Clearing Up Alabama's National Championship Debate...

Never in my life have I seen such a hubbub created by overly envious fans of rival teams. The envy is so strong, it's almost deadly. And of course, it all started when a goathumper (*ubarn, AL) fan discovered one of Alabama's titles was questionable. Then he began spreading misinformation and fabricated facts all across the internet, making it appear as if almost every Alabama championship is illegitimate.

There's been so much misinformation and baseless lies posted all across the internet regarding Alabama's 14 national championships, it's a crying shame so many people believe it, without bothering to do any research on their own.

Luckily, I'm here to pick up your slack...

Pre-AP/UPI Era (25, 26, 30 and 34)

Many claim these titles are illegitimate because during this era, there was "no such thing as a national champion". That, however, is false. Don't ask me where they get that idea from. They only assume there wasn't one because no polls existed during this time period.

If said people bothered to research their facts, they'd learn the Rose Bowl was the de facto national championship game (because it was the first and only bowl game to be played during this era, and the whoever was deemed the two best teams were invited to play in the annual game). Unlike them, I have done a little research myself and what I found, may surprise the envious liars.

So national champions didn't exist during this era of college football? Here are the screenshots from a few of my findings:

(click on each photo to see its full resolution)

The above photo shows O. Elmer Anderson presenting the 1935 national championship trophy to UA President George Denny; Coach Frank Thomas; team captain Captain Bill Lee.

As you can see, clearly one existed in during these years, and that was The University of Alabama.

Now there is an argument to be made about polls retroactively selecting champions in later years, but that doesn't change the fact Alabama won said titles fair and square. I have read where once the AP and UPI were implemented, college football basically "started over" (which explains why later polls retroactively selected champions during this period), meaning all past records were erased. But if this is the case, then to be fair to all the men who won titles during the 20s and 30s, then once the 2014 playoff system is implemented, college football should once again "start over", thus erasing all past accomplishments of every D1A team during the AP, UPI and BCS eras, right?

1941

Truly the only Alabama championship worth questioning the validity of. By now, the AP title had been established as the dominant selector, but Alabama did not finish first in its annual poll in this particular season. No one knows why Alabama claims this title, but in Alabama's defense, around the same time period there were numerous teams who claimed titles, despite not finishing first in the AP poll.

There was Kentucky in 1950, who finished 7th in the AP; Illinois who finished 5th in 1951; USC who finished 3rd in 1939; Tennessee who finished 4th in 1940 and 2nd in 1938; Georgia who finished 2nd in 1942; Pitt who finished 3rd in 1936; etc. etc. etc.

So as you can see, obviously this was the norm for the late 30s to early 50s. It was theorized that the AP remained irrelevant in the eyes of many until the UPI debuted in 1950, which was why so many teams claimed titles from that era, despite not finishing first in the major poll.

1964

People claim because Alabama lost their bowl game, they should give this title up. What kind of sense does that make when they were awarded the title BEFORE the bowl game was played?

During this time period, bowl games were considered "exhibition games". The AP would award their national champions at the end of the regular season, before the bowl games were played. Bowl games were basically a game that served as a reward for teams who elected to play in one (yes, they were optional as well). Saying post-season exhibition games counted during this era would be the equivalent to saying pre-season NFL games count today. Again, what kind of sense does that make?

Don't believe me?  Alabama isn't the only team to win a national title, despite not playing in or losing a bowl game. National Champion Oklahoma won the title in 1950, yet lost to Kentucky in the Sugar Bowl; National Champion Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as *ubarn, AL) won the title in 1957, despite not even playing in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions; National Champion Tennessee lost to Maryland in the 1951 Sugar Bowl; National Champion Maryland lost the 1953 Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma; National Champions Minnesota lost the 1960 Rose Bowl to Washington; National Champions Michigan State lost the 1965 Rose Bowl to UCLA; National Champions Texas lost the 1970 Cotton Bowl to Notre Dame...

Either way, Alabama finished the regular season number 1 in both the AP and UPI thus winning the title. That can't be taken away from them. Period.

(By the way, do you guys have a problem with 8-0-1 Ohio State claiming a share of the 1961 title, not from the AP or UPI, because they were awarded to Alabama, but from the Football Writer's Association?)

