College Football Decade in Review

Well there is no event that is actually going on that caused me to do this blog but it is the only major sport I have not covered so here is the decade in review for college football (D-IA (FBS)).

Program of the Decade- USC while Florida and LSU both won two BCS national titles it was USC who truly dominated the decade with one 1 BCS title, another split national title, and another BCS title game appearance in which Vince Young had to play the greatest game I have ever seen to beat them. This is on top of the fact that they produced 3 heisman trophy winners (Palmer, Bush, Leinart) and countless other NFL stars including Troy Polamalu and Lofa Tatupu among others. Runners Up: 2. LSU 3. Florida 4. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas 7. Miami 8. VT 9. Boise state 10. Utah

Team of the Decade: 2001 Miami Hurricanes- This team went undefeated dominating almost every team they played and destroyed Nebraska to win the National title. Some players on this team include Clinton Portis, Jeremy Shockey, Andre Johnson, Bryan Mckinnie, DJ Williams, Jonathan Vilma, Ed Reed, and Phillip Buchanon not to mention Reggie Wayne and Ken Dorsey. Runners Up: 2. 2004 USC 3. 2005 Texas 4. 2002 Ohio State 5. 2000 Oklahoma 6. 2004 Auburn 7. 2009 Boise State 8. 2004 Utah 9. 2006 Boise State 10. 2008 Utah

Player of the Decade: Tim Tebow- As much as this pains me and it does I can't deny him his due, he won 1 heisman was a finalist for two others, won two national titles and was the face of college football for 3 years. While he is not the second coming like some florida fans and the announcers of the 2008-09 national title game think he was amazing setting nearly every SEC record. Runners Up: 2. Matt Leinart 3. Ken Dorsey 4. Colt McCoy 5. Vince Young 6. Jason White 7. Reggie Bush 8. AJ Hawk 9. Roy Williams (OU) 10. Larry Fitzgerald

Coach of the Decade: Urban Meyer- He won two national titles and led Utah to an undefeated season which allowed them to become the first BCS buster. He is responsible for the growth of the spread in college football and shifted the balance of power in the state of Florida which was dominated by FSU and the University of Miami. Runners Up: 2. Nick Saban 3. Pete Carroll 4. Jim Tressel 5. Mack Brown 6. Bob Stoops 7. Les Miles 8. Joe Paterno 9. Chris Petersen 10. Frank Beamer

Game of the Decade-2003 Fiesta Bowl OSU over Miami- One of the few clashes of unbeaten teams in the BCS national title game and this game had it all: great plays: Maurice Clarett Stripping Sean Taylor of the ball after Taylor picked a ball off in the end zone, Memorable Moments: Willis McGahee's gruesome injury, Controversy: The Pass interference call in the first OT (Which was accurate) giving Ohio State new life, and drama: Ohio State stops the vaunted Miami offense at the 2 in the 2nd OT to pull the major upset for the schools first title in 4 decades. Runners up: 2. 2006 Rose Bowl (texas over USC) 3. 2007 Fiesta (Boise over Oklahoma) 4. 2005 USC-Notre Dame 5. 2007 App State- Michigan

Story of the Decade: BCS- What do all of these teams have in common: 2000 Miami, 2001 Colorado, 2001 Oregon, 2003 USC, 2004 Auburn, 2004 Utah, 2006 Boise State, 2007 Michigan, 2008 Utah, 2008 Texas, 2009 Boise State, 2009 TCU? the answer is they all had equal or better records to teams that the BCS put in the national title game some of these teams even finished the season without a loss and still had no chance to prove they were the best team in the nation because of this stupid system. The controversy this system has caused, which can easily be fixed by a playoff, has dominated the decade. The college presidents argue that a playoff will take the "student-athletes" away from their classes for too long. The problem with this is not only are they ok with basketball players going away for a month during march madness but they give BCS teams a month off before their bowl games most of which is during winter break, the perfect time to have a playoff. So until this sport adopts a playoff or at least a plus 1 system all its championships are mythical and the sport will never reach the level it should.
NEXT: The Decade in Review for all other sports (Coming Friday)