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Glaus just LEVELED one, 8-1 now.

USC has the least to worry about because I highly doubt Carroll is going back to the NFL. Stoops could possibly try and take a shot at the NFL if he really wanted to. I also believe that he was quoted once in an interview as saying that the only other college job he'd leave OU for was Penn State. I doubt that will happen since I think Kirk Ferentz will likely be Paterno's successor. Saban could be the one that actually tries to jump to the NFL since he has experience there(Belichick's former DC in Cleveland), but I doubt it. He's the highest paid coach in the country, and he'd probably be taking less money to coach in a just as strenuous environment(There is probably the same amount of pressure coaching in the NFL as there is in coaching in the SEC.)

If you look at it closely, USC and LSU too also had problems in the 1990s as well. USC's problems weren't as bad as the other two, but John Robinson lost steam after the 1995 Pac-10 championship and was fired in 1997. Paul Hackett was hired after that and USC proceeded to hit the skids. Pete Carroll was hired with little fanfare in 2001, and USC went 6-6, but won a bowl game that year. 2002 was USC's real breakout year, with Carson Palmer winning the Heisman and the Orange Bowl win over Iowa. LSU was plagued with bad coaching hires, with Curley Halloman being a huge bust after riding Brett Favre's coattails at Southern Miss, and Gerry DiNardo having 2 decent seasons before bottoming out in 1999. Nick Saban improved LSU immediately in 2000, and LSU upset Tennessee in 2001 to win the SEC. After a decent 2002, LSU took off in 2003.

I would say the probation hurt a great deal, since they were severe penalties, and Nebraska probably gained an edge with Oklahoma on sanctions, which is probably a reason that Nebraska reeled off a string of Big 8 titles in the 1990s. That and probably the rise of Kansas State under Bill Snyder and Colorado under Bill McCartney is why Oklahoma had a down period in the 1990s.

A quick internet search brought me this about Oklahoma's 1988 probation: Oklahoma Year: 1988 Violation: Recruiting coordinator allegedly sold four players' complimentary season tickets for between $100 and $600 each and provided them with the cash. She also sold one player's ticket to the annually soldout Texas game. A round-trip airline ticket for an athlete was also arranged. One recruit was allegedly offered $1,000 to sign with Oklahoma. Major penalties: 2-year bowl ban, 1-year TV ban, some limits on on-campus and off-campus recruiting, and maximum limit of 18 new recruits for each of two years. Severity of sanctions: 4 Notable: Oklahoma's interim president at the time was David Swank, who regarded the penalties as too harsh. Swank later took leading role with the NCAA, as chair of its Committee on Infractions for most of the 1990s, and pushed for key reforms in enforcement structure.

Penn State hasn't been the same since they lost that game in 1999 to Minnesota at State College when they were ranked #1. They've been mediocre ever since, while Glen Mason has turned Minnesota into a respectable program.

THURSDAY Houston at Southern Miss Clemson at Virginia FRIDAY UNLV at BYU SATURDAY Oklahoma vs. Texas(If Texas was being coached by anyone other than Mack Brown, I'd go with them. Mack just can't win a big game.) Minnesota at Michigan Illinois at Michigan State Stanford at Notre Dame Georgia Tech at Maryland Wisconsin at Ohio State Oklahoma State at Colorado California at USC Tennessee at Georgia Arizona at UCLA Purdue at Penn State Florida State at Syracuse Nebraska at Texas Tech LSU at Florida Missouri at Baylor Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the UNLV/BYU game? 38 Tiebreak #2: How many total yards (passing & rushing) will Virginia's Marques Hagans have against Clemson? 240

Don't forget Arizona State.

If Texas beats Oklahoma on Saturday, we may see a coniption(sp?) fit of Anglesault-level proportions.

I don't really know which one of Switzer's 3 titles was not won fair and square. Maybe the 1985 title because they lost to Miami, but Miami blew their chance after getting killed by Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl that year. Maybe. Bryant won 6 titles and pretty much was a winner wherever he went (Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas A&M). One could make a case for Ara Parseighan(resurrected Notre Dame in the 60s in a very down period for ND), Darrell Royal won 3 titles at Texas and revolutionized college football in the 1960s with the wishbone, Knute Rockne is considered a great coach, and so are Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, and Tom Osborne.