1965

For some reason, people like to claim Alabama did not deserve this title because two other teams finished with a better record than 'Bama did.....

Then in fairness to Alabama by applying the same logic, in 1937, Alabama finished 8-0-1 while national champion, Minnesota finished 7-1; in 1945, Alabama finished 10-0 (with a Rose Bowl win) while National Champion, Army, finished 9-0, skipping out on the bowl season; In 1966, Alabama finished 11-0, while National Champion(s) Notre Dame and Michigan State (co-champs) both finished 9-0-1; In 1974, Alabama finished 11-1, while National Champion USC finished 10-1-1.

1973

See 1964.

1978

People claim because Alabama lost to USC in the regular season, and they both ultimately finished with the same record, then this title is not legit. Well, I guess since Alabama lost to LSU in the 2011 regular season, who also finished the season with an overall better record than Alabama, then the 2011 national title is illegitimate, correct?

Alabama did lose to USC at the beginning of the season, but Alabama jumped USC midway through the season after USC lost to mediocre Arizona State, while Alabama never lost another game. 

To complete the season, number 2 Alabama defeated number 1 Penn State in the Sugar Bowl, winning the AP title. I must also note USC was awarded the UPI title at the season's end.

Let's not forget about '37, '45 unclaimed years and the '66 and '77 screwjobs

That's right, if Alabama claimed outright bogus national championships, then why don't they make a claim for ANY of the aforementioned years in which they rightfully deserved the national championship?

In 1937, they finished 8-0-1 while the national champs, Minnesota finished 7-1. If Alabama claimed bogus titles, why don't they make a claim for 1937? Not to mention UA found itself screwed out of a Rose Bowl bid because Washington refused to play another powerful southern team in Alabama (the team who upset them in a previous Rose Bowl match-up) and instead tapped Pitt as their opponent.

In 1945, Alabama finished 10-0, while also winning the prestigious Rose Bowl. National Champion Army finished 9-0, but skipped out on the bowl season. Again, if Alabama claimed bogus championships, why aren't they claiming 1945? Many Alabama football historians have argued this is the greatest team in Alabama's storied history!

Since people like to talk about Alabama screwing teams out of national championships, what about the years Alabama was screwed out of a title as well?

In 1966, Alabama was working on a three-peat, the first in AP poll era history. After winning the AP title in 1964 and 1965, Alabama started the season number 3 behind Notre Dame and Michigan State. Everyone questioned why, considering they were arguably better than both teams. Alabama blew through their schedule shutting out six of its 11 opponents, while not giving up more than 14 points the whole season (and they only gave up 14 points ONCE)! But 9-0-1 Notre Dame intentionally played 9-0-1 Michigan State to a tie in their bowl game, totally screwing Alabama out of any championship chances.

After winning the Super Bowl that year, Vince Lombardi was asked if there was "any doubt the Packers were the best team in all of football", to which he replied, "I don't know... we haven't played Alabama yet!"

In 1977, it happened once again. Entering the bowl season, Alabama was number 3. However, number 1 and number 2 lost their respected bowl games, while Alabama destroyed Ohio State 35-6. But instead of Alabama jumping to number 1, guess who did? Number 5 Notre Dame. But here's the kicker: both Notre Dame and Alabama finished the season 11-1. Only problem is, Notre Dame's only loss came against Ole Miss, a team Alabama shellacked that year.

Even Woody Hayes said in the aftermath of the Sugar Bowl beatdown, "We were just whipped by the national champions. No doubt about it."

So to those of you who say "If we claim titles like Alabama, we could claim 5 more!" Well, you DO claim titles in the same method as Alabama, just as Alabama claims titles in the same method as everyone else. Only difference is, they have more and if they wanted to, they could claim a few more - that is IF UA claimed flat out bogus national championships.

Not only that, Alabama also leads the nation in bowl victories and bowl appearances, while also leading the SEC in conference titles as well. I can't help but wonder if our envious rivals will begin spreading lies and misinformation about those accomplishments soon. Either way, it's not going to change the fact that Alabama has the most!

Deal with it!

sources:

http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/all_national_champs.php

http://www.appollarchive.com/index.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS



http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/NCAA/Sports%20and%20Championship/General%20Information/ia_football_past_champs.html

http://www.remembertherosebowl.com/

A-Day Weekend Schedule:

Alabama Coach Nick Saban will put his 2011 team on public display at 2 p.m. CDT Saturday, April 16, in Bryant-Denny Stadium. But there will also be ceremonies for Saban and his 2009 Crimson Tide national championship team and for the 2010 captains.

