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Congratulations to the 1964 National Champions

Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:05 pm
Posted by Farmer1906
The Woodlands, TX
Member since Apr 2009
50321 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:05 pm


Final AP Poll
1. Alabama

Final Coaches Poll
1. Alabama

Posted by roadkill
East Coast, FL
Member since Oct 2008
1834 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:29 pm to
#12 Namath
Posted by cajunbama
Metairie
Member since Jan 2007
30949 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:30 pm to
Thank you sir.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
24973 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:32 pm to
The funny part is that aggots would kill for even a split natty.
Posted by colbycovington
Ruston
Member since Jan 2020
2032 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:32 pm to
Lol nobody give a flying frick. Hitler was still considered a good guy when you guys last won your title.

Also, Alabama lost in 64, Arkansas didn't.
Posted by JetDawg
Los Angeles, California
Member since Oct 2020
7166 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:44 pm to
Here are your CONSENSUS national champions for 1964, ladies and gentlemen!...........




Final Football Writers Assoc. of America
1. ARKANSAS

Final Billingsley Report
1. ARKANSAS

Final College Football Researchers Association
1. ARKANSAS

Final Helms Athletic Foundation
1. ARKANSAS

Final National Championship Foundation
1. ARKANSAS

Final Poling System
1. ARKANSAS

Final Sagarin Ratings
1. ARKANSAS


ALABAMA...10-1
ARKANSAS..11-0

HELLO!!

ALL recognized by the NCAA and are listed in the Official NCAA Records Book
This post was edited on 9/22/21 at 5:49 pm
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
30867 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:47 pm to
Nothing is more SEC than to complain about rules that benefited Alabama, get them changed, and then watch Alabama win with THOSE rules.

Man, Arkansas was basically in the SEC even way back then.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
10592 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:48 pm to
Which one is Jimmy and which one is Jerry? Were they friends back then?
Posted by JetDawg
Los Angeles, California
Member since Oct 2020
7166 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:51 pm to
quote:

Nothing is more SEC than to complain about rules that benefited Alabama, get them changed, and then watch Alabama win with THOSE rules.

Nothing is more SEC than to see Alabama constantly trying to STEAL national titles they have no business recognizing as their own.
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
30867 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:53 pm to
quote:

Nothing is more SEC than to see Alabama constantly trying to STEAL national titles they have no business recognizing as their own.


Sounds like your beef is with the AP and UPI polls, not Alabama.

It's okay, I understand you're confused. It'll be alright.
Posted by TheTideMustRoll
Birmingham, AL
Member since Dec 2009
8906 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:54 pm to
Imagine if Alabama claimed 1964 based on those polls while Arkansas had won the Coaches' and AP polls. The outcry would be tremendous.
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
24731 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:54 pm to
Trophies are in The Bryant Museum.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 5:57 pm to
Could you not have a single digit jersey back then?
Posted by Ted2010
Member since Oct 2010
38958 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:06 pm to
Thank you! That team was awesome and national champs!
Posted by Ted2010
Member since Oct 2010
38958 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:07 pm to
quote:

CONSENSUS


Not at all.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42621 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:09 pm to
quote:

Nothing is more SEC than to complain about rules that benefited Alabama, get them changed, and then watch Alabama win with THOSE rules.

Man, Arkansas was basically in the SEC even way back then.


The reason Bama keeps winning despite rule changes is because you never follow them in the first place. It doesn't matter what's on the books.
Posted by Trojan1998
Member since Oct 2004
1237 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:10 pm to
Coach Ray Perkins, #88
Posted by TheTideMustRoll
Birmingham, AL
Member since Dec 2009
8906 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:12 pm to
quote:

The reason Bama keeps winning despite rule changes is because you never follow them in the first place.


I can't argue with you since, according to what some posters in this thread apparently believe, Alabama voted themselves national champs in both the AP and UPI polls in '64. That can't be legal.
Posted by JetDawg
Los Angeles, California
Member since Oct 2020
7166 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:15 pm to
quote:

Sounds like your beef is with the AP and UPI polls, not Alabama.

It's okay, I understand you're confused. It'll be alright.

I have no beef with the UPI/AP polls...what Alabama fails to recognize is the fact that during this period (I know, I lived and covered sports during this time), the two service wire polls were not the only major polls and were not the only polls recognized by the NCAA.

Regardless of how the news wire polls were determined, the other polls were also highly recognized and whichever team won the CONSENSUS of all the polls was generally looked upon as the one who more rightly could claim the title. The NCAA allows any school that has been voted #1 in any final poll to claim the national title.

Hence, Alabama has the right to claim 1964. My beef is that Alabama people don't like to "share" the title and try to claim them as their own. Most national titles are SHARED. Also, Alabama claims some national titles that most schools wouldn't touch w/a 100-ft pole if they were in the same position (exception is Tennessee for 1967 -0- sheesh!).

Example: 1941 (finished 9-2), 1973 (lost to Notre Dame in bowl game, ND consensus champ), 1978 (lost to USC)

The service wire polls gained stature as the years went by to the point that, today, the AP and UPI (coaches) are largely the only ones that people look to (along with the FWAA). Today, they're only used to help the CFP committee decide who they want to invite. In essence, they've run their course and no longer serve their purpose as they once did.

This post was edited on 9/22/21 at 6:23 pm
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
72175 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 6:15 pm to
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