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Topic: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State

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ELA

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OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« on: July 03, 2022, 02:31:47 PM »
The resumes:

1990 Miami (10-2)
  • Preseason #1, but lost season opener at BYU
  • Other loss was at #6 Notre Dame
  • Beat #3 Texas 46-3 in the Cotton Bowl
  • SP+ #5 team of the 90s
  • All-Americans: DT Russell Maryland (unanimous), LB Maurice Crum (consensus), WR Wesley Carroll, OT Mike Sullivan

1995 Ohio State (11-2)
  • Started season 11-0 before losing season finale to Michigan, which cost them a share of the Big Ten title
  • Lost to Tennessee in Citrus Bowl matchup of top 5 teams
  • 8 of 13 opponents were ranked
  • Scored over 40 points 6 times
  • All-Americans: RB Eddie George (unanimous), OT Orlando Pace (unanimous), WR Terry Glenn (consensus), DE Mike Vrabel
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2022, 05:29:24 PM »
This is another great matchup!
Eddie George was great, but the team speed on Miami's defense may have neutralized him.
But OSU could pass, too, effeciently, with a great #1 WR in Glenn and productive TE play with Dudley.
The OSU defense wasn't great, but picked off a lot of passes, and that matters against a pass-first Miami team.
I looked up both teams, and there's a weird thing about Miami - in the 80s, they threw to their RBs A LOT, but in 1990, they basically stopped.  Whether that was by design or not, it's bizarre and probably hurt them some.
OSU was more battle-tested.  
Would Miami just show up and think it could out-talent them, like they did Texas in that Cotton Bowl?  If so, OSU rolls.  In both Miami losses, the opponents had the worst possible start to a game and still won.  This was a tweener Miami team - a lot of their talent was young and would become great in 91-92. 
I'd take the Buckeyes.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2022, 06:41:56 PM »
Beat #3 Texas 46-3 in the Cotton Bowl

wasn't all bad

peaked at the end
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2022, 10:25:34 PM »
I do think the 80s/90s independents have an advantage here.  If Miami was in the Big East in 1990, they aren't even in this discussion 
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2022, 10:26:54 PM »
Quote from: ELA on July 03, 2022, 10:25:34 PM
I do think the 80s/90s independents have an advantage here.  If Miami was in the Big East in 1990, they aren't even in this discussion
Because they'd have gone 11-0 and won the NC?
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2022, 10:29:25 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on July 03, 2022, 10:26:54 PM
Because they'd have gone 11-0 and won the NC?
At the very least they would have won the Big East
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2022, 10:41:53 PM »
A game with them vs CU would have been cool.  I think they'd have Cotton Bowled Georgia Tech, tho.
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Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1990 Miami vs. 1995 Ohio State
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2022, 10:48:07 PM »
well, the Canes played the team that tied the 1991 Buffs 19-19 in Boulder, in the orange bowl

22-0 and it wasn't that close
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