re: ESPN - The 50 best college football programs over 150 years

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Awarded before the bowl game in which they lost to the team with a rightful claim.

I’d be pretty ashamed of claiming that one, but that’s just me.

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I notice you avoid 1966 when you are passing judgment.

A Notre Dame team that went for a tie won the NC over an undefeated and untied Alabama team that had already won the national title the previous two years.