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re: SEC schools by year of their founding
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:33 am to FourThreeForty
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:33 am to FourThreeForty
pretty sure Tennessee was the first SEC school to actually hold classes. Georgia "founded" the University first but didn't actually begin having classes until 20 or so years later
ETA: UGA's first graduating class was 1804. Tennessee began it's first classes in 1794
ETA: UGA's first graduating class was 1804. Tennessee began it's first classes in 1794
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 7:36 am
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Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:35 am to gatorhata9
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Not necessarily a criminal colony but a debtor's colony.
which was a crime
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:37 am to Korin
Nicely done.Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:38 am to GetCocky11
1831 - Alabama (1892)
Even though they had no team, Bama is looking in to claiming these 60 years as national Titles as well.
Even though they had no team, Bama is looking in to claiming these 60 years as national Titles as well.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:45 am to budlight34
Well we were undefeated during that time frame and won every bowl we played in.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:57 am to NYCAuburn
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which was a crime
So was a lot of shite back then
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:13 am to Korin
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1785 - Georgia (1892)
1794 - Tennessee (1891)
1801 - South Carolina (1892*)
1831 - Alabama (1892)
1839 - Missouri (1890)
1848 - Ole Miss (1890)
1853 - Florida (1906**)
1856 - Auburn (1892)
1860 - LSU (1893***)
1865 - Kentucky (1892)
1871 - Arkansas (1894)
1873 - Vanderbilt (1890)
1876 - Texas A&M (1894****)
1878 - Mississippi State (1895)
* Denotes a dispute. Some claim 2010
**Most expert agree with 1990
***Some claim 2000
****Some claim 2012
Joke was funny in the OP.
Also, while LSU fans kid around about this, we were a top 15 program in wins all time in the year 2000 even after our worst decade in program history.
Just sayin'
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:16 am to GetCocky11
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We were an elite institution from 1801 until the Civil War, comparable to UVA. Then, the Civil War, the Radical Republicans, and Ben Tillman trashed our school. Such a shame.
He's been out of office for over 5 years and you're still blaming Bush.:)
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:21 am to WRhodesTider
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He's been out of office for over 5 years and you're still blaming Bush.:)
hah hah
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:26 am to Crimson G
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Was Georgia still a criminal colony back then? Kinda funny that Georgia was founded for that purpose and over two centuries later their football players still honor their roots.
Well frick, dude. Given that the school was founded AFTER the Revolutionary War, no I don't think we qualified any longer as a colony, let alone a penal colony that consisted almost entirely of common debtors that England no longer wanted rotting away in prisons back at home. So, your analogy sucks on two historical levels.
Good job
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:27 am to beaver
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1856 - Auburn (1892)
Actually it was East Alabama Male College. Wasn't "auburn" till the 60s.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:29 am to NYCAuburn
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which was a crime
Actually, it was more a scam to be fallen victim to than a crime. If you were short on your taxes, you were thrown in debtors prison and, the thing is, you can't really make an income locked away in a disease-ridden jail cell but that didn't stop the crown from taxing you again the next go round. So, even when forced to work off the debts, people never really got out of debtors prison because they couldn't ever catch up with the debt hanging over their heads.
Really it's a historical analogy for student loans.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:31 am to StopRobot
No shite
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:56 am to StopRobot
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Actually it was East Alabama Male College. Wasn't "auburn" till the 60s.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 8:58 am to StopRobot
I thought it was west ga male college
Posted on 7/2/14 at 9:05 am to roadGator
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I thought it was west ga male college
Posted on 7/2/14 at 9:25 am to tylerdurden24
Nerve struck. Mark Richt has lost control of UGA fans' sense of humor.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 9:41 am to Crimson G
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Nerve struck
No nerve struck, you just deserve to have it pointed out how completely stupid and moronic your attempt at humor was.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 10:07 am to Mizz-SEC
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1839 - Missouri (1890)
1848 - Ole Miss (1890)
1873 - Vanderbilt (1890)
1794 - Tennessee (1891)
1785 - Georgia (1892)
1801 - South Carolina (1892*)
1831 - Alabama (1892)
1856 - Auburn (1892)
1865 - Kentucky (1892)
1860 - LSU (1893)
1871 - Arkansas (1894)
1876 - Texas A&M (1894)
1878 - Mississippi State (1895)
1853 - Florida (1906)
Very interesting that Mizzou, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt were the flagship universities in football.
So did none of those early Florida schools play football?
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:21 am to beaver
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1801 - South Carolina (1892*)
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* Denotes a dispute. Some claim 2010
this made the whole thing worth it!
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