The Miami Hurricanes came into the 2003 Fiesta Bowl with a 34-game win streak looking to win their second straight National Championship. They (and Gabe) left with heartbreak and anger, in part due to the most infamous pass interference call in college football history. Alex and Gabe talk about the Canes fan’s pain rewatching this game as a Miami fan, what went wrong for Miami and right for Ohio State, and why that pass interference call shouldn’t define this game.

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Show Notes

* FiveThirtyEight’s ELO rankings which put the 2002 Miami team ahead of the famed 2001 team

* SBNation did a good Rewinder episode on this game

* An article from BUCKNUTS breaking down analysis of the game

* The State of the U article saying the loss broke Miami’s program

* More proof that Canes fans should blame Larry Coker for this loss.

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