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Interesting.

Georgia had a case in 2023. Florida State was a 13–0 power five conference champion and got shafted. "Just win" is the mantra. Take matters into your own hands and you don't have to worry about chaos or another team losing. Well, they won 13 out of 13 games and got treated like they were a G5. I don't really disagree with your point, because Georgia DID show up when they had every reason not to, but a team like 2025 Notre Dame is boycotting a bowl because they're a bunch of prima donnas. 2023 FSU may have had prima donnas, but they needed to stand up for themselves too.

We all saw it coming when you had four playoff spots with five major conferences. There was going to be a year when the top team of each conference was firing on all cylinders and someone was going to get left out because the NCAA needs an EpiPen every time the concept of being proactive and thinking ahead are presented. I'm just shocked it took a whole decade.

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.

I think Bert's actually slimmed down a bit to pre-Arkansas fatness. Half of his weight gain was alcoholism.

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Brent Venables looks like he makes moonshine in the backwoods of West Virginia.

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Is this supposed to be bad?

He broke in to her house and threatened because she wouldn't get an abortion. I'd have broken in and threatened her if she tried to get an abortion.

She doesn't have me for 18 years. I have her for 18 years.

I swear to God, the south handled integration more gracefully than Notre Dame being asked to join a conference. They don't have that kind of pull anymore. frick Rudy and that hunchback.

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But now you get pissed off Oregon players instead of a lackadaisical Oregon. What could go wrong.

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I didn't know Oregon recruited exclusively players with heavy autism and no sense of humor.

JMU is making a fan out of me :lol:

These are awesome jabs.

The whole personality thing really only works in your favor when the coach is winning and everyone's happy with him.

When we had John L. Smith as our interim in 2012, he came across as almost senile sometimes. He called us Alabama in a post-game once. The "Smile!" thing after we lost to Bama 0–52, and got upset by ULM the week before, became a running joke the entire year.

Chad Morris and his stupid dancing GIF, his tweaked-out "hammer down full-tilt boogie" right before going 4–20 over two years, and generally just appearing like he always chugged an energy drink ten seconds before, but with the energy going to nothing productive.

Sam Pittman's "aw shucks" good ole boy attitude. Saying "I didn't know what to do" multiple times when questioned on a retarded call, acting like his incompetence was an endearing thing.

When a coach fails to meet expectations, blending into a beige wall is the best blessing they can give you.