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Posted on 6/15/13 at 5:24 pm to USMC Gators
Posted on 6/15/13 at 5:24 pm to USMC Gators
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So is the FWAA (and the NFF for that matter).
You need to stop putting so much stock into that site. How many people have even heard of the NFF?
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Posted on 6/15/13 at 5:29 pm to The7Sins
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1980 Dawgs
He said team not player. UGA was barely .500 w/o Herschel.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 5:47 pm to WhiskeyBent
1995 Nebraska (almost 400 rushing YPG, top 10 offense, defense and ST) and 2001 Miami (12 eventual NFL pro bowlers).
Posted on 6/15/13 at 6:09 pm to WhiskeyBent
No one has mentioned any of the pro teams Barry Switzer fielded at Oklahoma in the early '70s.
He might have paid more players than Bear Bryant and Nick Saban.
He might have paid more players than Bear Bryant and Nick Saban.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 6:37 pm to ohiovol
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You need to stop putting so much stock into that site. How many people have even heard of the NFF?
Posted on 6/15/13 at 6:59 pm to r2d2
1995 Nebraska Highlights
That team was an absolute juggernaut, men among boys. Had Lawrence Phillips (#1) not gotten into trouble mid-way through the season, he most definitely would have won the Heisman Trophy. No big deal though. They just stuck a true freshman named Ahman Green into his spot and allowed him to rush for over 1,000 yards.
That team was an absolute juggernaut, men among boys. Had Lawrence Phillips (#1) not gotten into trouble mid-way through the season, he most definitely would have won the Heisman Trophy. No big deal though. They just stuck a true freshman named Ahman Green into his spot and allowed him to rush for over 1,000 yards.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 7:18 pm to RollTide1987
2010 Auburn Tigers. 14-0. There has never been a better record.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 7:42 pm to USMC Gators
All this Auburn 2004 talk is a joke right? They aren't top 50 best teams of all time. They aren't even one of the best 5 SEC teams of the BCS era. Going undefeated doesn't make you a great team.
Tennessee went undefeated in 98 and nobody thinks they were all that great, they just happened to win all their games and claim the hardware, which is a great accomplishment but about 50% of the time a team manages to win the national title being undefeated, so it isn't exactly rare.
The best teams typically:
1. Go undefeated
2. DESTROY everybody they play, including other great teams
3. Have a TON of NFL talent on them
Tennessee went undefeated in 98 and nobody thinks they were all that great, they just happened to win all their games and claim the hardware, which is a great accomplishment but about 50% of the time a team manages to win the national title being undefeated, so it isn't exactly rare.
The best teams typically:
1. Go undefeated
2. DESTROY everybody they play, including other great teams
3. Have a TON of NFL talent on them
This post was edited on 6/15/13 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 6/15/13 at 7:48 pm to IAmReality
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Tennessee went undefeated in 98 and nobody thinks they were all that great,
The best teams typically:
1. Go undefeated
2. DESTROY everybody they play, including other great teams
3. Have a TON of NFL talent on them
Two out of three ain't bad. I would gladly take it again.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 7:50 pm to IAmReality
Alabama 2011
Billingsley say Bama 2009
Billingsley say Bama 2009
Posted on 6/15/13 at 7:57 pm to S.E.C. Crazy
The 95 Huskers could just tell the D. Option Right. Didnt matter gain of 8. We are running it again. Gain of 25 up the gut off center. Running it again - ok 65 yd fake pitch 6. They could not be stopped just running over you.
No team could manhandle people like that.
They beat #2 Fla. an SEC school 62-24. For MNC.
If I am not mistaken that Fla was a freaking juggernaut. You dont make utter mince meat of the SEC and get Bama/ND Punished unless you are the baddest team ever.
When their OL came out of the tunnel - you knew it was over.
No team could manhandle people like that.
They beat #2 Fla. an SEC school 62-24. For MNC.
If I am not mistaken that Fla was a freaking juggernaut. You dont make utter mince meat of the SEC and get Bama/ND Punished unless you are the baddest team ever.
When their OL came out of the tunnel - you knew it was over.
This post was edited on 6/15/13 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:04 pm to WhiskeyBent
Bama 1992. And honorable mention to Bama 2011 and 2012
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:09 pm to Ted2010
Roughly 50% of the time in the modern poll era (1936+) the champion has been undefeated, so there have been about 35-40 undefeated national champions in the modern era.
All I'm saying is going undefeated by itself is not a good claim to "best team EVER" because it's not exactly a rare feat.
