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[QUOTE="mantonio, post: 14540, member: 709"]
The problem with Syracuse winning a National Championship under present circumstances is:

The Big East gets only slightly more respect than the Mountain West and WAC Conferences. Just like the Super Smurfs, any undefeated Big East team would not necessarily be a shoo-in for the Title Game, even if an SEC team has one loss... Before the Big East was a Football Conference, we ran into the same problem with Northeastern schools, excluding Penn State, who had a legendary reputation.

Syracuse is undefeated in the 1987 season, & they were not even considered a championship contender, regardless of their tie with Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. Their schedule was decent, but certainly not SEC caliber, & TODAY we are running into the same issue... Had Syracuse beaten Auburn outright, they STILL would not have taken the National Title.

There is a silver lining within this dilemna. As Syracuse builds itself back to power, they can take advantage of their easier schedule to win more games & bring in better players. Now that we can see a different conference alignment coming soon, it might be just in time to usher this improved program into a more respectable football conference, giving them a legitimate shot at a National Title.

It's also possible that the Big East will build its power with other great programs, giving it just enough to make the grade.
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