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[bobbytaylor21]

Lets set up a scenario...

Assume that Bama runs the table and is still number 1.  If Kansas State, Notre Dame, and Oregon all go undefeated, who gets the chance to face them in the national title game?  


Kansas State - No team has proven themselves more.  Beating three top 15 teams (two of them on the road.)  If Kansas State runs the table odds are they would have beaten 6 ranked teams.  ( OU, WVU, TT, Iowa St, Ok St, and Texas)  Negatives?  fairly weak non conf schedule headlined by an underachieving Miami team.  Beating a North Texas team by only 14 points.  

Oregon - The national media loves them because they can drop 70 on anybody.  However, who have they beaten?  They pass the "eye" test, but come on, there are D2 schools who could drop 70 on colorado.  Their marquee win will be against a 2 loss underachieving USC team.

Notre Dame - The irish are back.  They had an impressive win at OU after barely scraping by average Stanford and BYU.  I beleive they will get the nod simply because they are notre dame...their is no way the national media or ESPN or any of the powers to be will allow notre dame to not be in the national title game if they go undefeated.  Is it fair?  no.

Kansas St deserves it more then the other two...but with oregon wowing people with their nike money and flashy uniforms and offense.  And ND using their national sway.  Kansas State is the wipping boy in this situation.  they have to hope for both of these teams to loose to have a chance.  

Just kind of curious what other peoples opinions are?

[Shady_Mccoy_25]

I would say k-state, but it wouldn't matter because no one is going to beat bama

[bobbytaylor21]

I agree...Bama is on a whole different level.  I will say this though, Bama has their toughest test this week.  Winning in death valley especially at night is always a daunting task.

[LacesOut]

K-State vs. Oregon! (hopefully)

[christsmith99]

LacesOut, on 10 November 2012 - 08:24 PM, said:

K-State vs. Oregon! (hopefully)

That is my hope

[christsmith99]

K state vs the sec champ?

[nicks]

well Bama didnt lose in death valley, but they lost at HOME. And beat an overrated LSU. And I guess they will roll tide roll over powerhouse Western Carolina.............LOL.......

[christsmith99]

Who has nd played.  Seriously, I worked 2 nd games. Against Miami, wow their tough and Oklahoma, which was a nice win.

They haven played a bama schedule, if so, they would be lucky to be bowl eligible

[evilwaldo]

Kansas St and ND.

Oregon has not faced a real defense.

Alabama needs to play a real schedule.

[christsmith99]

evilwaldo, on 15 November 2012 - 11:43 PM, said:

Kansas St and ND.

Oregon has not faced a real defense.

Alabama needs to play a real schedule.

I have a weird feeling nd slips in there. Though they have had the easiest schedule of all

[Frank]

christsmith99, on 16 November 2012 - 10:25 AM, said:

I have a weird feeling nd slips in there. Though they have had the easiest schedule of all

Your hate is blinding you.  I'm not the biggest ND fan either, but at least be objective.  They crushed Michigan State and Oklahoma on the road and also beat Michigan and Stanford.  A win on the road at USC would help their case even more.

[evilwaldo]

Frank, on 16 November 2012 - 11:39 AM, said:

Your hate is blinding you.  I'm not the biggest ND fan either, but at least be objective.  They crushed Michigan State and Oklahoma on the road and also beat Michigan and Stanford.  A win on the road at USC would help their case even more.

Yeah you can see that he has his SEC blinders on.  Maybe ND's opponents did not have good years but people forget that these games are scheduled years in advance not knowing how strong they would be in the future.  Alabama voluntarily scheduled Western Carolina as a tune up game for Auburn.  Tough OOC opponent there.

[Rodney_Zero]

evilwaldo, on 15 November 2012 - 11:43 PM, said:

Kansas St and ND.

Oregon has not faced a real defense.

Alabama needs to play a real schedule.

Like SEC oppenents?

evilwaldo, on 16 November 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:

Yeah you can see that he has his SEC blinders on.  Maybe ND's opponents did not have good years but people forget that these games are scheduled years in advance not knowing how strong they would be in the future.  Alabama voluntarily scheduled Western Carolina as a tune up game for Auburn.  Tough OOC opponent there.

Every CFB team has cupcakes on their schedule

[evilwaldo]

Rodney_Zero, on 16 November 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

Like SEC oppenents?

Every CFB team has cupcakes on their schedule

Notre Dame?

I don't see a Western Carolina on their schedule.

[Innocence096]

why do people act like Notre Dame plays a gauntlet of juggernauts? Aside from Oklahoma and Stanford they have played a bunch of mediocre teams that aren't competing for titles. I dont know why people compare them to Alabama. They play in by far the best conference in America with the most depth.

[Shocker54]

I just hope Notre Dame faces Oregon.

Shocker will take Oregon minus however many points there are.

[evilwaldo]

Innocence096, on 16 November 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

why do people act like Notre Dame plays a gauntlet of juggernauts? Aside from Oklahoma and Stanford they have played a bunch of mediocre teams that aren't competing for titles. I dont know why people compare them to Alabama. They play in by far the best conference in America with the most depth.

But they cannot help that.  It takes more effort to schedule schools like Michigan, Michigan St., etc than filling their schedule with teams that sell themselves to get beat up on Saturday.

Yes the Big 10 is down this year but they cannot help that.  At least they attempt to schedule named schools, which is more than you can say for most top teams.

[LacesOut]

LacesOut, on 10 November 2012 - 08:24 PM, said:

K-State vs. Oregon! (hopefully)

Nevermind!

[christsmith99]

ha, I actually want to see ND get smoked by any SEC team (GA/Bama/FLA)

ahhhhh, all shaping up for another SEC champ!

[evilwaldo]

Oregon just got exposed by a decent defense.

That will happen every week if Kelly jumps to the NFL.