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re: Teams Claiming More National Championships Than They Should (Updated OP)
Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:12 am to TxTiger82
Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:12 am to TxTiger82
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But it was Pop Warner's 1917 Georgia Tech team that was the first Southern champ that really had the backing of the rest of the country. They were the first great Southern football team, and they put Southern football on the map.
Then why do we always hear how it was Bama's 26 team that did this?
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Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:15 am to Patton
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Then why do we always hear how it was Bama's 26 team that did this?
Because you are a Bama fan, of course.
That and the Rose Bowl, which went on to have more importance than it did then. I was wrong about Pop Warner. John Heisman was their coach. Warner coached Pitt (the other great team of 1917). I got confused. Post is edited now.
Seriously though, the Georgia Tech team is widely considered one of the greatest teams of that era, and so is their backfield. They had a hall of fame coach, and they outscored their opponents like 400-50.
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