stroups wrote:
Best regular season game was Arkansas vs. Ole Miss. 7 overtimes and 80 points in those overtimes combined
I hate how much the overtime rules can change the competitive balance of the game. I realize this was a lot of OTs and each team had to answer the call, but it was 17-17 at the end of regulation. Clearly the offenses were either not real spectacular or the defenses were pretty good, but because each team starts with the ball on the 25 yard line, suddenly this is a wild, high-scoring shootout - and thats what people remember. Add the fact that there really wasn't much at stake and I'd say this ranking is a little high.
My list (based only off the games offered in the original link) would probably be:
1. OSU-Miami
2. Texas-USC
3. USC-Notre Dame
4. Texas Tech-Texas
5. Boise State-Oklahoma
A National Championship that comes down to the last possession will virtually always be better and more important than any other game that goes to the wire. The next two had major impacts on the title race and a few players' legacies. All four of those games had legendary moments and names everyone will remember years from now.
The Boise game isn't a bad choice as #1, but the fact that it was "just" a bowl game (meaning it had no impact on the title) is why I dropped it a little bit. I know Boise State had that whole underdog thing going in, but Utah had already broken the barrier for BCS wins by a mid-major. Most people ended up hearing about the result (8.4 rating, compared to 21.7 for the Texas-USC game) which takes away from the aura a little bit.
