I look at it this way, Florida and Ohio State were both undefeated and ranked #1 and #2 in 1996 going into rivalry week. Both lost to their rivals, both then won their bowl game against the #1 and #2 teams respectively, but Florida's bowl game was a rematch against the team they lost to. I give the Bucks the Woody1968 National Championship that year.He was elected. I still can't figure out how he managed to face-plant the last two games of the year every time, but... it's 2025. If Ryan Day was coaching in 1995 or 1996 or 1998, he would never have been given the chance to redeem himself in the post season. I think that Coop could have pulled off at least one CFP title in this era.
Plus, he's a freaking awesome person. Dude is still in Columbus 25 years later. That says something. We hated the shit out of him, but he loves us so much that he never left.
Time heals all wounds.
2 years later, we lose against MSU, but win against scUM and in the Bowl game. We would have smoked either Tennessee (Weakest NC team since that Ga Tech split title) or Weinkeless FSU that year.
1993 and 1995 were faceplants.
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