Who was the best team in 1997/Nebraska or Michigan/Discuss

[outofyourmind]

Everyone, please refer to post #35, #38 and #39.

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Bowl game
Nebraska 42 Tennessee 17, score was 35-9 after three quarters, Nebraska never trailed
Michigan 21 Washington State 16 score was 14-13 after three quarters Washington state led 7-0 after 1st quarter and 13-7 early in the second half.

Washington State had Ryan Leaf, Tennessee had Peyton Manning

Nebraska gave up 96 points in the 4th quarter during garbage time
Nebraska only trailed Missouri after 3 quarters, game played in Missouri

Michigan trailed Iowa after after 3 quarters, game played in Ann Arbor

The average score of Nebraska games after three quarters
Nebraska 37.8 opponent 9.5, a 28 point lead

The average score of Michigan games after three quarters
Michigan 21.8 opponent 7.5, a 14 point lead

Total Defense
Michigan ranked #1
Nebraska ranked #5
Washington St ranked #30
Tennessee ranked #32

Rush defense
Nebraska rush defense ranked #3
Michigan rush defense ranked #7
Tennessee rush defense ranked #8 Nebraska rushed for 408 yards against them
Washington St Rush defense ranked #27 Michigan ran for 128 yards on Wash St
If Michigan couldn't rush against Washington State, they certainly were not going to rush against Nebraska

Passs Defense
Michigan #1 Washington State passed for 331 yards on the #1 defense
Washington State #17
Nebraska #32
Tennessee #36

Scoring Defense
Michigan #1
Ohio State #2 Michigan put up 20, game played in Ann Arbor
Iowa ranked #4 Michigan put up 28 on them, game played in Ann Arbor
Kansas State #6 Nebraska put up 56 on them, game played in Lincoln
Nebraska #12
Tennessee #30 Nebraska put up 42 on them
Washington St ranking not in the top 50

Rushing Offense
Nebraska #1
Michigan #30
Washington St #48
Tennesee #52

Total Offense
Nebraska #1
Washington State #2
Tennessee #4
Michigan #44

Ok, so Tennessee wasn't a running team. They were a passing team!!

Passing Offense
Washington State #2 put up 331 yards on Michigan
Tennessee #11 put up 187 yards on Nebraska
Michigan #26
Nebraska #44

#1 defense against the #1 offense

#5 defense against the #44 offense

The #2 offense had nearly 400 yards on that#1 defense and had the lead twice in the game. If Washington State had a defense Washington State would have won the game

Nebraska's #5 defense shutdown the #4 offense. The #5 defense would have had little problem against the #44 offense. It can be argued, that if Nebraska played their starters in the 4th quarter during the entire season, there might have been a different #1 defense.

Nebraska put 56 points on the K State defense. K state won their bowl game 35-17.
Nebraska beat Washington in Seattle, the same Washington team that beat Michigan State 51-23

Michigan beat Ohio State, Ohio State lost their bowl game 31-14
Michigan beat Iowa, Iowa lost their bowl game 17-7
Michigan beat Michigan State, Michigan State lost their bowl game in a close one 51-23
Michigan beat Notre Dame, Notre Dame lost their bowl game 27-9
Michigan beat Penn State, Penn State lost their bowl game 21-6
Michigan beat Wisconsin, Wisconsin lost their bowl game 33-6

Looks like the Michigan opponents were getting soundly beaten by other defenses. makes you go hmmmmm.....

Matter of fact, all of Michigan's opponents that went to a bowl game, LOST. Average score was 30 - 10.8.

The Associated Press had Michigan #1 and nebraska #2

Coaches Poll had Nebraska #1, Michigan #2

Sagarin Nebraska #1, Michigan #4

Scripps Nebraska #1, Michigan #5

NY Times Nebraska #1, Michigan #3

Others that had Nebraska #1 Glantz-Culver, Seattle Times, Collegefootballpoll

The SEC went 5-1 in bowl games in 1997. The only loss was by SEC champ Tennessee to Nebraska.

