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re: How come Alabama and Oklahoma never played each other in the '70s?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 12:11 am to CapstoneGrad06
Posted on 6/29/11 at 12:11 am to CapstoneGrad06
quote:Doesn't matter and doesn't count. I was addressing the OP. What Bryant scheduled in the future when he knew he wouldn't be coaching is irrelevant to the current discussion.
We were, but he scheduled many of the series played well in the 1980s, including Penn State, Notre Dame, Boston College, Ohio State, and Georgia Tech.
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Posted on 6/29/11 at 12:20 am to Hook Em Horns
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and another thing, im not gonna spill this long story of how my dad was a red sox fan, so ive liked them since this year..because i dont want to give you the satisfaction of knowing..you punk bitch.
Well, then you couldn't pick a worse time to suddenly develop an affection for them. The Red Sox are a terrible team to suddenly latch onto, even moreso than the Yankees. They've developed more bandwagon fans over the last seven or eight years than any other team in sports. Their fanbase has become completely intolerable even though they've simmered down after Manny was traded.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 12:26 am to Bench McElroy
lets just say ive liked the red sox before 2003..not just lately..ok sport?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 12:37 am to Hook Em Horns
If you weren't such a snotty jackass who likes making snide comments completely unrelated to the thread, I wouldn't be angry. If you don't like me, just ignore me, you idiot. How hard is that to do? I don't waste my time responding to you when you comment on topics that I don't care about. Why don't you do the same?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 12:52 am to Bench McElroy
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Posted on 6/29/11 at 1:06 am to Hook Em Horns
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Because i want you to know, whole-heartedly, me and about at least 10 posters i know of cant stand you..and you need to know, that you are one of the shittiest posters on this site..and you need to be told daily...that is all
And I've personally never attacked another poster no matter how vehemently I disagreed with his opinions or posting style. We're all adults here. If you're 28 years old, why don't you fricking act like it instead of whining like some petulant teenager when he doesn't get his way. I had 28 posts, all of which were pertaining to my topic before you came in and threw a personal jibe at me for no reason at all.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 6:16 am to Diamondawg
Bryant had every intention of coaching out the PSU series. It was a personal arrangement between himself and his friend Joe Paterno.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 6:21 am to Bench McElroy
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Bench McElroy
You're real easy to dislike dude. Just sayin'.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 7:52 am to Evolved Simian
quote:I find this hard to believe. He was a smart man. He knew he was nearing the end when this deal was done.
Bryant had every intention of coaching out the PSU series. It was a personal arrangement between himself and his friend Joe Paterno.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:03 am to CapstoneGrad06
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Alabama played plenty of solid home-and-home series in the 70s. Nebraska, Missouri, Southern Cal, Houston, Cal, Maryland, and Washington were among them.
That's pretty much what I remember, too. Bama played alot of home-and-home series during the year in addition to their SEC schedule. They didn't need a series with Texas or OU to prove anything, and that probably eats at the hearts of those schools' fans to know that is the truth.
This post was edited on 6/29/11 at 8:06 am
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:23 am to CapstoneGrad06
quote:I don't think that is correct:
And as has already been pointed out, Alabama won the return the game in 1971. Plus, Alabama already had black players on the team in 1970. They were just freshman, and were ineligible to play under NCAA rules in 1970.
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For years, Bryant was accused of racism for refusing to recruit black players, but he merely said that the prevailing social climate did not let him do this. He finally was able to convince the administration to allow him to do so after scheduling the Tide's 1970 season opener against a strong University of Southern California team led by African American fullback Sam Cunningham. Cunningham rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns in a 42–21 victory against the overmatched Tide. After that season, Bryant was able to recruit Wilbur Jackson as Alabama's first African American scholarship player, and junior-college transfer John Mitchell became the first black man to play for Alabama. By 1973, one-third of the team's starters were African American.
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Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:28 am to Bench McElroy
Those would have been MONSTER games. Alabama did have a home and home with Nebraska and Missouri of the then Big 8 and Oklahoma had a home and home with Vanderbilt of all teams in the '70's.
Had Missouri not upset Nebraska in the last game of the 1978 regular season, Oklahoma and Alabama would have played in the 1979 Sugar Bowl.
Had Missouri not upset Nebraska in the last game of the 1978 regular season, Oklahoma and Alabama would have played in the 1979 Sugar Bowl.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:31 am to Diamondawg
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And as has already been pointed out, Alabama won the return the game in 1971. Plus, Alabama already had black players on the team in 1970. They were just freshman, and were ineligible to play under NCAA rules in 1970.
I don't think that is correct:
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For years, Bryant was accused of racism for refusing to recruit black players, but he merely said that the prevailing social climate did not let him do this. He finally was able to convince the administration to allow him to do so after scheduling the Tide's 1970 season opener against a strong University of Southern California team led by African American fullback Sam Cunningham. Cunningham rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns in a 42–21 victory against the overmatched Tide. After that season, Bryant was able to recruit Wilbur Jackson as Alabama's first African American scholarship player, and junior-college transfer John Mitchell became the first black man to play for Alabama. By 1973, one-third of the team's starters were African American.
He is correct. Better get a better sources than Wiki.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:34 am to Diamondawg
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Missouri was winning a 2 to 4 games per year when Alabama scheduled them.
Not true at all. The two had met in the 1968 Gator Bowl and Missouri walloped them. Missouri went to bowls in '72 and '73 before their '75 season opener and was the top 10 upset king throught the 1970's.
Missouri was a very good,solid non-conference team.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:36 am to Diamondawg
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MSU beat up on Houston
did they ever beat them 74-0 like Houston beat Miss State in 1969 ?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:47 am to I-59 Tiger
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The two had met in the 1968 Gator Bowl and Missouri walloped them.
This is true. I think Bryant had one loss by more points than that game, but he never had a team that was dominated more than that day. They didn't complete a single pass, and still dominated us. It was our biggest loss in a bowl game, as well as the most points we've ever surrendered in a bowl.
Bryant still called them up and scheduled them for a two game series a couple of years later. Honestly, he probably just wanted a chance to get even.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:50 am to Evolved Simian
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It was our biggest loss in a bowl game, as well as the most points we've ever surrendered in a bowl, at that time.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:53 am to I-59 Tiger
You mean the same year we gave up 385 points? Everyone beat the crap out of us in 68 and 69
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:54 am to I-59 Tiger
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MSU beat up on Houston
did they ever beat them 74-0 like Houston beat Miss State in 1969 ?
I just looked up the record. MSU is 2-7 against Houston since 1965, including a four year stretch in the 60's and 70's when they were outscored 176-20, including losses of 74-0 and 43-6.
Diamondawg needs to stick to baseball. He clearly knows nothing about SEC football.
This post was edited on 6/29/11 at 8:55 am
Posted on 6/29/11 at 9:00 am to Evolved Simian
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He clearly knows nothing about SEC football.
Actually, he does. He's very astute about SEC sports. That's why I was so surprised he chose to use Missouri, and especially Houston as suspect non-conference opponents in the 1970's.
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