How bad would Nebraska have beaten Michigan in 1997?

Blackshirts BLVD said:
I was thinking about that last night during the Garth concert when the National Championship years lit up when it started getting dark, that would have been an unmatched legacy. Arizona St beat Nebraska soundly, but Nebraska was still in the hunt if it wasn't for that second loss to Texas in 96.

And that field goal, bullshit block in the back call on a punt return TD, the phantom FSU TD.... in the FSU game....
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Voltaire said:
Maybe even a win against ohio state this year.
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thankfully, you put this last sentence in so we all knew your post was just one giant
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TheReal_NU said:
thankfully, you put this last sentence in so we all knew your post was just one giant
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My post was 100% accurate, except the sympathy votes for Osborne which were deducted by rationale. You can't change history ... I wish we could ... FUCK ohio state.
 
Nebraska doesn't win the Coaches poll title in 1997 if Osborn wasn't retiring. That's Nebraska's '97 legacy. A pity vote from coaches for a retiring peer.
 
MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
Nebraska doesn't win the Coaches poll title in 1997 if Osborn wasn't retiring. That's Nebraska's '97 legacy. A pity vote from coaches for a retiring peer.
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Michigan doesn't win the AP poll title in 1997 if they hadn't hidden in the Rose Bowl by refusing to join the Bowl Alliance that was meant to pit #1 vs #2.
 
Remember the vast majority of AP voters turned in their votes BEFORE the Orange Bowl was even played.


Michigan, 1997

In a year in which Michigan's Charles Woodson won a controversial Heisman vote over Tennessee's Peyton Manning, the Wolverines were voted No. 1 by the AP Poll over an undefeated Nebraska juggernaut, which won the ESPN/USA Today national title.

In the usually tough Big Ten, Michigan ended up being the only conference member to finish in the top 10 of the final AP rankings. Arguably, their best three wins were against Ohio State, Penn State, and Wisconsin, teams that got beaten handily by SEC teams in their bowl games.

Why does it matter that they got beat by opponents from the SEC? Because co-national champion Nebraska steamrolled SEC champion Tennessee in the Orange Bowl, 42-17. Meanwhile, Michigan was scraping by outmatched Washington State in the Rose, 21-16.

Had Michigan and Nebraska played a game for all the marbles, it is likely that the Cornhuskers would've been favored and, as most experts agreed at the time, the Huskers probably would've won the game handily.
 
Red_Alert said:
Remember the vast majority of AP voters turned in their votes BEFORE the Orange Bowl was even played.


Michigan, 1997

In a year in which Michigan's Charles Woodson won a controversial Heisman vote over Tennessee's Peyton Manning, the Wolverines were voted No. 1 by the AP Poll over an undefeated Nebraska juggernaut, which won the ESPN/USA Today national title.

In the usually tough Big Ten, Michigan ended up being the only conference member to finish in the top 10 of the final AP rankings. Arguably, their best three wins were against Ohio State, Penn State, and Wisconsin, teams that got beaten handily by SEC teams in their bowl games.

Why does it matter that they got beat by opponents from the SEC? Because co-national champion Nebraska steamrolled SEC champion Tennessee in the Orange Bowl, 42-17. Meanwhile, Michigan was scraping by outmatched Washington State in the Rose, 21-16.

Had Michigan and Nebraska played a game for all the marbles, it is likely that the Cornhuskers would've been favored and, as most experts agreed at the time, the Huskers probably would've won the game handily.
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Not sure why it won't let me link that article, but it's "The Top 5 Most Undeserving National Champs of the Last 25 Years".

Take out the . between ht.tp


ht.tps://bleacherreport.com/articles/41764-college-football-the-five-most-undeserving-national-champs-of-the-last-25-years
 
Red_Alert said:
Michigan doesn't win the AP poll title in 1997 if they hadn't hidden in the Rose Bowl by refusing to join the Bowl Alliance that was meant to pit #1 vs #2.
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I think you mean, contractually obligated to play in the best bowl of all time?
 
MAIZEandBLUE09 said:
I think you mean, contractually obligated to play in the best bowl of all time?
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Nope... That's a red herring.

The PAC 10, Big 10, and Rose Bowl could have joined either the Bowl Coalition or Bowl Alliance if they'd wanted to. It took the 1994 and 1997 seasons to finally drag them (kicking and screaming) into joining the BCS. Contract or No Contract.

The Rose Bowl still hosting the Big 10/PAC 10 if neither were #1 or #2 VARIABLE was on the table for both the Bowl Coalition and the Alliance.
 
Red_Alert said:
Nope... That's a red herring.

The PAC 10, Big 10, and Rose Bowl could have joined either the Bowl Coalition or Bowl Alliance if they'd wanted to. It took the 1994 and 1997 seasons to finally drag them (kicking and screaming) into joining the BCS. Contract or No Contract.

The Rose Bowl still hosting the Big 10/PAC 10 if neither were #1 or #2 VARIABLE was on the table for both the Bowl Coalition and the Alliance.
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No need, since we created bowls and the best bowl.
 
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