Nebraska beat from the AP final rankings
#7 Tennessee lost their bowl game
#8 Kansas State won their bowl game
#18 Washington won their bowl game
#20 Texas A&M lost their bowl game
#23 Missouri lost their bowl game

Michigan beat from the AP final rankings
#9 Washington State lost their bowl game
#12 Ohio State lost their bowl game
#16 Penn State lost their bowl game

So, using the AP final rankings Nebraska beat five AP opponents, whereas Michigan only beat three. The same AP poll that ranked Michigan #1.

Damn
That's some good shit right there.
@HuskerCradle2Grave
@HuskerinBig10

Good Job.

Still only Michigan fans saying Michigan.

 

[KansasSooner]

1971 Nebraska, now shut up.

 

[7Samurai13]

Not going to go look at 18 pages to see if the correct answer was posted but









It's obviously Bama

 

[outofyourmind]

Not going to go look at 18 pages to see if the correct answer was posted but









It's obviously Bama

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[4down20]

Not going to go look at 18 pages to see if the correct answer was posted but









It's obviously Bama

 

[Brasky]

I think there's a difference between winning a game late and a singular lucky-ass play that won the game.

Not to go over your head with street vernacular but BOY YOU TALKIN' CANDY MONEY. In other words look at the big fucking picture. Do your research, because I don't have to spell it out for you. I know where the SEARS Trophy for 1997 resides, and it sure as shit ain't in Ann fuckin' Arbor. Where do you keep that AP Title trophy by the way...? I really wanna know. I could use a good laugh.

By the way I know the man who caught that ball. His name is Matt Davison and i've dapped the hand that caught it many times:


What's incredible is he was actually on the call as the color guy screaming like a little girl for Westerkamp's Hail Mary Catch here:


@iruletheskool @Jack_John_Mark @oaknightshockey1 @huskers1217

Am I wrong here.. Orrrrr

 

[Brasky]

@MAIZEandBLUE09 you should go research how many UNLUCKY ass plays we were away from 2 more national titles in the Tom Osborne era. Seriously. Go look at the Miami and Florida State games.

We played them IN FLORIDA. Had them dead to rights. You'll see the 30 for 30 this year and get it.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

@MAIZEandBLUE09 you should go research how many UNLUCKY ass plays we were away from 2 more national titles in the Tom Osborne era. Seriously. Go look at the Miami and Florida State games.

We played them IN FLORIDA. Had them dead to rights. You'll see the 30 for 30 this year and get it.

That's fine. But unrelated to 1997

 

[RobBase]

Damn
That's some good shit right there.
@HuskerCradle2Grave
@HuskerinBig10

Good Job.

Still only Michigan fans saying Michigan.

Wait, the NY Times had Nebraska #1? Now we know that shit is fake news.

MI #1!!

 

[ralphiewvu]

01 My Am Ahhhhh

 

[Skerpokes]

Ann Arbor is a whore

 

[outofyourmind]

So the breakdown remains:
Michigan = Only Michigan fans
Nebraska = Everybody Else

Got it.

 

[DetroitDevil]

Whats a nebraska?

 

[TexasExes98]

It was Michigan. NU was lucky they avoided Daddy that year......

 

[outofyourmind]

So the breakdown remains:
Michigan = Only Michigan fans
Nebraska = Everybody Else

Got it.

This guy has it going on.

 

[Ojb81]

Whats a nebraska?

A Nebraska is a legitimate champion of the 1997 college football season

 

[Tomhusker]

It was Michigan. NU was lucky they avoided Daddy that year......

Does that make Kansas our grandpa?

 

[droider]

Huskers were light years better.

Michigan football.

 

[Brasky]

I only mean its ridiculous that he is the only defensive player. Not that he did not deserve it. It is just even crazier that he is the only one to win and he did it in a reasonable year.

Akib Taliiiib. KANSAS


Pure scum.

 

[Brasky]

For the record, yes I spelled his name incorrectly, but that shit was off the top of the dome, so piss off