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Originally Posted by Lathum
Just because a team goes unbeaten doesn't mean it is their right to be one of the two teams selected to play for the title. You have to factor in their schedule.
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True, but just because a team has a weaker schedule, it doesn't mean they wouldn't have gone undefeated against a tougher schedule. Sure, they don't deserve the benefit of the doubt against other undefeated teams when we're talking bowls/national championships, but if we're just talking who's BETTER - playing a weaker opponent doesn't make you worse. It just provides less evidence of how good you are.
TCU/Boise St have been dominant. How far down the rankings would TCU/Boise St. have to go to be neutral site underdogs? Certainly they'd be favorites against anyone outside the top 10. Teams 5-10 v. TCU/Boise St. would be a very small line in either direction. They both belong where they are as long as they keep winning.
And the SEC schedule ain't this murderer's row everyone seems to think it is. There's a lot of crappy teams there TCU/Boise St. would destroy. There's only a few SEC teams ranked higher than Virginia Tech at this point. Or even Nevada.