MySportsSanctuary

At first I thought it was a no brainer. No, I am not a ‘what have you done for me lately’ type of guy, but when it came to what team should be declared the team of the decade, my instincts pointed towards Florida. With good reason, they seemed to dominate college football the last couple of seasons. However, like their basketball counterparts, it looks like it isn’t enough.

The beginning of the millennium saw the birth of a phenomenon named Michael Vick, the Sooners throttled Texas by putting up over 60 points in the Red River rivalry, which now is normal in Norman, and Nebraska was starting their miraculous slide to mediocrity.

Florida still lagged behind as USC began flexing its muscles, starting with Carson Palmer’s exit with the Heisman. Nick Saban came and went, and came back. Football powers Notre Dame, well you can’t really call them that if they haven’t won a national title in over 20 years, and Penn State hiatus from the top has been even longer.

As the NFL’s minor league known as the SEC beat up on each other, it was a slow start to the decade for the conference with LSU only winning in 2003, now it leads with four. So shouldn’t the championships be the measuring stick for greatness, yes but hold on. It shouldn’t be the only factor.

The gang out in Hollywood would have an argument, and the Sooner nation would have had something to say with their seven BCS appearances, tied for most with USC and Ohio State (yes them Buckeyes). Unfortunately, their lone title came in 2000, and a lot has changed, like getting drubbed the last three times they had a shot. They lead the wins count with 102, with Texas trailing at 97.

Back to the Trojan army, they lead with three Heisman trophy winners, and had the longest winning streak by far with 38. Their loss came in the title game to a Longhorn team dying for respect and got it.

And Notre Dame still hasn’t won a BCS game.

Enough wordage, here are their resumes, and I will bet your opinion will not be on one single factor.
Florida: 2 National Titles, 4 BCS appearances(3-1), 87 wins :
Texas: 1 National Title, 3, BCS appearances (3-0), 97 wins
USC: 2 National Titles(1 is AP), 7 BCS appearances (6-1), 93 wins
Oklahoma: 1 National Title, 7 BCS appearances (2-5), 102 wins
LSU: 2 National Titles, 4 BCS appearances (4-0), 90 wins
Notre Dame: 0 National Titles, 3 BCS appearances (0-3), 64 wins