No, he's right... awards finalist lists are three best way of judging a player's ability and worth.
Jesus, dude. Again, your hypothetical means nothing. Alabama is dominating one of the toughest (if not THE toughest) schedules in the entire country, while Washington is unbeaten against a schedule that's barely in the top 3rd of schedules in terms of toughness. That's all that matters. Your little fairy tale is irrelevant because it's not reality. Washington doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt that a team like Bama deserves. If Washington faced Bama's schedule and was unbeaten, they'd be unquestionably in the top 4, if not #1, but they HAVEN'T. That's the point, Tinkerbell, so stop living in a fantasy world.
Yes they are. However, we don't live in hypothetical world. We live in the real world, and Washington hasn't ACTUALLY proven to be on the level of the elites yet. Your point is entirely irrelevant, because while Washington COULD be elite, we have no idea if they are. Iowa from last year is a great comparison. If Washington had the recent history of teams like Alabama, OSU, Clemson, etc., you could maybe make draw that sort of conclusion. However, Washington is pretty far off from that level, so as I've said several times now, your hypothetical is irrelevant.
We aren't talking about good, we're talking about elite. As in, are they deserving of a playoff spot with their schedule up to this point. 2/3 of their schedule is under .500, so there is no indication of whether or not they're elite.
