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Topic: VOTE! Who would win the 1996 CFP?

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ELA

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Re: VOTE! Who would win the 1996 CFP?
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2019, 01:13:54 PM »
Bama also played UGA in Athens in 2015. In fact, the last FIVE times they have played have all been in the State of Georgia. All won by Bama!
I meant the last year Stafford/Moreno were there.

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Re: VOTE! Who would win the 1996 CFP?
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2019, 04:37:10 PM »
#1 FSU, 11-0, ACC Champions
9th in scoring offense
5th in scoring defense
13th strength of schedule
#2 Arizona St, 11-0, Pac-10 Champions
4th in scoring offense
20th in scoring defense
39th in strength of schedule
#3 Florida, 11-1, SEC Champions
1st in scoring offense
14th in scoring defense
17th in strength of schedule
#4 Ohio St, 10-1, Big Ten Co-Champions
8th in scoring offense
2nd in scoring defense
3rd in strength of schedule
Based just on this and if I didn't know the team names I'd pick #4 but I know the team names and just assume that Cooper would find a way to screw it up.  

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Re: VOTE! Who would win the 1996 CFP?
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2019, 05:01:10 PM »
I know great defense usually wins vs great offense, but when a team is first in something, the 'by how much' is in question.  While the rest of the pack tend to follow a bell curve, the best and worst tend to put distance between themselves and the next closest.

So if an offense (or defense) is 1st, it's often the gap between it and 2nd is larger than the gap from 2nd to 3rd or 2nd to 5th or even further down the line.  

That's one plus for picking Florida, with its #1 offense.  Same for '94 Penn State, '93 FSU (O and D), and so on.
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