walksalone Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Best. Team. Ever. Period. Without question. No one..... And I mean no one comes close.... I have a couple jackasses at work that try to tell me the 2001 Miami team, and I have to inform, politely, that they are seriously misinformed... Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 sit down... watch this game.... CLOSELY. The superior athleticism, combined with the brutal toughness all around this team, was absolutely amazing. As one player told me whom was a starting sophomore at the time, "we were the last of the mohicans" As this article states there probably won't ever be this kind of team put together again. So dominant on all sides of the ball. Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 <-- in honor of the 1995 team that should be HB facepalm emotion!!!! Quote Link to comment
bshirt Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Best. Team. Ever. Period. Without question. No one..... And I mean no one comes close.... Please don't shoot me, but imo the 71 NU team was even better. Quote Link to comment
Converted Red Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I can still remember it like yesterday didn't The Turmanator play against KSU? I remember a few clutch plays on his behalf and all the excellent handoffs to LP Quote Link to comment
Converted Red Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Best. Team. Ever. Period. Without question. No one..... And I mean no one comes close.... Please don't shoot me, but imo the 71 NU team was even better. Sorry but husker nation voted the 95 team was better than the 71 squad via an ESPN poll which was broadcasted on tv where Kirk Herbstreit flips out there's a clip on YouTube. Always brightens my day! Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 So that everyone knows who was the NC and when: Below is a list of all of the CFBDW recognized national championships from 1869 to present. School Championships Seasons Princeton 26 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1920, 1922, 1933, 1935 Yale 18 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1900, 1907, 1909, 1927 Notre Dame 13 1919, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 Alabama 12 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009 Michigan 11 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997 USC 10 1928, 1931, 1932, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004 Pittsburgh 9 1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1976 Harvard 8 1875, 1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919 Ohio State 7 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 Oklahoma 7 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000 Minnesota 6 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 Penn 6 1894, 1895, 1897, 1904, 1907, 1908 Army 5 1914, 1916, 1944, 1945, 1946 Miami 5 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 Nebraska 5 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 California 4 1920, 1921, 1922, 1937 Georgia Tech 4 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990 Illinois 4 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927 LSU 4 1908, 1958, 2003, 2007 Michigan St 4 1951, 1952, 1965, 1966 Penn State 4 1911, 1912, 1982, 1986 Tennessee 4 1938, 1950, 1951, 1998 Texas 4 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005 Auburn 3 1913, 1957, 2010 Cornell 3 1915, 1921, 1922 Florida 3 1996, 2006, 2008 Lafayette 3 1896, 1921, 1926 FSU 2 1993, 1999 Georgia 2 1942, 1980 Mississippi 2 1960, 1962 Texas A&M 2 1919, 1939 Arkansas 1 1964 Boston College 1 1940 BYU 1 1984 Chicago 1 1905 Clemson 1 1981 Colorado 1 1990 Dartmouth 1 1925 Iowa 1 1958 Maryland 1 1953 SMU 1 1935 Stanford 1 1926 Syracuse 1 1959 TCU 1 1938 UCLA 1 1954 Washington 1 1991 Thank you WIKEPEDIA. T_O_B Nice Work TO But in my opinion its hard for me to take any of those championships seriously from 1900-1950 because of the schedules and who they were playing. Seriously if you look at Notre Dame's 1924 schedule they played against Lombard College, Wabash, Army, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Michigan's 1901 Schedule looked like this Albion, Case, Indiana, Northwestern, Buffalo, Carlisle, Ohio State, Chicago, Beloit, Iowa, and Stanford in the Rose Bowl. I could continue this with other schools Quote Link to comment
bulletbait Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 So that everyone knows who was the NC and when: Below is a list of all of the CFBDW recognized national championships from 1869 to present. School Championships Seasons Princeton 26 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1920, 1922, 1933, 1935 Yale 18 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1900, 1907, 1909, 1927 Notre Dame 13 1919, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 Alabama 12 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009 Michigan 11 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997 USC 10 1928, 1931, 1932, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004 Pittsburgh 9 1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1976 Harvard 8 1875, 1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919 Ohio State 7 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 Oklahoma 7 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000 Minnesota 6 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 Penn 6 1894, 1895, 1897, 1904, 1907, 1908 Army 5 1914, 1916, 1944, 1945, 1946 Miami 5 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 Nebraska 5 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 