re: Ranking the 28 College Football Playoff Teams (2014-2020)

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LSU had 1 appearance on the entire list...and it took Children's Hospital funding to get them the one lol.

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A lot is made about this but Alabama’s schedule wasn’t even better this year than LSU’s last year, WITH the Bon P5 schools we played. That’s how bad the SEC is this year

lsu gave up: (rank of opp offense) points given up

#2) 41 Points
#4) 25 Points
#6) 28 Points
#17) 38 points (first game)
#28) 20 points
#29) 28 points
#49) 10 points
#62) 7 points
#65) 6 points
#70) 3 points
#74) 13 points (Mississippi state the mighty SEC school, below Georgia Southern and Utah State)
#81) 37 points (Ole Miss also below)
#110) 20 Points (Arkansas too?? Wow)
#125) 38 points (obvious outlier not to mention 2 touchdowns not given up by defense)

Which means LSU played an average of the 52 ranked offense in the country

Alabama on the other hand:

#11) 46 Points
#13) 48 Points
#34) 24 points
#39) 17 Points (LSU is the 4th best offense that’s kinda sad)
#41) 24 points
#80) 19 Points
#86) 3 Points
#87) 13 Points
#107) 3 Points
#108)17 Points
#109) 0 Points

Alabama’s average offensive rank of opponent: 65

So Alabama played worse offensive teams than lsu while giving up far more points per game to the higher ranked offensive teams, who’s defense was better?

And I figured might as well look at offense as well

Offensively based on defensive rank of team played

Lsu: (rank of opp defense) points scored

#1) 37 Points
#3) 42 Points
#7) 42 Points
#13) 46 Points
#17) 20 Points
#39) 50 Points
#60) 58 Points
#64) 63 Points
#65) 45 Points
#70) 55 Points
#73) 36 Points
#90) 42 Points
#97) 66 Points
#124) 56 Points

Average 51 ranked defense played

Alabama:

#20) 41 Points
#27) 52 Points
#36) 42 Points
#47) 63 Points
#60) 41 Points
#63) 52 Points
#72) 48 Points
#85) 38 Points
#97) 52 Points
#99) 55 Points
#122) 63 Points

For an average of the #66 defense faced.

There is no way to slice it where Alabama has faced remotely tougher competition

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it has to suck as a fan

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If Alabama wins and goes 13-0 vs 13P5

1. 2020 Alabama
2. 2019 LSU

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I’m pointing out that a significant portion of SEC games WERE stat padder games, based on what we’re defined as stat padder games last year.

The SEC sucked this year, but sure parade around the all SEC schedule like it means something

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