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Top 10 National Championship Snubs…
Posted on 8/16/24 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 8/16/24 at 9:54 pm
Here is my list:
#1 - 1983 Auburn: (11-1)
- Early OOC loss to Texas (11-1)
Notable wins:
- Tennessee (9-3)
- Florida (9-2-1); finished AP #6
- Maryland (8-4); ACC champion
- Georgia (10-1-1); finished AP #4
- Michigan (9-3); finished AP #9
Georgia defeated Texas ending the Horns’ chances at the title.
Florida annihilated Miami at the start of the season.
Despite the hype of the Canes over the Huskers, the result should have been a national title for War Eagle.
#2 - 1938 Tennessee: (11-0)
- Gave up 16 points all season
- first of three straight undefeated regular seasons
#3 - 1960 Ole Miss: (10-0-1)
- Minnesota at (8-1) just never made any sense.
#4 - 1966 Alabama: (11-0)
- Notre Dame at (9-0-1) with the last game purposely playing for a tie is not worthy of a national title
#5 - 1977 Arkansas: (11-1)
- Hogs lost to Texas (11-1) which would lose to Notre Dame in the bowl game
- Oklahoma was the favorite to win the title going into the bowls but an Arkansas thrashing of OU changed that plan. Hogs proved to be the most worthy of the title.
#6 - 1984 Washington: (11-1)
- only loss to USC (9-3)
- Sooners were the favorite to win the title had they won the Orange Bowl but the Huskies changed that, so why not Washington?
- BYU will never make any sense
#7 - 1952 Georgia Tech: (12-0)
- Michigan State was the consensus national champion playing three less games.
#8 - 1994 Penn State: (12-0)
- Held the #1 ranking for a week then lost it despite a 63-14 win over the Buckeyes
- Huskers were the more popular team
- PSU probably deserved a share
#9 - 1946 Army: (9-0-1)
- tied Notre Dame (8-0-1), 0-0 during the season.
- ranked #1 going into final game of season and won.
- AP denied Army a 3peat and awarded the title to Notre Dame.
#10 - 1964 Arkansas: (11-0)
- undefeated regular season just like Alabama but was on the outside looking in.
- AP and UPI selected before bowls.
- Perhaps a split could have happened at the end of the regular season?
#1 - 1983 Auburn: (11-1)
- Early OOC loss to Texas (11-1)
Notable wins:
- Tennessee (9-3)
- Florida (9-2-1); finished AP #6
- Maryland (8-4); ACC champion
- Georgia (10-1-1); finished AP #4
- Michigan (9-3); finished AP #9
Georgia defeated Texas ending the Horns’ chances at the title.
Florida annihilated Miami at the start of the season.
Despite the hype of the Canes over the Huskers, the result should have been a national title for War Eagle.
#2 - 1938 Tennessee: (11-0)
- Gave up 16 points all season
- first of three straight undefeated regular seasons
#3 - 1960 Ole Miss: (10-0-1)
- Minnesota at (8-1) just never made any sense.
#4 - 1966 Alabama: (11-0)
- Notre Dame at (9-0-1) with the last game purposely playing for a tie is not worthy of a national title
#5 - 1977 Arkansas: (11-1)
- Hogs lost to Texas (11-1) which would lose to Notre Dame in the bowl game
- Oklahoma was the favorite to win the title going into the bowls but an Arkansas thrashing of OU changed that plan. Hogs proved to be the most worthy of the title.
#6 - 1984 Washington: (11-1)
- only loss to USC (9-3)
- Sooners were the favorite to win the title had they won the Orange Bowl but the Huskies changed that, so why not Washington?
- BYU will never make any sense
#7 - 1952 Georgia Tech: (12-0)
- Michigan State was the consensus national champion playing three less games.
#8 - 1994 Penn State: (12-0)
- Held the #1 ranking for a week then lost it despite a 63-14 win over the Buckeyes
- Huskers were the more popular team
- PSU probably deserved a share
#9 - 1946 Army: (9-0-1)
- tied Notre Dame (8-0-1), 0-0 during the season.
- ranked #1 going into final game of season and won.
- AP denied Army a 3peat and awarded the title to Notre Dame.
#10 - 1964 Arkansas: (11-0)
- undefeated regular season just like Alabama but was on the outside looking in.
- AP and UPI selected before bowls.
- Perhaps a split could have happened at the end of the regular season?