All I'm saying is going undefeated by itself is not a good claim to "best team EVER" because it's not exactly a rare feat.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:09 pm to WhiskeyBent
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The 95 Huskers could just tell the D. Option Right. Didnt matter gain of 8. We are running it again. Gain of 25 up the gut off center. Running it again - ok 65 yd fake pitch 6. They could not be stopped just running over you.
No team could manhandle people like that.
That team destroyed a very good Florida team that was likely the 2nd best team in the country. No contest. This team would have easily beaten the 2001 Miami team.Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:17 pm to kywildcatfanone
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this is what the gators did.
Then lost 62-24.
62 to 24.
That Florida team rolled the SEC. LIke I said this wasnt a Bama ND fluke game or Hawaii Georgia.
This was 1 vs 2 and Huskers just ran the option 80% of the time.
this is what the gators did.
Then lost 62-24.
62 to 24.
That Florida team rolled the SEC. LIke I said this wasnt a Bama ND fluke game or Hawaii Georgia.
This was 1 vs 2 and Huskers just ran the option 80% of the time.
This post was edited on 6/15/13 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:21 pm to r2d2
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95 Huskers. At the time they had better steroids than the rest.
Or did they just have an easy schedule? Remember they were in the Big 8 back then which was really just the Big 2 (Oklahoma and Nebraska) historically. T Boone had not showered cash on the folks in Stillwater yet and the rest of the conference was known for football prowess. Unlike Oklahoma the Huskers were not playing any of the Texas teams at the time.
Here is the schedule that year :
(4-8) Oklahoma State (Stillwater) W 64–21
(6-5-1) Michigan State (East Lansing) W 50–10 (Destroyed by LSU in bowl game)
(6-5) Arizona State Lincoln W 77–28
(?-?) Pacific : Big West school Lincoln W 49–7
(3-8) Washington State Lincoln W 35–21
(3-8) Missouri Lincoln W 57–0
(10-2) #8 Kansas State Lincoln W 49–25 - Lost to NE and CO that year but schedule unimpressive
(10-2)) #7 Colorado (Boulder) W 44–21 - Lost to NE and KS
(3-8) Iowa State Lincoln W 73–14
(10-2) #10 Kansas (Lawrence) W 41–3 - Lost to NE and KSU that year but schedule unimpressive
(5-5-1) Oklahoma Lincoln W 37–0 - Sooners were way down that year
(12-1) #2 Florida Tempe W 62–24
Were the Huskers really the greatest of all time or just the beneficiary of a easier schedule? 9 crappy games in the season and the other 3 looked better because the other powerhouse (Sooners) was down that year.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:25 pm to Cheese Grits
Clearly a good point - but the MNC game decides it in my mind. That is a monster score. On a Team that was a Monster in the SEC. and Im an SEC guy. I don't recall any injuries. They were brutal.
If the score was even 42-21 I can see your point. But 62-24. Lawd.
If the score was even 42-21 I can see your point. But 62-24. Lawd.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:42 pm to WhiskeyBent
I agree they were good, but greatest of all time suggests not only a good bowl game but a tough regular season as well. Remember, as a Big 8 team they did not have to play the extra CCG that Florida did. Imagine if LSU had beaten Bama in the BCS game as well in 2011. Not only would they have won the MNC but the SECCCG and beaten (2) OOC ranked conference away from the confines of Tiger Stadium.
Not saying 2011 Tigers were better but they certainly played a much more difficult season to get to 13-1. Like the poster above praising the 1902 Michigan team their accomplishment looks much less impressive when you look at how weak that schedule was.
Yeah, Gators got spanked in that one.
Not saying 2011 Tigers were better but they certainly played a much more difficult season to get to 13-1. Like the poster above praising the 1902 Michigan team their accomplishment looks much less impressive when you look at how weak that schedule was.
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But 62-24. Lawd.
Yeah, Gators got spanked in that one.
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:43 pm to WhiskeyBent
'59 Ole Miss team only allowed like 3-4 touchdowns the whole year......
frick YOU BILLY CANNON!
frick YOU BILLY CANNON!
This post was edited on 6/15/13 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:49 pm to Cheese Grits
They played and beat 4 teams that finished in the AP Top 10 by an average score of 49-18. '95 Nebraska was THAT good.
The Big 8 was the best conference in the country in 1995. 3 of the 8 teams finished in the final AP Top 10 poll.
The Big 8 was the best conference in the country in 1995. 3 of the 8 teams finished in the final AP Top 10 poll.
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