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And the BCS standings will more than likely work out in their favor as well.

Now, the conundrum I'm posting about is something I've yet to decide about my own opinion on.

A team like Utah has consecutive seasons undeated, but the disadvantage of playing in a less-competitive conference than other contenders.

Do they not deserve some shot at a Bowl Championship?

I've always been a fan of strength of schedule, its importance, and its contribution to the BCS rankings.

But Florida didn't lose one game to say, a #3 or a #5. They lost to a team that, at the time, was completley unranked.

Strength of schedule should be taken into account when you have to beat better teams to get your record than another school does.

But when you lose to a team you 'should' beat and still end up ranking #1 because of weights and values going your way?

I'm finding myself seeing both sides of this situation. I'm not so blinded by SEC loyalty that I can't see Utah's point. They can't prove their worth a shot until they're given one.

What say you?
======================= I have a broken disposition; I'm a liar that thirsts for the truth. Though I long for faith to hold me, I have to feel the scars and see the proof.
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Sardonic,
If my memory is correct, at one time Texas Tech was ranked #1 during the season. Ole Miss beat them after spotting them 14 points.

I for one do not think that Florida's loss to Ole Miss was a fluke. Ole Miss has a pretty good qb in Jevon Sneed. With Alabama's defense and running attack, if we had had a qb, we would have been playing Oklahoma last nite.

Notwhithstanding, part of playing in the SEC and Big 12 is the physical beating you take week after week, and the injuries that result. When you play cream puffs in the season you are more likely to be able to get to the end with all your players in tact. The suspensing of Andre' Smith highlights this. Johnson was brought over from the right side, and his backup is Tyler Love. Love was out due to injuries. We were playing third string on the right side, when Johnson went down, our third string went to the left and a true freshman who had only limited snaps became the starter. Alabama had 2 second string DE out of that game and was forced to play a third stringer and a true freshman.

We all know the result. If Bama had no injuries and Smith was in there, Bama would have rolled Utah badly.

Utah is a good team and will be top five, but they aren't good enough for national champs.
Don't make excuses, Bama was a team ranked No. 1 who was undeserving of that position! They got Rolled by Florida without their star running back, and they got Rolled by a BETTER UTAH team! Utah could have beat them with everyone in!

Cause you know if Bama had beaten Florida and they said they beat us because P.Harvin was not playing everyone would have said they were making excuses...Tebow is the man, he just gets it done!!!

Bama didn't know what hit them, heck UTAH beat them worse than Florida and I think they could have beat anyone that night.

So stop making excuses as to why we lost and tip your hat to the better teams!

You have to look at it this way...the SEC has the National Champ because of the hard nose football that is played here!


Now on the playoff system all I can say is bring it on! I would love another 2-3 weeks of football!!!
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And the BCS standings will more than likely work out in their favor as well.




The BCS standing are required to work on in their favor, the winner is automatically number 1, the AP poll is a different, while possibly going towards Florida, this is where Utah has a chance...

I understand the dislike for the BCS, but it is the system we have, and the D1-A championship has always been a huge debate. This is the BCS era, so I am all for giving it to the BCS champion, just like the early 1900s are the anything goes era, and many teams claim the most random sponsored titles (some by one guy, some retroactively rewarded) and the latter part of the 1900s, where championship rewarded by the API and Coaches (UPI) were given more merit. I think there is a fine line that can be found utilizing the BCS and a small playoff (imagine and actual D1-A championship recognized by the NCAA!), all while making what really matters to the bowls ($$$$$$$). Until then, it is what it is.

"But Florida didn't lose one game to say, a #3 or a #5. They lost to a team that, at the time, was completley unranked."

You can also make the argument that, at the time (SEC Championship), they beat a team that was #1 in the nation. It's all where you put your merit, in a one point loss to a Ole Miss team that turned out to be pretty good, or beating two #1's?

(for the record, I don't like referring to the the former D-1A as the FBS)
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The suspensing of Andre' Smith highlights this. Johnson was brought over from the right side, and his backup is Tyler Love. Love was out due to injuries.


I don't think Love is Andre's back-up, and I have heard that the reason he hasn't played this year is that he hasn't put on the weight and hasn't progressed at the rate they would like.
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Sardonic,
If my memory is correct, at one time Texas Tech was ranked #1 during the season. Ole Miss beat them after spotting them 14 points.

I for one do not think that Florida's loss to Ole Miss was a fluke. Ole Miss has a pretty good qb in Jevon Sneed. With Alabama's defense and running attack, if we had had a qb, we would have been playing Oklahoma last nite.

Notwhithstanding, part of playing in the SEC and Big 12 is the physical beating you take week after week, and the injuries that result. When you play cream puffs in the season you are more likely to be able to get to the end with all your players in tact. The suspensing of Andre' Smith highlights this. Johnson was brought over from the right side, and his backup is Tyler Love. Love was out due to injuries. We were playing third string on the right side, when Johnson went down, our third string went to the left and a true freshman who had only limited snaps became the starter. Alabama had 2 second string DE out of that game and was forced to play a third stringer and a true freshman.

We all know the result. If Bama had no injuries and Smith was in there, Bama would have rolled Utah badly.

Utah is a good team and will be top five, but they aren't good enough for national champs.



Alabama would not have beaten utah, no matter who was there. Utah beat bama in the 1st quater and just held them the rest of the game. utah came to the game at a different level than bama, and then fell to alabama's level during the the final 2 quaters. alabama was not emotionly prepared for utah, Utah had the world in front of them, they had a big name college in front of them, they seen the best bama had to offer, due to the sec championsip game. that is why they lost to utah. you are slapping alabama in the face when you say that they lost because of a. smith. alabama is stacked with players that can impact a game as freshmen. and JP played his A off for his team. he was hit one after another, and made the game alot closer than it should have been. you think that star jackson could have took that many licks and kept playing,,, will we see.

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