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As for 1978, yes USC did defeat Alabama in a close game early in the season but they also lost a month LATER to an unranked Arizona State team that had been blown out in its losses that season. Right or wrong, bad losses later in the season have traditionally carried more weight than even competitive head to head wins when judging two teams at the end of the season which is why Alabama got the nod that year.

I always chuckle at this one. The team that won head to head claims that head to head is more important. The team that lost the head to head claims that losing last carries more importance.

We see the same thing with Auburn in '83 but with a bit of a different spin. Auburn lost early in the season to Texas but Miami lost in game one against Florida.

One wonders if Auburn had clobbered Michigan instead of eaking by if they wouldn't have gotten it over Miami.

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Posted by GusAU

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Posted on 6/30/23 at 12:28 pm to Gunga Din

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One wonders if Auburn had clobbered Michigan instead of eaking by if they wouldn't have gotten it over Miami.

I actually think that we would have won the title if we had just scored one TD in that game.

That said, I did get to enjoy celebrating (what we thought was) a National Championship on Bourbon Street right after the game. It was an incredible experience.

I will NOT describe my experience when I heard on the radio the next day driving back to Auburn from New Orleans that Miami had jumped over us.