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Title: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: ELA on July 23, 2020, 07:23:46 PM

2000		2003
Oklahoma	NATIONAL CHAMPION	USC/LSU
ORANGE: #1 Oklahoma 13, #2 Florida State 2	NATIONAL TITLE GAME	ROSE: #1 USC 28, #4 Michigan 14 SUGAR: #2 LSU 21, #3 Oklahoma 14
Michigan/Purdue/Northwestern	BIG TEN CHAMPION	Michigan
#4 Washington 34, #14 Purdue 24	ROSE BOWL	#1 USC 28, #4 Michigan 14
Chris Weinke	HEISMAN WINNER	Jason White

#1 PROGRESSION
2000

• Preseason: Nebraska
• September 30: #2 Florida State 59, Maryland 7 (#2 Florida State jumped to #1)
• October 7: #7 Miami 27, #1 Florida State 24 (#2 Nebraska jumped to #1)
• October 28: #3 Oklahoma 31, #1 Nebraska 14 (#3 Oklahoma jumped to #1)

2003

• Preseason: Oklahoma
• December 6: #13 Kansas State 35, #1 Oklahoma 7 (#2 USC jumped to #1)

OTHER NOTES
2000

• QBs outside the tackle box were now allowed to intentionally ground the ball without penalty, if it passed the line of scrimmage
• South Carolina opened the season by beating New Mexico State, to end a 21 game losing streak, the longest ever for an SEC team, and the longest by any power conference team since 1982, 4th longest ever.  They then upset #10 Georgia, to get off to a 7-1 start and reaching #17 in the polls, going from 0-11 to 8-4 and a Top 20 final ranking
• BCS selecting Florida State over Miami and Washington led to the future addition of the Quality Win portion
• Big West stopped sponsoring football after the season

2003

• Halo Rule eliminated
• Army was first 0-13 team in college football history
• Final split championship, after USC finished #1 in the AP Poll, but was #3 in the BCS, and left out of the Sugar Bowl

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: ELA on July 23, 2020, 07:25:09 PM

I honestly think if I could lock in everything about college football, in terms of conference affiliations, tv coverage, style of play, etc, 2003-2004 might be my pick, so that breaks a close tie for me.

This was also the last season I was "all in" as a Michigan fan.

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: ELA on July 24, 2020, 03:37:27 PM

Tied.

Of course

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 24, 2020, 03:43:14 PM

Not anymore.

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: ELA on July 24, 2020, 03:56:00 PM

Ha, sure is

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 24, 2020, 04:00:03 PM

OK, which one of you clowns did that to ELA?

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2000 vs. 2003
Post by: ELA on July 24, 2020, 04:19:37 PM

I'll keep it running along with the new one