ESPN Classic marathon of games involving the current Top 25

I always find out about this kind of stuff too late, so I'm posting it in case someone else wants to add to their video/DVD collection:



ESPN Classic’s Top-25 Countdown (all times ET)
(current AP rakings indicated in parentheses)

Aug. 28
5-6 p.m. 1998 Big XII Championship: Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (25)
6-8 p.m. 1999 Humanitarian Bowl: Louisville vs. Boise State (24)
8-10 p.m. 2003 Sheraton Bowl: Houston vs. Hawaii (23)
10-midnight 2005 Houston Bowl: TCU (22) vs. Iowa State

Aug. 29
Midnight-3 a.m. 2003 Arkansas (21) at Kentucky
3-5 a.m. 1995 Orange Bowl: Nebraska (20) vs. Miami
5-7 a.m. 1994 Orange Bowl: Florida State (19) vs. Nebraska
7-9 a.m. 1982 Alabama vs. Auburn (18)
9-11 a.m. 1983 Sugar Bowl: Penn State (17) vs. Georgia
11 a.m.-1 p.m. 2006 Louisville at Rutgers (16)
1-3 p.m. 1999 Fiesta Bowl: Florida State vs. Tennessee (15)
3-5 p.m. 1993 UCLA (14) at USC
5-7 p.m. 1981 Sugar Bowl: Georgia (13) vs. Notre Dame
7-8 p.m. 1982 Stanford at California (12)
8-11 p.m. 2003 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State (11) vs. Miami
11 p.m.-1 a.m. 2004 Autozone Liberty Bowl: Boise State vs. Louisville (10)

Aug. 30
1-3 a.m. 1998 Virginia Tech (9) at Miami
3-4 a.m. 1981 Orange Bowl: Oklahoma (8) vs. Florida State
4-6 a.m. 1999 Rose Bowl: UCLA vs. Wisconsin (7)
6-8 a.m. 1997 Sugar Bowl: Florida (6) vs. Florida State
8-10 a.m. 1998 Rose Bowl: Michigan (5) vs. Washington State
10 a.m.-1 p.m. 2006 Rose Bowl: Texas (4) vs. USC
1-3 p.m. 2005 Louisville at West Virginia (3) (2005)
3-5 p.m. 2004 Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs. LSU (2)
5-7 p.m. 2004 Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. USC (1)

 

Classic needs to do more shit like this.

 

THIS is what this channel should do... all the time.

 

This is bullshit! I wanted to see the '94 World Series Of Poker for the 492nd time. Fuckers.

 

And the band is on the field!

 

How is the Oklahoma game not Boise State's choice?

 

I'd think it has to do with the broadcast rights. As far as I can tell, pretty much every game on the list was an ESPN/ABC broadcast.

 

Wazzu had another play. Fucking refs. Always fucking over Washington football teams.

 

best moment in your football history.

awesome.

 

I remember watching Edge and the Canes stun UCLA, leaving K-State a chance to make the title game before going to cover a college basketball tournament. All K-State had to do was beat Texas A&M. When the UCLA game went final, they flashed the score at the Big XII title game, where K-State already led 14-0. And that's why Wildcats fans complain to this day about how "that distracted them."

Whatever, win the game, stop making excuses and and shut up already. I would love to see that game's replay. Watched the finish at the scorer's table of the D-II game I covered, where they had a small black and white TV. Needless to say, there were a lot of fans crowded behind that spot, watching the game, too.

 

this is what they used to do ... all the time. bastards.

 

I was a part-timer at the KC Star while in college in 1998. A small crowd gathered by one of the TVs before A&M tied it. When the Aggies did tie it up, I started laughing. I couldn't help it. This one lady standing next to me asks, "What's so funny?"

I shook my head and said, "This."

When the collapse was complete, I walked to my desk and buried my head in my arms trying to control my laughter.