re: Spin-off thread on how many NC Bama actually has..

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Not even close. You're talking about 2 different eras of CFB

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Exactly. Which leads me to believe that he didn't read the link I provided because it does a very good job of explaining the folly of that logic: The MNC: Examining the Dual Poll Era

"Alabama obviously claims all titles awarded by the AP and coaches' polls from the dual-poll era, as do all 27 schools who received such a title"

"The point, rather, is simply that you could debate the titles Alabama or any other school claims from prior to 1950 if you want, since the schools themselves do have some discretion in choosing which titles to claim from this era. The point, furthermore, is to distinguish this leeway in discretion that exists in years prior to 1950 from the dual-poll period we are discussing in this article, for which it was the two major polls and their rules of the day--not the schools--that have decided the 71 dual-poll era national champions"

"But the bottom line is that for these 60 years, there has a system in place with well-established rules to crown a national champion. Rules change, but championships last forever."