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re: Claimed Football National Championships since 1950.
Posted on 5/16/21 at 1:57 pm to bamameister
Posted on 5/16/21 at 1:57 pm to bamameister
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Have we somehow decided that college football started in 1950?
I mean. If you go back far enough, the game was practically a different sport. Hell, go look at the rules for that 1869 Princeton/Rutgers game. A bit of a stretch to call that “football.”
So, to answer, yeah, I used a semi-arbitrary cut-off date. 1950 was the first year of the Coaches’ Poll.
This post was edited on 5/16/21 at 1:59 pm
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Posted on 5/16/21 at 2:06 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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I mean. If you go back far enough, the game was practically a different sport. Hell, go look at the rules for that 1869 Princeton/Rutgers game. A bit of a stretch to call that “football.”
I wouldn't be in a hurry to confuse football in the 1800s with the game even in the 1920s.
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So, to answer, yeah, I used a semi-arbitrary cut-off date. 1950 was the first year of the Coaches’ Poll.
The AP poll goes back to 1936. And as a BAMA fan, I'm afraid I'm going to have to insist on our other 5 NCs. Semi-arbitrary or not.
Posted on 5/16/21 at 2:14 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Is Kentucky’s title legitimate?
Posted on 5/16/21 at 4:02 pm to UndercoverBryologist
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Have we somehow decided that college football started in 1950?
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I mean. If you go back far enough, the game was practically a different sport.
Exactly...the game is unchanged since 1950...right? The average offensive lineman in 1950 (in the NFL) was 6'2" and 234 pounds. The average FBS quarterback today is over 6'3" and 214 pounds. College quarterbacks today are nearly as big as professional Offensive linemen from that era.
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