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Posted on 8/15/13 at 2:34 pm to ccard257
Posted on 8/15/13 at 2:34 pm to ccard257
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1969 Bama/Ole Miss Game
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- Cotton Bowl prematurely invites #5 9-1 LSU to face #1 Texas in Cotton Bowl, then reneges and takes twice beaten #11 Notre Dame over LSU - who votes to stay home instead.
dafuq?
so who ended up playing?
#1 Texas (who stayed at #1 after their close win over then #2 Arkansas) was a lock for the Cotton.
But the Cotton Bowl,(after first informally inviting 8-1 and #5 LSU even before LSU ended season vs Tulane) decided to go with #11 and 8-2 Notre Dame over LSU.
Texas defeated Notre Dame 21-17 to win the 1969 National Championship.
LSU, who had assumed they were going to the Cotton Bowl, were out of a NYD bowl when the Sugar chose Ole Miss in the confusion.
Ole Miss beat 9-1 Arkansas 27-22.
So one of LSU's best teams ever, ranked #7 at 9-1, outscoring its 10 opponents 349-91, and setting an NCAA record that still stands by allowing 39.6 yards a game rushing, stayed home. They turned down the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl invite.
#5 LSU, who had an outside chance of winning the NC had they played #1 Texas (because the teams behind Texas also lost) ended up after the bowls ranked #7, ahead of thrice-beaten Notre Dame.
This post was edited on 8/15/13 at 2:40 pm
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Posted on 8/15/13 at 2:54 pm to MetryTyger
Ah. I read your original post to mean that notre dame turned down the cotton bowl invite.
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