There is also baseball, Thursday-Saturday, and Softball, Friday-Sunday and spring soccer and tennis on campus.

Here is the Alabama A-Day weekend schedule:

(All times Central)

Thursday, April 14, 2011

6:35 pm Alabama Baseball vs. Tennessee (ESPNU)

(Greg McElroy to throw out first pitch)

Friday, April 15, 2011

6:30 pm Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State

(Trent Richardson to throw out first pitch)

6:30 pm Sugarland Concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

6:35 Alabama Baseball vs. Tennessee

7:00 Alabama Women’s Soccer vs. Samford

Saturday, April 16, 2011

11:30 am A-Club 7-on-7 Classic Player Introductions (Bryant-Denny Stadium)

12:00 pm A-Club 7-on-7 Classic Kickoff

12:15 Walk of Fame Ceremony for 2010 Permanent Captains (Denny Chimes)

Mark Barron, Dont’a Hightower & Greg McElroy

12:40 Walk of Champions

12:45 Saban Statue Unveiling (BDS North Plaza)

Coach Nick Saban, members/captains of 2009 team, and current team

2:00 2011 Golden Flake A-Day Kickoff (ESPNU)

Halftime Quarterback Challenge (2-man teams)

Greg McElroy & Kenny Stabler, John Parker Wilson & Scott Hunter, Tyler Watts & Gary Rutledge, Andrew Zow & Richard Todd, Alan Gray & Steadman Shealy

Post-game Spring Awards Ceremony (midfield)

4:00 Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State

5:00 Alabama Women’s Tennis vs. Auburn

5:05 Alabama Baseball vs. Tennessee

Sunday, April 17, 2011

1:30 pm Alabama Softball vs. Mississippi State

The Walk of Fame Ceremony for Permanent Captains at Denny Chimes and the Statue Unveiling will be broadcast live on the video screens inside Bryant-Denny Stadium

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2011 A-Day Rosters Announced

And it appears no decision has been made on the ongoing QB battle between AJ and Phillip as of yet.

2011 A-Day Roster (Crimson)

2 Dee Hart RB
2 Tana Patrick LB
3 Trent Richardson RB
3 Vinnie Sunseri DB
4 Marquis Maze WR
5 Ty Reed QB
6 Demetrius Goode RB
7 Keiwone Malone WR
9 Phelon Jones DB
9 Nick Williams WR
10 AJ McCarron QB
10 John Fulton DB
11 Brandon Gibson WR
11 Ranzell Watkins DB
12 Phillip Ely QB
14 Phillip Sims QB
14 Andrew Davidson DB
15 Darius Hanks WR
15 Donald Barry DB
16 Parker Philpot DB
17 Brad Smelley TE
17 Daniel Geddes DB
18 Gil Cook DB
19 Jonathan Atchison LB
20 Jarrick Williams DB
21 Ben Howell RB
25 Caleb Castille DB
27 Nick Perry DB
31 John Baites TE
33 Trey DePriest LB
36 Chris Jordan LB
38 Petey Smith LB
38 Alex Faulk K
39 Bryson Moultry DB
42 Adrian Hubbard LB
43 Cade Foster K
43 Sam Kearns DB
44 Jay Williams P
50 Haden Henderson LB
51 Carson Tinker DS
52 Alex Barletta LB
54 Jesse Williams DL
55 Josh Dickerson LB
56 William Ming DL
57 Aaron Joiner OL
58 Nick Gentry DL
59 Arie Kouandjio OL
61 Anthony Steen OL
62 Brandon Ivory DL
65 Chance Warmack OL
73 William Vlachos OL
75 Barrett Jones OL
76 D.J. Fluker OL
78 Chad Lindsay OL
81 Hardie Buck WR
86 Undra Billingsley DL
89 Michael Williams TE
90 Quinton Dial DL
95 Brandon Lewis DL
Coaches: Jim McElwain, Burton Burns, Jeff Stoutland, Sal Sunseri, Chris Rumph

