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Topic: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting

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Cincydawg

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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #28 on: June 15, 2020, 10:36:48 AM »
The odds you could fluke your way past two elite teams is very low, I agree.  Imagine Clemson were average, one could see UNC perhaps going 12-1 and getting into the Dance, and then looking completely outclassed.  The same is true for the Pac champion I think.

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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #29 on: June 15, 2020, 10:42:26 AM »
or the Big 12 champ
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #30 on: June 15, 2020, 11:04:32 AM »
Quote from: ELA on June 15, 2020, 10:24:19 AM
I think you can be good, but not great, but you get a couple bounces, a couple schedule breaks, and wind up in the CFP.  But then actually beating two teams of that caliber, back to back, you can't fluke your way to that.
Wait, I thought the committee was supposed to pick the best teams? Are you saying that they're letting unworthy teams into the CFP because of a couple lucky bounces and schedule breaks, only to get decimated by "real" teams?
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #31 on: June 15, 2020, 11:26:47 AM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on June 15, 2020, 11:04:32 AM
Wait, I thought the committee was supposed to pick the best teams? Are you saying that they're letting unworthy teams into the CFP because of a couple lucky bounces and schedule breaks, only to get decimated by "real" teams?
Eh, I'm good with it.  It sorts itself out.  We know each year who the best teams are, and I kind of miss the days where you could get a team that maybe wasn't actually the best team just have a crazy run through the season.  Would OSU have beaten MSU 9 times out of 10 in 2014?  Sure.  But the fact that the time they played was the 1 makes college football, college football.
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #32 on: June 15, 2020, 11:32:39 AM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on June 15, 2020, 11:04:32 AM
Wait, I thought the committee was supposed to pick the best teams? Are you saying that they're letting unworthy teams into the CFP because of a couple lucky bounces and schedule breaks, only to get decimated by "real" teams?
lucky has to count for something
on the other hand, schedule breaks should be punished to the letter of the law
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #33 on: June 15, 2020, 02:16:44 PM »
I had thought that Clemson's being "untested" in the regular season might wallop them in the playoffs.  That has not been the case, they have been competitive with everyone they played.  The "best teams" I think are not always the same as "the best teams for the playoff".

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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #34 on: June 15, 2020, 04:23:26 PM »
This is where you say Clemson is rested, having to only play its starters in a few 4th quarters.
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #35 on: June 15, 2020, 04:45:04 PM »
like Ohio St. and Bama?
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #36 on: June 15, 2020, 04:58:39 PM »
Most people do not realize that university faculties control the Big Ten.
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Re: 15 teams who can win a national title, based solely on recruiting
« Reply #37 on: June 16, 2020, 07:39:45 AM »
I think it better to have played elite level competition 2-3 times a year than zero before being tested by them in a playoff.  But Clemson may be good enough not to care.
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