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re: Nine straight seasons at #1
Posted on 8/21/16 at 1:48 pm to BoarEd
Posted on 8/21/16 at 1:48 pm to BoarEd
When Bama won the 1964 AP championship, Arkansas & other rivals pitched a hissy fit so that the AP changed the rules.
So the next year 1965, #2 Arkansas was undefeated in the regular season, #4 Bama wasn't. Bama beat Neb. in the Orange bowl and won the Natty. The #1, #2, & #3 teams were beaten in their bowl games; #4 Bama won theirs & became the champs.
If the rule about picking the champions before the bowl games had not been changed, Alabama would not have won the Natty.
Thanks everyone.
So the next year 1965, #2 Arkansas was undefeated in the regular season, #4 Bama wasn't. Bama beat Neb. in the Orange bowl and won the Natty. The #1, #2, & #3 teams were beaten in their bowl games; #4 Bama won theirs & became the champs.
If the rule about picking the champions before the bowl games had not been changed, Alabama would not have won the Natty.
Thanks everyone.
This post was edited on 8/21/16 at 3:14 pm
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Posted on 8/21/16 at 2:42 pm to jatebe
Alabama beat Nebraska in its bowl game and jumped from 4 to 1. Undefeated Arkansas lost to LSU in their bowl game.
This post was edited on 8/24/16 at 12:19 am
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