2011 A-Day Roster (White)
2 DeAndrew White WR
4 Mark Barron DB
5 Jerrell Harris LB
5 Ronnie Carswell WR
7 Kenny Bell WR
10 AJ McCarron QB
13 Rob Tyler QB
14 Phillip Sims QB
18 Blake Sims QB
18 Morgan Ogilvie QB
19 Ronald James WR
20 John Carlson TE
21 Dre Kirkpatrick DB
22 Jared Watson WR
23 Craig Dee RB
24 DeQuan Menzie DB
24 Nathan McAlister WR
25 Corey Grant RB
26 Nick Tinker RB
28 Dee Milliner DB
29 Will Lowery DB
29 Cody Mandell P
30 Dont'a Hightower LB
32 C.J. Mosley LB
32 Jeremy Watson WR
34 Hunter Bush DB
34 Kelly Johnson DS
35 Nico Johnson LB
37 Robert Lester DB
40 DeMarcus DuBose LB
41 Courtney Upshaw LB
42 Eddie Lacy RB
43 Taylor Conant WR
45 Jalston Fowler RB
46 William Strickland WR
46 Michael O'Neil P
48 Rowdy Harrell LB
49 Ed Stinson DL
49 M.K. Taylor DS
50 Robert Cramer DS
51 Wilson Love DL
52 Alfred McCullough OL
54 Russell Raines OL
60 Chase Bryan DS
63 Kellen Williams OL
67 John Michael Boswell OL
68 Austin Gray OL
69 David Blalock OL
71 Allen Skelton OL
72 Tyler Love OL
77 Aaron Douglas OL
79 Austin Shepherd OL
82 Harrison Jones TE
83 Kevin Norwood WR
83 Anthony Orr LB
84 Brian Vogler TE
87 Chris Underwood TE
88 Michael Bowman WR
90 Jeremy Shelley K
91 Alex Watkins LB
92 Damion Square DL
93 Chris Bonds DL
94 Darrington Sentimore DL
94 Parker Stinett K
99 Josh Chapman DL


Coaches: Kirby Smart, Jeremy Pruitt, Bobby Williams, Mike Groh, Scott Cochran

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Spring is in the air...

Ironic?

You be the judge...

And BOOM goes the dynamite!

What this basically means is what I've repeatedly said in recent years... since 1980, nothing Aubarn has accomplished is legitimate. Even out of sheer generosity, I was willing to give Aubarn the six game win streak over Alabama from 2002-2006, simply because of Alabama's wrong doings in the Logan Young case, despite the 2004 Sociology scandal. But even then, Stanley McClover and David Irons' recent statements have forced me to reconsider my generosity.

You are nothing Aubarn, which is why you have to pay players in order to reign supreme. Why? Because take a look at your town. It's a boring, backwoods cesspool that no player in their early 20s would want to waist four years of their life in, when they have opportunities to live in urban cities where life exists outside of college... unless of course they were paid a hefty amount of money.

Mark Barron returning...

Can you say Alabama's 2011 defense just got even scarier?

Aubarn will forever remain Alabama's little stepsister...

In response to Ronnie Sanders' latest column over at the Aubarn Eagle, "Nobody's little brother", I feel it's necessary to contradict every word of nonsense he typed. I know it's your job to feed the incestuous Aubarn family the exact thing they crave, but you're merely contradicting yourself, thus making it harder for the readers with more than half a brain to take you seriously.

For starters, if you weren't Alabama's little brother, you would be basking in the glory of winning your second tainted national championship in school history (and first under the name of Aubarn University), rather than comparing your accomplishments to Alabama. That's a given.

And with that being said.......


The Records...

As far as your accomplishments are concerned, on paper, they are somewhat impressive, especially compared to Alabama's, despite the fact that the last decade was by far, Alabama's worst period in the history of their storied program. However, it appears those "accomplishments" are more misleading than they are factual.

Exhibit A:

Undefeated Seasons
Auburn: 3 (1993, 2004, 2010)
Alabama: 2 (1992, 2009)

Three undefeated seasons over the course of 21 years is pretty impressive, but here's what Ronnie doesn't want you to know: in 1993, Aubarn finished the REGULAR SEASON 11-0. They were banned from postseason play due to -- you guessed it -- paying players, which I'll get to that in a minute. Aubarn did not play in the postseason, therefore this season should be deemed irrelevant for two reasons: the postseason ban and fielding a franchise team (if you know what I mean). By this dizzy logic, Alabama could claim 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1994, and 2008 as undefeated seasons since 'Bama finished the regular season undefeated in each of the aforementioned years, but lost in postseason play.

