My point wasn't directed at Penn State necessarily. I guess I'm not the best at making salient points. I was saying it's better to have adversity to life's miseries, of which I can personally attest to, than nothing. I'm sorry I'm not better at exposition. Alex Smith is a prime example.
Some thoght he might die. I'm not sure, exactly what the problem was. But it was serious enough to consider amputation.
To save his life! I watched him play, I'm always curious about things like that.
In my opinion he might have been destined to fail. He's frail, at least physically.
It would seem he looked adversity in the eye and to paraphrase a line I'm stealing from a movie with Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigel, telling it to 'f. Off!'. That is the point I'm making. That's my observation.
I guess it would be nice if all that was required was to show up and claim a title.
But that isn't reality. At least not MY reality.
It's good in some respect teams like Alabama, Oklahoma, Penn State, Michigan, Oregon, and whichever others you want to include take competition seriously. That's why I think the method should include the Belt. There's nothing more selective.
People might point to a problematic year like 2017 (and there are many others, besides) as evidence it's a flawed metric to employ.
But taking it at face value it would seem Miami, FL might have been looking past Pittsburgh. Ahead to the ACC Championship. A game they could conceivably win. And advance, as a result. After losing to Pittsburgh, NC hopes were dashed. I chalk that up to the efficacy of the Belt as a qualifying metric. Pittsburgh obviously wasn't a serious title contender.
A longshot at best. But as proprietor to the Belt, something they clearly earned, even if say were 0-11 before beating Miami, FL suddenly have name recognition. Clout.
That's all I'm doing. I know not everyone is sold on the idea. But let's say Pittsburgh advanced to the ACC Championship after beating Miami, FL. Suddenly that game takes on new life. Pittsburgh might upset Clemson, in which case they might advance to the CFP Championship. Why wouldn't they? They'd still necessarily need to beat Alabama, and I assume, Georgia. In which case I reckon they might earn a national title. Despite having lost seven games.
Why are people so afraid of the Belt?