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re: Has the CFP made it easier or harder to win a national championship?
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:38 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:38 pm to WG_Dawg
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We would have been 3rd, so in the BCS we would not have played for a title.
BCS Projected simulations had us at 2 and Oklahoma at 3... using the CFP format where it's selected by a panel, we would have been left out though.
The short answer is it's harder to win because of the extra game against a top 4ish team...
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Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:38 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:Well, now twice in the last 7 years bama has had to play one less top team than their opponent in the championship game, so it isnt really much tougher for them
Easier to get there, harder to win.
Beating 2 Top 4 teams in 8 days away from home is incredibly difficult, no matter who you are.
Yes, I am triggered
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:39 pm to Jake_LaMotta
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Sorry but nobody outside of Athens recognizes this.
And nobody outside of Tuscaloosa recognizes half of Alabama's titles, but that doesn't stop you from claiming 17, does it?
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Herbie and Fowler.
So, you are a Herbstreit fan, now? he is the final word on football?
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:40 pm to DawgsLife
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half of Alabama's titles
12 of our 17 titles (71%) are AP/Coaches titles, so those people would be very dumb.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:41 pm to ZeusStamos
It's harder because now teams have one more (very difficult) game to win. It's easier to get the opportunity to try, but harder to do.
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:42 pm to thomasbrown_2007
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No need to explain, the guy is a moron.
You realize the same system that recognized Bama as NC's in 1941 (Houlgate) recognized Georgia as NC's in 1942
But let me guess yours is somehow legit?
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:43 pm to thomasbrown_2007
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uga champs 1942
You were saying...
Right on your link it says "Champion: Ohio State Buckeyes."
Some UGA clown edited that to say champions, but hey, it's on Wikipedia.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:44 pm to DawgsLife
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And nobody outside of Tuscaloosa recognizes half of Alabama's titles
I recognize AP national championships and we have more than anyone. In fact in the modern era of college football no matter how you count them we have more National Championships than anyone. Doesn't matter what method you use
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:49 pm to Jake_LaMotta
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You realize the same system that recognized Bama as NC's in 1941 (Houlgate) recognized Georgia as NC's in 1942
6 polls declared us the winners that year, which was a concensus. We went 11-1 and won the rose bowl. OSU was selected by the AP after going 9-1 and not playing in a bowl.
Meanwhile bama in 1941 finished 20th.
I think ours has a little more merit.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:49 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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away from home
ISWYDT
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:53 pm to BammerDelendaEst
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ISWYDT
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Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:53 pm to WG_Dawg
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6 polls declared us the winners that year
None of which were the AP. Sorry.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:54 pm to WG_Dawg
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I think ours has a little more merit.
I think the LaGrange Grangers claiming 1941 probably has more merit. It's shameful.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:59 pm to Jake_LaMotta
Didn't your coach once say 'If a laundromat in Tuscaloosa wants to pick Alabama No. 1, we'll claim it'?
Posted on 2/8/18 at 2:59 pm to WG_Dawg
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Easier to get in, harder to win.
Yep. Obviously the winner has to win 2 games now instead of just one and I don't think it's any less controversial than the BCS; possibly more so.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:01 pm to WG_Dawg
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Didn't your coach once say 'If a laundromat in Tuscaloosa wants to pick Alabama No. 1, we'll claim it'?
I think you have us confused with Auburn.
In 1941 and 1942 there was one poll that mattered. The AP. Georgia didn't win that one. Sorry.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:03 pm to ZeusStamos
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Ultimately, my opinion is that the CFP makes it harder for every team not named Bama because you actually determine who the best team is on the field. It's not a "mythical" national championship.
Win like Bama and then we can all say "... for every team not named Georgia ..."
Having one great year doesn't do it. Bama's had ... let's see now ... 8 or 9 great years in a row. Bitch about how unfair it is, but that's how a team earns that kind of reputation.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:03 pm to ZeusStamos
Just think how hard it was in the old days. You had to be #1 to have a guaranteed shot at the title. You could be unbeaten, finish #2, blow away your bowl opponent, then helpless watch #1 beat #12 in another bowl game.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:05 pm to DawgsLife
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So, you are a Herbstreit fan, now? he is the final word on football?
A lot more authoritative than a bunch of bitter fricks on a message board.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:06 pm to ZeusStamos
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And if you weren't Alabama, like UGA in '07, you would get penalized for not winning your conference (LSU jumped UGA that year to get into the NC game because they were SEC Champs).
how many games did UGA lose in 2007? Has Alabama ever gotten into a title game with two losses?
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