Nice list, but 1988 was Notre Dame’s 11th national title, not it’s 8th (some would even say 13th). But, while I have no quarrel with the top game being USC vs. Texas, the author is forgetting one of the greatest games ever played: the 1973 Sugar Bowl, the last played in old Tulane Stadium, the first ever meeting between two of the most renowned programs in college football history, with 7 lead changes and some storybook late-game heroics, all for the national title. Bear Bryant vs. Ara Parseghian. Better yet, I was there! Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23.
I still say 71 Neb-OU >>>> 66 ND-MichSt (and I am not a fan of any of the 4 teams), but I am with you on the 73 Sugar Bowl. It had everything you could want, and it rarely gets mentioned.