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No. 1 vs. No. 2: Best of the best
We've had a few days to let the Auburn's 22-19 win over Oregon sink in.
Now it's time to look over the 45 games in college football history that pitted the Associated Press' top two teams against each and rank the best of the best.
It's a great list of games, so here's another Ten in the Morning:
(Note: Games listed are ones this blogger watched live, in person or on TV, or on replay.)
1. Jan. 2, 1987, Fiesta Bowl, No. 2 Penn State 14, No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 10: Enough subplots, controversy and drama to last an entire season. If you’ve never seen the re-broadcast on ESPN Classic, don’t miss it the next time it’s on.
2. Jan. 3, 2003, Fiesta Bowl, No. 2 Ohio State 31, No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 24 (2OT): Soon, it will be the 10-year anniversary of this huge upset. It's been that long?
3. Jan. 4, 2006, Rose Bowl, No. 2 Texas 41, No. 1 USC 38: Matt Leinart vs. Vince Young. The Rose Bowl. It doesn’t get much better.
4. Nov. 18, 2006, regular season, No. 1 Ohio State 41, No. 2 Michigan 39: A perfect example of the game actually exceeding the hype.
5. Nov. 13, 1993, regular season, No. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Florida State 24: A fan of Dr. Lou? This game was Lou Holtz’s last great moment as Notre Dame football coach.
6. Jan. 1, 1994, Orange Bowl, No. 1 Florida State 18, No. 2 Nebraska 16: Bobby Bowden had to sweat out his first national championship as the Cornhuskers’ last-second field-goal attempt went wide left.
7. Sept. 16, 1989, regular season, No. 1 Notre Dame 24, No. 2 Michigan 19: Raghib “The Rocket” Ismail’s finest moment at Notre Dame with two kickoff returns for touchdowns against the Wolverines.
8. Sept. 27, 1986, regular season, No. 2 Miami (Fla.) 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16: If you’re old enough to remember Brian “The Boz” Bosworth of the Sooners, then you’re old enough to remember fans in the Orange Bowl serenading The Boz with, “Bye, bye Boz!”
9. Jan. 10, 2011, BCS national championship, No. 1 Auburn 22, No. 2 Oregon 19: For the Ducks, it will always be a game of 'what if?' For the Tigers, war eagle!
10. Oct. 19, 1985, regular season, No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10: The first ever Big Ten conference game featuring the nation’s top two teams didn’t disappoint as a last-second field won it for the Hawkeyes.
- Mark Podolski
Now it's time to look over the 45 games in college football history that pitted the Associated Press' top two teams against each and rank the best of the best.
It's a great list of games, so here's another Ten in the Morning:
(Note: Games listed are ones this blogger watched live, in person or on TV, or on replay.)
1. Jan. 2, 1987, Fiesta Bowl, No. 2 Penn State 14, No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 10: Enough subplots, controversy and drama to last an entire season. If you’ve never seen the re-broadcast on ESPN Classic, don’t miss it the next time it’s on.
2. Jan. 3, 2003, Fiesta Bowl, No. 2 Ohio State 31, No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 24 (2OT): Soon, it will be the 10-year anniversary of this huge upset. It's been that long?
3. Jan. 4, 2006, Rose Bowl, No. 2 Texas 41, No. 1 USC 38: Matt Leinart vs. Vince Young. The Rose Bowl. It doesn’t get much better.
4. Nov. 18, 2006, regular season, No. 1 Ohio State 41, No. 2 Michigan 39: A perfect example of the game actually exceeding the hype.
5. Nov. 13, 1993, regular season, No. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Florida State 24: A fan of Dr. Lou? This game was Lou Holtz’s last great moment as Notre Dame football coach.
6. Jan. 1, 1994, Orange Bowl, No. 1 Florida State 18, No. 2 Nebraska 16: Bobby Bowden had to sweat out his first national championship as the Cornhuskers’ last-second field-goal attempt went wide left.
7. Sept. 16, 1989, regular season, No. 1 Notre Dame 24, No. 2 Michigan 19: Raghib “The Rocket” Ismail’s finest moment at Notre Dame with two kickoff returns for touchdowns against the Wolverines.
8. Sept. 27, 1986, regular season, No. 2 Miami (Fla.) 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16: If you’re old enough to remember Brian “The Boz” Bosworth of the Sooners, then you’re old enough to remember fans in the Orange Bowl serenading The Boz with, “Bye, bye Boz!”
9. Jan. 10, 2011, BCS national championship, No. 1 Auburn 22, No. 2 Oregon 19: For the Ducks, it will always be a game of 'what if?' For the Tigers, war eagle!
10. Oct. 19, 1985, regular season, No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10: The first ever Big Ten conference game featuring the nation’s top two teams didn’t disappoint as a last-second field won it for the Hawkeyes.
- Mark Podolski
Labels: BCS, Bobby Bowden, Brian Bosworth, Fiesta Bowl, Lou Holtz, Matt Leinart, Miami (Fla.), MIchigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Raghib Ismail, Rose Bowl, Texas, USC, Vince Young
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