USC stripped of 2004 National Championship...

[salsadancer7]

...no surprise here. If I heard correctly, 1st time a college football team has been stripped since starting the polls.

BCS strips Southern California of 2004 national championship - Campus Rivalry: College Football & Basketball News, Recruiting, Game Picks, and More - USATODAY.com

 

[Mets82]

Not a big college football fan along with the rules but what does this mean as far as a national champion? Does that when you list the National Champions for 2004 it will say vacant?? Dumb question but they wont give it to somebody else or anything? Truly an embarrassing moment for USC having been I believe the only College football team to be stripped of there national championship.

 

[DodgerKing]

They may officially remove the title, but it does not change the actual outcome of any of the games.

 

[salsadancer7]

Not a big college football fan along with the rules but what does this mean as far as a national champion? Does that when you list the National Champions for 2004 it will say vacant?? Dumb question but they wont give it to somebody else or anything? Truly an embarrassing moment for USC having been I believe the only College football team to be stripped of there national championship.

Good question. Seeing that this is a 1st, I am sure there will be a ton of questions to be asked. I am going to assume it stays vacant with some kind of *. At least that is my guess.

 

[mdonnelly]

Good that USC got punished for breaking the rules. Even so, OU would have lost that game regardless of whether or not Reggie Bush played. It was a beat-down for 3 and 1/2 quarters.

Too bad Pete Carroll is gone. He surely knew that Reggie's family was accepting gifts.

 

[harshness]

When Vanessa Williams was dethroned by the Miss America Pageant people back in 1984, they crowned the runner up, Suzette Charles.

I can see them relabeling the trophy for Michigan with an asterisk.

 

[salsadancer7]

Good that USC got punished for breaking the rules. Even so, OU would have lost that game regardless of whether or not Reggie Bush played. It was a beat-down for 3 and 1/2 quarters.

Too bad Pete Carroll is gone. He surely knew that Reggie's family was accepting gifts.

YEP....good ole Pete Carroll gets off easy. The biggest actor in ALL of LA, Mr. "I-had-no-clue-what-was-going-on"....

 

[Derwin0]

Not a big college football fan along with the rules but what does this mean as far as a national champion? Does that when you list the National Champions for 2004 it will say vacant?? Dumb question but they wont give it to somebody else or anything?

Depends. The AP hasn't stripped them of anything, so they still have that (in fact the AP still allows teams on probation to recieve votes and potentially win it's championship).

The BCS title for 2004 will probably remain vacant, as opposed to being awarded to Auburn (undefeated in 2004) or Oklahoma (hammered by USC in the 2005 Orange Bowl).

 

[cosmo_kramer]

They may officially remove the title, but it does not change the actual outcome of any of the games.

Just the wins that were vacated....

 

[The Insider]

So looks like the SEC picks up its rightful 6th BCS title.. Congrats Auburn

 

[salsadancer7]

So looks like the SEC picks up its rightful 6th BCS title.. Congrats Auburn

I gonna assume your kidding...

 

[Derwin0]

So looks like the SEC picks up its rightful 6th BCS title.. Congrats Auburn

It'll replace last years when it gets vacated

 

[The Insider]

I gonna assume your kidding...

Why would I be kidding? They truly deserved the shot more so then Oklahoma.. Ok got spanked in its bowl, Auburn won.

 

[salsadancer7]

Why would I be kidding? They truly deserved the shot more so then Oklahoma.. Ok got spanked in its bowl, Auburn won.

Really? You would want the championship THAT way instead of earning it the way it should, on the field?

 

[tigerfan33]

Auburn fan here. Could give a rats ass if they award that BCS championship. No Auburn fan that I know would or ever will claim it.

I know some schools that claim many championships would take it in a heart beat.

 

[The Insider]

Really? You would want the championship THAT way instead of earning it the way it should, on the field?

They earned it 13 times on the field and didn't lose a single game. Including winning its BCS bowl game.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

So looks like the SEC picks up its rightful 6th BCS title.. Congrats Auburn

You do know what 'vacated' means, right??

 

[salsadancer7]

Auburn fan here. Could give a rats ass if they award that BCS championship. No Auburn fan that I know would or ever will claim it.

Well said!

 

[yaz96]

Auburn fan here. Could give a rats ass if they award that BCS championship. No Auburn fan that I know would or ever will claim it.

I know some schools that claim many championships would take it in a heart beat.

Like Florida Gators, maybe?

 

[tigerfan33]

Like Florida Gators, maybe?

No. They reside in the same state as my team.