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re: Many schools have been gypped out of national titles, but 1983 Auburn was one of the worst
Posted on 6/29/23 at 8:04 pm to JetDawg
Posted on 6/29/23 at 8:04 pm to JetDawg
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The AP was just one of nearly 20 different NCAA-authorized polls conducted back then. The AP was in its infancy and it wasn't even the most respected poll of that time. The Dickinson was. The AP didn't gain the respect it has today until the 1950s and 1960s and the reason for that is because many of the polls back then stopped doing them.
"Consensus" means the majority of all polls conducted went for UGA, not Ohio State. Eight polls voted for Georgia....5 went for Ohio State....1 went for Wisconsin. Therefore, the consensus (majority) of polls taken went to Georgia, not Ohio State and Wisconsin. Ohio State didn't even play in a bowl game. Georgia went to the Rose Bowl and beat UCLA, 9-0.
Good lord so much wrong here. There were TWO polls at the time, the AP (Ohio St) and the Helms Athletic Foundation (Wisconsin). Buckeyes couldn't play in a bowl game because the B10 didn't allow members to at the time.
"The Dickinson" was Frank Dickinson and his personal math ranking, not a poll.
This post was edited on 6/29/23 at 8:06 pm
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Posted on 6/29/23 at 8:15 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
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Good lord so much wrong here.
Yes. He wins the Championship for most uninformed poster.
Posted on 6/30/23 at 1:19 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
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Good lord so much wrong here. There were TWO polls at the time, the AP (Ohio St) and the Helms Athletic Foundation (Wisconsin).
In fairness, many people (myself included) say polls when it is much more accurate to say selectors. I mispeak, this way, too.
quote:I don't know about that, but the fact is still Georgia played in a bowl and the Buckeyes did not. While we played an extra game against a ranked team they did not.
Buckeyes couldn't play in a bowl game because the B10 didn't allow members to at the time.
quote:Yes. Selector. I can't say if it was the more respected ranking or not. I don't know. I do know that we were consensus. Yes, some were done retroactively, but as I said earlier, sometimes that is a good thing. Some hyperbole and biases can be taken out of the equation. So, I have no problem with Georgia claiming 1942. I do honestly think it is legit, but I also understand that I am biased.
"The Dickinson" was Frank Dickinson and his personal math ranking, not a poll.
That said, nobody had much of a problem with 1942 until we won the last two years and quickly closed the gap on some rivals in titles.
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