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In reading lots of the messages in the main page thread. It reminds me of how typical NCAA football, the polls & especially the media are. Small population State's teams have always gotten beatup by the press. Its kind of like the year Terry Bowdens Auburn team was the only team to go undefeated. The media took away their national title and gave it to his daddy's team at Florida State. The media plays so much more powerful to large population area teams. Oklahoma, Alabama, West Virginia, Auburn, Nebraska ect. have gotten beat up when going against the likes of a USC, Florida State, Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame(very large catholic following) unfortunately for the Crimson Tide fans, 2 National Titles have escaped them to be given to the Irish. The SEC media pushed hard for LSU this last season even after surviving Tennessee by a late interception & losing their last game of the regular season at home to a Razorback team that got killed by Missouri in the Cottonbowl. I'm sure the media did not like that at all. Of Course last years Nat'l title would have been sloppy to every team. If say Notre Dame would have won 47 straight & only 1 loss in 5 seasons against all Div. 1 schools like Okla.. accomplished . You could have added 2 more national titles to that win streak or should I say any large population Schools team would not have had to go undefeated their 3 season in a row to win their 1st title in that streak. Thats just the way it is and that won't change.
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