thanks linebets. youre pretty smart....thats what im trying to figure out from everyone. if alabama beats lsu who will they lose to? when road games have been better for bama than home games. we have ole miss, miss state, and auburn at home. then lsu and tenn on road. of course biggest test being lsu on road. road games have been best games for bama this year. and we get past them and go to SEC championship, theres no guarantee if we lose championship game were automatically out NC...perfect example is oklahoma the year they still went after losing big 12 championship
Yes I think Ohio St beats Penn St, probably by double digits imo. To me @ Wisconsin is a tougher game than at home against Penn St, even if PSU is slightly better. And LSU still has games @ Florida, @ South Carolina, vs Bama, and vs Georgia. They will lose two of these games, and even if they don't they still would have to win the SEC title game which is another very tough game. Alabama has an easier schedule because they don't have Florida, but I see them losing at least one game somewhere and they would have to beat UF or UGA in the title game also. Not likely going to happen imo.
There might be a team that makes it through the season with only one loss in the SEC, but then they would also have to win the title game, and to me that's a lot to ask since they really don't have a power team imo. Not saying it's impossible an SEC team makes it, I just think there is a much better chance they don't.
I'm obviously making a lot of assumptions with how I think things will pan out, but that's how I see it right now. College football gets crazy though and anything can happen really, I'm just saying what I think is the most probable outcome.
Heres the thing OTK- they drop teams like USC with bad conferences a lot more after a loss than they do if a team loses to a solid opponent, especially in a Big 12 or SEC championship game. I think a 2-loss team definately has a shot at playing for the National Championship this season.. they would probably give them the nod over USC or BYU.
all im trying to say, lets say USC does make it to the NC game, and bama loses to.... Tenn, and win the rest. You believe USC will go instead of Bama? Oregon St > Tenn? Pac 10 > SEC... all im saying is there are flaws, and there needs to be adjustments to these polls. Team that lose to the worst team, are able to still make it to title games because of favoritism. They say they go by strength of schedule, but i dont see the Pac-10 schedule being more difficult than BIG 12 or SEC. Thats all.
Good luck to you and thanks for the insight
Good luck to you and thanks for the insight
1961
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Louisiana State
4. Texas
5. Mississippi
6. Minnesota
7. Colorado
8. Arkansas
9. Michigan State
10. Utah State
11. Purdue
(tie) Missouri
13. Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Kansas
16. Syracuse
17. Wyoming
18. Wisconsin
19. Miami (Fla.)
(tie) Penn State
1964
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. Louisiana State
8. Oregon State
9. Ohio State
10. USC
11. Florida State
12. Syracuse
13. Princeton
14. Penn State
(tie) Utah
16. Illinois
(tie) New Mexico
18. Tulsa
(tie) Missouri
20. Mississippi
(tie) Michigan State
1973
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. USC
8. Texas
9. UCLA
10. Arizona State
11. Nebraska
(tie) Texas Tech
13. Houston
14. Louisiana State
15. Kansas
(tie) Tulane
17. Miami (Ohio)
18. Maryland
19. San Diego State
(tie) Florida
1978
1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Oklahoma
4. Penn State
5. Michigan
6. Clemson
7. Notre Dame
8. Nebraska
9. Texas
10. Houston
11. Arkansas
12. Michigan State
13. Purdue
14. UCLA
15. Missouri
16. Georgia
17. Stanford
18. N. C. State
19. Texas A&M
20. Maryland
1979
1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Houston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Nebraska
8. Florida State
9. Arkansas
10. Purdue
11. Washington
12. Brigham Young
13. Texas
14. North Carolina
15. Baylor
16. Indiana
17. Temple
18. Penn State
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
1992
1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Texas A&M
7. Syracuse
8. Georgia
9. Stanford
10. Washington
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska
15. N. C. State
16. Mississippi
17. Washington St.
18. Ohio State
19. Hawaii
20. North Carolina
21. Boston College
22. Fresno State
23. Kansas
24. Mississippi State
25. Penn State
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE!! 12 national championships!
