USC Texas best college football game ever?
 

I can't think of a better game than this ever, especially considering it was in the national title game.

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Ohio State vs Miami a few years back was a good game too.

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Nah, too many fumbles..

The game was determined by a bonehead play by Bush.

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That was a really good game but I don't think it was better game.

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The game was determined by a bonehead play by Bush.

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I can't think of a better game than this ever, especially considering it was in the national title game.

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Your memory must not go back 3 years.

Although there was a lot of hype into this game, a lot of people thought Texas had a good chance at it. Texas has been #2 all year, no one doubted them.

2 OTs > Win with 20 seconds left. More 4th down and crazy plays. More drama in the game.

This game is a very close 2nd though.

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way too sloppily played to be the best ever, but a great game nonetheless.

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It's right up there with Miami 31 Nebraska 30 in the 1984 Orange Bowl.

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I can't think of a better game than this ever, especially considering it was in the national title game.

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Your memory must not go back 3 years.

Although there was a lot of hype into this game, a lot of people thought Texas had a good chance at it. Texas has been #2 all year, no one doubted them.

2 OTs > Win with 20 seconds left. More 4th down and crazy plays. More drama in the game.

This game is a very close 2nd though.

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The pass interference call tends to taint the Miami Ohio State game for me.

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Miami Ohio State was a great game. The best part was Dorsey getting his clock cleaned in OT and not even being able to get up. Man that was great. I loved watching Dorsey and Leinart get knocked off their pedestals.

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way too sloppily played to be the best ever, but a great game nonetheless.

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I disagree outside of the Bush Lateral and the muffed punt the game was pretty well played.

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Miami 31 Nebraska 30 in the 1984 Orange Bowl.

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Winner. A close second is Nebraska 168 Florida -4 in 1995.

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Na, the game had alot of sloppiness and alot of poor officiating.

A great geame yes, the greatest all time? No way.

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way too sloppily played to be the best ever, but a great game nonetheless.

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I disagree outside of the Bush Lateral and the muffed punt the game was pretty well played.

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I dunno. The missed extra point was awful. There was a missed field goal, a couple of fumbles, some stupid penalties, bad timeout usage, etc. The drama was excellent as far as the back and forth scoring and excitement, but the game wasn't exactly crisp.

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Na, the game had alot of sloppiness and alot of poor officiating.

A great geame yes, the greatest all time? No way.

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First part cannot be correct. Very few penalties, only 3 turnovers. No boneheadedly blown assignments. This was a tightly played game.

Latter is a matter of opinion, but the strong individual performances, its close nature, the fact that it didn't rest solely on one play, and that it was either teams game, make it one of the best in my book. If they play 10 times, each team wins 5. The best CF game of all time, I'll vouch for it.

I'm sure people will contest my saying it didn't rest on one play. Bush's failed pitch? TX interception? Stopping Lendale on the 4th and 2? 4th and 5 run by Vince? No, the game certainly didn't rest on one play.

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way too sloppily played to be the best ever, but a great game nonetheless.

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I disagree outside of the Bush Lateral and the muffed punt the game was pretty well played.

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What made it great was that you saw a nearly incomparable individual performance, as well as stellar performances from guys you probably wouldn't recognize unless you were a fanatical college football fan. I guessed there may be as many as 10 first-round NFL draft picks that come out of this game. After tonight, many people could name half of them, and the fanatics could name the other half.

Greatest college football game ever, eh?? Top 5 for sure.

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I loved watching Dorsey and Leinart get knocked off their pedestals.

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Didn't seem to me that Leinart had too much problem getting right back on.

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No, but it was a very solid game. 9.5 out of 10.

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I really don't think Miami-OSU was up to this game's level. The result of that literally hinged on one questionable call. This game had a few (relatively few IMO), but the game didn't hinge on those no more than it did on any other possesion.

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I really don't think Miami-OSU was up to this game's level. The result of that literally hinged on one questionable call. This game had a few (relatively few IMO), but the game didn't hinge on those no more than it did on any other possesion.

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One thing I was glad about.. at least after screwing up Vince's first TD run, the officiating staff reviewed plays that may have seen obvious, even at full speed, just to make sure they didn't miss something. They realized how big a mistake it would be to screw up another in such a big game.

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spot on. that's the best ever.

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Miami 31 Nebraska 30 in the 1984 Orange Bowl.

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Winner. A close second is Nebraska 168 Florida -4 in 1995.