California 4 1920, 1921, 1922, 1937 Georgia Tech 4 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990 Illinois 4 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927 LSU 4 1908, 1958, 2003, 2007 Michigan St 4 1951, 1952, 1965, 1966 Penn State 4 1911, 1912, 1982, 1986 Tennessee 4 1938, 1950, 1951, 1998 Texas 4 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005 Auburn 3 1913, 1957, 2010 Cornell 3 1915, 1921, 1922 Florida 3 1996, 2006, 2008 Lafayette 3 1896, 1921, 1926 FSU 2 1993, 1999 Georgia 2 1942, 1980 Mississippi 2 1960, 1962 Texas A&M 2 1919, 1939 Arkansas 1 1964 Boston College 1 1940 BYU 1 1984 Chicago 1 1905 Clemson 1 1981 Colorado 1 1990 Dartmouth 1 1925 Iowa 1 1958 Maryland 1 1953 SMU 1 1935 Stanford 1 1926 Syracuse 1 1959 TCU 1 1938 UCLA 1 1954 Washington 1 1991 Thank you WIKEPEDIA. T_O_B Nice Work TO But in my opinion its hard for me to take any of those championships seriously from 1900-1950 because of the schedules and who they were playing. Seriously if you look at Notre Dame's 1924 schedule they played against Lombard College, Wabash, Army, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Michigan's 1901 Schedule looked like this Albion, Case, Indiana, Northwestern, Buffalo, Carlisle, Ohio State, Chicago, Beloit, Iowa, and Stanford in the Rose Bowl. I could continue this with other schools Agreed. There was a period of time (1920-1928) in which Grinnell College (Div 3 doormat) was in the Big 8 with Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Iowa State, and Missouri. Granted, Grinnell College played in and won (Against Iowa) the first football game west of the Mississippi in the 1800's, but the college is probably 5% of the size of the rest of those institutions and shouldn't have been playing on the same field. Quote Link to comment
WhatDoIKnow Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 So that everyone knows who was the NC and when: Below is a list of all of the CFBDW recognized national championships from 1869 to present. School Championships Seasons Texas A&M 2 1919, 1939 Thank you WIKEPEDIA. Whoa! I didn't realize A&M had waited that long. That has to be tough for a school with that much money and support. We should all be thankful we are Husker fans. As to another point made later. Didn't they crown Natl Champs before the bowl games until the mid 60s? I know there are some cases where the Natl Champ actually got beat in their bowl game. But at that time the bowl games were considered a just for fun "bonus". Makes it tough to count some of the Natl Champs before then. Quote Link to comment
redblooded Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 <-- in honor of the 1995 team It always brings a smile to my face when i see the ol ball coach throw his visor. Mine too. His face is just so expressive it makes it great. In that 15 seconds or so the camera was on him he seemed to go from looking stumped, to disbelief, to trying to think up a way to get back in the game, to a realization that that wasn't going to happen, and finally acceptance with the "well sh*t, its going to be a long night" face rub. I mean who else can you see basically go through the five stages of grief on the sideline in less then 15 seconds just by looking at their face? Spurrier is king. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ohio State 7 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 Nebraska 5 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 This kind of irks me a little bit... Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ohio State 7 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 Nebraska 5 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 This kind of irks me a little bit... So are you going to be OK, Chris? I don't want this to ruin your day. Quote Link to comment
huskerfan333157 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 1995 Nebraska was the best team ever BUT 01 Miami does come close. 95 Nebraska would win 9 or 10 points. 01 Miami had a hell of a team. They beat 14 ranked syracuse 59-0 and beat 12 ranked washington 65-7 and had a close game against VT. They could have beat us 59-7 if they wanted to they did let up in the second half. Miami had ed reed, jonathan vilma, willis mcgahee, clinton porits, shcokey, ANDRE JOHNSON, bryant mckinnie...It would go down to the 4th quarter...with the huskers pulling away in the 4th..34-24 would be the score Quote Link to comment
bshirt Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ohio State 7 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 Nebraska 5 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 This kind of irks me a little bit... That's total bullsh*t. Who the hell gave them a NC in 1970? Some Buckeye fan in a bar in Ohio? Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Regarding the 1970 "national championship" Ohio State won - they were awarded the MacArthur Trophy, named after General Douglas MacArthur (of World War II fame). The MacArthur Trophy was given to two teams in 1970, Texas and Ohio State. The Longwhorns and Buckeyes were undefeated in the regular season, after which the trophy was awarded. However, both Texas and Ohio State lost their bowl games (OSU to Stanford in the Rose Bowl, 27-17; Texas to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, 24-11). Nebraska, of course, went undefeated in 1970 and won the AP National Championship. Likely the only reason there wasn't a consensus was that we tied #3 USC at The Coliseum, 21-21, early in the year. Quote Link to comment
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