Rolltide94
Well-Known Member
Oklahoma State was "more deserving" of a game against LSU because of several reasons:
1. Oklahoma State had won the 2nd best conference that year, LSU had won the best. It was an amazing matchup of an elite offense and an elite defense from two different styles.
2. Oklahoma State had more ranked wins than Bama that year and, depending on what site you look at, as good if not a better SOS.
3. We had seen LSU already beat Bama.
4. Regarding OK State's loss: It happened on the very day that they went through an enormous tragedy when two of the women's basketball coaches, including the head coach, died in a plane crash. I think it's more than fair to excuse a poor performance on a day like that, considering how close-knit the athletic communities are on college campuses.
5. Even your FEI rankings put Oklahoma State ahead of Alabama that year.
4 is a bitch excuse. I couldn't have pulled our women's basketball coach out of a lineup, at a P5 school they have even less interaction with other varsity sports, especially in season.
As for 3, we beat LSU everywhere but the scoreboard. As evidenced by the result of the championship game.
Championship teams don't lose to shit teams period, especially not as a 4 td favorite, and definitely not by 31 as 17 point favorite.