Top 5 Moments in BCS National Championship Game History
by Mike Rose
Before sinking our teeth any further into the BCS betting action in the title game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns, BetUS Sportsbook takes a moment to relive the greatest moments in recent memory from BCS Championships of yesteryear...
1: 2006 - Texas Longhorns 41 - Southern California Trojans 38 : Not only was this far and away the best BCS betting affair of all-time, but many are calling it one the greatest games ever played in any sport. QB Vince Young had a flair for the dramatics for certain. USC took a 38-26 lead with 6:42 to play that seemingly locked up covering the seven-point spread. However, Texas wouldn't be denied, as it not only scored the TD that got the Longhorns back within the number, but it also scored the game-winner when Young scrambled into the end zone with 0:19 to play. VY was a one-man wrecking crew that day, rushing for 200 yards and three TDs and going 30/40 for 267 yards through the air.
2: 2003 - Ohio State Buckeyes 31 - Miami Hurricanes 24 : The oddsmakers gave the Buckeyes virtually no chance of stopping the Hurricanes in the '03 Fiesta Bowl, as they were 12-point underdogs to the then #1 ranked team in the country. Perhaps Miami had the game won, but on fourth down in the first overtime, the Canes were called for an interference penalty that extended the game. The Buckeyes scored shortly thereafter and then again in the next frame to seal the deal and take home the National Championship.
3: 2000 - Florida State Seminoles 46 - Virginia Tech Hokies 29 : The final score of this game may have been a little deceiving. Yes, the Seminoles were 5.5-point favorites over the Hokies, and yes, they held a seemingly insurmountable 28-14 lead at intermission. However, QB Michael Vick, who probably earned himself the right to be picked #1 in the NFL Draft that next season took charge and led the Hokies to a 15-0 3rd quarter advantage to take the lead going to the fourth. FSU scored three times in the first eight minutes of the final stanza to take control and lock up the school's second National Championship.
4: 1999: Tennessee Volunteers 23 - Florida State Seminoles 16 : A year prior to that, the Seminoles probably felt like they should've won yet another crown. This time, they were slight dogs to win it all though. FSU fought valiantly against QB Tee Martin and the boys clad in orange in spite of the fact that backup QB Marcus Outzen had to start the game in place of an injured QB Chris Weinke. The Noles had a chance to erase a 23-9 lead in the dying moments, but fell just short of completing what would've been an improbable comeback with an unknown quarterback.
5: 2007: Florida Gators 41 - Ohio State Buckeyes 14 : One play into the first ever true, "BCS National Championship Game," WR/KR Ted Ginn Jr. put the heavily-favored Buckeyes ahead of the upstart Gators 7-0 with a KO return for a TD. However, this was a day to be dressed in blue and orange. QB Chris Leak and a dominating defense took over, handing HC Urban Meyer his first national title with a big 41-14 victory that really put the University of Florida back on track to become one of the most dominant programs in college football.
