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Best overall SEC football program per decade
Posted on 7/21/18 at 5:11 am
Posted on 7/21/18 at 5:11 am
Pre-SEC (early days harder to judge, schedules all over the place)
1900's - Vanderbilt
1910's - Vanderbilt
1920's - Alabama
SEC
1930's - Tennessee
1940's - Tennessee
1950's - None (very bizarre decade, 8 different SEC schools won an SEC title)
1960's - Alabama
1970's - Alabama
1980's - Auburn
1990's - Florida
2000's - LSU
2010's - Alabama
1900's - Vanderbilt
1910's - Vanderbilt
1920's - Alabama
SEC
1930's - Tennessee
1940's - Tennessee
1950's - None (very bizarre decade, 8 different SEC schools won an SEC title)
1960's - Alabama
1970's - Alabama
1980's - Auburn
1990's - Florida
2000's - LSU
2010's - Alabama
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Posted on 7/21/18 at 5:27 am to PEPE
The late 2nd half of 2000 decade had great Florida teams and even 00 and 01 were solid years. Just the zook era was only below standards for 3 years.
This post was edited on 7/21/18 at 5:28 am
Posted on 7/21/18 at 5:59 am to PEPE
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2000's - LSU 2010's - Alabama
fricking Saban..
Posted on 7/21/18 at 6:04 am to PorkRoast
the future of college football is UGA. not a lot of people want to see that for what it is. understandable, doesn't change the facts though. especially in the SEC for the near future, UGA will be on top.
it's true, we can't change the past, but the future is bright for kirby and it's hell of a good time to be a dawg.
it's true, we can't change the past, but the future is bright for kirby and it's hell of a good time to be a dawg.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:01 am to PEPE
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PEPE
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1930's - Tennessee
Wrong.
Bama: 79-11-5 85.8%. 1st in nation. 3 SEC titles, 2-1 Rose Bowl, 2 NCs.
UT: 79-17-5 80.7%. 4th in nation. 2 SEC titles, 0-1 Rose Bowl, 1-0 Orange Bowl, 0 NCs.
Bama won head to head 5-4-1.
Bama best overall program by almost every measurement.
So, Bama in 20s, 30s, 60s, 70s, 2010s. No other program best in more than one decade except for Vandy twice.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:10 am to PEPE
quote:Alabama had the best winning pct in the nation from 1930 to 1939 LINK, won 3 SEC titles to 2 for UT (SEC play began in 1933),and won 1 national title to 0 for Tennessee ncaa.com
Pre-SEC (early days harder to judge, schedules all over the place)
1900's - Vanderbilt
1910's - Vanderbilt
1920's - Alabama
SEC
1930's - Tennessee
1940's - Tennessee
1950's - None (very bizarre decade, 8 different SEC schools won an SEC title)
1960's - Alabama
1970's - Alabama
1980's - Auburn
1990's - Florida
2000's - LSU
2010's - Alabama
Yes, some sources show a 1934 national title for Alabama and one another year for UT, but above noted is according to the ncaa website.
So Alabama was objectively best in the
1920s
1930s
1960s
1970s
2010s
This post was edited on 7/21/18 at 8:25 am
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:16 am to PEPE
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1980's - Auburn
Shouldn't the best team of a decade have at least one national title?
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:19 am to ChampB67
If you can repeat the success last year over the next 2 then I would agree with you . Muschamp had a really good year his second year at UF then went back to his poor results. 1 really good year doesn’t make you the next Bama .
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:21 am to tattoo
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Wrong.
Bama: 79-11-5 85.8%. 1st in nation. 3 SEC titles, 2-1 Rose Bowl, 2 NCs.
UT: 79-17-5 80.7%. 4th in nation. 2 SEC titles, 0-1 Rose Bowl, 1-0 Orange Bowl, 0 NCs.
Bama won head to head 5-4-1.
Bama best overall program by almost every measurement.
So, Bama in 20s, 30s, 60s, 70s, 2010s.
Bama only has the slight edge because Neyland was called to active duty in Panama for 2 seasons. But Bama has the edge nonetheless.
In the 40s, he missed 6 seasons due to service in WWII.
8 years in the prime of his career were lost because he put foot to arse for our country.
Imagine what he would have accomplished with those 8 years, and not having to rebuild the program when he returned in 36' and 46'.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:29 am to Vols&Shaft83
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Bama only has the slight edge because Neyland was called to active duty in Panama for 2 seasons. But Bama has the edge nonetheless.
