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Posted on 1/20/26 at 2:37 pm to topcat88
The answer is more children’s hospitals.
Period.
Period.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:08 pm to Mohican
"Were national title games in the BCS era and semifinals in the 4 team era not played against teams from other conferences? Do those games not count? Are all titles prior to 12 teams nulll and void? Were they played at all?"
Of course they count but it is a fair question as to whether the SEC benefitted from their reputation (fair or not) as a stronger conference. Just remember, Georgia would have been automatically in the semifinals this year. Obviously they were not one of the four best teams but would have gotten a slot under the old system. We simply don't have enough regular season data points to truly assess relative strength. That's why a 12 team playoff was important.
Of course they count but it is a fair question as to whether the SEC benefitted from their reputation (fair or not) as a stronger conference. Just remember, Georgia would have been automatically in the semifinals this year. Obviously they were not one of the four best teams but would have gotten a slot under the old system. We simply don't have enough regular season data points to truly assess relative strength. That's why a 12 team playoff was important.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:11 pm to Ptins944
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The level of shenanigans and paying within the SEC was at the institutional level, embraced by the member universities themselves.
This is rich coming from a former member of the Southwest Conference, whose organization imploded in large part because the level of shenanigans was at the institutional AND state level.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 5:12 pm to BevoBucks
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But, Indiana? That was mostly talent eval, culture and coaching.
The overall average age of the roster didn't hurt either.
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