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re: Thoughts on Vols claiming 1956 National Title?
Posted on 5/12/15 at 1:19 pm to boxedlunch
Posted on 5/12/15 at 1:19 pm to boxedlunch
Alabama did NOT keep the Rissman trophy after the 1935 Rose Bowl win. The internet let you down again.
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Posted on 5/12/15 at 1:25 pm to boxedlunch
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The team with the most titles in the NCAA Record Book (THE acknowledged authority by both Alabama and Notre Dame): Notre Dame
The NCAA site that recognizes titles has Alabama and ND with 13 each.
Alabama has
9 AP titles LINK; Bama has the most
8 AFCA/UPI/coaches titles LINK; Bama has the most.
7 FWAA Grantland Rice titles LINK; Bama has the most.
7 National Football Foundation MacArthur Trophy titles LINK; Bama has the most
1 Bowl Coalition title; and
3 BCS titles LINK. Bama has the most
Posted on 5/12/15 at 1:37 pm to jatebe
Personally, I love hearing Bammer's explanation of 1964.
Tis comical.
They got their asses handed to them by Texas in the bowl...whom Arkansas beat in Austin.
Tis comical.
They got their asses handed to them by Texas in the bowl...whom Arkansas beat in Austin.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 1:39 pm to Serraneaux
It's not about CLAIMING titles, it's about acknowledging titles that were awarded to your team
Think of it not as, "We think we were the best team, therefore we award ourselves the title."
...but rather as, "Organization X recognized us as the best team and awarded this trophy stating as much."
So the question is, who awarded Tennessee a trophy for 1956? Is it a reputable organization, or would you be embarrassed acknowledging their award?
Think of it not as, "We think we were the best team, therefore we award ourselves the title."
...but rather as, "Organization X recognized us as the best team and awarded this trophy stating as much."
So the question is, who awarded Tennessee a trophy for 1956? Is it a reputable organization, or would you be embarrassed acknowledging their award?
Posted on 5/12/15 at 1:48 pm to Rzrbackguy
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Personally, I love hearing Bammer's explanation of 1964.
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November 14, #1 Notre Dame hosted Michigan State and beat them 34-7. #2 Alabama beat Georgia Tech in Atlanta, 14-7, to stay unbeaten, as did #3 Arkansas (44-0 over SMU) and #4 Nebraska (27-14 vs. Oklahoma State). #5 Texas won 28-13 over TCU. The poll remained unchanged (1.Notre Dame 2.Alabama 3.Arkansas 4.Nebraska 5.Texas)
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November 21, #1 Notre Dame beat Iowa in South Bend, 28-0. #3 Arkansas beat Texas Tech 17-0 to close its regular season unbeaten (10-0-0). #4 Nebraska suffered its first loss, at Oklahoma, 17-7. Michigan defeated Ohio State 10-7 to win the Big Ten Title and a berth in the Rose Bowl . In the November 23 AP poll, unbeaten Notre Dame, Alabama and Arkansas were first, second and third, followed by Texas and Michigan.
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Thanksgiving Day saw #2 Alabama finish the regular season unbeaten (10-0-0) with a 21-14 win over Auburn in Birmingham. #5 Texas beat Texas A&M 26-7 to finish 10-1. On November 28, #1 Notre Dame led 17-0 at halftime but lost, 20-17, to USC at Los Angeles. With only Alabama and Arkansas remaining unbeaten, both with records of 10-0-0, the final AP poll was taken on November 30. Alabama took over the #1 spot and recognition as the NCAA national champion. Arkansas was ranked #2, while Texas rose to 3rd. Notre Dame dropped to 4th and Michigan was 5th.
As has been said many, many, time before this thread, Bowl games in those days did not count as part of the season. They were glorified scrimmages to award the teams that had good seasons.
Alabama was ranked #2 above #3 Arkansas when #1 Notre Dame lost the last game of the season. Both Bama and Arkie were unbeaten, so Bama went to #1 and Arkie #2. Forget the bowls.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 2:16 pm to Serraneaux
Oh, look, thread turned into insecure bammer time. I'm surprised
Posted on 5/12/15 at 3:07 pm to boxedlunch
If your state doesn't have any professional teams and all your other men's programs suck...then maybe you should claim national titles you didn't earn. In fact, you could even go back in time and claim five or more.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
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