re: When did SEC dominance originate?

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Bama started all this back with the 1926 Rose Bowl

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As the QB of the NC team for LSU in 1908, Doc Fenton begs to differ.

John Heisman might disagree as well, given the Yellowjackets' NC from 1917.

It's too bad that Tulane lost the Rose Bowl to SCAL after the 1931 season, or I'm sure they would claim a NC from that year as well.

TRIVIA: Tulane was the first team to beat LSU in an SEC game, winning 13-12 at Tiger Stadium on December 1, 1934. That far into the SEC's 2nd year, LSU & Alabama were the only 2 schools without a conference loss. Alabama did not lose a conference game until their SEC opener in 1935, losing to Miss. State 7-20 in Tuscaloosa.

LSU gained some steam, and would have claimed NCs in '35 & '36 if not for 2 close Sugar Bowl losses, and then Tennessee carried the torch, winning every single one of their regular season games (30) in the 3 seasons from 1938 to 1940.