I'mWithDan
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I mean, as most of us have said all year long, there was no elite team in CFB this year. With that said, Michigan showed they were the best team this year. Would Georgia have won if they made it? Maybe. If the Big Ten got rid of their fucking divisions years ago like they should have, would things have changed in a rematch in Indy? Maybe. But at the end of the day they went 15-0, so it is what it is. The stars really aligned for them this year; I could not imagine this team winning in the 2015-2020 period where Bama and Clemson had elite teams every single year. Plus OSU and LSU in 2019 (jesus christ was that year ridiculous, talk about bad luck).
When people look back at the 4 team CFP era, these are the Champions that will stand out above the rest (in no order):
2020 Bama
2019 LSU
2016 Clemson
2021-2022 Georgia (really only because they went back-to-back)
2015 Bama and 2018 Clemson as Honorable Mentions only because their schools had better teams in the previously mentioned seasons.
But really, it was an era mostly dominated by Bama and Clemson. And then Georgia going back-to-back. It's actually kinda funny though that the Big Ten snuck in there in the first year (OSU) and the final year (Michigan), each defeating two of Saban's weakest teams at Bama (Blake Sims and Jalen Milroe, I mean, lol).
Anyway, I've always thought comparing or ranking Championship teams is kinda goofy. Like who really cares? All that matters is that you were the best team that year. I don't give two shits where people rank 2002 or 2014 OSU amongst Championship teams. Similarly I couldn't care less where people rank the 2016 Cavs amongst NBA Champions.
TL;DR - Nobody outside of Michigan is going to confuse this team with some of the best in the era, let alone of all-time. But it doesn't matter.
I think this is a great post. Agree with all the overarching points.
With that said, let’s just all agree…..
A ranking system that says 2021 and 2022 Georgia were the 12th and 14th best teams of the CFP era is a system, that quite frankly, should be put in a boat and sunk to the deepest depths of the ocean floor.
EDIT: I had to Google 2014 TCU as I had no recollection of them. They didn’t even make the playoff. The deepest depths of the ocean floor may not be enough. Might have to check which galaxy this ranking system should be sent to.
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