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Posted on 8/2/20 at 2:40 pm to Globetrotter747
Posted on 8/2/20 at 2:40 pm to Globetrotter747
Imagine playing a bowl in Lincoln in January though?
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Posted on 8/2/20 at 2:55 pm to MizzouTrue
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Imagine playing a bowl in Lincoln in January though?
It would suck but Nebraska and Oklahoma players were accustomed to playing in frigid weather and their offenses were better suited for it. If all those Nebraska / Oklahoma vs. Miami / FSU games in the ‘80s and ‘90s had been played somewhere in the midwestern plains on 1/1 the outcome might have been different a time or two.
Passing would be harder and sticking your nose in a pile to stop a physical running game in bone chilling weather wouldn’t feel real good.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 7:01 pm to Bamatab
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I know this because Alabama was undefeated in 1994 going into the SECCG, and would've played for the Coaches Poll Championship had they beat UF. Miami would've split the NC with Penn St. had they beat Nebraska.
Miami's only chance to win the national title in 1994 was for them to beat Nebraska and for Penn State to lose in the Rose Bowl. Alabama had a shot at a split because we were undefeated and ranked #3 going into the SEC Championship Game. If we go on to defeat Florida and Nebraska and if #2 Penn State takes care of business in the Rose Bowl, the chances of a split are very high.
This post was edited on 8/2/20 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 8/2/20 at 7:08 pm to RollTide1987
This beat down was the clear crack in the dam of the aura of “The U” at the time. It was weird that the 30 For 30 just kind of breezed over it. That game was the metaphorical end of the Schnellenberger/Johnson/Erickson dynasty run, with their results falling off quickly over the next 3 seasons.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 7:40 pm to RollTide1987
1994 would've been a helluva playoff: Florida, Nebraska, Penn State and Bama
Posted on 8/2/20 at 7:46 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Yeah I drove to that game with some buddies and lucked into tickets. That was a great weekend
Posted on 8/2/20 at 8:19 pm to Mithridates6
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1994 would've been a helluva playoff: Florida, Nebraska, Penn State and Bama
Neither Florida nor Alabama were top 4 at the end of Championship weekend. If Alabama wins, they would have been top 3 along with Nebraska and Penn State; Miami would likely have rounded out at #4. Florida's tie with FSU and loss to Auburn, while both really good teams in 1994, were holding them back.
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