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So the one seed gets a favorable path over the others?

That's outrageous!

Easier path, bye; Potato, Potatoe.

So the one seed gets a favorable path over the others?

That's outrageous!

thats what happens when you beat the number 1 rated team in the nation

Here's your answer, all tied up in a pretty bow. 

I just like results to matter.  Sue me.  I'd rather see Cincinnati, who beat #5, but was not tested as frequently, get a chance to prove it, over a bunch of teams getting their 3rd chance to prove it.

I just like results to matter.  Sue me.  I'd rather see Cincinnati, who beat #5, but was not tested as frequently, get a chance to prove it, over a bunch of teams getting their 3rd chance to prove it.

I was genuinely agreeing with you.

I don't think "we" give UC enough credit for their season, and last year as well, but I think Bama will beat them, it just won't be a major blow out.  It could be of course, "we" forget how lame Bama has looked most of this year.

I love how everyone already is acting like Alabama has a semifinal bye.

They do. 

and will be well rested for the CFP final.

They will be. 

If Alabama's players are already thinking that... They might be well rested and on their asses watching the CFP final on TV.

Last I checked neither I nor anyone else on this board play for Bama or any other team.  Frankly, the mediots building up of Cincy as a legitimate challenger who has been held back too long by some conspiracy helps Bama here.  Cincy would be easy to overlook in an early-season game but this isn't that.  This is a CFP Semi-Final and a lot of the media will be talking about ways that Cincy could win.  Bama will be ready and Cincy will get rolled. 

I don't think "we" give UC enough credit for their season, and last year as well, but I think Bama will beat them, it just won't be a major blow out.  It could be of course, "we" forget how lame Bama has looked most of this year.

Bama did have close games but so did Cincy.  The difference is that Bama's were against competent opponents while Cincy's were against their joke of a schedule.  Here are their two schedules ranked by CBS's 1-130 rankings:

Cincy's opponents were only tougher at the #11 and #12 spots and both were only barely tougher (118 vs 119 and 124 vs 127) and in any case that is so far down the schedule that it really makes little or no difference anyway because these games should clearly be easy wins for either team. 

Bama, like all P5 teams, had to play teams that could at least plausibly knock off a NC Contender week after week.  Their nine SEC opponents (incl SECCG) and their OOC game against Miami, FL were all against teams in the top half of CBS's 1-130 rankings.  Cincy played half that many such opponents even giving them credit for #67 ECU.  Ie, Bama had twice as many opponents good enough to give them a scare. 

Bama had twice as many opponents good enough to give them a scare

Also had twice as many scares