If Bama beats LSU tonight, then what? Since LSU already beat Bama, each could claim the BCS Championship, since each would only have one loss - to each other.
If Bama beats LSU tonight, then what?
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Then it will be a matter of percentages. By how many points did Alabama win? Total yards by both teams in both games. First downs, possession times, and stuff like that.
Exactly it solves nothing and makes the ‘every game counts’ mantra of the non playoff crowd seem ridiculous
That's like saying if the Patriots beat the Giants in the Super Bowl, the Giants could also claim the Super Bowl, because they beat the Patriots in the regular season.
And here’s a little more ammo for your point. LSU was number two and beat the number one team. If Alabama wins it will be the number two team beating the number one team....again.
If Bama wins, unless it’s a blowout, I expect to see some sort of split championship. Bama will win the BCS championship, but LSU will get voted #1 in the coaches poll.
Do you make that same statement about the Super Bowl, and the NCAA tournament, where there could easily be cases where the winner had been previously defeated by the loser.
And what about AFC and NFC championship games where it is very common that the winner could have previously lost to the loser, and also in all the playoff games that led up to the championship game.
Hey, the Patriots have already beaten the Broncos this year, so why bother with the game scheduled for this Saturday?