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1985 Orange Bowl Post-Game

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,623 Founders Club
    edited August 2014
    Huh?
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    RaceBannon said:

    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    haie said:

    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
    The two best teams might have been UW and Nebraska and neither won their conference.

    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.
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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    edited August 2014
    Some dude had a good write up of that 1985 Orange Bowl

    http://washington.scout.com/story/90199-an-inside-look-at-the-1985-orange-bowl
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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,783 Founders Club
    Was Bosworth suspended for this game?
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,855 Founders Club
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    Was Bosworth suspended for this game?

    No, he was a freshman and played in the game. Was kept in check.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,855 Founders Club
    RaceBannon said:

    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    haie said:

    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.
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  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club
    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    haie said:

    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.
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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    DerekJohnson said:

    RaceBannon said:

    TierbsHsotBoobs said:

    haie said:

    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.
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