No, it wasn't. LSU didn't have to "split" their crystal football and was declared the BCS National Champ in 2004, not a Co-Champ. Granted, the BCS sucks, but don't try to revise history like the other media lackeys. Until the fools in the NCAA realize a playoff CAN and SHOULD be implemented, the crappy BCS rules apply. Don't try to change the damn rules.
So before the BSC there was no National Champ?
BCS and AP voted different teams for their national championship award. For years there have been 2 awards, and that year one group gave the mythical title to LSU, one to USC. So unless somehow UT gets a stop here, USC will win a 3rd national championship.
You LSU'er's should be happy that you got at least 1 of the 2 nat'l champ trophies awarded that year. USC would have whipped your butts all over the field had ya'll met.