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Why is Media So Insistent That USC Won 2003 Championship
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:08 am
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:08 am
Could it be solely a southern bias?
LSU would have beat the shite outta them that year.
LSU would have beat the shite outta them that year.
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Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:09 am to Scientific73
I mean didn't that "title" get stripped from them as well?
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:10 am to geauxnavybeatbama
quote:i thought it did as well
I mean didn't that "title" get stripped from them as well?
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:12 am to Scientific73
Same reason they deride the “flyover states.” Bunch of coastal elite pricks that think they matter more than us
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:12 am to Scientific73
Is the media that insistent? I thought it would kind of be dulled by the fact USC had the 2004 championship taken away and LSU ended up winning two more.
Either way, IDGAF. We got the crystal football from that season in Baton Rouge
Either way, IDGAF. We got the crystal football from that season in Baton Rouge
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:16 am to Scientific73
What media insists that USC was the only champion? I routinely see LSU also referred to as the champion. Fact of the matter is that under that system, the AP also named a champion and they voted for USC. It sucks we were robbed of a matchup, but it is what it is.
Also, stop trying to be a victim. Sad.
Also, stop trying to be a victim. Sad.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:19 am to Scientific73
because USC was awarded "their title"
This post was edited on 7/28/23 at 11:15 am
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:22 am to lsu2006
quote:
What media insists that USC was the only champion? I routinely see LSU also referred to as the champion. Fact of the matter is that under that system, the AP also named a champion and they voted for USC. It sucks we were robbed of a matchup, but it is what it is.
Fact of the matter is the system that everyone agreed to and played under to decide the national champion was the BCS. Just because it didn’t go the media darlings way doesn’t mean the AP gets to decide who gets the title. That AP “title” is literally meaningless under the system everyone agreed to
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:25 am to financetiger38
Yeah and the BCS sucked shite. Anyway, I'm not sure why this is being re-litigated 20 years later. You are free to believe, like I do, LSU was the best team in the country that year, and we have the trophy to prove it.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:28 am to Scientific73
Because the media picked them as the champion while we actually won the BCS championship. They will obviously recognize the championship they awarded since they are the only thing that makes it not meaningless.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:32 am to Scientific73
We were the BCS College Football National Champions and they were the media voting AP national champions. I guess if you’re a media guy, you may stumble across the vote that your kind of people did back then. Meaningful to them probably but outside of the BCS College Football parameters.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:41 am to Scientific73
Because USC is a bigger brand
This post was edited on 7/28/23 at 11:35 am
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:42 am to Scientific73
FUSC
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:43 am to Scientific73
USC's "title" in 2023 was an AP title. Not a BCS title.
AP = Associated Press
Associated Press = "The Media"
USC was their champ. Lsu was the real champ.
AP = Associated Press
Associated Press = "The Media"
USC was their champ. Lsu was the real champ.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:44 am to lsu2006
quote:Neither the title or message body implies in any way that the question was about them being the only champion.
What media insists that USC was the only champion?
The question at hand is why are they even named co-champions when everyone agreed that the BCS winner would be THE (one and only) champion. No matter what the AP or coaches poll say.
This post was edited on 7/28/23 at 10:48 am
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:49 am to Scientific73
They went to the BCS because everyone was tired of the AP journalists picking who the champ was. So everyone agreed that the BCS NCG would determine who the season's champion was. But the moment the East and West coast media got upset that their darling USC Trojans weren't in the game, they decided that there could be co-champions and the AP Poll counted after all.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:50 am to Scientific73
Because they did
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:50 am to lsu2006
Bush was getting paid but apparently only in 04 not 03
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:51 am to Scientific73
quote:
LSU would have beat the shite outta them that year.
Ehhhhhh
Posted on 7/28/23 at 10:56 am to financetiger38
quote:
Fact of the matter is the system that everyone agreed to and played under to decide the national champion was the BCS. Just because it didn’t go the media darlings way doesn’t mean the AP gets to decide who gets the title. That AP “title” is literally meaningless under the system everyone agreed to
This sums it up nicely, and is the only answer.
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