The questions have always been there for Penn State fans.
What if Penn State’s unbeaten teams had been able to settle it on the field? What if Penn State hadn’t been on the outside looking in? What if Penn State got a chance to make up for that early season loss?
In reality, we aren’t alone in wondering those things. This year’s first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff has changed the way that we view champions.
Before the BCS, much of this was entirely mythical with championship voting even coming before bowl games for a stretch.
The BCS brought us away from conference requirements and allowed us to “settle things on the field” unlike in 1994 or 1997 or other years.