This is often cited and rightly so

This is often cited and rightly so
by captaineclectic (2019-12-05 19:44:43)

In reply to: MSU in 2013 finished #3 in the polls. * posted by mocopdx

However, we weren’t elite that year. We were 9-4 with ineligible players. The football world didn’t think we’d measured ourselves against a great team and proven ourselves great, it thought we took advantage of some penalty flags and squeaked out a win against a better team. And that is true.

Don’t get me wrong. It is the one time in the last many many years that we played spoiler to someone else’s great season instead of just coming close to doing so and flopping at the last second, which happens a lot (Nebraska 2000, Southern Cal 2005, FSU 214 — note that each of these teams ultimately proved to be a bit overhyped). But I’d like that win a lot more if it weren’t a BC-esque upset of a better teams. I like the Stanford and Oklahoma 2012 wins more.

Replies:

Michigan State was vastly better at the end of the year. - NDde 2019-12-06 04:18:44
You think that 2005 Southern Cal was overhyped? - athlete37 2019-12-05 22:51:41
- I compare them to 2005 Texas. - captaineclectic 2019-12-05 23:49:00
  - They're Miami of 2002 - athlete37 2019-12-06 08:54:45
    - Doesn’t mean they weren’t overhyped - captaineclectic 2019-12-06 09:24:59