Yet in a season defined by upsets and injuries to star players, none of the undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision have established themselves as dominant. So optimism remained for No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 17 Miami entering Saturday night’s game here on a muggy night at Land Shark Stadium.
But with each team already having lost a game, there was still plenty to lose. That is because only one team — Louisiana State in 2007 — has won a B.C.S. title game with two losses. Those Tigers were also the first team to finish atop the Associated Press poll with two defeats.
If the significance of that was forgotten Saturday night, Oklahoma and Miami had to look no further for a clear reminder than the south sideline, where the crystal football awarded to the winner of the B.C.S. title game was on display.
“That’s something
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