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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 1475466" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>Here would be my argument, and I think being able to make subjective judgements like this is a very good reason for the playoff committee as it exists:</p><p></p><p>Alabama is unambiguously slapping the entire sport of college football across the face with that schedule. They are saying "you know we're Bama, and we know we're gonna get away with it, and that you will give us the benefit of the doubt over anyone". They have the choice to play exciting, compelling games that would be a positive for the sport as a whole, but instead they are selfishly scheduling themselves three absolute scrimmages and one pretty easy walkover in order to be healthy and rested for the only 3 or 4 games that matter on their whole schedule.</p><p></p><p>The sport of college football's interest in deterring and punishing that sort of behavior significantly outweighs its interest is being "correct" in soothsaying the marginal difference between teams on the bubble of the playoff. It is truly a guessing game anyway, and it's the brand of Bama's last decade that would be carrying them, not the accomplishments of a team that has played 4 real games out of 13. Strike a blow for the sport as a whole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 1475466, member: 746137"] Here would be my argument, and I think being able to make subjective judgements like this is a very good reason for the playoff committee as it exists: Alabama is unambiguously slapping the entire sport of college football across the face with that schedule. They are saying "you know we're Bama, and we know we're gonna get away with it, and that you will give us the benefit of the doubt over anyone". They have the choice to play exciting, compelling games that would be a positive for the sport as a whole, but instead they are selfishly scheduling themselves three absolute scrimmages and one pretty easy walkover in order to be healthy and rested for the only 3 or 4 games that matter on their whole schedule. The sport of college football's interest in deterring and punishing that sort of behavior significantly outweighs its interest is being "correct" in soothsaying the marginal difference between teams on the bubble of the playoff. It is truly a guessing game anyway, and it's the brand of Bama's last decade that would be carrying them, not the accomplishments of a team that has played 4 real games out of 13. Strike a blow for the sport as a whole. [/QUOTE]
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