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re: Bama owns 10% of the nation's Top 100 with ten months to go.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:50 am to scrooster
Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:50 am to scrooster
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So, it's a fairly safe bet that whomever has the #1 class is not necessarily going to win the championship ... and that was my point. Having the #1 class is almost like winning the Par 3 tourney at The Masters.
According to your list, that's not true at all. Look at your list again, and I'll add to it.
2002 - Texas - Won a National Championship in 2005
2003 - LSU - signed by Nick Saban, and won a National Championship in 2003. Several members of LSU's 2007 National Championship were also a part of this class.
2004 - USC - Won a National Championship in 2004 and played for another in 2005
2005 - USC - Played for it in 2005
2006 - USC - First of USC's two top ranked classes who didn't play for a national championship - as noted in my above post
2007 - Florida - Won a national championship in 2008, and was good enough to win another one in 2009.
2008 - Alabama - Won national championships in 2009 and 2011
2009 - Alabama - Won national championships in 2009, 2011, and 2012
2010 - USC - USC's second no-show of a class
2011 - Alabama - Won National Championships in 2011 and 2012
2012 - Alabama - Won National Championship in 2012
9 out of those 11 classes played for at least one national championship.
8 out of those 11 won a national championship.
This post was edited on 4/22/14 at 9:53 am
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Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:53 am to Tuscaloosa
Signing the top class and winning a national championship in the same year isn't indicative of anything. The vast majority of those players don't contribute in the first year.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:59 am to Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa ... you're proving my point.
With rare exceptions, it is the blue chip/blue collar mixed classes that win the championships and set things on the right path, not the resulting #1 classes which are the results of winning the championships in the first place.
There IS a law of diminishing returns when it comes to football talent whereas you can simply have too much blue chip and not enough blue collar.
It is obvious that Saban has constructed a dynasty of sorts. He should be winning championships every year - he should be unbeatable ... if it's all about #1 classes.
Correct?
With rare exceptions, it is the blue chip/blue collar mixed classes that win the championships and set things on the right path, not the resulting #1 classes which are the results of winning the championships in the first place.
There IS a law of diminishing returns when it comes to football talent whereas you can simply have too much blue chip and not enough blue collar.
It is obvious that Saban has constructed a dynasty of sorts. He should be winning championships every year - he should be unbeatable ... if it's all about #1 classes.
Correct?
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