Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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Outsider1
That is a decent statement right there. Think of it though, in one single year you have two NCAA college football DI 15-0 National Champions. I am not sure how rare that will prove to be.
I saw somewhere that said that this year all of the division winners (and even the NAIA champions) went undefeated:
Clemson (15-0), NDSU (15-0), Valdosta State (14-0, DII), Mary Hardin-Baylor (15-0, DIII), Morningside (15-0, NAIA)
And the last time that happened was 2013:
Florida State (14-0), NDSU (15-0), Northwest Missouri State (15-0, DII), Wisconsin-Whitewater (15-0, DIII), Grand View (14-0, NAIA)
Of course going 15-0 is pretty rare in the FBS because you have to win your regular season, your conference championship game, the semifinal game, and the FBS championship game, and obviously it's only been recently that some of those have happened. Many conference championship games are a relatively new thing, and you've only had the 4-team playoff for a few years too.
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
In D2, NWMSU had back-to-back 15-0 seasons in 2015 and 2016.
This year, Ferris State had the chance to finish 16-0 but lost in the title game to Valdosta State.
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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ST_Lawson
I saw somewhere that said that this year all of the division winners (and even the NAIA champions) went undefeated:
Clemson (15-0), NDSU (15-0), Valdosta State (14-0, DII), Mary Hardin-Baylor (15-0, DIII), Morningside (15-0, NAIA)
And the last time that happened was 2013:
Florida State (14-0), NDSU (15-0), Northwest Missouri State (15-0, DII), Wisconsin-Whitewater (15-0, DIII), Grand View (14-0, NAIA)
I wonder how many times an FBS, FCS, DII, DIII, or NAIA team has spoiled "5-division-perfection". I am not going to do the research, but would be curious. xbeerchugx
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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walliver
People always looking for some way to be offended.
Everyone knows Dabo wasn't talking about FCS, D2, D3, NAIA, or NCCAA or even the pre-NCAA era.
Interestingly, it is possible for an FCS champion to actually go 17-0 (maybe even 18-0 if they play Hawaii). It would require a team going 12-0 and not being seeded but running the table.
How pissed would your fanbase be if you went undefeated with an FBS win over Hawaii and couldn't even get an 8 seed? Interesting hypothetical though.
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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Originally Posted by
ST_Lawson
I saw somewhere that said that this year all of the division winners (and even the NAIA champions) went undefeated:
Clemson (15-0), NDSU (15-0), Valdosta State (14-0, DII), Mary Hardin-Baylor (15-0, DIII), Morningside (15-0, NAIA)
And the last time that happened was 2013:
Florida State (14-0), NDSU (15-0), Northwest Missouri State (15-0, DII), Wisconsin-Whitewater (15-0, DIII), Grand View (14-0, NAIA)
Of course going 15-0 is pretty rare in the FBS because you have to win your regular season, your conference championship game, the semifinal game, and the FBS championship game, and obviously it's only been recently that some of those have happened. Many conference championship games are a relatively new thing, and you've only had the 4-team playoff for a few years too.
Nice research Lawson!
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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Outsider1
Nice research Lawson!
what makes you think he did any research ???
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...dPhMi4iuKQk1DW
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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SUPharmacist
How pissed would your fanbase be if you went undefeated with an FBS win over Hawaii and couldn't even get an 8 seed? Interesting hypothetical though.
In theory, could be a team like San Diego, Kennesaw St or Colgate .. San Diego being the most likely.
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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Redbird 4th & short
Hey, I"ll give the benefit of the doubt :D
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
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Redbird 4th & short
I did extensive clicking of Wikipedia to bring you this info ;)
Re: Did Swinney Really Just Say What I Thought He Did?
Ya'll begging for relevance