Serious question/poll re: Bama's claimed NC

the correct answer is 7

This subject has always fascinated me.

Paul W. Bryant died in January 1983, believing that Bama had won only 6 National Championships, and that he was the Head Coach for every damn one of them.

The good folks at UA took the opportunity after his death to piss all over that record of individual excellence by 'retroactively' claiming titles that didn't exist at the time the games were actually played.

Fact: there was no such thing as a "National Champion" in major college football before the Associated Press began its poll of sportswriters in 1936.

Jeezus, you have a great history already, and no one comes close in the SEC in the number of LEGITIMATE championships - both NCs and CCs.

Why do you assclowns feel compelled to pump yourselves up even more? Feelings of inadequacy, much?

not intended to be a flame, i'm really just curious. i see where the university promotes the NCs, but i would like to know if its a top down or bottom up perspective.

do the fans buy into it?

I swap 41 for 66.

There are 12

All of them are legit.

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I swap 41 for 66.

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Care to post some polls to back up that claim?

How about an unbiased source? Like, maybe, the New York Times?

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With Derrick Lassic rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and Alabama's defense smothering Miami's rushing game and confusing Torretta, the Heisman Trophy winner, Alabama (13-0) made certain that when final polls are released Saturday, it will clinch its sixth outright national championship since The Associated Press news media poll began in 1936.

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That's actually one less than I gave you credit for - wonder which one they didn't count?

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They may be sketchy according to opposing fans but we were legitimately awarded the NC by the major organizations for that time.

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There WERE no 'major organizations for that time'. That's because the entire concept of a "NATIONAL CHAMPION" in college football didn't exist.

The Rose Bowl was a football exhibition game, put on as part of the Tournament of Roses celebration. The game was just a minor attraction to the parade in those days. Hell, the damn thing didn't even sell out for the first time until 1947.

I wasn't alive back then and I don't know the complete history but I do know that we were awarded by certain organizations for our undefeated seasons and Rose Bowl victories. It may not be popular with opposing fans because we're hated by pretty much everybody but it's not our fault Bama had great years back then and put southern football on the map.

There are also years that we went unefeated and got the shaft. 1966 comes to mind.