Does anybody remember Clemson football’s loss to Alabama in the 2015 National Championship game? Well, it doesn’t really count as a loss anymore. (Not by the new standards set by SEC media, fans and analysts)
I mean, yes Alabama was a great team that year. They were the most talented team in the nation. The Crimson Tide were dominant all season and played a tough schedule according to metrics, but you can’t actually look at metrics.
Why? If we looked at metrics, they would actually tell us that in 2018- this past season- Clemson played a tougher schedule (No.