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No, that was a common narrative, mostly among disgruntled ND fans, but reality was different...

Author: Irish_Demon (2775 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 10:37 am on Mar 19, 2020
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There was no coordinated effort to get Bowden his NC. That's not to say that coaches and sportswriters didn't enjoy seeing him get his title. But that would have been very transparent given the fact that voting was individual instead of a group getting together to come up with a consensus.

The truth is there was a widespread disdain for having a power school with their own TV network. No one did that back then. There were still rules in place with the CFA deal that limited the number of times a school could appear on TV. The vast majority of those with the power to determine a nat'l champion felt ND would have a huge advantage in revenue and recruiting. It was easy to see from some of the ballots that were submitted that that opinion manifested itself in a negative bias to voting ND as national champion during that time.


Replies to: "No, that was a common narrative, mostly among disgruntled ND fans, but reality was different..."

  • Notre Dame Football: Revisiting The Game Of The Century [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:17pm 3/15/20 (11) [View All]
    • Starting with their 1St TD, ND dominated F$U. Too bad the final score wasn't an accurate indicator - IrishChristopher - 10:28pm 3/15/20
      • As I remember, Bobbybowden still voted his team over ND [NT] - irishone - 1:06pm 3/16/20
        • Of course. That was supposed to be "his year" - IrishChristopher - 10:13pm 3/18/20
        • I don't fault him for that. The biggest travesty was the prick, Tom Osborne... - Irish_Demon - 4:04pm 3/16/20
          • Doubt it would have made a difference - ndunabomber - 10:08am 3/18/20
            • Yep! His NC was really a Lifetime Achiievement Award [NT] - irishone - 11:23am 3/18/20
              • No, that was a common narrative, mostly among disgruntled ND fans, but reality was different... - Irish_Demon - 10:37am 3/19/20
              • ^This! [NT] - IrishChristopher - 10:14pm 3/18/20
          • Tne biggest hypo everr [NT] - ColeyO - 9:34pm 3/16/20
          • Good points. [NT] - irishone - 9:20pm 3/16/20
    • if they were #1what were we? [NT] - DonMiller - 9:48pm 3/15/20
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