respect when you talk about Bama…don’t talk bad about your Daddy like that! You insolent punk! My apologies if some of my verbiage is too high brow for you by the way…