It was a thorough enough defeat to erase any doubt over which of the two teams was better. However, with Ohio State getting crushed in a game it was expected to win, many had to wonder ... "would one-loss Louisville or Wisconsin, or even 13-0 Boise State, would have given the Gators a better game?"
Even with a No. 1 vs. No. 2 BCS title game showdown, college football fans must have an empty feeling that a true national champion wasn't crowned. Is a playoff the only possible way to determine a true national champion? Or, are college football fans just not giving Florida its due? What do you think?
The school of Touchdown Jesus and Knute Rockne now has a more ignominious distinction: nine straight bowl losses, breaking a tie with South Carolina and West Virginia for the most in NCAA history. It is clear the Fighting Irish aren't among the nation's elite.
What do you think?
Should Notre Dame continue to be invited to BCS bowls, even if there are clearly better teams out there -- we're looking at you, Auburn and Wisconsin -- that would give opponents a better game?
Or, is a third lopsided loss in three BCS bowl games enough to keep Notre Dame from earning its spot in the marquee games? Are you as sick of seeing this annual debacle as many other college football fans are?
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