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| Deserve to be in the national title game? Prove it against a team that took their spot in the Sugar Bowl. The Trojans' schedule was underrated? Prove it against a team which had a tougher strength-of-schedule. |
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If a 24-percent margin can be called "squeaking by," the Tigers just got by hard-charging K-State. Now it's the national title game most fans wanted to see -- as a semifinal. | |