A perfect record is meaningless unless everyone's SOS is exactly the same.

Author: McSweeney (17650 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 8:27 pm on Jun 25, 2012

This is the inherent fallacy in the argument for preserving the so-called sanctity of the regular season. A playoff does more to validate a team's regular season success, not invalidate it.

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If the over and under for the CFB playoff expanding to more than four teams is five years... - DirtyThirty - 11:28am 6/22/12 (18) [View All]
- I think deciding on the fourth team will be as controversial, - NDinOH - 12:54pm 6/22/12
  - If you look at the final BCS standings - CC72 - 5:50pm 6/22/12
  - It's a safe bet that the 5th ranked team will bitch like hell because they weren't included......... - NDinTN - 4:54pm 6/22/12
    - True, but the 9th ranked team won't have much to stand on. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:32pm 6/22/12
  - True - Flanner525 - 1:32pm 6/22/12
    - "some team that clearly did not have the best season winning the title" - UMND - 3:24pm 6/22/12
      - A perfect record is meaningless unless everyone's SOS is exactly the same. - McSweeney - 8:27pm 6/25/12
      - I don't think they'll coast into a 4 team playoff - Flanner525 - 4:39pm 6/22/12
        
        Then nothing has really been achieved. - UMND - 4:54pm 6/22/12
      - TCU is free to man up and go independent. [NT] - DirtyThirty - 3:30pm 6/22/12
    - unless that team is us - ChicagoIrish - 3:06pm 6/22/12
    - I don't think arguments over the 9th, 13th, or 17th teams will ever cause as much hair-pulling. - jakers - 2:07pm 6/22/12
      - Yes 8 looks like the best number to me - Flanner525 - 2:35pm 6/22/12
        
        That's exactly how I feel about it. - jakers - 4:09pm 6/22/12
        
        My Philles were consistently better than the Cardinals throughout the regular season. - UMND - 4:30pm 6/22/12
        
        That's actually true, but to be fair... - jakers - 9:37am 6/25/12
      - Re: I don't think arguments over the 9th, 13th, or 17th teams will ever cause as much hair-pulling. - DirtyThirty - 2:21pm 6/22/12
        
        just wait - ChicagoIrish - 3:09pm 6/22/12

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A perfect record is meaningless unless everyone's SOS is exactly the same.

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