Since its been 20 years since the BCS came into existence, and put the top 2 teams against each other in a national championship setting, I thought it would be good to rank the best and worst National championship games in the last 20 years. Ill rank them all, and video the top 5 best and worst. THIS ISNT TOP FAVORITE GAMES, but best in terms of games. Sometimes I do use my favorite out of two games as a tie breaker, but these are best games that the BCS and CFP eras gave us.
#1a USC vs Texas- As much as I don't like Mac Brown and Pete Carroll, its hard to deny this game the top spot. It was a wild game that deserves the top spot. What sets it apart from my #1b? I really don't know, maybe because it was the Rose Bowl, USC was on a 3 year run, and Keith Jackson's last broadcast. Its just something.
#1b Bama vs Clemson 2015- I think this game is often overlooked mostly because A) Bama won and B) the next season was a revenge game. But what is missed is the duel between Deshaun Watson and Jake Coker. Maybe its crimson glasses, but this game seemed more exciting game to watch than the 16 and 17 games. It was the beginning of a great CFP rivalry.
#3- Bama vs UGA 2017- Honestly how many times have you watched this?
#4 02 tOSU vs Miami- 1st overtime game in the national championship, and ended with controversy. What more can be said?
#5- 2013 FSU vs Auburn- Just for the sake of not putting an Alabama loss in the top 5 Ill give this the edge. The funny thing is that 13 and 16 pretty much have the same flow in which the SEC team jumps up on the elite offense in the first half, it becomes a fist fight in the second half, and the losing team scores too early and allows the elite qb to make history. Similar score too.
#6- 2016 Bama vs Clemson- See #5
#7- 2008 Florida vs Oklahoma- I think this was a very entertaining game with two Heisman winners
#8- 2009 Alabama vs Texas- I think it was a pretty competitive game between bluebloods
#9- 2014 Oregon vs tOSU- This is about the point where we get to really asking "Is that game worse than that one"
#10- 1999 FSU vs VT- It looks like a blowout, but it was actually pretty competitive at times
#11- 2011 Bama vs LSU- It was actually more competitive than what the score indicates, but it was just a game that proved that everyone already knew "Bama was better and November 5th was a fluke"
#12- 10 Auburn vs Oregon- I think this was a boring game in which bad defenses held elite offenses in check. It was a topsy tirvey type of outcome
#13- 2007 LSU vs tOSU- A boring and predictable game
#14- 1998 Tennessee vs FSU- I think this is equal to #13, but my hatred to Tennessee puts this lower
#15- 2003 LSU vs Oklahoma- A game that ultimately decided nothing, and offered nothing because the BCS put the wrong team (OU) in the game
My bottom 5 are next post
#1a USC vs Texas- As much as I don't like Mac Brown and Pete Carroll, its hard to deny this game the top spot. It was a wild game that deserves the top spot. What sets it apart from my #1b? I really don't know, maybe because it was the Rose Bowl, USC was on a 3 year run, and Keith Jackson's last broadcast. Its just something.
#1b Bama vs Clemson 2015- I think this game is often overlooked mostly because A) Bama won and B) the next season was a revenge game. But what is missed is the duel between Deshaun Watson and Jake Coker. Maybe its crimson glasses, but this game seemed more exciting game to watch than the 16 and 17 games. It was the beginning of a great CFP rivalry.
#3- Bama vs UGA 2017- Honestly how many times have you watched this?
#4 02 tOSU vs Miami- 1st overtime game in the national championship, and ended with controversy. What more can be said?
#5- 2013 FSU vs Auburn- Just for the sake of not putting an Alabama loss in the top 5 Ill give this the edge. The funny thing is that 13 and 16 pretty much have the same flow in which the SEC team jumps up on the elite offense in the first half, it becomes a fist fight in the second half, and the losing team scores too early and allows the elite qb to make history. Similar score too.
#6- 2016 Bama vs Clemson- See #5
#7- 2008 Florida vs Oklahoma- I think this was a very entertaining game with two Heisman winners
#8- 2009 Alabama vs Texas- I think it was a pretty competitive game between bluebloods
#9- 2014 Oregon vs tOSU- This is about the point where we get to really asking "Is that game worse than that one"
#10- 1999 FSU vs VT- It looks like a blowout, but it was actually pretty competitive at times
#11- 2011 Bama vs LSU- It was actually more competitive than what the score indicates, but it was just a game that proved that everyone already knew "Bama was better and November 5th was a fluke"
#12- 10 Auburn vs Oregon- I think this was a boring game in which bad defenses held elite offenses in check. It was a topsy tirvey type of outcome
#13- 2007 LSU vs tOSU- A boring and predictable game
#14- 1998 Tennessee vs FSU- I think this is equal to #13, but my hatred to Tennessee puts this lower
#15- 2003 LSU vs Oklahoma- A game that ultimately decided nothing, and offered nothing because the BCS put the wrong team (OU) in the game
My bottom 5 are next post
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