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re: Can we all agree on this whole "Big 6" thing - Alabama is the Big 1
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:11 am to sumtimeitbeslikedat
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:11 am to sumtimeitbeslikedat
Learn to spell before throwing shade
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Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:12 am to SquarePizzaRebel
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Insecurity at its finest. Bye.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:13 am to SummerOfGeorge
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And yet, many of us enjoy Alabama football, have awesome jobs, great families and lots of money.
I'll take my job, my family, my salary, and my football team along with a self-worth that has nothing to do with football any day.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:16 am to SummerOfGeorge
Sure whatever
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:17 am to Iron Lion
...better, a little. I like your use of the word "shade" there.
More? There's got to be something else I misspelled somewhere for you to point out.
Edit: the upvote is mine.
More? There's got to be something else I misspelled somewhere for you to point out.
Edit: the upvote is mine.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 9:19 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:18 am to BHMKyle
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I'll take my job, my family, my salary, and my football team along with a self-worth that has nothing to do with football any day.
You and most of the rest of us. Football is fun too, though, and winning at it is more fun.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 9:19 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:19 am to TheCosbySweater
He's right though. There are really only eight blueblood programs in college football: Alabama, Notre Dame, USC, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas and Nebraska. SEC schools such as LSU, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Auburn are all a notch below those schools historically. Alabama has almost twice as many conference championships as the school with the second-most conference championships (Tennessee). Alabama has 11 national championships in the Poll era. No other SEC school has more than three. There's a bigger gap between Alabama and the second best SEC program (LSU/Tennessee) than there is between the second best program and the sixth best program (Auburn). So his comments about Alabama being the Big 1 is 100% true.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:22 am to Bench McElroy
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So his comments about Alabama being the Big 1 is 100% true.
Yea, I don't understand why people get so rustled by this fact or someone bringing it up.
The next 5 are all very close in terms of all the major categories. They are all bunched together and all have various head to head leads against eachother. Alabama is not bunched together with them in any category, they are far ahead in all of them.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 9:23 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:28 am to SummerOfGeorge
Motion denied. alabama on probation for having dweebs for fans
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:30 am to Bench McElroy
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Alabama, Notre Dame, USC, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas and Nebraska
Nah. That used to be the case, but the gap has essentially disappeared. It all depends what you value. If wins are most important (primarily wins against an easier schedule), then yes programs like Michigan are clearly ahead.
But Florida, Florida State, Miami, Georgia, LSU, and Auburn have clearly closed the gap during the last generation.
Michigan has just two national titles. That's the same number as Tennessee and Auburn... one less than both LSU, Florida, and Florida State... and 3 less than Miami.
Michigan started playing football in the 1870s... long before the sport was heard of in the South. If playing all those years just after the civil war and racking up wins makes them a superior program, then by all means go with that.
But the gap between those programs (as well as Penn State which has been left out) has shrunk to the point its not significant enough to call a gap anymore.
There are 16 elite programs in CFB.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 9:34 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:30 am to Shakita Bonita
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dweebs
1980 called, it wants it's insult back
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:32 am to SummerOfGeorge
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You and most of the rest of us.
No that's the point. Most of the rest of Bama fans attach their self-worth to the football program. It's by far a majority.
And the fact that you felt the need to start this thread in the first place so that you could obtain validation proves you've got some symptoms of the same syndrome that plagues the vast majority of bama fans.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:36 am to BHMKyle
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Most of the rest of Bama fans attach their self-worth to the football program. It's by far a majority.
Interesting that you know a majority of Alabama "fans". This is a very scientific result you have come up with. And, by extension, you know a majority of every other SEC fanbase and those individual's "self worth valuation" model to be able to compare. Sounds like something you should publish.
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And the fact that you felt the need to start this thread in the first place so that you could obtain validation proves you've got some symptoms of the same syndrome that plagues the vast majority of bama fans.
Yes, I clearly needed validation for my self-worth which is all but reliant on other message board posters reverence towards Alabama football and it's accomplishments, which is why I posted this thread on a message board at 8:30 AM on a slow Friday morning. You hit the nail on the head. I'm going to have to go back and re-evaluate everything based on your findings.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 9:37 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:54 am to SummerOfGeorge
Think there is a Big 6, but there certainly is a gap between Bama and the other members.
However, instead of going back to 1980, I like to go back when divisions were set in place in 1992. Here are some stats since '92 (includes vacated wins):
Bama- 224-83. 5 national championships, 6 SEC Championships, 20 bowl games.
Auburn- 201-91. 1 national championship, 3 SEC Championships, 16 bowl games.
Florida- 220-76. 3 national championships, 7 SEC Championships, 23 bowl games.
Georgia- 213-88. 0 national championships, 2 SEC Championships, bowl games,
LSU- 213-94. 2 national championships, 4 SEC Championships, 19 bowl games.
Tennessee- 200-99.1 national championship, 2 SEC Championships, 20 bowl games.
However, instead of going back to 1980, I like to go back when divisions were set in place in 1992. Here are some stats since '92 (includes vacated wins):
Bama- 224-83. 5 national championships, 6 SEC Championships, 20 bowl games.
Auburn- 201-91. 1 national championship, 3 SEC Championships, 16 bowl games.
Florida- 220-76. 3 national championships, 7 SEC Championships, 23 bowl games.
Georgia- 213-88. 0 national championships, 2 SEC Championships, bowl games,
LSU- 213-94. 2 national championships, 4 SEC Championships, 19 bowl games.
Tennessee- 200-99.1 national championship, 2 SEC Championships, 20 bowl games.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 9:55 am to Gary Busey
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Think there is a Big 6, but there certainly is a gap between Bama and the other members.
Hope your Alabama football centric ego got a big boost out of that post Busey.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
Actually, as of July 2015, LSU and Arkansas lead the SEC each with 43 NCAA Division 1 championships.
Alabama isn't even in the top 25 on that list.
Oh, wait, I forgot that only football matters to gumps. My bad.
Alabama isn't even in the top 25 on that list.
Oh, wait, I forgot that only football matters to gumps. My bad.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:16 am to TimTheTiger
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Actually, as of July 2015, LSU and Arkansas lead the SEC each with 43 NCAA Division 1 championships.
Alabama isn't even in the top 25 on that list.
Oh, wait, I forgot that only football matters to gumps. My bad.
Yep, until 2000ish we were pretty poor in the non-Big 3 sports.
However, over the last 10 years I believe we are 2nd only to Florida in national titles with 9 national titles in 5 different sports.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 10:17 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:44 am to BHMKyle
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Michigan has just two national titles.
The College Football Data Warehouse and Winsipedia both say they have 11.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:46 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Yep, until 2000ish we were pretty poor in the non-Big 3 sports.
However, over the last 10 years I believe we are 2nd only to Florida in national titles with 9 national titles in 5 different sports.
2 in men's golf, 1 in women's golf, 6 in women's gymnastics, and 1 in softball.
https://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:53 am to BHMKyle
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I'll take my job, my family, my salary, and my football team along with a self-worth that has nothing to do with football any day.
This has never been said by a fan of a championship-winning team. I see you, L U folks, etc. saying this an awful lot.
I wonder why that is?
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