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The Playoffs Have Been Vindicated
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The Playoffs Have Been Vindicated


Jan 2, 2015, 11:35 AM

People outside the southeastern portion of the United States have been claiming that bias in the polls affords SEC teams high rankings in the preseason, which then translates to high rankings at season's end and virtually ensures that at least one SEC team is represented in the BCS title game. Were there some sort of playoff system, top teams that would have been excluded from the BCS title game then would be allowed to prove themselves in the playoffs.

Perhaps this season is a perfect analogue to this notion. Florida State, by virtue of its undefeated record, and Alabama, by virtue of its SEC title, likely would have been in the BCS championship game. If Alabama had won, SEC Speed and Might would have been praised. Had FSU won, SEC Speed and Might would have been praised (because FSU is "built like an SEC team" according to certain media experts of unquestionable wisdom).

However, instead of the usual match-ups, non-southern schools like Oregon and The Ohio State University were allowed to compete against the most powerful teams of Dixie. Guess what? It appears that those Darn Yankees and Left Coasters were right after all!

Of course, one season does not make a trend. Nevertheless, non-SEC fans and especially non-Southerners must feel as giddy as children on Christmas morning after yesterdays' games.

As a Southerner myself, I must admit that all this alleged SEC hype would never have gained much traction in the first place if Ohio State had not been summarily defeated by SEC teams in two recent BCS title games and if Oregon had not lost to Cam Newton's Auburn in the BCS championship.

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Correction: yesterday's games, not yesterdays' games


Jan 2, 2015, 11:37 AM

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Re: The Playoffs Have Been Vindicated


Jan 2, 2015, 12:58 PM

It was stated this morning that the BCS standings at the end of year would have had FSU #1 and Alabama #2 so that would have been the National Championship game.

It makes you wonder about how many national championships the SEC would have had if there was a playoff. Maybe Oklahoma State wins it the year they were snubbed for an LSU-Alabama rematch.

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