Question for poasters who were alive during this bowl: did it feel like UW deserved a share of the title?
Yes and no.
BYU didn't deserve shit, but UW didn't win its own conference.
Neither did Bama when they beat LSU in the BCS. The 1984 PAC 10 was the SEC. Won the Fiesta Rose and Orange Bowls
It was more than that... On January 1st, 1985, USC won the Rose Bowl over Ohio State 20-17, UCLA beat Miami in the Fiesta Bowl 39-37, and Washington beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl 28-17. A Pac-10 sweep on New Year's Day.
Question for poasters who were alive during this bowl: did it feel like UW deserved a share of the title?
Yes and no.
BYU didn't deserve shit, but UW didn't win its own conference.
Great point Sven. But, the conference was incredibly good at the top, it flat kicked ass that year. USC went on to beat Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, UCLA beat Miami in the Fiesta Bowl and UW beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Three "BCS" Bowl victories for one conference, and the biggest win was UW over Oklahoma. Yes and no applies, as it often does with the MNC, but without question, UW deserved it more than BYU did.
Question for poasters who were alive during this bowl: did it feel like UW deserved a share of the title?
Yes and no.
BYU didn't deserve shit, but UW didn't win its own conference.
Neither did Bama when they beat LSU in the BCS. The 1984 PAC 10 was the SEC. Won the Fiesta Rose and Orange Bowls
It was more than that... On January 1st, 1985, USC won the Rose Bowl over Ohio State 20-17, UCLA beat Miami in the Fiesta Bowl 39-37, and Washington beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl 28-17. A Pac-10 sweep on New Year's Day.
Miami was 8-5 that year, the Fiesta had yet to become the Bowl it would be ...
Still a good year for the Big 3 in the Pac though.
Question for poasters who were alive during this bowl: did it feel like UW deserved a share of the title?
Share of the title, my ass! We deserved THE TITLE. I still count it as a Natty (YES I LIKE TO CALL THEM THAT. COME SAIL AWAY WITH ME). Fuck 'em. There was one poll that had us #1 and I roll with that one because it was obvious to anyone who didn't want to kiss the white choir boy funderwear wearin' Mormies' asses that we would've stomped on BYU.
Honestly, I probably didn't give Pete enough credit at Boise from that very turn of events. After that I hated all 'mid-major' programs.
We got fucking hosed. It was a goddamned travesty. Fuck BYU and fuck Sark. FMFYFEFBYU.
all your poasts should end with COME SAIL AWAY WITH ME because that's how i read/sing them in my head.
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I'm somewhat sympathetic to Florida too.
BYU picked the right year to go undefeated though. Every other contender for the title had a big issue against them.
http://washington.scout.com/story/90199-an-inside-look-at-the-1985-orange-bowl
Still a good year for the Big 3 in the Pac though.