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re: Older SEC fans, please tell me about the 1980s SEC football landscape
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:29 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:29 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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However, a savior was lurking
An Aggie savior.
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Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:30 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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SummerOfGeorge
This will be bumped tomorrow, for sure. Once the Monday crowd gets here, you and I can learn a lot about where today's SEC came from.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:30 pm to AUX3
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couldn't win the voting contest in 83
Dye would always lose a game he shouldn't have lost. He had zero creativity on offense. Probably why he wanted Kirby over Gus.
Everything else Dye did for the program was unbelievable. He had talent to win a few titles though and never caught the breaks.
Agree, was just being a jackass. My pops always said that outside of the Bryant teams at Alabama and the 2009 Alabama team nobody was as tough and physical as Dye's 80's teams at Auburn.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:30 pm to RollTide1987
Not the same though. In 89, Alabama beat Tennessee, Tennessee beat Auburn, and Auburn beat Alabama. They all had the same record.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:30 pm to kilo
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An Aggie savior.
Who learned everything he knew from Bear Bryant. The man was an assistant under Bear at Alabama throughout the early-60s.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:31 pm to Tornado Alley
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This will be bumped tomorrow, for sure. Once the Monday crowd gets here, you and I can learn a lot about where today's SEC came from.
I dunno, all the LSU fans will see "1980" and avoid it like the plague. As will Aggies and Hogs, and Bammers will just kind of look and move along.
I expect lots of old Pat Dye war stories.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:32 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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SWC GOAT 80s conference
How many nattys? Thought so. It was the GOAT bunch of cheaters, that's for sure.
As for the SEC, all of the teams were run-oriented, which was the case for most of college football. Auburn, Florida and Georgia each had its best running back in school history. LSU won with a great bend-but-don't break defense during the Bill Arnsparger era. The SEC was big-boy football at its finest.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:33 pm to Tornado Alley
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what other SEC teams should have had a legitimate shot at a national championship?
They weren't SEC at the time, but 84 South Carolina was #2 and had a guaranteed spot in the Orange against Oklahoma until they somehow lost to Navy.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:33 pm to Korin
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Not the same though. In 89, Alabama beat Tennessee, Tennessee beat Auburn, and Auburn beat Alabama.
And Auburn beat Florida, who beat LSU.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:34 pm to cheo25
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How many nattys? Thought so. It was the GOAT bunch of cheaters, that's for sure.
As for the SEC, all of the teams were run-oriented, which was the case for most of college football. Auburn, Florida and Georgia each had its best running back in school history. LSU won with a great bend-but-don't break defense during the Bill Arnsparger era. The SEC was big-boy football at its finest.
SMU actually claims 81 and 82.
Texas would've won in 83 but lost by 1 point to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:34 pm to SummerOfGeorge
1980's were the hey day for Southern speaking head coaches though. GOAT era.
Charley Pell
Vince Dooley/Ray Goff
Pat Dye
Johnny Majors
Billy Brewer
Charley Pell
Vince Dooley/Ray Goff
Pat Dye
Johnny Majors
Billy Brewer
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:34 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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I expect lots of old Pat Dye war stories.
I'll allow it.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:34 pm to RollTide1987
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And Auburn beat Florida, who beat LSU.
Except Florida didn't have the same conference record as Auburn and LSU.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:35 pm to RollTide1987
Only a Top 20 back then...AP Top 20 finishes in the 80's
'80... UGA #1, Bama #6, Miss. St. #19
'81... UGA #6, Bama #7
'82... UGA #4, LSU #11, Aub #14
'83... Aub #3, UGA #4, UF #6, Bama #15
'84... UF #3, Aub #14, LSU #15, UK #19
'85... UT #4, UF #5, Bama #13, LSU #20
'86... Aub #6, Bama #9, LSU #10
'87... LSU #5, Aub #7, UGA #13, Tenn #14
'88... Aub #8, UGA #15, Bama #19, LSU #19
'89... Tenn #5, Aub #6, Bama #9
'80... UGA #1, Bama #6, Miss. St. #19
'81... UGA #6, Bama #7
'82... UGA #4, LSU #11, Aub #14
'83... Aub #3, UGA #4, UF #6, Bama #15
'84... UF #3, Aub #14, LSU #15, UK #19
'85... UT #4, UF #5, Bama #13, LSU #20
'86... Aub #6, Bama #9, LSU #10
'87... LSU #5, Aub #7, UGA #13, Tenn #14
'88... Aub #8, UGA #15, Bama #19, LSU #19
'89... Tenn #5, Aub #6, Bama #9
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:35 pm to Tornado Alley
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I'll allow it.
Me too. Pat Dye is the GOAT of stories. I mean, who can top this type of behavior?
Pat Dye's Pants
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:37 pm to dallasga6
7 Top 20 finishes
4 Top 10 finishes
and it is an era Bammers look back on with disgust
4 Top 10 finishes
and it is an era Bammers look back on with disgust
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:38 pm to Korin
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Except Florida didn't have the same conference record as Auburn and LSU.
Doesn't matter. In the 80s if you had the same conference record you generally shared the SEC crown. Auburn also had only one loss and were ranked #7 going into the post-season, as opposed to LSU's three losses and #16 ranking. Which is probably why Auburn went to the Sugar Bowl while LSU went to the Hall of Fame Bowl.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:40 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I saw Ark, aTm & SCe in there a coupla times each & maybe Mizzou once IIRC...
Posted on 2/8/15 at 4:49 pm to RollTide1987
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Doesn't matter. In the 80s if you had the same conference record you generally shared the SEC crown. Auburn also had only one loss and were ranked #7 going into the post-season, as opposed to LSU's three losses and #16 ranking. Which is probably why Auburn went to the Sugar Bowl while LSU went to the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Go look at who LSU played OOC that year.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 5:00 pm to dallasga6
You missed LSU finishing #5 in 1987
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