<TABLE width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="80%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Year</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Coach</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Selector</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Record</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Bowl</TH></TR><TR><TD>1925</TD><TD rowSpan=3>Wallace Wade</TD><TD>H, FA, CFRA, NCF</TD><TD>10–0–0</TD><TD>Won Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1926</TD><TD>H, CFRA, NCF</TD><TD>9–0–1</TD><TD>Tied Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1930</TD><TD>Davis, CFRA</TD><TD>10–0–0</TD><TD>Won Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1934</TD><TD rowSpan=2>Frank W. Thomas</TD><TD>D, W, HG</TD><TD>10–0–0</TD><TD>Won Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1941</TD><TD>HG</TD><TD>9–2–0</TD><TD>Won Cotton Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1961</TD><TD rowSpan=6>Bear Bryant</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>11–0–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1964</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>10–1–0</TD><TD>Lost Orange Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1965</TD><TD>AP</TD><TD>9–1–1</TD><TD>Won Orange Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1973</TD><TD>Coaches</TD><TD>11–1–0</TD><TD>Lost Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1978</TD><TD>AP</TD><TD>11–1–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1979</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>12–0–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992</TD><TD>Gene Stallings</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>13–0–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TH bgColor=#808080 colSpan=3>Total National Championships</TH><TH bgColor=#808080 colSpan=2>12<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-Bama-12NCs_1-6>[2]</SUP></TH></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
<CENTER>1933
1934
1937
1945
1953
1961
1964
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<CENTER>1965
1966
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
</CENTER>
<CENTER>1977
1978
1979
1981
1989
1992
1999
</CENTER>
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1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Louisiana State
4. Texas
5. Mississippi
6. Minnesota
7. Colorado
8. Arkansas
9. Michigan State
10. Utah State
11. Purdue
(tie) Missouri
13. Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Kansas
16. Syracuse
17. Wyoming
18. Wisconsin
19. Miami (Fla.)
(tie) Penn State
1964
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. Louisiana State
8. Oregon State
9. Ohio State
10. USC
11. Florida State
12. Syracuse
13. Princeton
14. Penn State
(tie) Utah
16. Illinois
(tie) New Mexico
18. Tulsa
(tie) Missouri
20. Mississippi
(tie) Michigan State
1973
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. USC
8. Texas
9. UCLA
10. Arizona State
11. Nebraska
(tie) Texas Tech
13. Houston
14. Louisiana State
15. Kansas
(tie) Tulane
17. Miami (Ohio)
18. Maryland
19. San Diego State
(tie) Florida
1978
1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Oklahoma
4. Penn State
5. Michigan
6. Clemson
7. Notre Dame
8. Nebraska
9. Texas
10. Houston
11. Arkansas
12. Michigan State
13. Purdue
14. UCLA
15. Missouri
16. Georgia
17. Stanford
18. N. C. State
19. Texas A&M
20. Maryland
1979
1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Houston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Nebraska
8. Florida State
9. Arkansas
10. Purdue
11. Washington
12. Brigham Young
13. Texas
14. North Carolina
15. Baylor
16. Indiana
17. Temple
18. Penn State
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
1992
1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Miami (Fla.)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Texas A&M
7. Syracuse
8. Georgia
9. Stanford
10. Washington
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska
15. N. C. State
16. Mississippi
17. Washington St.
18. Ohio State
19. Hawaii
20. North Carolina
21. Boston College
22. Fresno State
23. Kansas
24. Mississippi State
25. Penn State
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE!! 12 national championships!
<TABLE width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top><TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="80%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Year</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Coach</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Selector</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Record</TH><TH bgColor=#8b0000>Bowl</TH></TR><TR><TD>1925</TD><TD rowSpan=3>Wallace Wade</TD><TD>H, FA, CFRA, NCF</TD><TD>10–0–0</TD><TD>Won Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1926</TD><TD>H, CFRA, NCF</TD><TD>9–0–1</TD><TD>Tied Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1930</TD><TD>Davis, CFRA</TD><TD>10–0–0</TD><TD>Won Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1934</TD><TD rowSpan=2>Frank W. Thomas</TD><TD>D, W, HG</TD><TD>10–0–0</TD><TD>Won Rose Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1941</TD><TD>HG</TD><TD>9–2–0</TD><TD>Won Cotton Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1961</TD><TD rowSpan=6>Bear Bryant</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>11–0–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1964</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>10–1–0</TD><TD>Lost Orange Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1965</TD><TD>AP</TD><TD>9–1–1</TD><TD>Won Orange Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1973</TD><TD>Coaches</TD><TD>11–1–0</TD><TD>Lost Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1978</TD><TD>AP</TD><TD>11–1–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1979</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>12–0–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992</TD><TD>Gene Stallings</TD><TD>AP, Coaches</TD><TD>13–0–0</TD><TD>Won Sugar Bowl</TD></TR><TR><TH bgColor=#808080 colSpan=3>Total National Championships</TH><TH bgColor=#808080 colSpan=2>12<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-Bama-12NCs_1-6>[2]</SUP></TH></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
<CENTER>1933
<CENTER>1965
<CENTER>1977
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SEC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
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Alabama leads the SEC with the most championships by far (21). Tennessee is the closest with only 13. The Crimson Tide also holds the record of most consecutive SEC championships with five (1971-75). Alabama also holds the record for most SEC championships in a single decade with eight (1970's). Alabama also leads the SEC in conference winning percentage and number of conference games played.
