Michigan has two games in the top BCS games of all time!

3 posts today! Can you tell I needed a Michigan football fix? :-)

Michigan has 2 games in the top 10 BCS games ever, rated by ESPN. I have to agree with the rankings, both of these games were great!

4. 2005 Rose Bowl: Texas 38, Michigan 37

It's a game that introduced the nation to Vince Young's brilliance and also helped change the way the BCS standings were computed. Some wondered whether Texas even deserved to be playing in the Rose Bowl after the Longhorns passed California in the final BCS standings. Texas coach Mack Brown did his share of lobbying along the way. As it turns out, it's a good thing he did. The game was a classic between two storied programs meeting for the first time and wasn't decided until Texas' Dusty Mangum kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired. Young had a hand in all five Texas touchdowns and led the Longhorns down the field for the game-winning field goal. His counterpart, Michigan freshman quarterback Chad Henne, was equally spectacular and tied a Rose Bowl record with four touchdown passes, three to All-America receiver Braylon Edwards. It was back and forth the whole way, and whoever had the ball last was going to win. After two years of controversy, The Associated Press asked that its poll no longer be used as a component in the BCS standings and was replaced by the Harris poll.


7. 2000 Orange Bowl: Michigan 35, Alabama 34, OT

It's a game that provided a glimpse of the NFL greatness that would follow for Michigan QB Tom Brady, who passed for 369 yards and four touchdowns. Alabama, led by SEC Player of the Year Shaun Alexander, jumped out to a 14-0 lead. But Michigan kept hanging around and kept clawing back, usually thanks to a big play from receiver David Terrell, who had 10 catches for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Michigan had a couple of chances to win the game in the fourth quarter, but regulation ended in a 28-28 tie. Tailback Anthony Thomas lost a fumble at the goal line early in the fourth quarter that was recovered in the end zone by Alabama. Then at the end of regulation, Hayden Epstein's 36-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Phillip Weeks as time expired. In overtime, Brady hit tight end Shawn Thompson on the first play with a 25-yard touchdown pass. Alabama came right back with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Zow to Antonio Carter, but the extra point attempt by Ryan Pflugner was pushed wide right in a stunning end to the thriller.



This one from The M Zone. No need to do an introduction to The Big Ten Commissioner's Wikipedia page. (yes, it has been fixed. Very funny stuff).