Don't you remember how after ND beat FSU in the "game of the century" we assumed that we would be paired with Nebraska in the Orange bowl. Nebraska was undefeated. Immediately Bowden started politicking for a "rematch" in the Orange Bowl for the title. And the pollsters kept Nebraska at #3 the week leading up to the BC game. I still wonder to this day had ND beat BC, would the Irish have been paired with Nebraska in the OB. I think ND would have had to play FSU again just to get the title. It was so obvious that the writers and coaches wanted Bowden to get his 1st title that had been so elusive to him up until that point.