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Seeing this game brought up again always makes me happy. Thank you. Anybody to argue that the '95 Husker isn't the best cf team ever is ignorant. Of course I may be biased...

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I can't think of a better game than this ever, especially considering it was in the national title game.

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Perhaps there was one prior to me 1980 but if there is please enlighten me. Also do NOT mention Ohio State vs Miami, while that was a great game it isnt even close to this. Also, the fact Ohio State didnt really win the game (they won on a Phantom Pass Interference Call) ruins that game. This was easily the a Top 3 best game ever and IMO # 1.

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Ohio State vs Miami a few years back was a good game too.

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it would have been up there had the refs not ruined it on a horrible phantom PI call....

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Miami 31 Nebraska 30 in the 1984 Orange Bowl

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I can't think of a better game than this ever, especially considering it was in the national title game.

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Your memory must not go back 3 years.

Although there was a lot of hype into this game, a lot of people thought Texas had a good chance at it. Texas has been #2 all year, no one doubted them.

2 OTs > Win with 20 seconds left. More 4th down and crazy plays. More drama in the game.

This game is a very close 2nd though.

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The pass interference call tends to taint the Miami Ohio State game for me.

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100% accurate. NO game that was decieded by the refs can be the all time greatest...

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If you are looking for big plays, and big situations, I'm not sure what game would have more of them than this one. It was an edge of your seat nail biter. What more can you ask for?

The BCS got it right this year in all 4 games.

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If you are looking for big plays, and big situations, I'm not sure what game would have more of them than this one. It was an edge of your seat nail biter. What more can you ask for?

The BCS got it right this year in all 4 games.

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I hate giving the BCS any props but this is a true statement....

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The BCS gets it right every time there are exactly two undefeated major conference teams. And that's it.

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The BCS gets it right every time there are exactly two undefeated major conference teams. And that's it.

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nh sir

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First part cannot be correct. Very few penalties, only 3 turnovers. No boneheadedly blown assignments. This was a tightly played game.

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Very few penalties because the refs sucked. There were plenty of blatant instances of holding, there was a pretty egregious offensive PI, etc.

Only 3 turnovers because 1 interception was ruled not an interception, 2 more were dropped, and Texas recovered, what, 3 of their own fumbles?

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yes.

4 and five for everything in the world, and texas converts.

unbelievable game. Not did it only live up to the impossible hype, it surpassed it.

the fumbles hurt a bit, but i can overlook it.

Texas had so much heart. wow.

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you have clearly forgotten that game if you think this:

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i encourage you to watch it. it was pretty sloppy tho. 7 total turnovers i believe.

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I'm assuming your from Miami...

OSU v UM is the greatest game ever. End of thread.

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way too sloppily played to be the best ever, but a great game nonetheless.

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I disagree outside of the Bush Lateral and the muffed punt the game was pretty well played.

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You forgot the all of the fumbles that were recovered by the rightful team, and you forgot all of the bonehead personal foul penalties, and you forgot all of the missed field goals by the UT kicker, and you forgot the bonehead coaching move at the end (going for it on 4th and 1 was just a terrible call considering that UT had already proved that they could stop USC in short yardage situations.)

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Penn State vs Miami 1987 Fiesta Bowl

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The game was determined by a bonehead play by Bush.

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dude

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Only if you put a strong weighting on the game being the national championship game. There have been many, many, many more exciting individual games that I've witnessed in my short 25 years.

Also, IMO, the helplessness of both defenses in the 2nd half detracted from the game. Two offenses shredding the defenses in a Who's Gonna Get It Last type game isn't exactly all time great stuff to me. In all seriousness, the most dramatic thing for me on the last Texas drive was whether or not they would leave enough time on the clock after scoring to give USC a shot at the field goal. 5 more seconds and they would have done it.

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unbelievable game. Not did it only live up to the impossible hype, it surpassed it.


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The only way the game could have surpassed the hype would have been if USC drove for a fg and then the game went into 16 overtimes.

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I can't think of a better game than this ever, especially considering it was in the national title game.

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Perhaps there was one prior to me 1980 but if there is please enlighten me. Also do NOT mention Ohio State vs Miami, while that was a great game it isnt even close to this. Also, the fact Ohio State didnt really win the game (they won on a Phantom Pass Interference Call) ruins that game. This was easily the a Top 3 best game ever and IMO # 1.

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A phantom call, unlike Vince's pitch from the knees? Granted they probably would have scored anyway, OSU was on the bad end of one call in regulation as well. Stupid officials. Too many "what-ifs" in both situations.