re: What year(s) of CFB were the peak of sheer fanaticism and religious zealotry of fandom?

The 07 year was the peak. Not just saying that because I'm an LSU fan, just every week there were wild finishes and crazy upsets every week around the country. Can't remember a more fun season start to finish.

I hate to say it but I miss the days when USC was a dominant power. Oregon and even Stanford for a brief moment never really replaced the aura that USC had in those days, plus USC was such a heel for non-USC fans that Oregon and Stanford could never hope to be.