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Which CFB program is greater historically: Arkansas or West Virginia?
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:00 pm
The two programs seem pretty comparable to one another. All-time, West Virginia is 22nd in winning percentage while Arkansas is 26th in winning percentage. However in the AP era, Arkansas is 22nd in winning percentage while West Virginia is 25th. Both programs were among the best teams in weaker conferences. Arkansas was top 3 along with Texas and Texas A&m in the SWC while West Virginia had a top 3 program in the Big East when Miami and Virginia Tech were still in the conference. Both teams have about the same number of bowl wins and conference titles. Which program should be ranked higher all-time: Arkansas or West Virginia?
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Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:02 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Arky
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:04 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
offseason threads start sooner and sooner and get worse and worse. I'm all for baiting Arkies but, damn.
Oh, and WVU just to get the party started.
This post was edited on 2/26/12 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:06 pm to roadGator
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I'm all for baiting Arkies but, damn.
I'm not trying to bait Arkansas fans at all. It's a legitimate question. I think the two programs are pretty comparable historically.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:06 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Well, since your question is historical, you forgot to mention the most important indicator: NC's. So, clearly its Ark. Next thread please.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:08 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
You do know WV played in the big east. A top 25 winning percentage in the big east is no big deal.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:08 pm to roadGator
Wow, great question the fanbases of both schools are isolated and myopic. I would guess WVU has more ten wins seasons which is the benchmark for measuring a programs sucess. On thier ability to burn sofas like no other I give a slight nod to WVU
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:09 pm to Bamainozarks
Arkasas's NC is about as legitimate as LSU's NC this year
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:11 pm to LSUsuperfresh
I can not recall WVU ever being awful are points awarded or deducted for the clunker seasons ?
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:11 pm to LSUsuperfresh
I didn't know Arkansas lost their bowl game that year.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:11 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
They are pretty similar really. Arky claims a NC and WV has a slightly better winning percentage overall.
Arky has more All Americans historically 23 to WV's 11.
Arky's bowl record is a pretty bad 13-23-3
WVU's bowl record not much better and less appearances with 14-17
I would give a slight nod to Arky tougher conferences, and a NC.
Arky has more All Americans historically 23 to WV's 11.
Arky's bowl record is a pretty bad 13-23-3
WVU's bowl record not much better and less appearances with 14-17
I would give a slight nod to Arky tougher conferences, and a NC.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:13 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
They also are similar in so far as having to go out of state on a serious level in order to compete not an easy task considering at either place. WVU has done well with a Florida pipeline and a blind eye in so far as admissions.
This post was edited on 2/26/12 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:14 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
If you weren't baiting then did you just meet a WVu fan? This is just so random.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:14 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Lol @ Arkansas
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:15 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
arkansas has more teeth and couches
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:16 pm to LSUsuperfresh
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Arkasas's NC is about as legitimate as LSU's NC this year
You know what? You are right. I thought they at least had a share of it (AP or UPI) in '64. Now I see Bama had both. Yeah that's a pretty bogus claim. We can argue about NC claims all day, but I can't really think of any other schools (besides Bama's bogus '41 claim) who claim an NC in the poll era (post 1936) who didn't when one of the two major polls (AP or UPI).
This post was edited on 2/26/12 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:16 pm to hg
Arkansas has an unbeaten season, and more top five finishes. And plays in the SEC.
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:19 pm to pioneerbasketball
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arkansas has more teeth and couches
Posted on 2/26/12 at 1:19 pm to Master of Sinanju
Yep, in both scenarios Bama got the 2 awards that mattered. And we got some BS moral victory NC award. Ya'll would have had a legit one if it had been today, and we would have had a legit one had it been 1964. Just how it goes
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