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Posted on 8/16/24 at 9:57 pm to Oklahomey
2004 Auburn
Posted on 8/16/24 at 10:00 pm to Oklahomey
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8 - 1994 Penn State: (12-0) - Held the #1 ranking for a week then lost it despite a 63-14 win over the Buckeyes
They certainly deserved a share, but in fairness, they lost the #1 ranking because Nebraska who was ranked third, drubbed second ranked Colorado.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 10:41 pm to ClaimToFame
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2004 Auburn
That Auburn v LSU game was one is the hardest hitting games I’ve ever witnessed. Dudes were trying to absolutely crush one another.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 10:50 pm to ClaimToFame
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2004 Auburn
To this day, I still don’t understand how OU that season with so many elite players both in college/future NFL such a beat down. White was healthy, AD was having a heisman year, in no way was USC 59-19 better. I get the LSU beat down but that one made zero sense. Hell I think even Tommie Harris was on that team. He was Gerald McCoy before Gerald McCoy. OU chokes more than almost any elite program out there on the big stage.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 11:06 pm to Oklahomey
We should claim 1938. Most of those piece of shite coastal writers watched as much Tennessee football as I did that year.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 11:50 pm to Oklahomey
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#2 - 1938 Tennessee: (11-0) - Gave up 16 points all season - first of three straight undefeated regular seasons
ABSOLUTE ZERO DURING THE 1939 REGULAR SEASON, TENNESSEE FACED 10 FOES, AND NOT ONE OF THEM SCORED A POINT.
Tennessee finished the season ranked #2 in the country, even though they won the title before and after 1939. The title back then was awarded after the last regular season game was played. Bowl games didn’t decide anything back then, as everything was already decided.
So how in the world does a team that shuts out every team they play not win the title. This is a bigger snub than Florida State being snubbed from the CFP.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 4:47 am to BigDickRick16
I agree with everything you said. Neyland easily had five national championship caliber seasons in 1938, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1951. It’s a shame for years there was either regional bias or titles decided before bowl losses.
Of the five mentioned above, the AP and UPI title in 1951 was before the bowl loss. It’s still a legit title because of the period.
1950 Tennessee and Kentucky were named national champions by various minor selectors. Vols defeated Kentucky head-to-head. Both finished 10-1 before bowl win.
Of the five mentioned above, the AP and UPI title in 1951 was before the bowl loss. It’s still a legit title because of the period.
1950 Tennessee and Kentucky were named national champions by various minor selectors. Vols defeated Kentucky head-to-head. Both finished 10-1 before bowl win.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 4:52 am to Oklahomey
1946 UGA
11-0 only undefeated and untied team. Ended the year #3.
11-0 only undefeated and untied team. Ended the year #3.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 4:55 am to Oklahomey
The powers that be wanted a beauty pageant and that's what they got. If the best teams played each other I might lose some sleep over the outcome, but it never happened. Sitting around wondering and arguing about something that should have happened, but didn't, is more of the silly season.
In the history of Mythical National Champions, how many times did #1 actually play #2 in a bowl game for all the marbles? You could count them on your hand.
In the history of Mythical National Champions, how many times did #1 actually play #2 in a bowl game for all the marbles? You could count them on your hand.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 5:46 am to Oklahomey
1977 Alabama.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:01 am to Oklahomey
Not really snubs when they’re claimed by schools and recognized titles.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:26 am to Oklahomey
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7 - 1952 Georgia Tech: (12-0) - Michigan State was the consensus national champion playing three less games.
Shut your whore mouth. Tech deserves all the disappointment and disrespect they get.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:29 am to Hawgeye
Hmmmm…hogs make the list twice, although there were several polls that did award 1964….and the AP changed their process to vote after bowls in 65….when Arkansas went undefeated for the second year in a row, then lost the bowl game.
Figures.
Figures.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:29 am to Oklahomey
‘83 was certainly a snub and maybe had the better overall resume, but from what we’ve learned about the SEC from 2006-current, I think 2004 Auburn is still the bigger one.
2003 LSU beat Oklahoma and then 2006 Florida shocked everyone by annihilating the “Game of the Century Champ” Buckeyes. After that it would be nearly two decades of dominance with almost every year featuring an SEC team in the final NC and most of those NCs going to the SEC as victor. Many of those national championship SEC teams featured an in-conference loss during the season, showing that the conference was a brutal experience to get through. 8 times since 2006 has an SEC team with at least one conference loss faced an undefeated conference champion in the NC and won.
