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re: Rank the SEC champions of the 1980s...
Posted on 5/12/24 at 8:02 am to AUTiger789
Posted on 5/12/24 at 8:02 am to AUTiger789
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1. 1983 Auburn
2. 1980 Georgia
3. 1988 LSU
4. 1988 Auburn
5. 1982 Georgia
6. 1987 Auburn
7. 1989 Auburn
8. 1989 Alabama
9. 1989 Tennessee
10. 1981 Georgia
11. 1981 Alabama
12. 1986 LSU
13. 1985 Tennessee
(Florida ‘84 was vacated)
Auburn won a national title in the late 50s when they were on probation. That UF team was one of the best in the SEC in the 80s, and they deserve the title, especially considering ncaa "rules" now.
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 9:42 am to BLG
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1. 1983 Auburn
2. 1980 Georgia
3. 1988 LSU
4. 1988 Auburn
5. 1982 Georgia
6. 1987 Auburn
7. 1989 Auburn
8. 1989 Alabama
9. 1989 Tennessee
10. 1981 Georgia
11. 1981 Alabama
12. 1986 LSU
13. 1985 Tennessee
That's a good order. The 83 Auburn team was named national champs in some polls and should have been in all polls. They played an incredibly tough schedule that year and the team chemistry was there. The 89 team struggled throughout the year, but found itself for the last three games.
UGA was especially good in 80 and 82.
The bama defense in 92 was as good a defense as I have seen on a college team. Auburn's 88 defense was special, but the 92 bama defense was a weapon.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:06 pm to BLG
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That UF team was one of the best in the SEC in the 80s, and they deserve the title, especially considering ncaa "rules" now.
No offense to Florida fans but I would disagree with your statement. I don't care what the rules are now, they broke the rules as they were then and everybody else was (supposedly) playing under. Just because the things they did back then are now ok, doesn't mean we overlook them. They broke the rules and they paid the consequences. They broke the rules so they would have an unfair advantage over their opponents. You don't reward that because the rules changed 40 years later.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:35 pm to BLG
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Auburn won a national title in the late 50s when they were on probation.
The national title included an actual trophy, presented by the AP. Probation is completely irrelevant.
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That UF team was one of the best in the SEC in the 80s, and they deserve the title
Whether they deserve it or not is irrelevant. The title was officially vacated and is still listed that way by the SEC record book.
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