re: Best Runner-Up of the BCS Era? (Outside of LSU 2011)

I'd rank the 5 best as:

1) 2005 USC/2002 Miami
2) 2005 USC/2002 Miami
3) 2011 LSU
4) 1998 Florida State (with Weinke healthy obviously)
5) 2001 Nebraska (People forget how loaded Nebraska was that year before they ran into a buzz saw against Colorado. Then obviously, they lost to the 2nd best team of all time IMO vs. 2001 Miami. I consider 1995 Nebraska to be the greatest team ever.)