For all the fond memories of yesteryear, the final season when ties were allowed in college football — 1995 — was a reminder of why they went away.
The ties that season included a Pac-10 game that ended up deciding who went to the Rose Bowl; an ugly 3-3 snoozefest between Big Ten foes that was the final Division I game to finish tied; and a lower-level national title game that finished with co-champions and is believed to be the final college game to end deadlocked.
"It's the worst. It's the worst. It's like, 'Why did we even play,' is what you are thinking," said Darrell Bevell, current Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator and Wisconsin starting quarterback in 1995.