If one goes back to the very first football game (RU/Princeton)

[michnittlion]

and awards the "College Football Championship Belt" to the winner (Rutgers won it, in that case), with the belt changing hands every time the Champion loses a football game ........

We get to the present day. And the current Belt holder is, improbably enough, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

Which means, of course, WE can win it on Saturday night.

Would be our first time with the Belt since 1-January-1988. We won it from Notre Dame in the 1987 regular season finale, but defended the Belt 0 times, losing to Clemson in the Citrus Bowl. We've also lost 3 other games since with a chance to win the Belt (2001 Miami, 2006 Ohio State, 2010 Alabama).

Kind of a meaningless thing, but a trivial and somewhat fun fact.

(FWIW: Rutgers lost the Belt 10 days after its creation, and has never had it again.)

 

[Kroixklk]

and awards the "College Football Championship Belt" to the winner (Rutgers won it, in that case), with the belt changing hands every time the Champion loses a football game ........

We get to the present day. And the current Belt holder is, improbably enough, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

Which means, of course, WE can win it on Saturday night.

Would be our first time with the Belt since 1-January-1988. We won it from Notre Dame in the 1987 regular season finale, but defended the Belt 0 times, losing to Clemson in the Citrus Bowl. We've also lost 3 other games since with a chance to win the Belt (2001 Miami, 2006 Ohio State, 2010 Alabama).

Kind of a meaningless thing, but a trivial and somewhat fun fact.

(FWIW: Rutgers lost the Belt 10 days after its creation, and has never had it again.)

If true that one of the more interesting things I’ve heard of. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sunshinedynomite]

There is a website. Let me search.

 

[michnittlion]

If true that one of the more interesting things I’ve heard of. Thanks for sharing.

Here is the complete lineage, FWIW ........

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...stem-alabama-georgia-ucf/stories/201801040042

 

[michnittlion]

There is a website. Let me search.

The web-site is dead (unfortunately). But the link in my post above provides the list of "title changes."

 

[Woodpecker]

Here's what I posted a couple of weeks ago (with link)

 

[artsandletters]

and awards the "College Football Championship Belt" to the winner (Rutgers won it, in that case), with the belt changing hands every time the Champion loses a football game ........

We get to the present day. And the current Belt holder is, improbably enough, the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

Which means, of course, WE can win it on Saturday night.

Would be our first time with the Belt since 1-January-1988. We won it from Notre Dame in the 1987 regular season finale, but defended the Belt 0 times, losing to Clemson in the Citrus Bowl. We've also lost 3 other games since with a chance to win the Belt (2001 Miami, 2006 Ohio State, 2010 Alabama).

Kind of a meaningless thing, but a trivial and somewhat fun fact.

(FWIW: Rutgers lost the Belt 10 days after its creation, and has never had it again.)

Step was at the Rutgers/Princeton game. So was F. Scott Fitzgerald.

 

[fairfaxlion2]

This is cool if you think about it. If at some point there is a huge upset the belt could disappear from D1 for a long time. Like if Pitt had lost to Albany last week, it may not have returned to D1 for decades.

 

[psuro]

This is fascinating. As an aside you can see around the time of WW I how the power shifted from away from eastern football.

 

[heckmans]

aaaaaaaaaand......a bunch of mopes in the Burgh just claimed another MNC.

 

[FightOnState]

aaaaaaaaaand......a bunch of mopes in the Burgh just claiming another MNC.

Perhaps we have just uncovered the source of all 47 of their MNCs

 

[mikeinpenna]

Perhaps we have just uncovered the source of all 47 of their MNCs

Amusingly, this is Pittsburgh's very first time holding the belt...and it will be a short reign.

 

[step.eng69]

Step was at the Rutgers/Princeton game. So was F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Hey A&L's. glad to see you again.
F.... Princeton? game was a nail bitter. Went fishing after the game to calm down.

 

[Art]

Step was at the Rutgers/Princeton game. So was F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Step, maybe. Fitzgerald? Not a chance.

 

[PSU87]

Amusingly, this is Pittsburgh's very first time holding the belt...and it will be a short reign.

Ironically they only hold it now because they didn't make a bowl game.

 

[artsandletters]

Step, maybe. Fitzgerald? Not a chance.

Well, Fitzgerald’s novel, The Beautiful and the Damned, was based on the Princeton/Rutgers game . So there.

 

[psuro]

Well, Fitzgerald’s novel, The Beautiful and the Damned, was based on the Princeton/Rutgers game. So there.

Fitzgerald wrote a short called "Berniece bobs her hair". I remember having to read it for some class at Penn State. It didn't seem like much to me, but we spent an entire week discussing it. Made me appreciate the intracacies of literature.

Now, back to the original thread.