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re: Why can't Mississippi State win a national championship?
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:18 pm to deltaland
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:18 pm to deltaland
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Fwiw my point is just that MSU has a just as good, if not better, argument as other teams to claim a NC for either the 1940 or 1941 seasons
Not really. There were three undefeated teams ahead of you in the poll.
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Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:18 pm to I Ham That I Ham
Mississippi State struggles to win championships because they have, historically, been the #2 school in their state, they are surrounded in every direction by states and schools that have rich sporting tradition in many sports. They're not really a sporting 'destination.' It's like asking why Boise or Pittsburgh or New Mexico State don't win anything.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:19 pm to I Ham That I Ham
I always recognized Arkansas at the 64 champs. The AP was all politics back then and extremely biased toward Bama. Arkansas 64 claim is more legitimate than Bama's claim.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:21 pm to deltaland
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The AP was all politics back then and extremely biased toward Bama
Then please explain the final coaches poll ranking Bama at #1, ahead of Arky. Just politics, right?
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:34 pm to Ala Tide
They have! The meteorology department.... helped produce James Spann (Birmingham)
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:36 pm to BamaFan89
Don't be obtuse - you know there's favoritism towards historically good teams. Notre Dame is still getting voted into the top 25 every year and it's been decades since they were consistently decent.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:37 pm to Ala Tide
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quote: CWS appearances in 1971 1979 1981 1985 1990 1997 1998 2007 2008 meh..
The funny thing is LSU has won the whole damn thing just 2 times less than all those appearances. Crazy to think about it in those terms but I think we as LSU fans almost take it for granted now because their was so much success we forget how good that run was.
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Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:41 pm to I Ham That I Ham
Same reason Arkansas can't ...Bama and LSU... 
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:47 pm to RollTigers
Hea RollTigers?
"Mississippi State struggles to win championships because they have, historically, been the #2 school in their state, they are surrounded in every direction by states and schools that have rich sporting tradition in many sports. They're not really a sporting 'destination.' It's like asking why Boise or Pittsburgh or New Mexico State don't win anything."
Don't hurt his feelings. He is from Arkansas. He has enough to live with just carrying that monkey on his back.
"Mississippi State struggles to win championships because they have, historically, been the #2 school in their state, they are surrounded in every direction by states and schools that have rich sporting tradition in many sports. They're not really a sporting 'destination.' It's like asking why Boise or Pittsburgh or New Mexico State don't win anything."
Don't hurt his feelings. He is from Arkansas. He has enough to live with just carrying that monkey on his back.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:50 pm to deltaland
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I always recognized Arkansas at the 64 champs. The AP was all politics back then and extremely biased toward Bama. Arkansas 64 claim is more legitimate than Bama's claim.
Then how do you feel about '59, '60 and '62 for Ole Miss?
Posted on 2/1/12 at 4:59 pm to BamaFan89
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Then please explain the final coaches poll ranking Bama at #1, ahead of Arky. Just politics, right?
Well to be fair Arkansas won their bowl that year and went undefeated that season while Bama did not.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:00 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Then how do you feel about '59, '60 and '62 for Ole Miss?
They are legitimate claims, those were some good teams. Didn't one of those teams have a defense that never allowed a touchdown the whole year?
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:02 pm to deltaland
The 59 team only allowed 21 points.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:05 pm to OBReb6
Knew it was something like that
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:10 pm to OBReb6
My 7th grade football team allowed 0 points. We were pretty bad arse.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:11 pm to Slippery Slope
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:13 pm to Slippery Slope
Was your team called the chiefs?
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:15 pm to OBReb6
We were the Cowboy's. I'll tell you what, that #40 was a beast at linebacker.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:18 pm to Slippery Slope
When I was like 11 the chiefs only allowed 1 first down the whole year, and it was against my bronco team on a fluke center-sneak play.
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:22 pm to OBReb6
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When I was like 11 the chiefs only allowed 1 first down the whole year, and it was against my bronco team on a fluke center-sneak play.
:moralvictory:
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