If you're not Saban or Urban, you need an elite QB to win it
by okbar (2021-09-02 17:41:44)

In reply to: Parity in short supply  posted by vivaflanner

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Reviewing recent national champions:

2020 - Alabama
2019 - LSU (Joe Burrow)
2018 - Clemson (Trevor Lawrence)
2017 - Alabama
2016 - Clemson (Deshaun Watson)
2015 - Alabama
2014 - Ohio State
2013 - Florida State (Jameis Winston)
2012 - Alabama
2011 - Alabama
2010 - Auburn (Cam Newton)
2009 - Alabama
2008 - Florida
2007 - LSU (wacky year as noted by mocopdx below)
2006 - Florida
2005 - Texas (Vince Young)
2004 - USC* (Matt Leinart, plus Reggie Bush & co.)
2003 - LSU/USC (Saban's first title)

Urban only has one non-elite QB Championship
by ndark  (2021-09-02 20:07:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The omission of Tebow in your chart for 06 and 08 is glaring.
I was thinking like StetsonDan
by okbar  (2021-09-02 22:26:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Tebow was a great college QB, but Urban managed to win in ‘06 with Leak as the main QB and in ‘14 with a third-stringer who just appeared in the Big Ten championship and then rolled through the playoff.

In any case, Urban is the only coach other than Saban to win a championship since ‘07 without an elite QB, so it seems highly unlikely that anyone other than Alabama or a team with a truly elite QB is going to win the national championship these days.

Does Tebow count for '06? That was Leak's team *
by StetsonDan  (2021-09-02 20:22:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post