The idea that the 2004 SEC was chump change just doesn’t work. 6 teams since 1994 have gone undefeated in the SEC. One of those is the 2004 Auburn Tigers. They walked through their season struggling in 1.5 games the entire year with convincing wins against top ranked teams along with 3 top ten draft picks and 4 overall 1st round draft picks.
But they couldn’t overcome the media darlings USC and Oklahoma who started the year 1 and 2.
Biggest snub IMO.
2003 LSU beat Oklahoma and then 2006 Florida shocked everyone by annihilating the “Game of the Century Champ” Buckeyes. After that it would be nearly two decades of dominance with almost every year featuring an SEC team in the final NC and most of those NCs going to the SEC as victor. Many of those national championship SEC teams featured an in-conference loss during the season, showing that the conference was a brutal experience to get through. 8 times since 2006 has an SEC team with at least one conference loss faced an undefeated conference champion in the NC and won.
The idea that the 2004 SEC was chump change just doesn’t work. 6 teams since 1994 have gone undefeated in the SEC. One of those is the 2004 Auburn Tigers. They walked through their season struggling in 1.5 games the entire year with convincing wins against top ranked teams along with 3 top ten draft picks and 4 overall 1st round draft picks.
But they couldn’t overcome the media darlings USC and Oklahoma who started the year 1 and 2.
Biggest snub IMO.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:15 am to Oklahomey
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#5 - 1977 Arkansas: (11-1)
- Oklahoma was the favorite to win the title going into the bowls but an Arkansas thrashing of OU changed that plan. Hogs proved to be the most worthy of the title.
My history maybe a little hazy, but I believe Texas was undefeated and #1 in the country going into the bowls. They lost the Cotton Bowl 38-10 to #5 Notre Dame. Oklahoma's only loss in the regular season that year was to Texas.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 8:12 am to Oklahomey
quote:For some reason, I always considered them a co-champ, like Miami-Washington and Colorado-Georgia Tech.
#8 - 1994 Penn State: (12-0)
- Held the #1 ranking for a week then lost it despite a 63-14 win over the Buckeyes
- Huskers were the more popular team
- PSU probably deserved a share
quote:Affirmative Action by the polls. Bo Schembechler said it after the bowl- his 6 win Michigan team ALMOST beat them, there was no way BYU was actually the best team in the country.
#6 - 1984 Washington: (11-1)
- only loss to USC (9-3)
- Sooners were the favorite to win the title had they won the Orange Bowl but the Huskies changed that, so why not Washington?
- BYU will never make any sense
quote:that figuresquote:
#9 - 1946 Army: (9-0-1)
- tied Notre Dame (8-0-1), 0-0 during the season.
- ranked #1 going into final game of season and won.
- AP denied Army a 3peat and awarded the title to Notre Dame.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 8:24 am to Rex Feral
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Shut your whore mouth. Tech deserves all the disappointment and disrespect they get.
No, the team that deserves that is and forever will be Notre Dame. They have always had overwhelming media bias, the only reason it's backed off some is because they snubbed CBS and ABC/ESPN for the NBC exclusive contract. Do NOT be surprised if/when they slip into the 12 team playoffs, they're probably penciled in as the 10th or 11th seed already.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 10:54 am to Oklahomey
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8 - 1994 Penn State: (12-0) - Held the #1 ranking for a week then lost it despite a 63-14 win over the Buckeyes - Huskers were the more popular team - PSU probably deserved a share
IMO Big 10 and Pac 10 teams forfeited the right to a shared title when they refused to join the Bowl Coalition (or Bowl Alliance whichever one was active at that time).
Every other conference was willing to commit to a #1 vs #2. Nebraska did their part to have that matchup. Big 10 did not.
Posted on 8/17/24 at 10:57 am to sooner4life130
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To this day, I still don’t understand how OU that season with so many elite players both in college/future NFL such a beat down. White was healthy, AD was having a heisman year, in no way was USC 59-19 better. I get the LSU beat down but that one made zero sense. Hell I think even Tommie Harris was on that team. He was Gerald McCoy before Gerald McCoy. OU chokes more than almost any elite program out there on the big stage.
Harris was gone.
Also the offense wasn’t quite as explosive that year.
That said, AD was what we needed the previous year against LSU.
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