And I'll expose the illegitimacy of 2004 in the next few paragraphs.

NCAA Probations since 1981
Auburn: 1
Alabama: 3

Thankfully Eric Ramsey was more of an "Aubarn Man" than the rest of the trash infesting that program, or else we would've never been made aware of the fact that Pat Dye was the biggest cheater in Aubarn history and Aubarn would've named the field in his honor and still welcome him, around the program, with open arms Aubarn would have zero NCAA probations since 1981. With that being said, when Pat Dye took over the Aubarn program, unless I just absolutely know nothing about corrupt people in general, I'm certain his cheating ways didn't begin in the 1990s, therefore everything he ever accomplished at Aubarn should be dismissed by Alabama fans, especially when it's thrown back into their faces. To further prove that, star basketball player Charles Barkley, went against the Aubarn mantra of "keeping it down home, cuz" by admitting he was paid while playing basketball for Aubarn, and even saying, "Most of the players I know borrowed money from agents." which was during the Pat Dye era in football, as well.

Simply put: All Alabama fans should vacate EVERY accomplishment (trophy, Iron Bowl win, etc) Pat Dye's Aubarn teams achieved.

When Pat Dye took over the Aubarn program, he knew that just coaching, alone, would not gain success for the Aubarn Tigers, so he had to do a little thinking outside the box and ever since then, the Aubarn football program, despite it's "probation record" has had more controversy surround it than Roberty Downey Jr. and OJ Simpson combined.

Even former coaches such as Terry Bowden and Tony Franklin have either admitted this or implied it. I don't want to hear a single Aubarn fan say, "It's because they're disgruntled, ex-coaches". If that's the case, Aubarn University's "Powers That Be" wouldn't have their ex-coaches sign non-disclosure agreements and pay them millions of dollars just because "it's the right thing to do".

Keep in mind if you factor in all the scandals that have surrounded the Aubarn program, such as being placed on academic probation, jetgate, and the 2004 Sociology scandal (which half of their players had no business suiting up to begin with) which was strangely swept under the rug, Aubarn would hold a slight edge in this category.

But don't think for a second the corruption is no longer present as it's as bad now as it's ever been. You don't fire your most successful coach in modern history and replace him with a 5-19 loser, who'd only been a head coach for 2 years and was on the verge of being fired at his previous job, no matter what drivel your AD feeds you. Gene Chizik was a hired puppet and the corrupt Aubarn BOTs accomplished exactly what they invested in doing...

And how does a 5-19, three year head coach, at a second-rate program located in the third-worst SEC town (and a backwoods hellhole at that, certainly not the ideal place for an 18-22 year old), manage to out-recruit all of the SEC coaching veterans -- especially when his cross-state superior is coming off an NC season? It's simple:






And as far as the textbook vs. Sociology scandal is concerned, The University itself took no part in the illegal distribution of textbooks and when they uncovered the violation, they self-reported it immediately and forced the players to repay the debt, which they did. In Aubarn's case, players were receiving FREE CLASS CREDITS, despite not showing up for class, taking any tests, or turning in any work. It took the head of the Sociology department to uncover this and report it, yet Aubarn University took no action and the ineligible players continued to play and nothing ever came out of this. But why are we surprised? Aubarn University is the only University in America to graduate players who can't read, players who are illiterate, and players who don't even know how to write a check!



Selective Memory...


This is a typical Aubarn fan's favorite card to play: From 1980 - this very day, even considering the biggest cheater in the history of college football was 6-6 vs. 'Bama. But since you guys like to play the selective memory card (beginning with the year your cheating coach inflicted the corruption upon your program), I'll play along as well...

Alabama has won 2 out of the last 3 Iron Bowls. In addition, Alabama's record over the last 3 years is 36-5, while Aubarn's record is 27-12. Alabama has appeared in 3 bowls, while Aubarn has only appeared in 2.

