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From: pector@ihuxw.UUCP (Scott W. Pector)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Nebraskas folly
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Date: Tue, 3-Jan-84 17:41:34 EST
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As much as I hate the Nebites, hats off to Osborne!  He made the right
decision.  If he went for the tie, he and his players would always have
to contend with the thought that although they got the National Championship,
it is tarnished by them not being brave or confident enough to go for the
win.  Miami should finish ahead of the Nebites in the polls and also ahead
of Auburn (after all, they beat the No. 1 team and Auburn couldn't even get
a TD against a team not even in the top 5.).  Remember when Notre Dame beat
Texas a few years ago and finished No. 1, even though Arkansas trounced
Oklahoma and Alabama mauled Ohio State (I think that was the other game!).
ND was not believed to have been the best team, and this year, neither is
Miami.  However, the same results in the polls will happen for the Hurricanes
(this assumes that they only lost one game and had no ties: I forget if
this is the case or not).

What about the Rose Bowl?! Boy, did Illinois get the tar knocked out of
them!  I know what happened: they tried to trick UCLA by letting players
from my alma mater Northwestern suit up instead.

						Scott Pector