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From USC to Nebraska, from Nebraska to Auburn. Two changings of the guard, in the span of just a mere two games. It started with the Trojans leaving Sanford Stadium victorious, in a win where they showed not only courage on the field but skill in the numbers, with many of the stats being in their favor. That win set them up for a 'super match' against the 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers, who to this day are still considered one of the greatest teams in college football history, despite failing to win a portion of the national championship. They started the season ranked #1 by the AP, and kept that ranking for the duration of the season, not losing it until their final game: a trip to the Orange Bowl to face a Miami Hurricanes team that had started the season unranked, and lost the season opener to Florida by a whopping 25 points, but reeled off ten straight wins to achieve an AP ranking of #5. So highly regarded were the Cornhuskers that they were favored by double digits to beat Miami in the Orange Bowl (despite it being the Hurricanes' home stadium). In one of the greatest upsets in college football history, Miami played strong defense to stifle the strongest offensive force in the country, the Cornhuskers having set a Division I-A record by scoring 654 regular season points. Nebraska's fate came down to a fateful decision by head coach Tom Osborne to go for two points, a bold attempt to prevent a tie (in which case Nebraska may have still been named consensus champions or split the national championship with Auburn, and Miami likely would not have moved up from their #5 ranking). Instead, the attempt failed, and against all odds the Miami Hurricanes won their first national championship in school history, the first of several to come. Despite the stunning loss, Nebraska still received 4 1/2 votes as the national champions in the AP poll, and six in the Coaches poll. With Turner Gill calling signals, Irving Fryar catching almost everything thrown his way, and 1983 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier running wild on defenses from coast to coast, Nebraska was in more ways than one a force to be reckoned with. And that force came out in ways to which a final score by itself cannot serve as a testament, for when the final whistle sounded Nebraska had left Los Angeles victorious by a final score of 59-58. Despite the razor-thin margin of victory, the stats were well in Nebraska's favor, as they led in time of possession (32:12 to 27:48), first downs (35 to 32), completion percentage (68% to 46%), rushing yards (637 to 391), average yards per rush (7 to 5), total yards (905 to 828), 3rd down efficiency (9/21, 42% to 5/17, 39%), 4th down efficiency (1/3, 33%), field goals (1/2, 50% to 1/3, 33%), defensive interceptions (2 to 1), and sacks allowed (none for them to two for USC). For their part, USC led in passing yards (436 to 268), average yards per pass (11 to 8), longest pass (73 yards to 31), and longest rush (60 yards to 54). A team so potent that they earned the nickname "The Scoring Explosion" may not have necessarily exploded on USC, but did more than enough to bring their 'championship' back home to Memorial Stadium. On the other hand, they were about to meet a force that would test them to the very limits of their heart and desire to win: the 1983 Auburn Tigers, who were named national champions by Billingsley, the College Football Researchers Association, and the New York Times (and co-national champs by both Rothman and Sagarin). 'Stacked' doesn't even begin to describe their roster. I have two words for you: Bo Jackson. One of the most naturally gifted and charismatic athletes in the history of professional sports, and he was in full effect during the '83 season, earning a Consensus All-American award and the second of three First-Team All-SEC selections. Two years later, he would capture almost every possible award a senior can win in college football--including the coveted Heisman Trophy--and in 1986 was chosen 1st overall by the Los Angeles Raiders in the NFL draft. (Oh, and he played professional baseball too, even being named an All-Star and MVP of the MLB All-Star Game in 1989. Damn cool.) Besides Bo, the 1983 Tigers also had Randy Campbell, Tommie Agee, Lionel James, Donnie Humphrey, Steve Wallace, and Al Del Greco. All future pros, and solid ones at that. Despite playing the toughest schedule in the nation, Auburn went 11-1, which may be part of the reason why various NCAA-designated selectors chose them over the Hurricanes. Sacrilegious though it may be to say so, putting aside my South Florida roots for a moment, I probably would have chosen Auburn myself if I were voting. Auburn beat more ranked teams, and aside from the stunning upset over Nebraska you can't point to many wins on Miami's schedule that come even remotely close to the caliber of competition Auburn was facing and beating that year. But I realize I'm getting off track, so let's just get to the game. And what a game it was, at least for a while. The two teams competed on equal footing for the first two quarters of play, but in the second half Auburn remembered "hey! We have Bo Jackson!" And that was all she wrote, as the Tigers took it by a final score of 76-62. They led in time of possession (32:14 to 27:46), completion percentage (55% to 52%), rushing yards (550 to 375, with both Bo and Mike Rozier forming a rushing explosion), average yards per rush (6 to 5), longest rush (64 to 53), total yards (790 to 705), efficiency on third down (10/26, 38% to 6/18, 33%), field goals (4/6, 66%), fumble recoveries (4 to 3), and defensive interceptions (4 to 0). Nebraska had a razor-thin lead in first downs (28 to 27), a good lead in passing yards (330 to 239), longest pass (72 yards to 35), and fewest yards penalized (none for them, 15 for Auburn due to a pass interference call). Tempting though it was to set up a 'follow up' game pitting Auburn against the 1978 Alabama Crimson Tide (who split the national title with USC) I have decided to give "Bill Walsh College Football" a rest for a while, turning my attention back to basketball...and more specifically "NBA Showdown '94," the last EA basketball game to use the classic "NBA Playoffs" engine, the last to have signature dunks for certain players, the last where you could break stadium glass, and the first with not only all NBA teams of the time but a full 82-game regular season mode. I had briefly thought about trying "FIFA Soccer '96," or even taking another look at the iconic "NHL '94," but I have been wanting to revisit this one for a while...the ultimate evolution of what "Lakers vs. Celtics" pioneered, taken as far as it could have possibly been taken before EA rebuilt the foundation from the ground up and started the legendary "NBA Live" series. The time is 10:24pm. The room is nearly pitch black, save for the luminescence coming from the monitor. All is quiet, save for the contemplative bursts of thought manifested on the screen by will of my fingers. I crack my knuckles yet again, and remember advice my friend Sonja gave me: "don't feel bad about not doing everything you set out to do." Not every plan is meant to be a reality, not every dream can be realized. But for every plan that falls through the cracks, or every dream that was not meant to come true, something new is waiting around the corner. You may not see it at first. But it's always there.