<HR>PROGRAM OF THE CENTURY
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Alabama's football program was honored by Lindy's Southeastern Football 2000 when the Crimson Tide was selected as that magazine's SEC "Program of the Century" and the 1979 squad was selected "Team of the Century".
In addition, Bama's 1966 team was chosen the century's No. 3 team and the 1925 and 1992 teams were tied for fifth place.
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant was Coach of the Century and Don Hutson, Ozzie Newsome, John Hannah, Billy Neighbors, Lee Roy Jordan, Cornelius Bennett and Antonio Langham were first-team, All-Century selections. Landing on the second team were Dwight Stephenson, Marty Lyons, Derrick Thomas and Don McNeal.
Jimmy Hyams, writing for Lindy's, said the 1979 team was "the best of Paul Bryant's teams - which is really saying something, considering "The Bear" won six national championships in his quarter century at Alabama. The '79 team rolled to a 12-0 record behind a balanced attack that closed out its national championship season with a 24-9 victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. The Tide shutout five of its opponents during the 1979 season and outscored foes by a combined 300 points. In fact, the Crimson Tide never allowed an opponent to score more than 18 points during a single game.
Hyams went on to write that "you could argue that Alabama isn't just the program of the century in the SEC, but in all of college football. The Crimson Tide claims 12 national championships. It has played and won more bowl games than any college team. It has won 21 SEC championships, eight more than any other team. You can thank "Bear" for much of the Crimson Tide's success."
The Tide '66 team didn't win a national title, but should have, Hyams wrote. Bama allowed just 44 points in 11 games that season. The '25 team was the first southern team to play in the Rose Bowl as the Tide went 10-0 and won a national championship. Under Gene Stallings in 1992, the Centennial of Alabama football, Alabama went 13-0, won the first-ever SEC Championship game and then beat Miami in the Sugar Bowl to ice the unanimous national championship. That team led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 55 yards per game on the ground.
</BASEFONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In addition, Bama's 1966 team was chosen the century's No. 3 team and the 1925 and 1992 teams were tied for fifth place.
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant was Coach of the Century and Don Hutson, Ozzie Newsome, John Hannah, Billy Neighbors, Lee Roy Jordan, Cornelius Bennett and Antonio Langham were first-team, All-Century selections. Landing on the second team were Dwight Stephenson, Marty Lyons, Derrick Thomas and Don McNeal.
Jimmy Hyams, writing for Lindy's, said the 1979 team was "the best of Paul Bryant's teams - which is really saying something, considering "The Bear" won six national championships in his quarter century at Alabama. The '79 team rolled to a 12-0 record behind a balanced attack that closed out its national championship season with a 24-9 victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. The Tide shutout five of its opponents during the 1979 season and outscored foes by a combined 300 points. In fact, the Crimson Tide never allowed an opponent to score more than 18 points during a single game.
Hyams went on to write that "you could argue that Alabama isn't just the program of the century in the SEC, but in all of college football. The Crimson Tide claims 12 national championships. It has played and won more bowl games than any college team. It has won 21 SEC championships, eight more than any other team. You can thank "Bear" for much of the Crimson Tide's success."
The Tide '66 team didn't win a national title, but should have, Hyams wrote. Bama allowed just 44 points in 11 games that season. The '25 team was the first southern team to play in the Rose Bowl as the Tide went 10-0 and won a national championship. Under Gene Stallings in 1992, the Centennial of Alabama football, Alabama went 13-0, won the first-ever SEC Championship game and then beat Miami in the Sugar Bowl to ice the unanimous national championship. That team led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 55 yards per game on the ground.
1965
1. Alabama
2. Michigan State
3. Arkansas
4. UCLA
5. Nebraska
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. Louisiana State
9. Notre Dame
10. USC
1966
1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan State
3. Alabama
1971
1. Nebraska
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
1974*
1. USC
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
1975
1. Oklahoma
2. Arizona State
3. Alabama
1977
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
1991
1. Washington
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Penn State
4. Florida State
5. Alabama
1994
1. Nebraska
2. Penn State
3. Colorado
4. Alabama
CONSISTENCY!!
1. Alabama
2. Michigan State
3. Arkansas
4. UCLA
5. Nebraska
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. Louisiana State
9. Notre Dame
10. USC
1966
1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan State
3. Alabama
1971
1. Nebraska
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
1974*
1. USC
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
1975
1. Oklahoma
2. Arizona State
3. Alabama
1977
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
1991
1. Washington
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Penn State
4. Florida State
5. Alabama
1994
1. Nebraska
2. Penn State
3. Colorado
4. Alabama
CONSISTENCY!!
