The Big Dogs... of College Football

How do you figure out which team is best???

College football is incredible.  We’ve talked about this often before on this blog.  It’s an amazing thing, not always for the right reasons one might argue, but always intriguing beyond any doubt.  We’ve always known the only real problem regarding College Football.  It’s an intense and fantastic game, but there are far too many division one teams to ever really know who the best one is.  

Two years ago, right here at the Underdogs we posed a solution.  And since then, the conferences have been doing their best to acquiesce, as we near toward super-conferences and a much better chance at order in NCAA football.  And the Bowl Championship Series itself is going to take a backseat to a four team playoff in two years, which everyone can agree is at least a step in the right direction.

Wow.  I’m impressed.  Basically, College Football has been listening, and most importantly, they’ve taken steps to remedy their obvious problems.  Obviously these are problems that should have been dealt with many many years ago, but c’mon… we’re not going to split hairs here.  The four team playoff that will be implemented after next year will go a long way in helping with the fan's overall frustrations.  At least we will be debating who is 4 and 5, rather that who is 2 and 3.  And the majority of the determination for the championship will be decided on the field, instead of being determined largely by talking heads and computer hypotheticals.            

Notre Dame has been a feel-good story...

That's not to say that the new format won't be flawed, that goes without saying.  But for years, the argument against a playoff system was always that, without one, each game of the regular season really meant something, and that is a good point.  But I've always thought that point was limited, because you can have both.  Each game of the regular season will still mean something, but once we get that playoff format, the discrepancies in scheduling will finally be more evenly recognized.  One loss teams that play a tougher schedule will still have a chance to get to that final game, even if there are two undefeated teams in the mix.  It's a huge positive step for the sport.  College football is as compelling as ever and will only get better by the time the new playoff is instituted.
  

But they won't feel good against these guys.  Sorry.    

And with that, the Matchup has been set for the 2013 Championship game.  
Alabama against Notre Dame!  
Hmmm... Who's going to win that one?  By 30?  
Yup... Alabama. 

Even the Underdogs can't pull for the Underdogs this time... Sorry Josh,
We out.
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