RE: It's the year 2020
2525 was released in 1968 and reached #1 in the summer of 69 at the time of the Apollo 11 landing. 1969 was the 100th year of college football. Texas won the national title with a win over Arkansas in the Big Shootout attended by President Nixon and then with a win over Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, Notre Dame's first bowl appearance in 50 years. Texas was the last all white national champ.
On the Minnesota thread, I noted that Minnesota last won the Big 10 52 years ago in 1967, tying with Indiana and Purdue. Indiana went to the Rose Bowl. Wyoming went to the Sugar Bowl. Oregon St. was also top 10. Much different from today.
I was looking at the polls for those years and was struck that the longevity of coaches was different too. Top 20 coaches in 1969-Darrell Royal Texas, Joe Paterno Penn St., John McKay USC, Woody Hayes Ohio St., Ara Parseghian Notre Dame, Dan Devine Missouri, Frank Broyles Arkansas, Jonny Vaught Ole Miss, Bo SChembechler Michigan, Charlie McClendon LSU, Bob Devaney Nebraska, Bill Yeoman Houston, Tommy Prothro UCLA, Ray Graves Florida, Doug Dickey Tennessee, Eddie Crowder Colorado, Jim Carlen W. Virginia, Jack Mollenkopf Purdue, John Ralston Standford, Shug Jordan Auburn. At least a dozen of those are legends at their schools and at least half are among the top college coaches of all time.
1968 poll included Hayden Fry at SMU, Pepper Rodgers at Kansas, Chuck Fairbanks at Oklahoma, Vince Dooley at Georgia and Bear Bryant at Alabama.
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