Who's your pick for the Football National championship?

[JAB]

You can't make a claim what Washington would have done in the SEC this season.

To do so would be SEClusive.

Sure, technically speaking, no one knows what would have happened hypothetically. On that note, no one knows what would have happened if UL played Washington.

But if we are being rational, we have a good idea of what the result would be.

[Turbine]

Overall the SEC is at the top, but projecting an outside teams lack of potential success is still SEClusive.

[RaisingCajun08]

Is it just me or is Penix totally overrated? In all of the most important games this year (Oregon, Texas, and Michigan) he missed WIDE open throws. And not just once, but several times.

I'm sure he also had some really good games against lower level teams, and I also know he was injured for a large part of last night's game. But my god he looked awful.

Lets run a 6'4" 280lb defensive lineman right in your face on every play. Oh, yeah and you get hit on 80% of the plays also. No QB on the planet would look like a Heisman candidate in that game.

[ragin50]

Why do LSU fans always discredit other teams when they would obviously destroy LSU?

Because that's the typical TSAB, Walmart fan mentality.

[cajun4life]

Because that's the typical TSAB, Walmart fan mentality.

Washington beat 6 ranked programs. They beat #3, #5, #8, #11, #18 and #20.

Bama beat 4 ranked teams. By comparison.

[JAB]

Washington beat 6 ranked programs. They beat #3, #5, #8, #11, #18 and #20.

Bama beat 4 ranked teams. By comparison.

I'm not an LSU fan, and I will fully admit that Washington would manhandle the team I support.

As to your point, Washington actually beat 5 ranked programs because they played Oregon twice. And if you use end of season rankings, only 4 of those programs are ranked today if you're counting Oregon twice. Bama beat four ranked programs (using either mid-season or end of season rankings) without any repeats.

My point isn't that Bama is better than Washington. My point is that if Washington had to play a schedule like what Ole Miss, South Carolina, or Auburn had to play, there's simply no way that Washington makes it through without a single loss. And even if Washington only takes one loss through an SEC gauntlet (depending on when the loss comes) they likely wouldn't even be in the playoff conversation.

[ragin50]

I'm not an LSU fan, and I will fully admit that Washington would manhandle the team I support.

As to your point, Washington actually beat 5 ranked programs because they played Oregon twice. And if you use end of season rankings, only 4 of those programs are ranked today if you're counting Oregon twice. Bama beat four ranked programs (using either mid-season or end of season rankings) without any repeats.

My point isn't that Bama is better than Washington. My point is that if Washington had to play a schedule like what Ole Miss, South Carolina, or Auburn had to play, there's simply no way that Washington makes it through without a single loss. And even if Washington only takes one loss through an SEC gauntlet (depending on when the loss comes) they likely wouldn't even be in the playoff conversation.

I still think that Alabama's miracle, last second win over a very bad Auburn team should have been considered more heavily.

[cajun4life]

I'm not an LSU fan, and I will fully admit that Washington would manhandle the team I support.

As to your point, Washington actually beat 5 ranked programs because they played Oregon twice. And if you use end of season rankings, only 4 of those programs are ranked today if you're counting Oregon twice. Bama beat four ranked programs (using either mid-season or end of season rankings) without any repeats.

My point isn't that Bama is better than Washington. My point is that if Washington had to play a schedule like what Ole Miss, South Carolina, or Auburn had to play, there's simply no way that Washington makes it through without a single loss. And even if Washington only takes one loss through an SEC gauntlet (depending on when the loss comes) they likely wouldn't even be in the playoff conversation.

The SEC shouldn’t have even been in the playoffs. But the media made it happen.

[JAB]

I still think that Alabama's miracle, last second win over a very bad Auburn team should have been considered more heavily.

The committee basically disregards every major rivalry game, unless Bama would have actually lost. I don't necessarily agree with it, but the philosophy is that "anything can happen in games like that."

[JAB]

The SEC shouldn’t have even been in the playoffs. But the media made it happen.

You're right. Why would anyone want to watch the four best teams in the country? It's much more fun to watch less skilled teams who have a marginally better record.