OSU hanging 'fake' national championship banners at the 'shoe?

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/09/13/CFB… from Steward Mandel's article on si.com... Ohio State: Reinventing history From my perch high in the press box at Ohio State on Saturday night, I was looking around the interior of the always-wondrous Horseshoe when I noticed something peculiar. On the facade beneath the upper deck of the north end zone, the school lists seven national championship seasons. One of them is 1970. Some quick research reveals that in 1970, the Buckeyes finished second behind Texas in the coaches poll ... and fifth in the AP poll (which crowned Nebraska). According to the treasure trove that is College Football Data Warehouse, the title that Ohio State so proudly displays was bestowed by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame -- and even that one was shared with Texas. Hey, as long as you're at it, Buckeyes, why not tack on 1969? No love for Matthews Grid Ratings? And what about that '73 banner from Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments? There's still plenty of room on that wall.
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psychomatt

September 16th, 2009 at 4:28 AM ^

The NCAA website credits OSU with all 7 titles, including 1970. In comparison, the NCAA website only credits Michigan with 9 titles while we claim 11. Michigan's 1932 and 1947 titles are disputed. In 1932, undefeated Michigan was ranked #1 under the Dickinson System (the AP poll did not exist until 1936) but conference rules prevented Michigan from accepting a bid to the Rose Bowl. Undefeated Pittsburgh, the #2 ranked team, accepted the Rose Bowl bid instead and played undefeated USC, the #3 ranked team, losing to USC 35-0. Michigan claims the national title for 1932 while the NCAA credits it to USC. In 1947, undefeated Notre Dame was ranked #1 and undefeated Michigan was ranked #2 in the final AP poll, but that poll was taken before Notre Dame beat #8 ranked USC 38-7 in its final game of the season. Michigan subsequently went on to beat USC 49-0 in the Rose Bowl (Notre Dame did not play in the post-season). Michigan claims the national title for 1947 while the NCAA credits it to Notre Dame.

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