UCF Declares Itself National Champion

[ISU85]

ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...cf-knights-raise-national-championship-banner

Their athletic director, Danny White, said: "If you take the long view of the history of college football, there's an awful lot of national championships being claimed by universities that didn't accomplish what we accomplished this year in those respective seasons, so we feel we're more than justified to claim our first national championship, and we think it'll be the first of many. I don't think our kids should be penalized because we weren't respected by the College Football Playoff committee, nor should our program be penalized because we weren't around 20 or 30 years ago when people were claiming national championships left and right."

 

[DSMCy]

That's one way to do it.

<insert Dodgeball GIF here>

 

[Stewo]

This is exactly why the playoffs need to expand. To allow top tier G5 schools to get their shot. Bias will always keep them out with the 4 team system.

 

[3TrueFans]

Wait...you can do that? Why didn't we do that?

 

[ZB4CY]

Love it.

All coaches are getting their National Championship Bonuses as well.

 

[CycoCyclone]

I actually like the idea. Create a conversation, force CFP to react.

the stranglehold that the P5 have on the championship will continue to be challenged

 

[pulse]

Good for them, why not.

 

[srjclone]

Why Not. Its not like they'll ever get any recognition for their perfect season once the CFP Championship game is played, so mine as well have some fun with it while you can!

 

[ca4cy]

 

[2020cy]

I declare myself king of America.

 

[NWICY]

Good team sure but NC, probably not, good reason to expand the playoffs though.

 

[cyfanatic13]

I love it. I was thinking about this the other day, but what other division in any level of football is treated the way G5's are? Every other level of football a team can say at the beginning of the year "we can win a championship". G5 schools have literally no shot the way the playoff setup is today. I would hate that

 

[CycloneWanderer]

I, for one, am ready to see who UCF gets to share the championship with. Is this the first time two teams will be facing off for a shared championship since the bcs? Has the national title game ever meant so little to so many?

 

[stormchaser2014]

Let's play UCF.

 

[VeloClone]

Well, they have a better case than these bozos have on some of their conference championship claims:

https://deadspin.com/5941380/texas-...onships-two-conference-titles-over-the-summer

I say more power to them.

By the way, since their coach is at Nebraska when they announced this will the big 10 claim another national championship for the conference? I'm expecting it.

 

[ArgentCy]

So we have Ohio State left out, an SEC championship with likely terrible ratings, and UCF claiming a championship. Nice. This should all show the powers that be their stupidity and perhaps push a logical expansion and structure.

 

[weR138]

ESPN: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...cf-knights-raise-national-championship-banner

Their athletic director, Danny White, said: "If you take the long view of the history of college football, there's an awful lot of national championships being claimed by universities that didn't accomplish what we accomplished this year in those respective seasons, so we feel we're more than justified to claim our first national championship, and we think it'll be the first of many. I don't think our kids should be penalized because we weren't respected by the College Football Playoff committee, nor should our program be penalized because we weren't around 20 or 30 years ago when people were claiming national championships left and right."

This part is false. Since 1988, besides the 1997 UNL Cornhuskers/UM Wolverines when has there not been vast agreement on the champion?

That said, UCF can say they beat Auburn but won't get a chance to play the team Auburn beat...

 

[buf87]

It is a shame that they don't get their chance. They may actually be the best team this year.

Still think playoff should be at least 1 school from SEC, Big 12, Big 10, PAC, ACC & an at large. #1 & #2 seed get byes.

 

[srjclone]

It is a shame that they don't get their chance. They may actually be the best team this year.

Still think playoff should be at least 1 school from SEC, Big 12, Big 10, PAC, ACC & an at large. #1 & #2 seed get byes.

I agree with you, I also like this set up.

 

[3TrueFans]

The key thing to note is that they didn't just say they were national champions, they declared it.