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College football, as a sport, at its core, is about the argument.It spread acro s campuses in the late 1800s because many believed it would make men of its participants. It surged in popularity in the late 1900s as an agent of student body recruitment and community bonding. Even through its continued evolution and refinement through the 2000s, its competitive format has been about as sophisticated as two people sitting at a bar.CFB 150: For decades, the championship was decided by a vote. Now that the title is decided by a playoff, major-college football is the only sport under the NCAA umbrella that does not have a defined method of entry into its championship tournament. Even now, with the College Football Playoff long since established, those who follow the game are left to argue about which Richard Dent Jersey teams should participate in a given year.So how could Sporting News celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football without ranking its greatest, most prevalent and enduring arguments?Feel free to argue about our conclusions:10. Did Michigan get jobbed out of 1974 Rose Bowl?Ohio State entered the 1973 edition of "The Game" undefeated and ranked No. 1. Michigan was undefeated and ranked No. 4. With the weather in Ann Arbor far le s than ideal, and with the ultra-conservative Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler in charge, the two teams kept the ball rooted to the ground and slugged it out for 60 minutes.With 2:23 remaining and the score tied at 10-all, Wolverines quarterback Dennis Franklin broke his collarbone. Michigan nonethele s had two chances to win on attempted field Mike Ditka Jersey goals, neither of which connected. The tied final score meant the two fierce rivals shared the Big Ten Conference title.That was easy enough. Problem was, one of those teams had to be chosen to represent the conference for the Rose Bowl; they couldnt share that.The tiebreaker was a conference call of league athletic directors who voted on the representative. Michigan thought that, since Ohio State had been to Pasadena the year before and because, of course, the Wolverines surely were the better team they should be chosen. But the Big Ten had lost four consecutive Rose Bowls, and many of the ADs figured the Buckeyes, with their quarterback healthy, might be a better choice.Schembechler went into the vote believing Michigan had Illinois support, but the Illini reportedly along with Purdue, Wisconsin and Northwestern opted for the Buckeyes. Ohio State got the Rose Bowl nod and ended up defeating No. 7 Southern California 42-21.Schembechler declared the athletic directors had made their choice over petty jealousies, and admitted to being very bitter and resentful of their decision. He carried it with him a long time: Over a decade later, he would fire his players up for Illinois by telling them, We have to get those guys for 73.The Big Ten Network produced a terrific documentary in 2013 about the decision, simply called 9. Should Richard Nixon have awarded Texas 1969 championship?Entering their Dec. 6 showdown in 1969, No. 1 Texas was undefeated, as was No. 2 Arkansas. As members of the Southwest Conference, they played their final regular-season games with a league title and a spot in the Cotton Bowl at stake.Also, President Richard Nixon promised to declare the winner of the game national champion.This was an odd declaration, given the winner still would have a bowl game to play and the AP had just begun the practice of taking its final poll after bowl games concluded. It was an infuriating decision to Penn State fans, given their team was riding a two-season unbeaten streak that included a 10-0 mark by the end of the 69 regular season.The Longhorns wound up winning a 15-14 thriller with Nixon in attendance. And he followed through on his promise to present a championship plaque to the Longhorns.Independent Penn State Walter Payton Jersey could have had its shot at Texas in a bowl, but the po sibility of playing the Longhorns for the title seemed remote at the time they had to decide, with No. 1 Ohio State heavily favored to defeat Michigan in its final regular-season game. The Nittany Lions voted for a return to the Orange Bowl, where they completed a second straight unbeaten season with a 10-3 victory over No. 6 Mi souri. The Longhorns squeezed past Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, and the AP affirmed what Nixon, in his mind, had already decided.8. Should UCF have claimed 2017 national championship?Lets see: There was an undefeated season, national championship T-shirts, rings, bonuses for the coaches, a headline in the local paper, a parade at Disney World and a banner hung at the Knights Spectrum Stadium, all tell-tale signs of a college football national title.Oh, except this: UCF wasnt voted No. 1 in any of the national polls and wasn't invited to participate in the 2017 College Football Playoff, meaning it couldn't wrest the official title from Alabama. The only kinda/sorta concrete title UCF could claim was from the Colley Matrix, Kyle Long Jersey a computer ranking formula. The NCAAs official record book acknowledges that No. 1 rating for the Knights.Yet UCF, champion of the American Athletic Conference, was the the only unbeaten team that season. It also downed Auburn 34-27 in the Peach Bowl, claiming victory over the only team that beat both Alabama and Georgia, who played each other in the 2018 championship game.But the dubious Playoff ranking system placed UCF only 12th in the final standings, so that the Knights had virtually no chance of competing for the official national championship. UCF almost certainly wasnt the best team that season; but it was a lot closer to No. 1 than No. 12.7. Should the BCS have rematched LSU and Alabama in 2011?Lets be honest. Their first meeting that season a 9-6 decision earned by No. 1 LSU over No. 2 Alabama wasnt really dazzling. There was lots of drama and suspense, but not a lot of exciting football.And yet when the regular season ended with LSU at 13-0 and Oklahoma State and Alabama each 11-1, the mysterious formula that set the Bowl Championship Series matchups spit out the Crimson Tide which hadn't even won their division as the team to face the Tigers in the title game. Given that Oklahoma States only lo s was in double overtime against a then 5-4 Iowa State team, and that Alabama had already taken one shot against LSU, it seemed like the Cowboys at least deserved a shot.It is widely believed that rematch spelled the end for the BCS era. It was David Montgomery Jersey even le s entertaining the second time around, and LSU was the unfortunate victim of a 21-0 Crimson Tide beating. The plan for the College Football Playoff was approved just months later.Years later, some Cowboys still wish theyd had their chance at the CFP in their time.I think about it every single time they talk about the Playoff, former Cowboys D-lineman Jamie Blatnick told the The Oklah