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Title: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1992 vs. 1993
Post by: ELA on July 06, 2020, 02:22:04 PM

1992		1993
Alabama	NATIONAL CHAMPION	Florida State
SUGAR: #2 Alabama 34, #1 Miami 13	"NATIONAL TITLE GAME"	ORANGE: #1 Florida State 18, #2 Nebraska 16
Michigan	BIG TEN CHAMPION	Wisconsin/Ohio State
#7 Michigan 38, #9 Washington 31	ROSE BOWL	#9 Wisconsin 21, #14 UCLA 16
Gino Torretta	HEISMAN WINNER	Charlie Ward

#1 PROGRESSION
1992

• Preseason: Miami
• September 26: #1 Miami 8, Arizona 7 (#2 Washington jumped to #1)
• October 17: #2 Miami 45, TCU 10 (#2 Miami moved into a tie for #1)
• October 24: #1 Miami 43, Virginia Tech 23 (co-#1 Washington dropped to #2)
• October 31: #2 Washington 41, #15 Stanford 7 (#2 Washington jumped to #1)
• November 7: #12 Arizona 16, #1 Washington 3 (#2 Miami jumped to #1)
• January 1: #2 Alabama 34, #1 Miami 13 (#2 Alabama jumped to #1)

1993

• Preseason: Florida State
• November 13: #2 Notre Dame 31, #1 Florida State 24 (#2 Notre Dame jumped to #1)
• January 20: #17 Boston College 41, #1 Notre Dame 39 (#2 Florida State jumped to #1)

OTHER NOTES
1992

• Bowl Coalition formed, which made it easier for #1 and #2 to play in a bowl, if the Big Ten/Pac Ten weren't involved
• Arkansas and South Carolina joined the SEC, which implemented the first conference championship game
• Florida State joined the ACC
• Long Beach State dropped football

1993

• Penn State joined the Big Ten
• Cal State Fullerton dropped football
• Don James resigned as head coach of Washington 2 weeks prior to the season
• Matchup of #1 Florida State and #2 Notre Dame was the first ever on campus edition of ESPN College Gameday
• Charlie Ward became the first player to win a Heisman Trophy and National Title since Tony Dorsett with Pitt in 1976

Title: Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1992 vs. 1993
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 06, 2020, 02:27:32 PM

The SECCG was so novel in '92.  Plus we got a surprise ending when Bama stomped the Canes.  

My problem with 1993 is that it felt like FSU was anointed the champ mid-season.  That ND team had no business beating the Noles and had no business losing to BC the following week.

And then Nebraska had it and gave it away, leaving FSU, confirming the bias for them all year.  Their offense really did change things, though.  Ward was great.  

And I have to mention Arizona here - in '92 they played #1 Miami and #1 Washington and allowed 10 points combined.  That's nuts.  

Title: Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1992 vs. 1993
Post by: ELA on July 06, 2020, 02:55:00 PM

I mean, as corny as this is, 1993 gave us this

https://youtu.be/cipJq3ZHuuQ

Title: Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1992 vs. 1993
Post by: MarqHusker on July 06, 2020, 03:03:08 PM

There was a gluttony of great games from 1993 directly and indirectly related to the MNC.  Not that 92 was bad at all.    Tough choice.   Going with 93.  The Big Ten season was really exciting.

Title: Re: OT Tourney (1st Round) - 1992 vs. 1993
Post by: FearlessF on July 06, 2020, 03:03:53 PM

going with 93 for multiple reasons

 the best reason was that I was at that Orange Bowl and confirmed my thoughts that the Huskers were as good as anyone in the nation

17 & 1/2 point dogs my arse

one of the best Husker teams since the early 70's IMO