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re: What's the most devastating regular season loss for each football program?
Posted on 8/27/17 at 7:33 am to coachcrisp
Posted on 8/27/17 at 7:33 am to coachcrisp
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Alabama was undefeated and headed for a national championship game
Even if we would have held on to beat Auburn that scenario is doubtful. USC was #1 for much of the season while we were behind them at #2. USC would have gone to the Rose Bowl to meet a Top 5 Ohio State team (just as they did in reality), while we would have been stuck in another major bowl game (either the Sugar or the Cotton). The best we could have hoped for in '72 was a split national championship because USC absolutely CRUSHED Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
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Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:40 am to RollTide1987
Good point, but I was actually more focused on the fact that Alabama lost any chance for a share by losing to an inferior team that couldn't even score by normal means...that, to me, is what was so devastating.
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