re: It has been been 50 years since our last NC in Football AND

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you can't claim it retroactivly, using the new methods, well unless you are Bama. But you know how that is percieved.

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They didn't. The FWAA title is very legitimate. It doesn't carry the clout that the AP or ESPN(Coaches),formerly UPI does, but it is very well respected. Arkansas won this after 1964 and celebrated as such.

Now,that's not to say the FWAA hasn't had some curious 'champions',either. How they could vote 9-1-1 Iowa over 11-0-0 LSU in 1958 is beyond me. Same for naming 8-0-1 Ohio State "co-champ" with 11-0-0 Alabama in 1961.

But an FWAA title isn't one where some SID fumbled through some old magazine and said"hey,look at this!"

UPI,AP,BCS, those are the ones I consider legit. If your team has one of those there is no debating in my opinion.

The titles awarded before these were active are always debatable.

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It has been been 50 years since our only NC in Football that we share with Bama

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FIFY

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i dunno how people don't understand arky didn't win in 64


In '64, the voting ended before the playing ceased. We beat both Texas and Nebraska that season and were undefeated. That's why.

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that was the standard then tho

if you go back and look at the major championship winners there are a lot of examples of those who ended up losing their bowl game.

This was not a mistake tho... this was how the system was run back then... the bowl game was essentially a post season exhibition game

I do think it is better now but you can't change the rules after the fact... and to change the rules in 64 because you don't like the result is just that

only by the standard that gives LSU seven national championships... which is to say... by no reasonable standard

In the AP and UPI/Coaches era those are really the only championships most people consider

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Hogs are '64 champs, get over it.

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The Bryant Museum is opened 9-4 daily. You can come and see the 1964 AP trophy anytime.

That would be nice for sure.

Bama will be tough but I have faith in our staff and team. Can season get here soon enough...please.

Also, I will be happy with a bowl game. We get better and better.

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UPI,AP,BCS, those are the ones I consider legit.

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Yes, you would, because it serves your interests.

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arky has a share of 64 like auburn has a share of 04 best i can tell

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Not even a remotely relevant comparison.

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and you're quickly making a name for yourself as the biggest idiot Arky fan here......which is quite the accomplishment. And you did it all in only 45 posts. kudos

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I'll take that as a compliment from reading posts of your calibre.

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He does it all the time when he thinks he says something smart or funny

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Better watch out for Bamaboy, the guy with 26 imaginary titles in his sig. He's standard of measuring wit.

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Anyone of any fanbase that doesn't consider Arkansas's 1964 FWAA football championship legit is a fool. OR if you do I hope you only consider your team the champion for a particular year if they won the AP without sharing it with a team that beat you or a BCS title.

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Good points.

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Hogs are '64 champs, get over it.

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Indeed.

it really baffles me that people brag about winning football championships when it was 22 white guys averaging about 2oolbs each going at it.

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This was not a mistake tho... this was how the system was run back then... the bowl game was essentially a post season exhibition game

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Exactly. Who is to say the bowl games wouldn't have turned out differently had they counted towards a national title?