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Could the top college teams today beat the 1972 Dolphins?

You always see the stupid discussions about "could the best college team beat the worst NFL team". Obviously not, but could the modern college teams stack up against a team from an earlier era? Athletes are so much better now than they used to be, and coaching has also seemed to improve over time. With that said, could modern elite college teams beat the undefeated '72 Dolphins team?

Edit for more hypotheticals= We'll say it's the '72 team teleported to the future with the same equipment, diet, strategy, etc as the original team. We'll also play by 1972 NFL rules (only seems fair if you have to teleport to the future). I would think the rules would be the most significant difference maker in who would win, but could modern athletes overcome this disparity? What if we swap college teams with the worst current NFL teams under the same conditions?

Posted Dec 2, 2015, 11:41 PM UTC · edited

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