1994 CO-National Champions

by PSUhomer on Oct 9, 2008 4:28 PM EDT

I came across this article a while ago and I meant to post this. The link is:

http://cfn.scout.com/2/793526.html

Pete Fiutak was "analyzing" what would happen if the almighty SEC champion would have played for the MNC despite its record. All was well and good until I read this.

1994 – Nebraska over Miami, and Penn State over Oregon
SEC Champion: Florida … No vs. Nebraska or Penn State, who were named co-national champions

If my memory serves, we were not awarded the share of the prize, were we? Even if we weren't I wanted everyone on here to e-mail him about his mistake and let him have it, or not, either way....

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I don't think I'll email him

I kinda like Fiutak. And he seems more aggressive than me, so there’s a fair chance I could get my ass kicked.

pax et amor

by jtothep on Oct 9, 2008 4:36 PM EDT 0 recs

No

Nebraska was NC and we got a big stiffy

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Oct 9, 2008 4:51 PM EDT 0 recs

blame beano.....

that is all

by conquering lion in the 215 on Oct 9, 2008 5:03 PM EDT 0 recs

1994 New York Times Computer Poll Champions!

I remember when that gem was plastered on the side of the stadium.

by Cairo on Oct 9, 2008 5:05 PM EDT 0 recs

Clearly, the NYT computer was right, though.

I’ll take it.

by Tailgate Shogun on Oct 9, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Indeed.

I went out and bought one the very next day.

by Screen Name 20 on Oct 10, 2008 7:46 AM EDT up 0 recs

When I go to the grave

My tombstone will read “Penn State: 1994 National Champions”. Damn you midwestern voters! Damn you!

by ReadingRambler on Oct 9, 2008 5:27 PM EDT 0 recs

I think you put the quote marks in the wrong spot

It should be:

My tombstone will read "Penn State: 1994 National Champions. Damn you midwestern voters! Damn you!"

by platnumkid on Oct 9, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

I like the cut of his jib. The more we start seeing “Penn State was co-national champion in 1994” the more people will believe it happened…and now that it is 14 years after the fact, that’s all we need. I believe we were named co-MNC

by The JuggerNitt on Oct 9, 2008 5:45 PM EDT 0 recs

Lets

Never mention ‘94 again, that is until we go undefeated this year and a 1 loss SEC team plays a Pac 10 team for the MNC. Just kidding, I know, I know, don’t get ahead of ourselves.

by PSU4ever31 on Oct 9, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs

In the state of Pennsylvania...

…PSU is the official NCAA 1-A champion in 1994. The state legislation passed a bill at the time that said such.

by Laaaaazzz on Oct 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT 0 recs

As far as I'm concerned

Everyone recognizes that Penn State was the best team in the country that year. You still hear reporters talking about how great that team was. But you never hear anyone talk about the great Nebraska team of 1994. And whenever they mention “Nebraska 1994 National Champions” they always follow it up by mentioning many people felt we deserved it more. As far as I’m concerned, Nebraska’s championship has a major asterisk.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Oct 9, 2008 8:50 PM EDT 0 recs

Even the Nebraska fans know its bullshit

I’ve never met one who wouldn’t admit that the title should have been split.

As good as Nebraska was during that period of time, they did not need the pity that gave that title to them. They are smart enough to know that pity for Tom Osborne (and a bit of jealousy amongst our Big Ten brethren) is the only reason they won the vote.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Oct 10, 2008 8:33 AM EDT up 0 recs

Jealousy Alright

Wtf…and shame on the Western Pennsylvania voters…

http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/j/e/jed124/1994_AP_Vote_Maps.html

by Screen Name 20 on Oct 10, 2008 9:21 AM EDT up 0 recs

WOW!!!!

As if I already didn’t hate Ohio enough already, you just convince me that they have more douchebags per capita than anywhere else on the planet!!

"gotta love the HD"

by biscoiv on Oct 10, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

And aren't they the birthplace of Damon's, too?

pax et amor

by jtothep on Oct 10, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

exactly....

the asterix stands for : award for career achievement in the conference formerly known as the Big 8. recipient : Tom Osborne. Damn him and Rashaan Salaam. The new Big 12 stole all our thunder that year. But as Nietzche and Conan are want to say : “that which does not kill us, makes us stronger”.

by conquering lion in the 215 on Oct 10, 2008 12:06 PM EDT up 1 recs

Those quotations

just earned you a recommend, sir!

pax et amor

by jtothep on Oct 10, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

1997

We didn’t get a share in 94, and they got a share that they didn’t deserve in 97 with Michigan. That is the year they won that game against Mizzou when the receiver kicked it to another receiver for a game-winning TD at the end of regulation. What a joke. Osborne must have been paying the other coaches off or something like that. In 94, though, Miami should have beat Nebraska. If it wasn’t for their receivers coming up with the dropsies on 3rd down and Sapp dancing too much and wearing himself out, we would have had #3 that we deserved.

by PABroncofan on Oct 11, 2008 4:57 AM EDT 0 recs

1994

We WERE named the NY Times National Champion via their computer rankings at the time. The signage they used to have hanging outside the south end zone used to trumpet this fact.

The thing that cost us, I still believe, was the 65 yard TD pass Kordell threw to beat Michigan. This meant we went to Ann Arbor and beat a one-loss Michigan team which was less impressive than beating an undefeated UM. The IU margin didn’t help either…

My favorite moment from that year was in the 4thQ against MichSt. We were already up huge and KJ Carter re-entered the game and scored on a 50+ yd run. Found out later that Gantner let KJC pick any play to run. He chose wisely.

That offense was second to none. They recently showed the 1994 Illinois game on the BTN. That drive still generates arousal…

by ebradlee10 on Oct 12, 2008 1:23 AM EDT 0 recs