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Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:01 am to Adam4848
The BCS era is going to go down as the apex of the sport.
It still had almost all of the regional charm but was able to harness that at a national level before a lot of the regionalism started to unravel.
It still had almost all of the regional charm but was able to harness that at a national level before a lot of the regionalism started to unravel.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:27 am to Adam4848
The early 2000s BCS games were peak
USC v Iowa in the Orange Bowl. Seemed really cool a game like that was on
USC v Iowa in the Orange Bowl. Seemed really cool a game like that was on
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:34 am to Adam4848
Ironic that the BCS era is getting so much love now, when it was almost universally hated back then.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:41 am to Master of Sinanju
The music is what made it
New Years, nighttime, BCS/ABC theme
Now every game is led in by yo yo yo crap or that’s my kind of night
New Years, nighttime, BCS/ABC theme
Now every game is led in by yo yo yo crap or that’s my kind of night
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:44 am to lesgeaux
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:45 am to Adam4848
Byron Leftwich lighting up the scoreboard at the GMAC bowl
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:46 am to The Boat
quote:
that’s my kind of night
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:47 am to StansberryRules
Agreed, 2000’s BCS was the peak. When WVU won the 2006 Sugar Bowl I was over the moon. Winning a BCS bowl made you feel great and capped off a good season. Even if you didn’t win the national title you won a top tier game.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:54 am to Adam4848
I think 80’s- mid 90’s, when getting a bowl bid was an actual accomplishment.
Back then, six wins didn’t mean much. The smaller bowls were taking 7 win teams. I also appreciated the fact that corporations didn’t tag their name onto every bowl game. Maybe I’m old.
Back then, six wins didn’t mean much. The smaller bowls were taking 7 win teams. I also appreciated the fact that corporations didn’t tag their name onto every bowl game. Maybe I’m old.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:16 am to slutiger5
There were already 10 bowl games by 1971, but making a bowl was like making the CFB Playoff now. 
The 1st LSU bowl game in my lifetime that didn't seem legit was the 1978 Liberty Bowl, when the Tigers were 8-3 overall and 3-3 in conference.
1978 LSU seaon on wiki
LSU Bowl Games on wiki
The 1st LSU bowl game in my lifetime that didn't seem legit was the 1978 Liberty Bowl, when the Tigers were 8-3 overall and 3-3 in conference.
1978 LSU seaon on wiki
LSU Bowl Games on wiki
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 10:31 am
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:18 am to Adam4848
Usc texas rose bowl was the peak
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:32 am to The Boat
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The early 2000s BCS games were peak
Michigan/Alabama - Orange Bowl
Texas/Michigan - Rose Bowl
WVU/Georgia - Sugar Bowl
…and that arse raping that Oregon State put in Notre Dame in the Fiesta. Great stuff.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:37 am to TexasTiger08
That was a fun week of games! A college buddy of mine was an intern for Gameday and was at the Rose Bowl. He got me a shirt from the game, I still have it somewhere. Just a a cool artifact to have from one of the great games in history.
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 10:39 am
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:53 am to Adam4848
The mid-late 90s pre bcs was the last time bowls felt like bowls. As a fan of a team that made a few bcs championship games and non championship bcs bowls, just getting to a bcs bowl felt like a consolation prize if you didnt make it to the natty. You knew it was a jv game compared to the actual national championship game.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 12:31 pm to Adam4848
The Holiday Bowl was must see tv for so many years.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 12:37 pm to The Boat
Posted on 12/6/25 at 12:42 pm to Adam4848
It was all downhill once the opt-out trend began thanks to two running backs.
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