At the time, it didn't matter which States were more populace than others.  The point for the electoral college was, like baddog said, they didn't want the most populace states, whichever they were at the time, AND in the future, to be able to have that much power at the expense of the least populace States.   Say now, NY, California, Florida and Texas could elect, by popular vote, the President in every election due to the amount of people in theses States.  The founding fathers, in their great wisdom, realized this was not right.  Therefore created the electoral college to elect Presidents.  

UNO falls to NSU in today's delayed game.  This leaves LU 2 games ahead of UNO as they head their for this week's final conference series starting Thursday.  Holding a 1 game lead on Nicholls who finishes with McNeese.   Sweep for LU and they win first for sure. Win 1 and 2nd place is worst case scenario.  All other scenarios depend on Nicholls and McNeese outcomes.

If he loses fairly, then yes.  

So if he loses, you will accept his defeat as valid?

Again, that is not the reason. Do some research. How big was New York when the electoral college was created?.