Also, if you factor in the vast majority of the 2000s was the worst period in Alabama history (scholarship restrictions, 5 coaches in seven years) and knowing Alabama lost to UCF, Northern Illinois, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, etc. and posted an embarrassing record against its three main rivals, by factoring those years out, since 1990 (excluding 2002-2007), Alabama is 10-5 against Aubarn. Had it not been for scholarship restrictions and nearly half a dozen coaches in half a decade, the odds of Aubarn winning 6 straight over the Tide would've been slim to none, much like the odds of Aubarn winning an untainted title.


2010

It's a shame Alabama fans found themselves cheering for these cheaters against Oregon, without even considering the consequences of what they'll have to deal with afterwards (starting with Ronnie's article).

So much smoke, yet Aubarn fans claim there's no fire, despite the fact that an investigation is ongoing. A father solicits money from one school, yet fails to solicit money from the second-most penalized school in the country who's still being ran and operated by the most corrupt group of people in the state, even though his son didn't consider them until late in the recruiting process... "The money was too much". Then there's allegations surfacing regarding sure LSU locks that suddenly became Aubarn Men after "getting this I-Phone from visiting Aubarn". But it's far from over, you've also got Dakota Mosley, a sure Arkansas lock, but strangely enough, he becomes an Aubarn lock and around signing day, he's posting pictures of himself on Facebook holding $100k worth of cash. Lastly (that we know of), after signing day, Corey Lemonier posts a pic of his brand new Corvette which he said, "New car I got for signing with Aubarn". I should also note a player Aubarn recruited, Lache Seastrunk's mom, boldly stated Aubarn is a dirty school, just a few weeks ago.

And to top it all off, you've got bingo-gate, all involving Aubarn boosters and the fall of Colonial Bank. You have former feds, now serving as lawyers, leaking information from their sources claiming pay for play schemes will be revealed and everything Aubarn accomplished this season will evaporate in a split second, yet Aubarn fans deny it, just as they denied Eric Ramsey's case and the Sociology case. They denied Cecil solicited money from MSU, despite the fact that he admitted it weeks later...

So these guys are willing to funnel money to state legislatures, yet they're not willing to pay players, despite having done so in the past? You can't be anymore delusional than an Aubarn fan!



That, in a nutshell, sums up this entire counter-response. When Alabama hired Saban, Aubarn's inferiority complex level skyrocketed. Saban began thumping them in recruiting and destroyed them to the point of no return on the field. They fired their most successful coach in modern history and replaced him with a puppet. They resorted back to their old tactics, went "All In" and began buying every player they possibly could. In 2010, their mission was accomplished, even if it affected their program on down the road, they don't care because they finally won a national championship. And why did they do this you ask? Because they are Alabama's little brother.

Paying Homage to the Dysfunctional Barnie Family

In honor of Alabama's 36-0 shellacking of The Alabama Polytechnic Institute, I felt led to pay a little homage to the family that proudly supports the college located in the land of a variety of cows.

Here's to you Alabama-Tech!

The end of Fat Phil's reign...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!







More to come...

Week Eight Top 25 Poll

My how the Tide has turned!




1) Texas
2) Alabama
3) Penn state
4) Florida
5) Georgia
6) Texas Tech
7) Oklahoma State
8) Utah
9) LSU
10) Boise State
11) Oklahoma
12) U$C
13) South Florida
14) Ohio State
15) Pittsburgh
16) TCU
17) Georgia Tech
18) Tulsa
19) Minnesota
20) Florida State
21) Boston College
22) Kansas
23) Missouri
24) BYU
25) Vanderbilt

And so it Begins: Puke Orange Week

Best of luck to all of my fellow traveling Tide brethren who'll be forced to endure all of this Saturday:

Floridan Blogger's Hottie of the week!

Officially as of now through the end, I will begin posting a hottie of the week blog containing a pic and brief description of each of the featured hotties on this site.

And to kick off this new weekly gig, the first award goes to none other than... the 'Bama Twins aka Houndstooth Twins aka Bear's Angels aka insert your nickname here!!




Some may say "Yeah, they're okay", or "I don't find them remotely attractive at all". Heck, I even said the same thing until I was fortunate enough to see them, live and in person, at last year's LSU game in T-Town. Trust me when I say when you see these beauties in person, your outlook on all women will change for the better.

