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5 flukiest teams of BCS era
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:18 pm
definition of fluke: a team that's good but not great, has a lot of lucky close wins, isn't dominant in any particular category... may be over reliant on a gimmick or one player.
1. 2013 Auburn (11-1)- A good team, but a 8-4 team masquerading as a 11-1 team. Chances of winning Bama and Georgia games probably less than 1/2 a percent
2. 2002 Ohio State (14-0)- Impressive in the title game v Miami, but needing numerous miracles against mediocre teams for their national title. Holy Buckeye against Purdue, OT against Illinois, a close call against Michigan, almost lost to Cincinatti.. only "dominant" performance of the year was v Washington State. Arguably IOWA looked better than Ohio State in the Big 10 that year, up until the bowl game.
3. 2007 LSU (12-2)- Admittingly this team looked dominant the first 5 games of the year... but the injuries kicked in and this will go down as the flukiest championship team of all time. Numerous close/lucky wins against Florida, Auburn, and Alabama and limping into the title game with an unimpressive showing against a mediocre UTenn squad. The flukiest aspect of this squad is being a 2 loss champion.
4. 2009 Iowa (11-2)- This team only accomplished a BCS bowl win, but we're talking about an 11-2 team that only averaged 23 PPG, beat Arkansas State and N. Iowa by 4 points combined, scored less than 20 in 4 games... very lousy team that had a very solid year.
5. 2005 UCLA (10-2)
1. 2013 Auburn (11-1)- A good team, but a 8-4 team masquerading as a 11-1 team. Chances of winning Bama and Georgia games probably less than 1/2 a percent
2. 2002 Ohio State (14-0)- Impressive in the title game v Miami, but needing numerous miracles against mediocre teams for their national title. Holy Buckeye against Purdue, OT against Illinois, a close call against Michigan, almost lost to Cincinatti.. only "dominant" performance of the year was v Washington State. Arguably IOWA looked better than Ohio State in the Big 10 that year, up until the bowl game.
3. 2007 LSU (12-2)- Admittingly this team looked dominant the first 5 games of the year... but the injuries kicked in and this will go down as the flukiest championship team of all time. Numerous close/lucky wins against Florida, Auburn, and Alabama and limping into the title game with an unimpressive showing against a mediocre UTenn squad. The flukiest aspect of this squad is being a 2 loss champion.
4. 2009 Iowa (11-2)- This team only accomplished a BCS bowl win, but we're talking about an 11-2 team that only averaged 23 PPG, beat Arkansas State and N. Iowa by 4 points combined, scored less than 20 in 4 games... very lousy team that had a very solid year.
5. 2005 UCLA (10-2)
This post was edited on 12/1/13 at 9:41 pm
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Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:19 pm to Ghazi
You forgot 2011 and 2010 Bama.
Both were good. But both choked away their opportunities only to have others choke back.
Both were good. But both choked away their opportunities only to have others choke back.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:19 pm to Ghazi
lemme guess. Alabama fan?
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:20 pm to Ghazi
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GHAZI
thats right your a bama fan
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2013 Auburn
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2010 Auburn
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:21 pm to Ghazi
2011 Alabama
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:21 pm to Ghazi
Good points. Agree
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:25 pm to Ghazi
Agree with most of your list but 2010 Auburn was definitely not a fluke. They went undefeated against a treacherous SEC West that year (4 teams finished the season ranked in the AP top 15). They deserve their props.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:26 pm to Ghazi
Luminary always brings truth and wisdom.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:27 pm to Ghazi
Yesterday's win wasn't a fluke. The final play? Yes. But they were headed to OT without it.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:27 pm to Ghazi
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Chances of winning Bama and Georgia games probably less than 1/2 a percent
The frick?
We led Georgia by three touchdowns with ten minutes left in the game. If Auburn played them again it would be a massacre.
And Auburn played toe to toe with Alabama for the entire game.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:30 pm to Ghazi
The fact that you included 2010 auburn shows I can't take you serious.
Why no mention of Notre dame last year?
Why no mention of that 2003 oklahoma team(i think, year may be off) who got blown out in the title game by usc when undefeated auburn was clearly the better team
Why no mention of Notre dame last year?
Why no mention of that 2003 oklahoma team(i think, year may be off) who got blown out in the title game by usc when undefeated auburn was clearly the better team
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:32 pm to Ghazi
UConn getting to the Fiesta was weird
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:33 pm to Ghazi
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The flukiest aspect of this squad is being a 2 loss champion.
There were no other teams with 1 loss that year that deserved to play in that game. LSU beat the shite out of the #1 team in the country in the BCSNCG.....what is a fluke is a "champion" that didnt win its conference or division AND lost to the team it claims a national title from at HOME...now that's a fricking fluke
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:34 pm to Ghazi
Even if you are a Bama fan OP, not including 2011 in your top 5 discredits your entire thread.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:36 pm to Ghazi
I hate to do this, but Michigan 2011 had a really soft schedule -- beat ND on jump balls and one of the worst OSU teams ever, benefited by not playing in the conference championship (while Michigan State beat Russell Wilson once and fought him to the death in the conference championship game) and somehow beat Va Tech in a snoozer Sugar Bowl. Come to think of it, that Va Tech team had even less business being there.
This post was edited on 12/1/13 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:41 pm to Ghazi
quote:It's easy to forget that they won in a ridiculously lucky way last week as well.
Chances of winning Bama and Georgia games probably less than 1/2 a percent
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:42 pm to Ghazi
If you recall, Alabama didn't win their division in 2011 and beat 1 ranked team.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:42 pm to Ghazi
Our 06 BCS title team had a lot of close calls.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:47 pm to Ghazi
2007 LSU has to be #1. A 2-loss team that played for a national title? Only Les Miles can pull something that flukey. And I say that as an LSU fan.
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