Okay, time to bury this ignorant criminole fool/tool...
It is very well established that college football’s governing body,
the NCAA, does not conduct nor sponsor a “National Championship” for football.
Into this void have stepped a number of entities over the years that have, through whatever means, established themselves as the
“deciders” of what team is the college football
“National Champion”. Currently, the best known among these would be the AP and Coaches Polls.
(best known, not necessarily most accurate opinions)
However, there are
presently at least 36 entities that make determinations as to who the “National Champion” is. Some are computer polls, like Sagarin and the Colley Matrix (two of the 6 computer polls making up the BCS). Some are news organizations, like the Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America. And some, well, who knows what some of them are. The current list can be found here:
National Championship Selectors
Currently, the BCS itself puts a lot of credibility into the aforementioned computer polls, with
Sagarin seeming to have the most weight. Among college football fans, and the sports media,
Sagarin seems to be highly recognized. How often has it been heard, in recent sports media discussions, about the “strength of schedule” of various college teams according to
Jeff Sagarin’s ratings? Apparently Jeff Sagarin’s ratings carry real weight with the media, college football fans, and the BCS.
Who was Jeff Sagarin’s 1984 “National Champion”?
The
Florida Gators, that is who. And it wasn’t only Jeff Sagarin.
In 1984,
the 9-1-1 Gator team was deemed to be “National Champions” by 21 of the 47 rating entities, more than any other college, and one more, in fact, than the “recognized” champion, BYU.
Besides Sagarin, the Massy Ratings (also currently used by the BCS), the New York Times, the Sporting News, and 17 other entities put the Gators number 1. BYU was recognized by 20, including the AP and USA Today (media-morons).
From the official NCAA website -
Past National Champions
Past Division I-A Football National Champions -- 1984
Brigham Young: AP, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, Poling, UPI, USA/CNN
Florida: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Matthews, NY Times, Sagarin, Sporting News
Nebraska: Litkenhous
Washington: Berryman, FB News, National Championship Foundation*
That’s right – on the NCAA website Florida is listed as one “National Champions”, with as many or more selectors than any other contender.
