The 1973 penultimate game involved beating a 5-5 team. *
by G.K.Chesterton (2018-12-13 22:09:02)

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Who had beaten Texas and lost by 4 at unbeaten Oklahoma
by ShermanOaksND  (2018-12-13 22:38:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

ND was favored, but some predicted trouble. The final was 44-0 and easily could've been much, much worse.

To be sure. But it was Miami. And then Ara beat Bear
by domerfromkansas  (2018-12-13 22:27:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Bryant in the sugar bowl. Have we had a more important win since then? Beating West Virginia in the fiesta doesn’t come close, at least to alumni of my generation. And I say that giving full credit to Tony Rice and company for beating southern cal in the coliseum in that year’s penultimate game. That was a pure thrill. But clements to Weber won it all, against the odds.

They were just comparing the strength of the teams in
by G.K.Chesterton  (2018-12-14 00:04:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

the final two games, but yes, denying Bear Bryant an AP national title two years in a row, including your swan song, is hard to top.
And rallying the team to win the 1975 Orange Bowl
by ShermanOaksND  (2018-12-14 00:31:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

after the soul-crushing manner in which they had lost at Southern Cal -- which knocked them out of a shot at No. 1 in the coaches' poll -- was particularly impressive.