Whether the College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams or not remains to be seen, but as a traditionalist, I miss the days of the BCS, when only two teams played for a national championship at the end of the season.It was brutal for a large majority of the country, where one loss put all your team's hopes and dreams on life support, but it made for some insanely dramatic television week in and week out.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!This era gave us some of the best champions in the history of the sport, but it also gave us some all-time teams who never played for a natty who more than deserved a shot.Today, I'll be looking at five of the best teams to never play for a national championship in the BCS era.Obviously, this is a very subjective ranking, so feel free to comment your choices below.5.
2000 Miami HurricanesA Miami Hurricanes helmet sits on a bench during the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Oct.14, 2023.
(Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports)We all remember the 2001 Miami Hurricanes as one of the greatest college teams ever assembled, boasting a litany of NFL Draft picks on both sides of the ball like Andre Johnson, Clinton Portis and Ed Reed just to name a few, but what many people don't know is that the 2000 edition of that squad was just as good and may have gotten robbed of a rightful spot in the title game.Heading into the new millennium, the Canes were a preseason top-five outfit, looking to finally put it all together after head coach Butch Davis had rebuilt the program with elite recruiting classes throughout the late 90s.2000 was supposed to be the year it all clicked, but an early-season loss to the Washington Huskies put those dreams on hold.Davis and the Hurricanes stayed the course throughout the year, though, winning the rest of their games on the schedule including a thriller over No.1 Florida State and a blowout against second-ranked Virgin...