Talk:1984 NCAA Division I-A football season

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NPOV tag[edit]

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^rewS^mith 05:50, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy[edit]

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)[reply]

Controversy 2[edit]

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)[reply]

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Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:1984 NCAA Division I-A football season/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

This article is focusing on the wrong season. The Miami-Nebraska game took place at the conclusion of the 1983 season, not 1984. Brigham Young won the 1984 National Championship, a fact not acknowledged on this page. Compare this page to [1]1983 NCAA Division 1-A football season.

Last edited at 20:44, 6 August 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 05:50, 29 April 2016 (UTC)