Until the BCS showed up, there really wasn't a NC game because most years #1 and #2 didn't play each other in a bowl. If we're not gonna use split NC's, then I guess we forfeit our 97' NC. The SEC has every right to brag considering they've won multiple NC's in a row. The early to mid-90's was mostly owned by the Big 8. It's all cyclical, but the SEC is the dominant force now. With Barkley out, there's little chance Notre Dame doesn't make the NC game now. I'll be surprised if the NC game is even very close at all this year. I know most people don't like the common opponent argument, but Bama' absolutely destroyed Michigan at a neutral site while Notre Dame won by a touchdown at home. Notre Dame hasn't exactly set the world on fire. It took overtime to beat that juggernaut Pitt team. They beat BYU by a fieldgoal while playing at home. They won by a fieldgoal while playing at home against Purdue. Oregon is the only team this year with the ability to knockoff the SEC, and it will take an act of God for them to even get a chance.
