Before Thursday’s college football championship game even kicked off, three teams were already claiming the national title – and none of the three were named Florida or Oklahoma.
And all of them have legitimate arguments, logical claims to the throne.
That’s what happens when 120 teams chase a common goal and those in charge – university presidents, the NCAA leadership, television executives and bowl leaders alike – can’t agree on a clear-cut method to pick the best of the bunch.
Before Thursday’s college football championship game even kicked off, three teams were already claiming the national title – and none of the three were named Florida or Oklahoma.