Week Seven Top 25 Ranking

1) Alabama
2) Texas
3) Penn State
4) Florida
5) Georgia
6) Texas Tech
7) Oklahoma State
8) BYU
9) Utah
10) Boise State
11) LSU
12) Oklahoma
13) Missouri
14) U$C
15) Wake Forest
16) Kansas
17) Vanderbilt
18) Virginia Tech
19) Michigan State
20) South Florida
21) North Carolina
22) Ohio State
23) Pittsburgh
24) Ball State
25) South Carolina

*Dropped*
The Polytechnic Institute (of Opelika, AL)

Paying Homage to Vandy...

...because they know the difference between Alabama and Tech aka 'UA's sisterly institute'! GO 'DORES!

Floridan Blogger's Week Six Top 25 Rankings

1) Alabama - Yes, I realize this sounds biased coming from an Alabama fan (obviously), but their seemingly preposterous ranking isn't based upon homer-ism, but simply because of the AP's top five, only two of those teams have played a ranked opponent (LSU and Missouri) while Alabama has defeated two top ten opponents; and Alabama is the only team whose previous six opponents all combine for an overall winning record at 17-14.

2) Missouri - Missouri's opponents all combine for a 13-13 record and they already have a win on their schedule against the 20th ranked (then) Illinois.

3) Oklahoma - Yes, I realize they did in fact defeat a barely legal ranked TCU, but seriously who in their right mind would even hesitate to consider TCU as a top 25-caliber team? But of course, all five of Oklahoma's wins have been by a landslide, despite all of their opponents only combining for a 12-15 record overall.

4) Texas - Another team who has had no trouble handling their inferior opponents, who have all combined for an 11-16 record overall.

5) LSU - Despite having only one win over a ranked opponent, who also was a top ten team at the time of their victory, all four of their opponents have combined for an 8-13 record, with half of those wins belonging to the only ranked opponent they defeated.

6) Penn State - Thus far, they've proven themselves to be the best team in the Big-10. I must also note that they obliterated the measly little team who stunned the media's love interest U$C, two weeks ago.

7) Vanderbilt - Okay, okay, maybe I'm pushing the envelope here, but they have beaten two ranked opponents in South Carolina, and Alabama-Tech, AND they are undefeated. In my opinion, they deserve more than what they currently have.

8) Texas Tech - Well... They are currently undefeated.

9) BYU - One could argue they have yet to play a top 25-caliber opponent, however, have a gander at what they're doing to the opponents they've played thus far. In my opinion, they could easily hang with any top 25 team this season.

10) Georgia - Their only loss was handed to them by a top 10 foe, and it was only by a ten point margin.

11) Florida - They lost to a fairly decent (and very much improved) Ole Miss team by a point, but they have also taken care of business with the rest of their opponents thus far.

12) Utah - Probably the most underrated team in the poll. They've done a great job thus far, and again, they were another team to defeat the measly little team who defeated the media's love interest, U$C.

13) Boise State - Undefeated with a big win over 17th ranked (at the time of their win) Oregon.

14) The Polytechnic Institute (of Opelika) - I realize their offense is overly stagnant, but their only two losses were only by 5 points or less, and they came against ranked opponents.

15) U$C - They crushed Oregon. They crushed Ohio State. They crushed Virginia. Those three victories against those three overrated teams, shouldn't earn them a spot in the top 10, especially when they were stunned by an Oregon State team, with only one win under their belt going into the game against them last week.

16) Oklahoma State - I take it Les Miles left Mike Gundy a goldmine, the way Saban did Miles when he accepted the job at LSU.

17) South Florida - A loss to Pitt really sucks.

18) Kansas - A loss to a team that lost to Pitt really sucks.

19) Virgina Tech - After losing to an ECU team, who then seemed unstoppable, they have rebounded with big wins over Wake Forrest, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and Nebraska.

20) Wake Forrest - Let's face it, they're obviously better than Ohio State.

21) Ohio State - They would be ranked 25th (which would still be too high), if the other teams had a way of proving they were any better thus far.

22) Michigan State - They beat Notre Dame!

23) North Carolina - Butch Davis has the arrow pointing upward. If it weren't for a 3-point loss to Virginia Tech, they would be higher.

24) Pittsburgh - They lost to Bowling Green, but defeated South Florida; therefore, they are ranked appropriately.

25) Ball State - Only because they're undefeated.