What if ... one play had altered the course of college football history?

[bchampy]

How LSU-Florida 2004 could have changed college football history - Andy Staples - SI.com

 

[bone3421]

wow how did he make that mistake.....right after he says oklahoma beats ohio st(07) for the 'ship.....he then says the big 10 hasnt sent a team to the 'ship for 3 straight years(08 season)

cant even keep up with his own make believe shit

 

[bchampy]

wow how did he make that mistake.....right after he says oklahoma beats ohio st(07) for the 'ship.....he then says the big 10 hasnt sent a team to the 'ship for 3 straight years(08 season)

cant even keep up with his own make believe shit

I must have glossed over that part. He does make a lot of reaches(of course you have to when re-writing history) but I always like reading/thinking about "what ifs". The simplest of things can change the course of the future.

Although he could have just said if Florida beat Miss St Zook would have kept his job lol

 

[bone3421]

yeah its fun to read.....just cant believe he made that big of a gaffe only one paragraph apart

 

[bchampy]

Yeah I just read it again. That's a pretty big error to make.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

I would write the what if pete carrol punted on fourth down but its a short story that would end in a forfeit anyway

 

[bchampy]

I would write the what if pete carrol punted on fourth down but its a short story that would end in a forfeit anyway

lol

 

[tabascojet]

so im guessing zook doesnt go down to the Pike house and start a fight in this scenario?

 

[bchampy]

so im guessing zook doesnt go down to the Pike house and start a fight in this scenario?

Correct

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

wow how did he make that mistake.....right after he says oklahoma beats ohio st(07) for the 'ship.....he then says the big 10 hasnt sent a team to the 'ship for 3 straight years(08 season)
cant even keep up with his own make believe shit

"Penn State's loss to Iowa and Ohio State's loss to Illinois keep the Big Ten from placing a team in the BCS title game for the third consecutive year"

I think what he means by this quote is that the Big 10 was aiming to have a team in the championship for the 3rd year in a row, but the events that happened prevents that.

 

[bchampy]

"Penn State's loss to Iowa and Ohio State's loss to Illinois keep the Big Ten from placing a team in the BCS title game for the third consecutive year"

I think what he means by this quote is that the Big 10 was aiming to have a team in the championship for the 3rd year in a row, but the events that happened prevents that.

That makes sense. Thanks BSF.

 

[yeodonie]

So many what if possibilities in Oregon football...

 

[huskers1217]

So many for any program

If the Penn st receiver is called out of bounds in 82 and Nebraska wins the natty - does Penn st win the championship in 94?

 

[bchampy]

So many for any program

If the Penn st receiver is called out of bounds in 82 and Nebraska wins the natty - does Penn st win the championship in 94?

Can you explain why changing that play in 82 would effect the outcome of the PSU 94 season? I'm not familiar with the seasons of these two teams.

 

[huskers1217]

PSU beat Neb in Sept 82 where people believe that PSU won only because they called a catch from a receiver that was clearly out of bounds. That was Nebraska's only loss that year and possibly kept them from winning the championship. Penn St won the championship that year with an 11-1 record.

In 1994, some believe that Nebraska won the championship because voters wanted to give Tom Osborne his first championship. If Nebraska would have won the 82 championship, then PSU could have possibly won the 94 championship.

 

[NDHoosier101]

I always think back to the Bush Push in '05, although the real chance we had to stop USC was on a 4th and 9 at around midfield, instead they break a tackle and run it down to the 1 or 2 yard line, if we could have held we would have been on our way to the NC, and Charlie might still be head coach

 

[JTEGGER]

There's a couple of things about BAMA football history that could've been altered. The 2 that always stand out to are:

1) What if Kentucky had given Bear Bryant a Cadillac (like they did Rupp) instead of a Zippo Lighter when he won them their 1st (and maybe last) SEC title?
2) What if Tebow had came to BAMA (was down to BAMA and UF) and Shula hadn't been fired?

 

[bchampy]

PSU beat Neb in Sept 82 where people believe that PSU won only because they called a catch from a receiver that was clearly out of bounds. That was Nebraska's only loss that year and possibly kept them from winning the championship. Penn St won the championship that year with an 11-1 record.

In 1994, some believe that Nebraska won the championship because voters wanted to give Tom Osborne his first championship. If Nebraska would have won the 82 championship, then PSU could have possibly won the 94 championship.

Ok gotcha.

 

[bchampy]

There's a couple of things about BAMA football history that could've been altered. The 2 that always stand out to are:

1) What if Kentucky had given Bear Bryant a Cadillac (like they did Rupp) instead of a Zippo Lighter when he won them their 1st (and maybe last) SEC title?
2) What if Tebow had came to BAMA (was down to BAMA and UF) and Shula hadn't been fired?

He touches on #2 in the article. Basically Tebow leads y'all to a National Title and Saban gets hired at Florida.

 

[JTEGGER]

He touches on #2 in the article. Basically Tebow leads y'all to a National Title and Saban gets hired at Florida.

I didn't read it. I don't think TT could've won a title at BAMA (just not enough talent then) but he would've definitely won enough to keep Shula a few more years.