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Has a region of the country ever dominated CFB for this long?
Posted on 1/17/22 at 5:47 am
Posted on 1/17/22 at 5:47 am
All of the talk about the dominance of college football usually centers around Alabama and the SEC, but when you look beyond that, the South is completely owning this sport.
A team from the Southeast has won the title in 15 of the last 16 years. The one outlier was Ohio State in 2014.
There have been 7 different programs in the South win a title since ‘06 (Bama, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Auburn and Florida State). To find 7 programs from outside the region that have won a title, you have to go all the way back to 1991.
I’d be really surprised if any region has ever had anything like this kind of dominance, especially post-WWII
A team from the Southeast has won the title in 15 of the last 16 years. The one outlier was Ohio State in 2014.
There have been 7 different programs in the South win a title since ‘06 (Bama, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Georgia, Auburn and Florida State). To find 7 programs from outside the region that have won a title, you have to go all the way back to 1991.
I’d be really surprised if any region has ever had anything like this kind of dominance, especially post-WWII
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Posted on 1/17/22 at 6:13 am to BranchDawg
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you have to go all the way back to 1991.
All the way back to 1991!!!
When dinosaurs roamed the earth?
Posted on 1/17/22 at 6:14 am to BranchDawg
I refuse to believe you're just noticing this now 
Congrats on joining the club 
Congrats on joining the club 
Posted on 1/17/22 at 6:14 am to BranchDawg
It just means more wasn't simply a catchy marketing slogan.
Besides, I'm sure that applies to MiZzzou too - even if it's about cocoa and safe spaces.
Besides, I'm sure that applies to MiZzzou too - even if it's about cocoa and safe spaces.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 6:20 am to Gray Tiger
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All the way back to 1991!!! When dinosaurs roamed the earth?
It’s a hell of a lot longer ago than 2006
Posted on 1/17/22 at 12:58 pm to BranchDawg
quote:Exactly. Ever since 1998 when college football started determining it's national champion on the field instead of in a voting booth the South/Southeast section of the country has been dominate in winning 21 of 24 national titles including 14 by the SEC. And that's with 6 different SEC programs. If you take out Alabama (6 NC's in the playoff era) the rest of the SEC still has 8 national titles. That's twice as many as any other conference in that same 24 year period.
It’s a hell of a lot longer ago than 2006
This post was edited on 1/17/22 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:10 pm to BranchDawg
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Has a region of the country ever dominated CFB for this long?
If you go back far enough, other regions did but due to bias.
Before Alabama got into the 1926 Rose Bowl (which they didn't even want to invite Alabama to, but were willing to invite a scrappy but undersized Tulane team), lots of GREAT southern teams were completely ignored. 1908 LSU and 1914 Tennessee both come to mind. It also helped that the Southern team won during the Rose Bowl radio debut, marking the first time the game was being called in real-time to a national audience.
Even after that (so you could claim the Ivy League schools dominated the REALLY early football seasons), the bias remained hard. Notre Dame is a clear example of a team getting the benefit of the doubt a lot of times.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:12 pm to BranchDawg
Only will get worse with the addition of OU and UT.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:13 pm to BranchDawg
The south has always dominated CFB. You just had the northern media bias that would reward the IVY/Big/ND schools over Southern schools. Plenty of undefeated Southern teams that were shafted. It wasn't until Alabama played in the Rose Bowl that they were forced to acknowledge we even had teams.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:16 pm to JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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Only will get worse with the addition of OU and UT.
Do we consider OK part of the South?
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:17 pm to tigerburningbright75
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Exactly. Ever since 1998 when college football started determining it's national champion on the field instead of in a voting booth the South/Southeast section of the country has been dominate in winning 21 of 24 national titles including 14 by the SEC. And that's with 6 different SEC programs. If you take out Alabama (6 NC's in the playoff era) the rest of the SEC still has 8 national titles. That's twice as many as any other conference in that same 24 year period.
^^^This is the correct answer- it's no coincidence that southern dominance (specifically SEC dominance) coincides with the movement away from "beauty pageant" and towards winning it on the field.
It's always meant more. Now we have a platform that proves we play better football than everyone else.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:21 pm to Mulkey Man
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Do we consider OK part of the South?
More southern than Missouri
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:29 pm to BranchDawg
Honestly, since 1950 the South has done well.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:32 pm to Bama Bird
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More southern than Missouri
I agree, but I don't count Missouri.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:51 pm to skrayper
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If you go back far enough, other regions did but due to bias. Before Alabama got into the 1926 Rose Bowl (which they didn't even want to invite Alabama to, but were willing to invite a scrappy but undersized Tulane team), lots of GREAT southern teams were completely ignored. 1908 LSU and 1914 Tennessee both come to mind. It also helped that the Southern team won during the Rose Bowl radio debut, marking the first time the game was being called in real-time to a national audience. Even after that (so you could claim the Ivy League schools dominated the REALLY early football seasons), the bias remained hard. Notre Dame is a clear example of a team getting the benefit of the doubt a lot of times.
Someone should make a documentary on this. Very interesting and it’s culturally significant.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:54 pm to Gray Tiger
The last 20 or 30 years are the only time the south dominated.
Early on it was the northeast.
Then the midwest.
Now the south.
Success pretty much mirrored population migration.
Early on it was the northeast.
Then the midwest.
Now the south.
Success pretty much mirrored population migration.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:57 pm to Mulkey Man
Regarding Oklahoma though... most of Oklahoma is basically northern Texas. Tulsa reminded me more of Omaha than Texas though. I was only in these places for a single day fwiw.
Overall, I think Oklahoma is 'Southern' but not necessarily Southeastern
Overall, I think Oklahoma is 'Southern' but not necessarily Southeastern
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:57 pm to BranchDawg
It’s actually 15 years prior to 2006. Which is 15 years ago. So in a 15 year span 7 different teams won natty’s. In a separate 15 years, another 7 teams won natty’s. But they all happen to be from the same region.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 2:02 pm to Mulkey Man
The South/Southwest will carry the load for college football going forward. The left coast is done (society) and the northeast as well.
OSU and Go Blue will do their best to hang on.
OSU and Go Blue will do their best to hang on.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 2:07 pm to BranchDawg
Umm Oklahoma and Nebraska from 50s to 90s I would guess both schools finished top 5 20 times each in 40 years
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