Unfortunately, it seems that strength of schedule gets tossed out the window when dealing with schools that, for some reason, get the media's attention, in spite of weak conference, size, and questionable out of conference teams. How playing two ranked teams when all of the other opponents are not only "unranked" but near or at the bottom of the barrel is decent schedule, I know not.
No way any self respecting Tide fan would acknowledge that in public. Playoffs? Playoffs? What Playoffs? Yes, It would change the sport of college football. Now, how did you get that home game? But I get it. Having to adapt to all teams all locations, some of these pass happy, undersized teams are not going to fare well. I don't think the spread teams with such little regard to defense will fare well either. I'm already seeing even great teams like Texas, making the adjustment back to a more physical power running team. I think they are concerned with how they matched up in their last game. And you already know what LSU is more determined to do better this year. Playoffs would end up helping all of us get in. And it won't take long to see who can take their show on the road..
nah...I meant natural. You know, on grass in an open field, in day light with the players wearing all cotton uniforms with wood pads and helmets. Yeah, that's what I meant.
With the new season coming fast, now is the time to put away all of last season's notions of bias and conspiracies. I have always stated that there is no reason Alabama and LSU can't root for each other. What I've seen is that Miles has tried to close that gap himself with some pretty amazing reminders. Now, that's sportsmanship
It is not necessary for any SEC school to play BCS OOC games to have a legit schedule. Conference slate alone is plenty.
I think sometimes what gets lost in the arguments and banter is what the ultimate goal really is, a championship. A championship doesn't always define the best team from that entire year. You could make a very strong argument that the Patriots were the best team, yet lost in the Superbowl to the Giants. Would you say that the Giants were the best team that year? Some would say yes, some would say no(because the Patriots did in fact beat them earlier that year). A person's opinion doesn't carry much weight. NCAA football, however, requires people to judge teams and put them on a level playing field when they haven't played in ways that can easily be judged. For every other NCAA sport, there are national champions that come from a playoff. There are a pretty clear set of guidelines as to how to gain entry into the playoff. There is also a lot more flexibility to scheduling that football doesn't have, as well as a larger amount of games.
