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Three loss regular season teams who could have won a title
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:22 pm
Anyone have any? 2010 Alabama comes to mind. Their losses,
-The star alignment game where GOAT Garcia went off in Columbia
-The Les Miles eating grass and gaining super powers game
-Cam Newton's incredible comeback
This Bama team would go on to throttle #7 Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. Vegas would have been high on this team had they made a 12 team playoff, maybe even the favorite?
-The star alignment game where GOAT Garcia went off in Columbia
-The Les Miles eating grass and gaining super powers game
-Cam Newton's incredible comeback
This Bama team would go on to throttle #7 Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. Vegas would have been high on this team had they made a 12 team playoff, maybe even the favorite?
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Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:27 pm to Ssubba
quote:No team who blows a 24-0 lead at home deserves a shot at a title
Cam Newton's incredible comeback
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:27 pm to Ssubba
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Three loss regular season teams who could have won a title
Not the 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide. Any team that loses to Vanderbilt should be disqualified for the playoffs for at least a decade.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:27 pm to Ssubba
Nvm read the title wrong
This post was edited on 12/3/24 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:32 pm to Ssubba
2013 and 2023 LSU could’ve been frisky in a 12 team playoff system. “Could’ve won” might be a bit of a stretch 
Both had insane talent on offense and just non existent defense
Both had insane talent on offense and just non existent defense
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:35 pm to Ssubba
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This Bama team would go on to throttle #7 Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl.
That Mich St team wasn't actually good. Only 3 teams in the Big Ten that season had over 8 wins and MSU didn't even play the best of that bunch.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:36 pm to Ssubba
I feel like USC had several of these during the McKay-Robinson era. Absolutely loaded with elite talent and could demolish great teams on a good day but they would derp a few games every year.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:37 pm to Ssubba
2007 Florida with your Heisman winner. Bowl game loss to a bad Michigan though. But a lot of 2007 teams could lay claim to this.
This post was edited on 12/3/24 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:39 pm to Ssubba
Last year's LSU team had potential to make noise. The offense could put up a ton of points on anybody, but the defense was complete garbage. That team should have been 15-0 with even an average SEC defense.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 3:45 pm to Ssubba
3 Loss Teams Who would’ve been/could’ve been in the playoff since 2014
2023 - No 3 loss teams would’ve made it
2022 - Utah and Kansas St both would’ve made it (Conf Champions)
2021 - Utah (Conf Champions)
2020 - No 3 loss teams would’ve made it
2019 - Maybe Auburn would make it (11 seed)
2018 - Washington (Conf Champ), Florida, LSU and Penn State (10,11,12 seeds)
2017 - Auburn (7 seed)
2016 - Wisconsin, USC, Colorado, Florida State (8, 9, 10, 11 seeds)
2015 - No teams would’ve made it
2014 - No teams would’ve made it
Seems like 2016 or 2018 might have had a 3 loss go deep but nothing super inspiring here
Utah had a good defence and run game which I think would pay off in the playoffs so if I had to pick one of these teams I’d go with them.
2023 - No 3 loss teams would’ve made it
2022 - Utah and Kansas St both would’ve made it (Conf Champions)
2021 - Utah (Conf Champions)
2020 - No 3 loss teams would’ve made it
2019 - Maybe Auburn would make it (11 seed)
2018 - Washington (Conf Champ), Florida, LSU and Penn State (10,11,12 seeds)
2017 - Auburn (7 seed)
2016 - Wisconsin, USC, Colorado, Florida State (8, 9, 10, 11 seeds)
2015 - No teams would’ve made it
2014 - No teams would’ve made it
Seems like 2016 or 2018 might have had a 3 loss go deep but nothing super inspiring here
Utah had a good defence and run game which I think would pay off in the playoffs so if I had to pick one of these teams I’d go with them.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:07 pm to Ssubba
If given enough attempts eventually a talented 3 loss team that underachieved will get hot at the end and win it.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:11 pm to Ssubba
2016 USC finished #3 in the AP and #5 in the Coaches'. Soundly beat Washington on the road and beat a great Penn State team in an epic Rose Bowl. If not them, I don't know who.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:19 pm to Ssubba
2007 Florida would have potentially been about an 11 or 12 seed and would have been a team not a single team in the playoffs would have wanted to see waiting for them. I think they stopped truly giving a shite after the LSU loss.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:25 pm to AbuTheMonkey
2001 LSU SEC Champions.
Rohan to Reed was basically unstoppable at the end of the season
Rohan to Reed was basically unstoppable at the end of the season
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:28 pm to karmew32
2016 USC is a great answer.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:28 pm to wildtigercat93
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2013 and 2023 LSU could’ve been frisky in a 12 team playoff system. “Could’ve won” might be a bit of a stretch
Both had insane talent on offense and just non existent defense
2013 was a better team. A little bit worse on offense, but a good bit better on defense. Our losses were @#9 UGA in a shootout to the end, @#1 Alabama, and @Ole Miss in a fricking Oxford fluke.
That team would've made serious noise.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:29 pm to CWilken21
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2001 LSU SEC Champions.
Rohan to Reed was basically unstoppable at the end of the season
Good one. That team was full of juice end of the year and no one wanted that matchup.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 5:32 pm to Ssubba
I don’t think anyone would have wanted to play the 2001 LSU team at the end of year.
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