Vote - What if? 1992 CFP

[Kris60]

No, an intentional kick was a penalty, a 15 yarder I believe

Taken from an article after the game

After the game, which Nebraska won in overtime 45-38, Wiggins admitted that he kicked the ball intentionally after the game, saying “I looked down and saw the Missouri guy about to catch it and I just wanted to keep it alive.” While his truthfulness is appreciated, it made an excusable judgment call look incorrect.

Athlon a couple years ago had the two anti-Missouri calls as two of the 4 worst officiating calls in college football history.  Resulted in two split national championships, and 3 split championships in a 7 year period, rather than just one.  So back to my original point, if you miss the old bowl system, blame the fact that Missouri got screwed twice.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/5-worst-officiating-decisions-college-football-history

Nah, I guess you’re right.  But for Athlon to put the kick play in the same category as awarding a team a 5th down is nowhere in the same stratosphere.  Nobody even knew what the hell had just happened when the play happened live.  I didn’t know the ball had been kicked until I saw the replay.

[OrangeAfroMan]

I'd like the old way and if there is a split title, those teams wind up playing.  It's scheduled before the season as a "just in case" - so there's a date and venue available, and most years it's unnecessary, but it's there.  


The simple +1 model, except instead of annual, just in the few cases we have a split NC.

[FearlessF]

yup, it's perfect and was proposed back in that day

unfortunately the NCAA got in the way and wouldn't allow it

the $$ was there to make it happen, obviously

[MrNubbz]

Well in 02 OSU beat Wazzou 25-7, and Wazzou beat USCw in OT. In October.

So by the transitive property OSU'd've beaten USC by at least a hundred thousand million points.

Testify Brutus Testify

[OrangeAfroMan]

1997 rushing defense yards allowed per game

1- FSU 55.9
2- Florida 70.7
3- Nebraska 79.4
4- North Carolina 77.9
5- Cincinnati  84.5
6- Clemson 88.3
7- Michigan 91.0
8- Tennessee 93.3

Good memory I guess, lol.  
Boy, those mid-90s Tar Heels had some salty defenses and have exactly bubkiss to show for it.....no championships of any kind.

[FearlessF]

The 97 team was coached by Mack Brown finished the season 11–1 overall, 7–1 in the conference.

At the end of the season, Mack Brown left for Texas and as a result, did not coach in the Gator Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. Carl Torbush, who was the defensive coordinator during the regular season, became the head coach when Brown left. North Carolina credits the regular season to Mack Brown and the Gator Bowl victory to Carl Torbush.

[OrangeAfroMan]

Yeah, I remember it was 96 or 97, they had FSU at home, at night, but lost 13-10 or 13-0 even, and I knew right then their chance had been lost.  They were never going to beat FSU.  They were the Noles' bitch.  The defense was stifling and talented and salty, but it didn't matter.  They couldn't move the ball at all.  It was a big pooper.

[ELA]

Yeah, I remember it was 96 or 97, they had FSU at home, at night, but lost 13-10 or 13-0 even, and I knew right then their chance had been lost.  They were never going to beat FSU.  They were the Noles' bitch.  The defense was stifling and talented and salty, but it didn't matter.  They couldn't move the ball at all.  It was a big pooper.

13-0 was 96, but in Tallahassee.
'97 was their best team, and they had them at home.  It was ESPNs showdown Saturday with two games between too 5 teams, and both wound up being duds.  Michigan went into Happy Valley and killed Penn State, and FSU beat UNC soundly in Chapel Hill.  The only good game involving a top 5 team that day was the Nebraska-Missouri game we've been talking about.