I've been reading "Bragging Rights", a book about college football in the SEC in 1999, when Henderson played for Tennessee. The author talks about how Henderson is a nice, quiet guy, so I guess this is a sort of motivational tactic. If I was the trainer though, it'd still scare the shit out of me.

Seeing that clip of the trainer slapping John Henderson makes me wince

That's true, although OU will get a nice boost if they beat Texas. But after that, it seems that Oklahoma State and maybe Texas A&M will be the only opponents that will help them out on the schedule. USC will get boosts if they beat California and Arizona State, and Georgia and Auburn will get help due to wins over SEC teams.

Bud Wilkinson may have them both beat as best OU coach. 3 national titles and the longest undefeated streak ever. Yeah and the whole 1997 deal was bullshit. Shame because 2 of Osborne's national titles are under always under a shitstorm of controversy (1994 and Penn State, 1997 and Michigan due to the Missouri play and Fulmer.)

The sad thing is that ESPN will probably start blowing them again just like the disgusting display last year when ESPN was on their knees for them all year when they were clearly overrated.

collegefootballnews.com once had a setup for what the 2001 BCS bowls would have been like if the old system was still in place.... Orange: Miami(Big East) vs. Colorado(Big 8/12) Rose: Illinois(Big Ten) vs. Oregon(Pac 10) Sugar: LSU(SEC) vs. Maryland(ACC) Fiesta: Nebraska vs. Florida Funny because I believe Colorado was in 3rd in the BCS poll behind Nebraska. In this set-up, had Colorado and Oregon won, they'd split the national title.

Heh. I was just think about what would happen if they just used the old bowl selection system for this season: Rose- USC(Pac 10) vs. Purdue(Big Ten) Orange- Oklahoma(Big XII) vs. West Virginia(Big East) Sugar- Georgia(SEC) vs. Miami(ACC) Fiesta- Auburn(at large) vs. Texas(at large)

Yankees in 4 Red Sox in 5 Astros in 5 Cardinals in 4

True, until 1996, the yearly game against Nebraska meant a lot more for OU's conference hopes. Speaking of the Oklahoma/Nebraska rivalry, who does everyone think was the better coach, Tom Osborne or Barry Switzer? I'd personally go with Osborne. Along with the 1995 team, maybe the best ever, the 1997 team was impressive and had the 1983 team beaten Miami in the Orange Bowl, they'd be up there too.

BYU hasn't been the same ever since they lost that game to Hawaii in 2001 and blew their shot at an BCS bowl. UCLA is probably a combination of USC becoming a big-time power again, which is going to take top California recruits away from UCLA, and the fact that firing Bob Toledo and hiring someone who's never coached before probably wasn't a good idea.

I would say use a search engine like Google and type in "college football games on tape for sale", that or just tape any classic games that come on ESPN Classic if you have it.

They probably wanted one of those "badass" era Miami teams on the list. If they wanted one of those so badly, they should've went with the 1987 Hurricanes, who were a lot better.

Colorado and Georgia Tech shared the national championship in 1990. However, many feel that Georgia Tech alone deserved the national title due to Colorado's Fifth Down win over Missouri and the phantom clipping call that brought back Rocket Ismail's TD return in Colorado's win over Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Washington split the national title with Miami in 1991. Washington was probably the better team that year, and this also led to the bullshit of ESPN putting the 1991 Hurricanes on the 25 greatest teams list this summer.

Twins-Braves would be interesting, except the fact that Fox would despise it because one's a small market(Minnesota) and the other is notorious for not selling out playoff games(Atlanta).

I want a Yankees-Dodgers World Series, with Jeff Weaver winning Game 7 at Yankee Stadium . You would probably see Anglesault kill himself on national television if that happened. Actually my prediction is Cardinals-Angels.