re: Was the 2001 Miami Hurricanes the best college football team of all time?

I don't know if they were the best ever but they were the most fun to watch.

the players they had on defense stood out way more than say other good squads like from Nebraska '95.

but its kind of an interesting thought as to what would happen if NEB '95 played MIA '01.

'95 Nebraska manhandled Florida's defense that had a lot of speed and supposedly could matchup with Nebraska's option attack. I don't know about the power run game part but for the option plays a fast defense should have the advantage.

01 Miami had a better D than 95 Florida did talent wise but basically the same idea on D... loaded with team speed. And its not like 95 Florida fell off a cliff after Nebraska took them to the woodshed. They won the national championship the next year in a similar dominating fashion against Florida St.

So I mean Nebraska made its point against a team that could score a lot points on offense and play fast on defense.

I guess its just hard to see 95 Nebraska beating 01 Miami but its basicsally because of all the bad arse NFL players that came off Miami's squad. It had more to do with the Miami players success in the pros and not as much as what they did in college I think. And strength in numbers.. can't ignore the number of NFL players Miami produced not just that year but just in its history. Fair or not I think that goes a longer way in peoples takes than it should. Not saying its wrong or right either but just that its part of the thought process.