Whether you were around for the 1987 season or not, you certainly understand its importance to the history for Syracuse Orange (“ORANGEMEN!!!!” - several of you).
Syracuse went 11-0 in the regular season, earning a trip to the Sugar Bowl. But with the game on the line Auburn coach coward Pat Dye opted for the tie instead. The Orangemen remained unbeaten, but with an 11-0-1 record, they had a much lesser claim to the national championship... though we made shirts anyway, 30 years later.
That was the team narrative, of course.