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About this book
Who is the best team in College Football? Sports fans have argued this question for decades. Over 40 times in the last 90 years more than one team has claimed to be national champion, and for a quarter century the effort to create a definitive playoff has only further fueled controversy. This book looks at the history and evolution of the selections of college football champions. It looks at every controversial split title – 43 of them – and lays out evidence to let the fans decide. This combination of history, logic, statistical analysis and nearly 140 illustrations incorporate the author’s fandom to create an entertaining look into “the greatest bar argument” in the United States. Along the way, it crafts a rich descriptive history of the players, coaches and innovators who created college football.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Best Practices for Claiming a National Football Title
- Introduction
- 1. The Ultimate Sports Bar Argument
- 2. Picking National Champions: Creating the Era of Bowls and Polls
- 3. Split Consensus Major Selector Champions
- 4. Four Notable Dissents by the Football Writers Association of America
- 5. The Dissenting Title Claims
- 6. BCS: A Fix as Good as the Problem
- 7. The CFP: Fighting Over Pecking Order
- Appendix A: Claiming Championships: One Fan’s Take
- Appendix B: Consensus Major Selector Champions by Season
- Appendix C: A Note on Power Ratings
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover