re: Dennis Dodd's decade rankings 1-10

I agree with that post, I am not a unrealistic fan either, though we all, those who love college football can have momments of perhaps insanity.

Don't let HOT CARL see you using the emoticons!!!!

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Don't let HOT CARL see you using the emoticons!!!!

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I think he has a MANCRUSH ON YOU!!!!

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And no, 2003 does not count for USC.

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Sure it doesn't frickstick. I guess your opinion (which blows) > than what the NCAA states.

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You can't punish OU for losing their game in the CG

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This is where you lose all credibility. They were embarrassed in their championship game. If it were a descent game, I would agree with you. It wasn't.

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1. Texas (1 No. 1, 6 Top 10, 9 Top 25)

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But look at their number of conference championships and BCS wins compared to the others in the discussion (USC, OU, OSU, UF, and LSU).

IMO, this is what it's like, as of now, entering the final year of the decade (and before somebody corrects me by saying the decade has two more seasons, that's technically true, but you don't say the 90s and include 2000, the 80s and include 1990, etc. This is, for all intents and purposes, the final season of the decade for college football starting in 2000).

1-3: USC, UF, LSU
4-5: OSU, OU
6: UT

If any of these 6 teams wins the NC, THEY ARE the team of the decade. If someone else wins it (i.e. Bama, Oklahoma St, etc), then the "title" will go to the top 3 team (UF, LSU, USC) that had the best season. IMO, of course.

Call me Bias,
1) LSU , 1st to win 2 BCS Crystal Balls
2) UF , 2nd to win 2 BCS Crystal Balls
3) OU , for most appearances despiting losing most 1-3, not getting into if deserved in 03 lol
4) UT , for at least Beating the team thats below them
5) USC, IF HAD TO CHOOSE #5, because of their lack of conference competition facing no defense basically , and constantly playing a lousy BIG 10 conference in bowls

The honest to God truth is that both of LSU's "national championships" were of questionable validity. You backed into both games and in neither case was your opponent the best team in the country at the time. Plus you played them both on what was effectively your home field.

I don't think you should be ranked higher than #5 and there is no question that USC should be ranked #1. Florida should be ranked #2.

And this is NOT a flame, just an honest assessment......

Now putting Utah at #10 IS a joke......

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OU was better than anyone else in 2003!!!

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No, they were not. USC would have easily beaten either OU or LSU that year.....and they were rightly ranked #1 in both major polls at the end of the season.

LSU only ended up being ranked #1 in the coach's poll because the system required coaches to vote for the winner of the BCS championship game....but if they had voted their consciences, there is no question that USC would have been rated #1 in that poll after the bowls, just as it was in the AP poll.

Heck, even Dubya invited the USC team to the White House as well as the LSU team despite it being a politically questionable move.......because he saw that an injustice had been done.....