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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 86196, member: 289"] [INDENT]I forgot the preliminary post: The Situation: ACC- Maryland (8-2-1, 299-150) was easily the best team in a flat conference. Duke finished second at 4-5-2. SEC- Alabama lost their opener 7-20 to Missouri and ripped off 10 wins in a row (361-66). Big 10- Ohio State cruised to an 11-0 (374-79) record, the conference title and a #1 national ranking. Big 8- Nebraska, (353-120) did the opposite of Alabama, winning their first 10 games and then getting flattened by Oklahoma, 10-35. The Sooners, (330-148) had the same record having lost a 3-23 fumble-fest to Kansas. They were now off probation. SWC- The long dormant Texas A&M program won it’s first 10 games under Emory Bellard, the inventor of the wishbone. After they beat Texas 20-10 on national TV they seemed to have the conference wrapped up when they got crushed at Arkansas, 6-31. The three teams wound up in a three way tie. A&M was 10-1, 6-1 (265-104), Arkansas 9-2, 6-1, (305-113) and Texas 9-2, 6-1 (363-160). The Longhorns had beaten the Razorbacks, 24-18. Pac 8- UCLA and California were both 6-1 in the conference. The Bruins were 8-2-1 overall, (326-233) and had beaten the Bears, (8-3, 330-233), 28-14. Other top teams: Arizona State, still in the WAC, was 11-0 (330-113). Penn State was again the best team in the east, (9-2, 234-110). Georgia (289-166) and Florida (302-104) were both 9-2. Michigan was 8-1-2 (318-116) Colorado (310-213) and Arizona (330-169) were also 9-2 teams. Arkansas State, on the fringes of Division I, went 11-0 (355-81). Miami (Ohio) had another strong team, (10-1, 286-134), even though their 24 game unbeaten streak was ended by Michigan State, 13-14. They then won 10 in a row for a 33-1-1 streak, (the 1974 tie was 7-7 with Purdue). What actually happened: After beating Georgia and Florida in successive Tangerine Bowls, they beat a future SEC team, South Carolina, 20-7 in the 1975 game. Texas beat Colorado 38-21 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. Maryland shut out Florida in the Gator Bowl. A disheartened Texas A&M got shut out by a USC team having a down year, (7-4) in the Liberty Bowl, 0-20. Another team that went from 10-0 to 10-1 with a thud, Nebraska, lost to Arizona State 14-17 in the Fiesta Bowl. Arkansas thumped Georgia 31-10 in the Cotton Bowl. In the most memorable game, UCLA gained revenge for an earlier 20-41 loss to Ohio State with an exciting 23-10 comeback win over what was thought to be Woody Hayes‘ greatest team. Oklahoma closed things out with a 14-6 win over Michigan, whom the Big Ten now allowed to go to the Orange Bowl. Arizona and Arkansas State stayed home. There were those who argued that Arizona State should get the national championship but many opposed giving it to a WAC team even if they beat Nebraska. Oklahoma had whipped the Huskers by a much larger margin and they were voted #1 in both polls with the Sun Devils #2 in both. If there was a BCS: An odd situation as the Texas A&M-Arkansas game took place after the last regular season poll, which had Ohio State #1 in both polls and Texas A&M #2. Oklahoma was #3 in both polls and Alabama #4. Arizona State was down at #7. I assume it would have been Ohio State vs. Oklahoma with the Tide and the Sun Devils watching it on TV. What might have been: I’m going to assume that Texas A&M would have fallen from #2 to #7, just behind Arizona State but just ahead of the 9-2 teams in the polls after their loss to Arkansas. The Razorbacks were #18 in AP and #15 in UPI. I’m guessing they’d jump up to about #11. Maryland (8-2-1, 299-150) at Ohio State (11-0, 374-79) California (8-3, 330-233) at Oklahoma (10-1, 330-148) Florida (9-2, 302-104) at Alabama (10-1, 361-66) UCLA (8-2-1, 326-233) at Michigan (8-1-2, 318-116) Georgia (9-2, 289-166) at Nebraska (10-1, 353-120) Arkansas (9-2, 305-113) at Arizona State (11-0, 330-113) Colorado (9-2, 310-213) at Texas A&M (10-1, 265-104) Texas (9-2, 363-160) at Penn State (9-2, 234-110) Site for the Title game: The Sugar Bowl Lots of solid games there. Florida had not played Alabama that year. Texas and Penn State are two of the super powers of the sport. Both undefeated teams are there, Ohio State and Arizona State. The Oklahoma and Alabama powerhouses are there. And the two teams who had their season ruined with bad finales, Nebraska and Texas A&M, get a chance at redemption. Miami (Ohio was rated 16th and 20th in the polls and didn’t make the cut. Arkansas State didn’t make the rankings at all.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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