Worst Game Ever: Miami and Florida State kill their rivalry
This is the worst football game I've ever watched.
With all due respect to 2007, 2005 is the best college football season I've ever seen. You had the year-long buildup and eventual titanic national championship clash between a dynastic USC versus a Texas team who's quietly one of the best in modern CFB history. The Heisman race was stocked with awesome players. Big-time programs like Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Michigan, Georgia, UCLA, Oregon, and Virginia Tech all won 10 or more games. Notre Dame was a legit title threat! Mid-majors like TCU and Boise State were on the rise, and West Virginia's duo of Pat White and Steve Slaton carried the Mountaineers to a Sugar Bowl win. It was the final season before the SEC's two-decade reign of terror. I could go on forever, but everything about 2005 kicked ass. Well, almost everything.
From 1983-2004, Florida State-Miami was unquestionably the best rivalry in college football. That matchup gave us the best games, the wildest finishes, had the most high-end talent, and produced more national titles than any other rivalry of its era. Miami-FSU was must-watch, and more often than not was a defining moment in every season. And then the 2005 season opener happened.
Welcome to Worst Game Ever: Episode 4 - 2005 Miami-Florida State. This game is so awful that I legitimately believe it not only killed the best rivalry in college football on a national scale, but that Miami is still trying to recover from it almost 20 years later. Enjoy:
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