Let's all pull up a chair and play HB's favorite game, "What If". Aaron Torres's article from June 2011 talks about the imapct of West Virgina losing to Pitt Dec. '07 along with Mizzou losing to OU the same weekend. http://www.aarontorres-sports.com/articles/college-football/the-what-if-game-how-one-loss-changed-michigan-west-virginia-and-ohio-state-forever.html (on my iPad no cool link tools, btw way MODS make this site more iPad friendly plz)
Playing along, let's say LSU never makes the BCSNCG and Les Miles goes to Michigan. Does anyone think Bo Pelini would've been hired as Nebraska's head coach? I know we hired him prior to LSU defeating tOSU, however IMO LSU getting to the BCSNCG gave Pelini immediate credibility over the rest of the candidates.