re: My 100% honest, no bullshite, no bias SEC program all time rankings

College football didn’t start in 1936. It’s really vague but I count from 1916 when the Rose Bowl began being played continuously. It was the beginning of the nationalization of the game since teams from across the country played the top team from the West Coast. It was the only national bowl until around 1930.

Alabama was the first team from the “despised South (only 60 years after the end of the Civil War), who couldn’t compete. Some predicted a 50 point loss. Alabama won 20-19, finishing a 10-0 season. They did the same in 1926, 1930, 1934. The only blemish being a tie with Pop Warner’s previously undefeated and untied Stanford team, with whom Alabama shares the NC.

So, yes Alabama claims those legitimate NCs. 10-0 (9-0-1 in 26) and the winner of the only bowl in the country in the first 2 or 3 with only a couple or a few more by 1934.

When Alabama won at the end of the ‘25 season (technically Jan 1,1926), the entire South celebrated and had receptions for the conquering heroes as it travelled by train back home to Tuscaloosa. One stop was was in N.O., La. Even AU fans cheered as the game was tracked in theaters throughout Alabama, as they would receive updates via telegraph and convey the progress on some type of board in the theaters.

From 1925-1945 when Alabama and the rest of the country were available to go, Alabama was 4-1-1 vs the West Coast representative, the rest of the county was 4-11. The Rose Bowl limited the competition to only Big 10 teams beginning in 1946 and did not reopen until a little more than a half century later.

Alabama closed out the open era in 1945 with a resounding 34-14 (much worse than the score indicated) win vs USC, handing them their first Rose Bowl loss after having won their previous 9.

Yes, college football was alive and well prior to 1936 and Alabama was a big part of it and rightfully claims those NCs. Alabama finished 10-0 that year outscoring the opposition 430-80 and beating 4 ranked teams. They did not win the NC that year, nor do they claim it - Army had a greater team and won it.

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Bama doesn't have 16 national titles, lol.

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They claim 18. I think 16 are recognized.

Lmao that’s a horrible list.

16 are not recognized.

Auburn lost to UGA in 2017 after dog walking Georgia two weeks before. Are you on drugs?

Sorry - you are correct.

I didn’t mean that there was a chasm but NCs are the primary measure to me, assuming they were not confined to a short period of time which is not the case for Alabama and 17-7 in that dept is a big difference. Since Alabama and OU are within shouting distance of each other in most of the other categories, I consider 17-7 a big number for such a difficult achievement. I would be surprised if anyone wins 10 in the next 100 years. IMO, you are top 5 nationally. until ~10 years ago I would have put you ahead of OSU. I would say Alabama, ND/OSU, USC/OU. IMO, 2-5 can change a lot in the next 10 years but for the moment it seems really hard to unseat Alabama. They have 5 NCs, just 2 behind you, without Saban or Bryant, who both have 6 at Alabama. OU has a great history and a great will to win, it’s palpable.

On a non football related subject, I’ve been exposed to Oklahoma people, state not necessarily the University, a good bit in the last few years and have been incredibly impressed. If I were forced to move and had my choice I would move there or at least check it out. first.

ESPN was simply wrong.

What source(s) was used for creating this list?