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Title: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: ELA on July 20, 2020, 03:33:24 PM
20132014
Florida StateNATIONAL CHAMPIONOhio State
#1 Florida State 34, #2 Auburn 31NATIONAL TITLE GAME#4 Ohio State 42, #2 Oregon 20
Michigan StateBIG TEN CHAMPIONOhio State
#4 Michigan State 24, #5 Stanford 20ROSE BOWL#2 Oregon 59, #3 Florida State 20
Jameis WinstonHEISMAN WINNERMarcus Mariota

#1 PROGRESSION
2013
2014

OTHER NOTES
2013
2014

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: FearlessF on July 20, 2020, 04:24:48 PM
14, even-though I don't like the playoff 
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: ELA on July 20, 2020, 04:30:15 PM
MSU's Rose Bowl pushes it over the top to me, but the late season chaos of the Kick Six to knock out Bama, then the Big Ten CCG to knock out OSU, to put an overlooked Auburn team in, with a great national title game.  Particularly in the last year of the non-playoff, makes it easy for me.

Although I'm not totally convinced MSU's 2014 team wasn't their best.  12-2 with a NY6 Bowl win over Baylor, in a 20 points comeback, where the 2 losses were to the two NC game participants (OSU and Oregon)
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: MarqHusker on July 20, 2020, 04:34:52 PM
I know they are a thorn in the side here but SEC on CBS delivered so much entertainment that 2013 season to say nothing of other games that season.  
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on July 20, 2020, 04:55:29 PM
I voted for 2014 for obvious reasons. 
Quote from: ELA on July 20, 2020, 03:33:24 PM
OTHER NOTES
2014
  • October 4 marked the first time five AP Top 8 teams lost in the same weekend
It isn't quite such a big deal when that happens early, but that was a wild weekend.  AP top-10 in the September 28 poll and what they did that weekend:

That rearranged the poll rather significantly, the new poll on October 5 was:

The four eventual CFP participants are in bold. 

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: FearlessF on July 20, 2020, 05:14:07 PM
that was a fun weekend
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 20, 2020, 05:57:00 PM
I like 14 because F- FSU.

The playoff in 14 gave me 2 amazing things - OSU mashing the Bama D.  It's not that I was for it or against it, I was simply dumbfounded by it.  And Oregon curb-stomping the Noles.  That was hot.

Bama just straight up getting beaten was nuts.  Look at their previous losses the 3 years prior:
2011:  allowed 9 points in an OT game vs LSU
2012:  Johnny Football doing crazy shit
2013:  The kick-6 (crazy shit) and the Sugar Bowl vs OU (didn't watch, and you know, lack of motivation)
2014:  Ole Miss doing crazy shit (just watch the highlights)

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: Cincydawg on July 20, 2020, 07:54:46 PM
I retired in 2013, and got married that year.
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: ELA on July 20, 2020, 08:15:32 PM
That MSU-Nebraska 2014 game was fairly nuts.  Both offenses were awful, but MSU hit on a few big plays to take a commanding lead.  But then it flipped.  MSU went into a shell, and kept going three and out.  Nebraska got a punt return TD to make it a one score game.  Yet MSU still just needed a chip shot field goal to win it, but missed.  Nebraska drove, but MSU forced an INT in the red zone to win.
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: FearlessF on July 20, 2020, 08:43:16 PM
Huskers and Spartans have had many good close entertaining games since the Skers joined the conference

2014 was a good one - many Husker fans quit watching in the 3rd quarter

many thought the Husker players would quit, but it was some of the fans that quit that night
Title: Re: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2013 vs. 2014
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on July 21, 2020, 11:20:12 AM
Quote from: ELA on July 20, 2020, 04:30:15 PM
Although I'm not totally convinced MSU's 2014 team wasn't their best.  12-2 with a NY6 Bowl win over Baylor, in a 20 points comeback, where the 2 losses were to the two NC game participants (OSU and Oregon)
FWIW:
I strongly believe that 2013 was Dantonio's best team at MSU.  The 2013 team's results against teams that received votes in the final AP Poll:

They played five teams that received votes  in the final AP poll and NONE at home.  That is a ridiculously tough schedule.  They beat two at neutral sites, beat two on the road, and lost to one on the road and the loss was close.  


For comparison, the 2014 teams' results against teams that received votes in the final AP Poll:

The 2014 team played one less team that finished with votes and played two at home (1-1), one at a neutral site (1-0) and one on the road (0-1).  Losing to the two NC game participants obviously isn't anything to be ashamed of but neither game was particularly close and the Spartans finished with just one win over a ranked team and that was by a single point.  

IMHO, MSU's 2013 resume is MUCH stronger than their 2014 resume.