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re: 33 Years Ago Today - the Biggest Upset in SEC History
Posted on 11/1/13 at 11:25 pm to anc
Posted on 11/1/13 at 11:25 pm to anc
quote:Eh, pretty fair analysis. I can see your point.
anc
I still contend that despite the streak, Bama wasn't the unstoppable juggernaut most seem to believe at the time. Their 1979 MNC came at the expense of an incredibly weak schedule - their only regular-season opponent who finished the year in the AP Top 20 was probation-riddled AU. In fact, of the 28 consecutive wins prior to the MSU game, only four opponents had fewer than 4 losses at their respective seasons end, and their 26 regular season opponents during the streak had a combined record of 121-165-3, a .428 winning percentage. And that '79 Tide squad almost certainly made NCAA history when they faced three consecutive opponents, Vandy, Wichita State, and Florida, who would go on to lose 10 games apiece (quite a distinction in the days of 11-game seasons).
So finally falling to one of the very few respectable teams they faced in three years was inevitable, making it less of an upset than it might appear.
This post was edited on 11/1/13 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 11/2/13 at 12:11 am to FearlessFreep
Baylor finished top 20 too. As well as SWC champ Arkansas, whom Alabama met in the Sugar Bowl.
Posted on 11/2/13 at 1:35 am to FearlessFreep
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Bama wasn't the unstoppable juggernaut most seem to believe at the time. Their 1979 MNC came at the expense of an incredibly weak schedule
Leave it to an aubren fanatic to throw some shite on the wall. That &( team was awesome.
The team just mailed it in that day, but when a drive was needed they marched down the field to the 2 yard line before fumbling.
The reason aubren was probation riddled was because you got caught cheating....again
Quick question. Name a championship aubren won without cheating.
Yea, that;s what I thought.
FearlessFreep - NTY ITAT - amiright?
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