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RE: Colley Matrix Revokes UCF’s National Title
(05-12-2019 11:54 AM)Bull Wrote: It's quite simple... we don't have a legitimate NC. We had a 2, and now 4, team tournament. So long as 'selection' is involved, and not everyone has a pathway, it's ridiculously subjective. You can't 'select' in teams for a playoff. By definition, that is not what a playoff is...
If the P5 distill down to 4 and separate, it can be a playoff. If they expand it to all FBS conference champs, it's a playoff. Just look at how MLB, NFL, etc playoffs happen... the regular season is actually the first part of the playoff. You don't have that in NCAAFB, when a team can be undefeated for 2 seasons and still not be 'selected'.
Given we don't have a real playoff, leading to a situation where an undefeated UCF could beat Auburn in a NY6 bowl, and Auburn beat BOTH 'playoff' teams... yeah, you have a real strong argument that UCF was the best team in the country. Relying on the fact that some committee kept them off the field is a real weak argument.
And this is coming from a USF fan...
I don't know if UCF was really the "best" team that year, but they absolutely deserve some recognition as undefeated national champions. The fact that they beat the team that beat both Alabama and Georgia only adds weight to an already strong argument.
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