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Who had more fun celebrating: the current players or LSU alumnus and Baton Rouge native Odell Beckham Jr.? And, what did Beckham have to do with the band playing ‘Neck,’ after the final touchdown?
Who had more fun celebrating: the current players or LSU alumnus and Baton Rouge native Odell Beckham Jr.? And, what did Beckham have to do with the band playing ‘Neck,’ after the final touchdown?
LSU is the national champ so let the debate begin where the 15-0 Tigers rank among all-time greats.
College football has seen its share of dynasties. This isn’t about multiple years, rather single-season accomplishments. In this age of 14- and 15-game marathons that start in August and end in mid-January, there is an argument that LSU has completed the greatest season of this era. Or, many eras. While the game is college football, conferences realigning and schedules extending make it almost implausible to come up with an apples to apples measuring stick. Will limit this to teams from that played after 1970.
The Huskers’ defense held opponents to a remarkable 8.2 points per game while scoring an average of 39 per contest. On Thanksgiving Day, the Huskers beat No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31 in a “Game of the Century.” Nebraska then walloped another No. 2, Alabama, 38-6, in the Orange Bowl.
