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re: All-time records for SEC in-state rivalries
Posted on 5/25/20 at 5:12 pm to Mithridates6
Posted on 5/25/20 at 5:12 pm to Mithridates6
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Yeah GT and UGA are referenced in Bama's fight song. The Yellow Jackets have 5 SEC titles, more than half of the current members
Bobby Dodd was obviously a great coach, but his decision to have Tech go independent has to go down in NCAA athletics history as one of the more colossal mistakes.
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Posted on 5/25/20 at 5:55 pm to Smokeyone
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Tulane, GaTech, Clemson, and FSU need to be in the SEC with the next expansion
They had their chance. One tucked tail and ran and the other decided to take an easier path to championships.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:01 pm to Smokeyone
Reading the OP makes me irate that SLU jettisoned the football program in the late 40's.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:03 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Bowden was 8-5-1 against Spurrier while the latter was mostly dominating the SEC; would it have been that much tougher? Granted two of those 5 Spurrier wins probably prevented FSU from winning MNCs
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:19 pm to Mithridates6
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Bowden was 8-5-1 against Spurrier while the latter was mostly dominating the SEC; would it have been that much tougher? Granted two of those 5 Spurrier wins probably prevented FSU from winning MNCs
If you think the ACC is down now it was even weaker back when they joined. He's gone on record saying they chose the ACC for the easier path.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:20 pm to Mithridates6
quote:Huh? When, prior to 1980, was Florida considered good?
Also Miami having the lead over UF when the Gators were the only one of the "big three" that was decent before 1980
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:21 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Agreed both Ga Tech and FSU had their chance with the SEC. Ga Tech left and Bobby Bowden didn’t want in so he personally could win national titles. His chance of doing so lessened in the SEC. Coward
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:23 pm to Mithridates6
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Biggest surprises for me: how little Louisville and UK have played and how "close" Georgia-GT is. Also Miami having the lead over UF when the Gators were the only one of the "big three" that was decent before 1980
Georgia Tech was a powerhouse until the late 60's. Biggest mistake they ever made was leaving the SEC. They were better than UGA until they left.
None of the Florida teams were any good until the 80's.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:24 pm to Scoob
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Huh? When, prior to 1980, was Florida considered good?
They had some good teams. Especially when Spurrier was the qb.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:37 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
I forgot FSU had a little run with Biletnikoff in the 1960s, I believe LSU played them in a bowl game. Overall, UF was the best of the Big 3 before 1980 though, looks like they nearly won the SEC a couple of times LINK
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:47 pm to Solo Cam
Texas Aggies 19-18 since 1975
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:49 pm to Ohnoitsmymotherinlaw
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Texas Aggies 19-18 since 1975
Now do like recently.
Like this century.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:54 pm to tiger perry
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Bobby Bowden didn’t want in so he personally could win national titles. His chance of doing so lessened in the SEC. Coward
That's just smart, I'd much rather be in the Big 12 for easier chance at the playoff. Bowden owned the SEC's best team up to 2001
Posted on 5/25/20 at 6:59 pm to Mithridates6
Even if we have been your Washington Generals, we doubled everyone’s revenue.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 7:05 pm to Mithridates6
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Bowden owned the SEC's best team up to 2001
I'm not sure I'd say owned but he did get the best of him.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 7:05 pm to SidewalkTiger
Haha! Nobody really cares about 12 measly games this century. What’s most impt is since 1975!
Posted on 5/25/20 at 7:09 pm to Ohnoitsmymotherinlaw
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Haha! Nobody really cares about 12 measly games this century.
Especially when you only won 3 of them.
Posted on 5/25/20 at 7:14 pm to Ohnoitsmymotherinlaw
That's overwhelmingly due to the addition of TX markets, not of A&M. Yalls revenues have also shot up since joining the SEC
Posted on 5/25/20 at 7:18 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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I'm not sure I'd say owned but he did get the best of him.
Yep, and the SEC outside of Tennessee and Florida was inconsistent back then. Florida had won 25 straight SEC games until LSU beat them in 1997. I see no reason to think FSU wouldn't have had the same success from 1990-2001 in the SEC East
Posted on 5/25/20 at 7:18 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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They had their chance
A couple generations in the wilderness is punishment enough. The Atlanta market and history is worth some forgiveness.
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