I am probably forgetting a year, but is this the first time the SEC has actually has 2 teams participate in the BCS? I had always thought the Championship game has kept the SEC from getting the extra cash bonanza from placing 2 teams in the BCS.
It's happened several times previously. Here's a link to the BCS page: http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/timeline Most recent was the 2001 season when we beat Illinois in the Sugar and Florida beat Maryland in the Orange.
Nope: 2001 Regular Season Rose Bowl: (1) Miami 37, (2) Nebraska 14 Fiesta Bowl: (4) Oregon 38, (3) Colorado 16 Sugar Bowl: (13) LSU 47, (8) Illinois 34 Orange Bowl: (5) Florida 56, (10) Maryland 23 1999 Regular Season Sugar Bowl: (1) Florida State 46, (2) Virginia Tech 29 Fiesta Bowl: (3) Nebraska 31, (5) Tennessee 21 Orange Bowl: (8) Michigan 35, (4) Alabama 34 Rose Bowl: (7) Wisconsin 17, (22) Stanford 9 1998 Regular Season Fiesta Bowl: (1) Tennessee 23, (2) Florida State 16 Orange Bowl: (8) Florida 31, (15) Syracuse 10 Sugar Bowl: (4) Ohio State 24, (6) Texas A&M 14 Rose Bowl: (9) Wisconsin 38, (5) UCLA 31
