How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

[MassNole]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

The major difference would be that Florida would not be the national power that it is today. Other then that it would be very much the same. Let us not forget that Florida plays Florida State every year and Florida State plays Miami every year. Bobby Bowden's win total would have been unaffected as would Florida St. legacy simply because these teams did play during this time. That being said, Spurrier would still have his National Title, and a few SEC titles, but their inability to beat Florida St. in the 90s would have prevented Spurrier from building the Gators into a 5 Star program.

I also wonder which team would have been added to the SEC WEST. I would have to think Vandy as it is the only school geographically that makes sense.

I also think the ACC would have fallen off the planet by now and certainly would not be a BCS conference.

1996 would have been interesting. If FSU was in the SEC East (presumably they would have been) they'd have had the tie breaker over Florida for the division and then likely goes on to win the SEC against a very mediocre SEC West opponent. Under that system I don't know if Florida could have gotten into to the CG when they wouldn't have won their own division, much less say conference.

Now had that happened, the BCS would have been much different and in 2001 Oregon plays Miami for the MNC in what could have been a very interesting game.

[TheShizNo1]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

Huge bump. I remembered this thread and didn't feel like starting another one.

I was thinking what if Michigan hired a defensive minded coach instead of RR?

Long shot, but lets say it was Bo Pelini who we all know was hired at Nebraska last year.

I think the defense would have gotten better. That defense was falling apart at the end of 06 when it was exposed by osu and USC. With that, I also think the offense would have thrived. Mallet, Adrian Aarington, and Mario Manningham stay, making the offense better, if not average.....Michigan maybe never sees the dark ages.

Nebraska maybe goes after Art Briles giving him his first big time shot and Resurrecting a big time school.

RR stays at WVU and they continue to beat up on the Big East and possible make a NC run.


Pretty vague, but sounded good in my head.

[Jr.]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

Huge bump. I remembered this thread and didn't feel like starting another one.

I was thinking what if Michigan hired a defensive minded coach instead of RR?

Long shot, but lets say it was Bo Pelini who we all know was hired at Nebraska last year.

I think the defense would have gotten better. That defense was falling apart at the end of 06 when it was exposed by osu and USC. With that, I also think the offense would have thrived. Mallet, Adrian Aarington, and Mario Manningham stay, making the offense better, if not average.....Michigan maybe never sees the dark ages.

Nebraska maybe goes after Art Briles giving him his first big time shot and Resurrecting a big time school.

RR stays at WVU and they continue to beat up on the Big East and possible make a NC run.


Pretty vague, but sounded good in my head.

On the same RR note.. what if Bama hired Rich Rodriguez instead of Nick Saban?

I have no idea what would have happened. I still think RR is a good coach and I think he could be successful at a big time school, but Michigan was a terrible fit for him. I think Bama would be ranked in the top 15 consistently if RR was hired, but they wouldn't have won a MNC or be a top 5 team like they are now

[the_winged_one]

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This thread is an amazing read, by the way...

I often wonder how the season would have played out for the Hawkeyes in 2009 if Ricky Stanzi hadn't gotten injured in the Northwestern game. I feel like that season will haunt me forever.

[TDenverFan]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

What if Boise, TCU, and Utah weren't snubbed?

[boisejames]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

What if Boise, TCU, and Utah weren't snubbed?

It all depends on Utah in 2008-09. If they won or were at least competitive then TCU may have gotten in over Texas in 2009-10, don't think so over Oregon and Auburn thought unless they were defending Champs. If Utah got in and were blown out or beat convincingly at all, TCU would have been "snubbed" anyway.

Boise would never have gotten in either way because TCU was thought to be better before they played in the Fiesta Bowl.


EDIT: I'm assuming you're talking about the last three year and not 2004 and 2006 because Boise and Utah did have great teams but I don't think they were NCG worthy.

[Yrogergj24]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

Locker didn't get a gloating penalty vs. BYU?

LeBron chose CFB at USC, do they win the NC each year his is there, could he become a #1 overall pick?

The Big 8 and the SWC merge to make a 16-Team super conference?

Reny Nunes (500 lb. NT) chose playing CFB at Rutgers?

[OSUFan_88]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

What if Maurice Clarrett wasn't a bozo and didn't get busted. Does Ohio State, particularly in 2005, win another national title?

[TheShizNo1]

What if Maurice Clarrett wasn't a bozo and didn't get busted. Does Ohio State, particularly in 2005, win another national title?

Not sure. I think they beat Wisconsin, not sure about Michigan. Perry carved that defense up that year, it wasn't on the offense. But, maybe they have an extra spark with a NC on the line. I think he and hOSU would have benefited from him being more mature

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[auburntigersfan]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

What if Maurice Clarrett wasn't a bozo and didn't get busted. Does Ohio State, particularly in 2005, win another national title?

I don't think there was any way Clarett would've stayed in college past his junior year anyway.

[OSUFan_88]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

Not sure. I think they beat Wisconsin, not sure about Michigan. Perry carved that defense up that year, it wasn't on the offense. But, maybe they have an extra spark with a NC on the line. I think he and hOSU would have benefited from him being more mature

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Wasn't that 2003-2004?

I'm talking 2004-2005.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

Let's go awhile back. What if Knute Rockne never died in a plane crash? Would Notre Dame become the Yankees of college football? How many more championships would they have won between 1930 and 1943? Just some food for thought.

[Sportsbuck]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

Wasn't that 2003-2004?

I'm talking 2004-2005.

I think we probably go 10-2 instead of 8-4. I think we beat Northwestern and Purdue instead of losing to them, but still lose to Wisconsin and Iowa.

At the same time though, if MoC is still there, there's also the possibility that Troy Smith doesn't develop into the player that he became...

[OSUFan_88]

Re: How would the history of CFB have changed if..........?

I think we probably go 10-2 instead of 8-4. I think we beat Northwestern and Purdue instead of losing to them, but still lose to Wisconsin and Iowa.

At the same time though, if MoC is still there, there's also the possibility that Troy Smith doesn't develop into the player that he became...

Good point, Justin Zwick would have been our starting QB for the entire time...

That's a shudder inducing thought.

[TheShizNo1]

Let's go awhile back. What if Knute Rockne never died in a plane crash? Would Notre Dame become the Yankees of college football? How many more championships would they have won between 1930 and 1943? Just some food for thought.

who and what?

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