In the 40s, he missed 6 seasons due to service in WWII.
8 years in the prime of his career were lost because he put foot to arse for our country.
Imagine what he would have accomplished with those 8 years, and not having to rebuild the program when he returned in 36' and 46'.
Was he actually a General?
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:33 am to John Milner
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Was he actually a General?
Brigadier General
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:35 am to dawgdayafternoon
The 80s:
Auburn 86-31
Georgia 89-27
Georgia 1 NC
3 SEC C
Auburn 4 SEC C
Auburn 86-31
Georgia 89-27
Georgia 1 NC
3 SEC C
Auburn 4 SEC C
Posted on 7/21/18 at 8:58 am to Vols&Shaft83
quote:Neyland was a great coach, but he had real trouble on the big stage. He was 2-5 in major bowls. His unscored on team was shutout by USC in the Rose Bowl 14-0. He won 5 SEC titles and 1 NC, 5 different years. (He only missed 1935 in the 30s, not 2 years.)
Vols&Shaft83
UT was Bama's equal or more during his time regionally (Bama went downhill after Thomas' illness and retirement after 46 season, and only won 1 more SEC title after til Bryant returned in 58.) but Bama performed much better on the big stage. Bama was 7-3-1 in major bowls under 3 coaches, including 4-1-1 in the Rose Bowl. They won 4 SEC titles and 4 NCs, 7 different years (they won 3 NCs during Neyland but prior to SEC in 1933).
Posted on 7/21/18 at 9:02 am to tattoo
I was rather doubting that myself, but was too lazy to research it. Coach Frank Thomas had a pretty good run during that time. 
Posted on 7/21/18 at 9:05 am to Dawgy49
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Dawgy49
quote:Good point. Would you accept a shared best UGA/AU? That would be appropriate for the "scattered" 80s.
Auburn 86-31
Georgia 89-27
Georgia 1 NC
3 SEC C
Auburn 4 SEC C
Posted on 7/21/18 at 9:07 am to tattoo
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He was 2-5 in major bowls.
You do realize that bowl games were merely exhibitions back then? It's not like a championship was determined by any of them, he was likely drunk during those games
Posted on 7/21/18 at 9:26 am to ChampB67
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ChampB67
quote:Recruiting means a lot, but it's not everything. Not at the top. Don't be presumptuous. You've had 1 year. You have to get over the massive mountain who is not going away. Then UF may return, LSU, AU, possibly UT, maybe A&M. Then nationally OSU, Clemson, OU, maybe Texas, etc. But the mountain is a big, big problem. (This year and next Bama has Tua with a little down D talent. But beginning in 2020, Bama will have the best overall talent of Saban's tenure.) You, nor Bama, don't even know if you will make the playoff this year or next or... Much less win. You've got a very easy road this year, can you take advantage? A lot of questions. "The future of college football" is quite a crown to put on your own head. It likely does not belong to you.
the future of college football is UGA.
Your past is good, not bad, not great, certainly better than many acknowledge.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 9:54 am to Vols&Shaft83
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Vols&Shaft83
quote:That's what those who lose say. General Neyland would never say that. He was a competitor. They did matter - a lot. And the teams knew it.
You do realize that bowl games were merely exhibitions back then?
The entire South regaled Alabama as if a conquering hero returning from a major victory when they put the South on the map in the 1925 season Rose Bowl win. People in the South followed the game with simulations in theaters. Alabama made multiple train stops on the way home to be cheered by new Bama/Southern fans. The South was viewed by many outside as a 3rd world country not fit or able to compete with the rest of the country. The South cared a lot. But really they all did. Again, they were competitors.
Coach Neyland said, "Tennessee sophomores don't deserve citizenship papers until they have survived an Alabama game"
"You never know what a football player is made of until he plays Alabama"
Even though he had very good personal success vs Bama.
Posted on 7/21/18 at 10:08 am to ChampB67
Shouldn’t UGA win a National Championship first before crowning them?
Posted on 7/21/18 at 10:14 am to ChampB67
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the future of college football is UGA.
I have heard this bullshite spewed from Athens about every 3 years since 1980. Still waiting for that future. Might wanna take take a hard "wait and see" approach.
This post was edited on 7/21/18 at 10:15 am
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