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chweris Ballot for 2017 Final

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Jan. 9, 2018, 5:33 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Maybe nobody will read this, but because of the discussion on the subreddit about UCF, I wanted to give a reason for why they're my number 1, just for the record. I know there might be some people who will say that I'm putting UCF down as my champion because of a meme, so I wanted to provide my reasoning.I was totally ready to give Georgia my number 1 at halftime. If they won, they could say that they beat every team they played this year. But they didn't, because they lost to Alabama (and Auburn, but then beat Auburn in the CCG). Alabama also can't say that they beat every team they played this year, because they lost to Auburn. Only one team this season can say they beat every team they played this season: UCF. That is an impressive feat: you can't be off your game once, or it could blemish your season: Ohio State and Iowa, for instance. Every single other team in FBS had a moment like that, except UCF. And so we don't truly know how good UCF truly is: when they were given the chance to rise up and play an SEC opponent, one who had beaten both contenders of the CFP NC game, they rose to meet Auburn and we're successful in doing so. So truly, we don't know how a UCF-Alabama game would look like. Would UCF lose? Maybe. But they weren't given the opportunity to find out. This season, they were the only team who could handle every challenge that they were given. And so that's why UCF is my number 1 this season.I've also seen the rebuttal of "But Auburn didn't play up to their potential against UCF, they weren't motivated." My response to that would be: so what? Even if it's true, why is that disqualifying of UCF? It doesn't invalidate the fact that UCF showed up and balled out 13 times this season. Anyway, all I wanted to say is that my vote is for a reason, and that reason isn't for the meme.Don't @ me.

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