导出博客文章The Southern California teams of the mid-2000s were one of the greatest college
football dynasties ever seen.Arguably the sports coolest as well.In the 80-year
history of The Associated Press college football poll, no team has had a longer
uninterrupted run at No. 1 than coach Pete Carrolls Trojans.USC set a record by
going 33 straight weeks as No. 1 from 2003-05. The Trojans werent just the best
team in college football, they did it with style, thanks to the laid-back
Carroll leading charismatic superstars like quarterback Matt Leinart and running
back Reggie Bush to victory after victory.In the process, USC pulled off a rare
feat: Becoming a college team that captivated Los Angeles, which usually fawns
over its professional teams like the NBAs Lakers or MLBs Dodgers.We were kind of
the pride and joy of that era and that time period and it was just a lot of fun,
Bush said. We played well, we worked our butts off. We earned everything that we
accomplished.USCs run at No. 1 ended in the 2006 Rose Bowl, which was also one
of the best games of the decade. Texas -- led by coach Mack Brown and
quarterback Vince Young -- topped the Trojans 41-38 in a back-and-forth
thriller.The decade started with Oklahomas last national title in 2000 and ended
with Alabamas undefeated championship run under Nick Saban in 2009. In between
was USCs dominance and plenty of controversy, with the college game awkwardly
lurching toward what would become the College Football Playoff in 2014.The Bowl
Championship Series was created in 1998 with the idea of selecting the top two
teams to compete for the national title and it didnt take long for the new
system to show its weakness.In 2003, LSU beat Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl to win
the BCS title while USC beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl and stayed at No. 1 in
the AP poll, providing the sports last split national champion.In 2004, more
controversy ensued when USC, Oklahoma, Auburn, Utah and Boise State all went
through the regular season undefeated. The BCS national title matchup, which in
those days was partially decided by the AP poll, went to USC and Oklahoma while
the other three were left out. Auburn finished at No. 3.I dont know if we could
have beaten USC, Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said. But I sure wanted to
try.After the season, the AP asked for its poll to be removed from the BCS
formula because of the scrutiny on individual voters rankings, which are made
public.Starting in 2005, the BCS would use the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and
Harris poll in its decision-making process.Tuberville said it was obviously
frustrating to be left out of the title game in 2004, but he believes the
controversy was a much-needed impetus to eventually ending the season with a
four-team playoff.I think it opened the eyes of a lot of people that this
couldnt happen again, Tuberville said.LSUs success in 2003 and Auburns
undefeated run in 2004 was the start of an unprecedented run of dominance for
the Southeastern Conference. The league won the last four national titles of the
decade, with Florida winning in 2006 and 08, LSU in 07 and Alabama in 09.More
schools in the SEC, I think more than other leagues at least, believe theyre
going to win the national championship, Tuberville said. And they have the
facilities, the mindset and the recruiting to make it happen.BEST PROGRAMSTexas
appeared in 99.4 percent of all polls taken.Florida, 92.77 percentOhio State,
91.57 percentBEST RIVALRYThere were a lot of good ones in the 2000s, but none
better than the Red River Showdown. The annual Texas-Oklahoma rivalry game in
Dallas decided the Big 12 more often than not. Both teams were nationally ranked
in nine of the ten meetings. Oklahoma won the first five from 2000-04 but Texas
bounced back by winning four of the last five. The Sooners and Longhorns
combined to make six BCS title game appearances.MAIN TAKEAWAYCollege footballs
march to a playoff system coincides with the rise of the Southeastern Conference
in the latter half of the decade. Alabamas Nick Saban solidifies his spot among
the all-time great coaches with an undefeated run to a national title in 2009.
Though several traditional powers have a good decade, nouveau power such as
Virginia Tech, TCU, Oregon and Boise State become contenders.-----AP freelance
reporter Mark Ludwiczak in contributed to this story.-----Follow David Brandt on
Twitter:
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