crawfish
03-24-2008, 05:11 PM
George Santayana once wrote, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." Let's assume he wasn't referring to college football national championships. Then, you might be doomed not to repeat it – or at least have a long, long wait to do so. We're in the ninth year of the decade, and history shows that championships won in years ending with "8" had better be enjoyed to the fullest because it will be a while before another is celebrated.
TCU was named the Associated Press national champion in 1938 – the third year of the poll – and even though players such as Bob Lilly and LaDainian Tomlinson have since come through Fort Worth, the Horned Frogs have not won another crown. Michigan won in 1948 and did not win another national title until 1997, and that one was split with Nebraska. The '58 champion was LSU, which waited 45 years before celebrating another national championship. The champions of '68, '78 and '88 also have endured long droughts, as pointed out in this week's mailbag.
Read the rest of "Memo: This Year's Eventual National Champion: Savor It" from Rival'com (http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=788291)
TCU was named the Associated Press national champion in 1938 – the third year of the poll – and even though players such as Bob Lilly and LaDainian Tomlinson have since come through Fort Worth, the Horned Frogs have not won another crown. Michigan won in 1948 and did not win another national title until 1997, and that one was split with Nebraska. The '58 champion was LSU, which waited 45 years before celebrating another national championship. The champions of '68, '78 and '88 also have endured long droughts, as pointed out in this week's mailbag.
Read the rest of "Memo: This Year's Eventual National Champion: Savor It" from Rival'com (http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=788291)