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re: Alabama fans - Question about the 1973 Sugar Bowl
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:05 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:05 pm to RollTide1987
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Michigan was one of the biggest abusers of this recruiting technique. Realizing they only had one national championship season to brag about from the poll era, the Wolverine SID went back to the early years of the 20th century to wrangle in some national championships. They claimed 1901, 1902, 1903, as well as 1904. And then topped it off with 1923, 1932, 1933, and 1947.
Did anyone in the SID office care that 7 of their 9 newly minted national championships came from the pre-WWII era? No. All they cared about was the sign that hung on the banner below the school name: 10-time NCAA National Champions. That, combined with their record number of wins and Big Ten titles, made the school look good to attend for some big time athletes.
"Michigan did it first."
That does not excuse the fact you went back claiming retroactive championships that were not awarded in the year in question.
You have basically made up a bunch of championships. A damned geologist awards you a championship 15 years after the fact and you claim it.
It would be funny if it were not so pathetic.
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Posted on 2/21/16 at 7:12 pm to Hometown Hero
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You have basically made up a bunch of championships.
You have absolutely no room to talk. The Volunteers only have 2 national championships awarded by major selectors and yet your athletic department claims 6. You retroactively awarded yourselves four national championships to make your program look a little better. How is that any different from Alabama retroactively awarding itself five national championships? Here's your answer: it's not.
At least we were smart enough to claim 4 of those 5 in the pre-poll era. All of your retroactively claimed titles come from the poll era.
This post was edited on 2/21/16 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 2/22/16 at 6:11 am to Hometown Hero
4 of the last 7 undisputed national championships, and 9 in a row over Tennessee.
Feel free to discuss the merits of the bowl era championship system.
Feel free to discuss the merits of the bowl era championship system.
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