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re: Alabama in top 3 sports
Posted on 3/28/16 at 1:19 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 3/28/16 at 1:19 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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SummerOfGeorge
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No - I'd compare every single measurable statistic that shows that we are ahead of them (national titles, SEC titles, bowl games, bowl wins, overall wins, head to head). Those all favor us vs everyone in the league in football. In basketball and baseball, we rank in the Top 3 in many of those, have winning records vs everyone in the league outside of Kentucky in basketball (or did a few years ago) and everyone in the league in baseball except for South Carolina. It isn't even close to the same argument. We dominate every statistical comparison in football with everyone else. We are very good in some and not as good in others in basketball and baseball. I don't think we rank OVERALL in the Top 3 in basketball and baseball, I think we more towards 5-7 in both depending on how much value you put on regular season/head to head records. However, those exist and matter, you don't just ignore 100 years of history because Georgia had a magical run in the 80's and won a national title. It should have major weight because of how big a deal it is, but it doesn't 100% trump everything else. That is silly.
This is a fair assessment. I frankly have never read a post on SECR from an Alabama fan trumpeting our success in baseball or basketball, but factually, the Tide has done well in both sports.
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Posted on 3/28/16 at 1:21 pm to ErnestTBassmaster
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I frankly have never read a post on SECR from an Alabama fan trumpeting our success in baseball or basketball, but factually, the Tide has done well in both sports.
I mean - I'm not naïve, we are nowhere near the top of either. We have been consistently good in both for the last 40 years or so but for whatever reason have always come up short in years when we were nationally very good (luck, choking, etc).
Because of that, and the success of others on that stage at various times, our overall rank takes a hit. However, that doesn't mean all of the regular season success should be ignored.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 1:26 pm to ErnestTBassmaster
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I frankly have never read a post on SECR from an Alabama fan trumpeting our success in baseball or basketball, but factually, the Tide has done well in both sports.
If you are blind to see that there are multiple such posts in this very thread, I can't help you. This myth is permeated by bama fans all the time.
Just in this one thread we're seen Bama fans to claim to be possibly in the "Top 2" of each of these sports, and another claim to be "upper echelon". It's totally laughable!
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