Similarities between '98 Rose Bowl and 2024 CFP Championship

Submitted by SBayBlue on January 13th, 2024 at 12:26 PM

I can't help but notice the similarities between the 1998 Rose Bowl and the 2024 CFP Championship:

-Both games were between Michigan and a team from the State of Washington. (Washington State and Washington)

-Both Washington teams had Heisman QB finalists (Ryan Leaf and Michael Penix Jr.) Let's hope Penix has a better NFL career than Leaf.

-Both Washington teams were held to under 70 yards of rushing in the game.

-Both Washington teams featured a high flying passing offense and both Michigan teams had a top notch defense with an excellent D line.

-Both Washington teams lost their head coach to Alabama (Mike Price in 2003 and Kalen DeBoer in 2024)

(You may remember that Price was fired soon after starting after he visited a strip club in Pensacola, FL and an unknown woman charged $1,000 to his hotel room.)

-Both games were the last year before a change was made to a playoff system (BCS in 1999 and the 12 team CFP in 2024)

-And of course Michigan clinched the national title (split in 1998) and outright this year based on the end result.

Any other similarities to add for those that can remember the '98 Rose Bowl?

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ottomatic

January 13th, 2024 at 2:40 PM ^

The national media skepticism and shade in '23 is very much an echo of the way the '97 team was talked about. It was a defense for the ages and yet, though most of the '97 season many of the talking heads treated the Michigan D as a mirage. In their narrative, in a head-to-head match-up, they had Nebraska crushing Michigan. 

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Harball sized HAIL

January 13th, 2024 at 2:47 PM ^

Similarities between '98 Rose & '24 Rose - both teams have Crimson as official color.

In '97 and in '24 we beat our biggest rival & Wazzu who's official colors are Crimson & Grey.

In '97 and in '24 we beat our 2nd biggest rival & UW who's official colors are Purple & Gold.

In '97 and in '24 we held UW & WSU to their lowest point total of the year.  In '97 WSU averaged 42.5 pts/g & in '24 UW averaged 37.6 pts/g.  Mich gave up 16 & 13 respectively.

 

 

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harmon40

January 13th, 2024 at 4:46 PM ^

This isn't about the Rose Bowl/CFP, but...we beat Ohio State by 6 in both '98 and '23

A defensive back in a #2 jersey got a pick in both of those games  

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Bill22

January 14th, 2024 at 12:36 AM ^

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