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Originally Posted by moon
But teams aren't playing for their season every week.
If Florida lost to Arkansas it wouldn't matter because if they beat Alabama in the Championship game they are in.
If Iowa wins every game this year it doesn't matter because their are too many teams in front of them to get in anyways.
If USC beats Washington and Texas/Florida wins out then who cares they aren't playing for their season any more than they are now.
The fallacy that the games mean so much now really needs to stop.
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There's no guarantee that Florida gets in with a loss, none.
If Iowa wins out they probably don't get in over an undefeated Florida and Texas, but if you look at Iowa's schedule that makes sense, and I'm a Big Ten fan!! If anything this encourages teams like Iowa to schedule a big non-conference game (as opposed to scheduling Northern Iowa and Arkansas St and nearly losing both games).
My favorite is your last point, you've all but proved how much the games mean. You premise it on IF USC beat Washington, but the fact is that they didn't and now they are screwed, which shows how important a mid-season game against an average opponent is. You've just demonstrated why every single game matters.
I don't think I could have proven my point better myself, thanks.
I do admit that there are years when there are 3 teams that deserve to be in the title game, hence my backing of the plus one system. There's no need to blow up the whole thing when a tweak that small could eliminate a lot of the problems.