Talk:1984 NCAA Division I-A football season

NPOV tag
I have removed the NPOV tag as the dispute has grown stagnant, and the section in question appears to be neutral. If the dispute arises again, contact me before re-adding the NPOV tag.  D   rew   S    mith 05:50, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Controversy
There isn't much "meat" to this article on the 1984 season, just charts. There was a great deal of controversy over the final poll results. Washington finished 11-1, including a strong win over a tough Oklahoma team in the Orange Bowl. Meanwhile BYU played all "creampuffs" over the course of their season and struggled to beat a mediocre Michigan team 24-17 in their bowl game (Michigan finished 6-6). Michigan had been beaten worse on their own homefield several times that season. The point being that BYU had benefitted greatly from padding their record with third rate competition. The general consensus among experts was that there were several teams that would easily beat BYU in a game, but that BYU had to be rewarded for having a 13-0 record, despite their "unworthiness". The contention could be made that mid-major schools have been penalized since that "bogus" title was awarded in 1984. TobusRex (talk) 07:33, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Controversy 2
Another item which could be mentioned is the controversial 15-15 Oklahoma/Texas game. Television instant replays showed that referees blew a call in the final minute of the game which allowed Texas to kick a field goal to tie the game 15-15. Sportswriters weren't fooled....the next week Oklahoma vaulted over Texas in the rankings.TobusRex (talk) 07:39, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

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--JeffGBot (talk) 04:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 05:50, 29 April 2016 (UTC)