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re: Many schools have been gypped out of national titles, but 1983 Auburn was one of the worst
Posted on 6/28/23 at 6:57 pm to JetDawg
Posted on 6/28/23 at 6:57 pm to JetDawg
Auburn's 1983 snub was very similar to Alabama's 1977 snub in that the pollsters were overly enamored with the team that knocked off the #1 team in their bowl game.
Both 1983 Auburn and 1977 Alabama lost to really good teams very early in the season to Texas and @ Nebraska respectively before going on to win out the rest of the season.
1983 Auburn beat some very good teams and entered the Sugar Bowl ranked #3 and beat Michigan 9-7 with #1 and #2 losing their bowl games. The pollsters got caught up in the moment with #5 Miami's win over #1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and leapfrogged them all the way to #1.
As bad as Auburn's snub in 1983 was, 1977 Alabama's was arguably even worse. Alabama lost @ Nebraska 24-17 the second week of the season before winning out the regular season including a win on the road against #1 USC. Worst of all eventual national champion Notre Dame's only loss that year cane against the same 5-6 Ole Miss team Alabama beat 34-13 just two weeks earlier. #3 Alabama went on to beat Ohio State 35-6 in the Sugar Bowl while the #2 team lost their bowl game. Just as with 1983 Auburn, the pollsters were enamored with #5 Notre Dame's bowl win over #1 Texas and leapfrogged them over Alabama despite Alabama's blowout Sugar Bowl win and despite Alabama's blow out win against the same Ole Miss team that beat Notre Dame earlier that year. The 1977 snub to me was even worse than the 1966 snub given the fact that Notre Dame lost to a 5-6 team that Alabama had beaten 34-13 earlier that same season.
Both 1983 Auburn and 1977 Alabama lost to really good teams very early in the season to Texas and @ Nebraska respectively before going on to win out the rest of the season.
1983 Auburn beat some very good teams and entered the Sugar Bowl ranked #3 and beat Michigan 9-7 with #1 and #2 losing their bowl games. The pollsters got caught up in the moment with #5 Miami's win over #1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and leapfrogged them all the way to #1.
As bad as Auburn's snub in 1983 was, 1977 Alabama's was arguably even worse. Alabama lost @ Nebraska 24-17 the second week of the season before winning out the regular season including a win on the road against #1 USC. Worst of all eventual national champion Notre Dame's only loss that year cane against the same 5-6 Ole Miss team Alabama beat 34-13 just two weeks earlier. #3 Alabama went on to beat Ohio State 35-6 in the Sugar Bowl while the #2 team lost their bowl game. Just as with 1983 Auburn, the pollsters were enamored with #5 Notre Dame's bowl win over #1 Texas and leapfrogged them over Alabama despite Alabama's blowout Sugar Bowl win and despite Alabama's blow out win against the same Ole Miss team that beat Notre Dame earlier that year. The 1977 snub to me was even worse than the 1966 snub given the fact that Notre Dame lost to a 5-6 team that Alabama had beaten 34-13 earlier that same season.
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Posted on 6/28/23 at 6:59 pm to Govt Tide
We all have seasons from the pre-BCS era where we feel hosed. That fact makes us deciding to pick 1941 as the random non-AP/Coaches title in our bag to claim utterly baffling.
This post was edited on 6/28/23 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 6/28/23 at 7:02 pm to Govt Tide
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As bad as Auburn's snub in 1983 was, 1977 Alabama's was arguably even worse.
Yes, but Bama was gifted the title the very next season in 1978 which it did not deserve. Same scenario as 1964. Neither of those titles were earned by Bama despite them winning the trophy.
Posted on 6/28/23 at 10:05 pm to Govt Tide
I think 77 was robbery.. no doubt.
But in 66, Bama was the 2 time defending champion.. Ranked #1 in the first poll.. went undefeated and finished 3rd.
That’s unprecedented
But in 66, Bama was the 2 time defending champion.. Ranked #1 in the first poll.. went undefeated and finished 3rd.
That’s unprecedented
Posted on 6/29/23 at 8:01 pm to Govt Tide
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Alabama's blowout Sugar Bowl win and despite Alabama's blow out win against the same Ole Miss team that beat Notre Dame earlier that year. The 1977 snub to me was even worse than the 1966 snub given the fact that Notre Dame lost to a 5-6 team that Alabama had beaten 34-13 earlier that same season.
You should know by now the formula to winning a natty can invariably include losing to Ole Miss in September, look at Florida, ND, looks like by 2015 y’all had figured that out though
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