re: Somebody inform BK that LSU was the official 2003 national champs

LSU coaches have been fired for less.

Okay Mr. smart and educated guy, I know most of us aren't worthy, but let me try to explain it to you:

1. All college teams agreed and signed a contract that the BCS would determine the teams in the BCS National Championship game.
2. The BCS was made up of three different elements, the AP Polls, The coaches Poll, and the BCS formula.
3. The BCS determined through its criteria that LSU and OU were the two teams that met all requirements, and they were selected to play one another for the BCS National Championship.
4. LSU won that game.
5. The AP poll, like the coaches poll, was just part of the calculation to determine the top two teams.
6. Once the BCS committee selected LSU and OU, all the other polls were irrelevant.
7. The AP did select USC because many felt it should have been USC against LSU, not OU. But, that may as well been the NYT poll, or any other random poll. The BCS National Champion, based upon the agreement with ALL colleges, awarded LSU with the BCS National Championship.
8. Also, That coaches trophy is not the same as the BCS National Championship Trophy.

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That was such a great championship trophy. Need to bring it back.

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lol it’s still given away every year.

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so it says BCS National Champion on it?

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No, there was never any such thing as a BCS trophy. They just began awarding the coaches trophy on the field during the BCS era since they were obligated to vote the winner #1.

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Also, That coaches trophy is not the same as the BCS National Championship Trophy.

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Wrong

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the only ones on this board smart enough and educated enough to understand this concept

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Smart enough???
Which 2 teams actually competed for the nat champ that year........you know the legit title game agreed on by the conferences?
I guess you'd rather go back to sportswriter voting championships?

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1. All college teams agreed and signed a contract that the BCS would determine the teams in the BCS National Championship game. 2. The BCS was made up of three different elements, the AP Polls, The coaches Poll, and the BCS formula. 3. The BCS determined through its criteria that LSU and OU were the two teams that met all requirements, and they were selected to play one another for the BCS National Championship. 4. LSU won that game. 5. The AP poll, like the coaches poll, was just part of the calculation to determine the top two teams. 6. Once the BCS committee selected LSU and OU, all the other polls were irrelevant. 7. The AP did select USC because many felt it should have been USC against LSU, not OU. But, that may as well been the NYT poll, or any other random poll. The BCS National Champion, based upon the agreement with ALL colleges, awarded LSU with the BCS National Championship. 8. Also, That coaches trophy is not the same as the BCS National Championship Trophy.

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Friend,

I would appreciate it if you would cite my argument the next time you use my words. It is quite odd to see people quoting an essay I wrote in one night 21 years later. I was but a youngster having finished a year at Tulane, and that summer Ms. Mae died. I became a streetcar conductor, which gave me ample time to waste on something as insignificant as college football. I saw the injustice the media pushed against LSU and wrote that essay. While it is true that USC has zero legit titles in football since Jimmy Carter was President, I do not see the point in making USC homeburgers feel bad about it.

Yours,
TulaneLSU

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They selected USC #1 because they had USC ranked #1 headed into the bowls and had ranked USC ahead of LSU every week since the Florida loss.

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Headed into the bowls, USC has only played 1 AP ranked team, Wash St, and even lost to an unranked team. OU has played 4 AP ranked teams and LSU played 5 AP ranked teams, both OU and LSU had better records and better sos according to both the AP poll and BCS formula. So why was USC ranked ahead of 2 teams with a better resume at that point?

No, there was never any such thing as a BCS trophy. They just began awarding the coaches trophy on the field during the BCS era since they were obligated to vote the winner #1.

- actually, the National Championship trophy states
“USA Today/ESPN, Top 25, Coaches Poll, Bowl Championship Series”

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I would appreciate it if you would cite my argument the next time you use my words. It is quite odd to see people quoting an essay I wrote in one night 21 years later.

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LOL. I was just stating the facts. There are apparently a couple in this thread that are adamant that LSU wasn't the real and agreed upon National Champs. As you know, it was agreed upon by all of college football that the BCS would determine who would play in the BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.....and part of their process was using the AP and USA today polls. LSU VS OU was the BCS National Championship Game. LSU won. LSU was the BCS National Champion. End of Discussion.