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YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 33,916
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I cannot recommend Allen Barra's bio of Bear Bryant, The Last Coach enough. Easily one of the best biographies and sports related books I've ever read...

I hope that recommending a non Marshall Stalin authored title does not result in the NKVD arresting me and shipping me off to the Siberian gulag.
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    SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,062
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    YellowSnow said:

    Swaye said:

    Here's the Cliff's Notes version:

    Bear Bryant kicked everyone's ass.
    Bama has been kicking everyone's ass for the better part of 70 years.

    Fin.

    Pretty accurate, but there were a few bad years in the late 60's culminating in the 1970 USC plungering of 'Bama in Birmingham, and they ended up desegregating the team finally in 1971.
    Every blue blood has down periods, but I don't think any other programs has had as few or had them as short a duration as Bama.

    National Titles:

    (1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)

    So yeah they sucked (and that is relative because there were probably MANY top 5 finishes in their "off" years) from the mid 40's to the late 50's, the 80's, and the late 90's to the mid 2000's. 16 NC's covering 8 of the last 10 decades. Best sustained success there is, and it isn't close (USC, ND, Oklahomo, and everyone else included).
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    CcTiderCcTider Member Posts: 24
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    I'm still pissed about the 41 claim. One of my uncles tries to say out makes up for times we were screwed, like 66. But I don't agree. 41 gives the other questionable ones a leg to stand on.
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    Crimsonite1Crimsonite1 Member Posts: 98
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    YellowSnow said:

    Swaye said:

    Here's the Cliff's Notes version:

    Bear Bryant kicked everyone's ass.
    Bama has been kicking everyone's ass for the better part of 70 years.

    Fin.

    Pretty accurate, but there were a few bad years in the late 60's culminating in the 1970 USC plungering of 'Bama in Birmingham, and they ended up desegregating the team finally in 1971.
    Actually Bama had a black player on the team in that game. He just didn't get to play. But then that wouldn't make for a charismatic BS story about Sam Bam Cunningham desegregating Bryants team, would it?
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    TTJTTJ Member Posts: 4,795
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    CcTider said:

    Gladstone said:

    My favorite is 1973 when they lost to an undefeated Notre Dame team in the Sugar Bowl and still claim the national championship.

    We don't claim anything. They gave it to us before the bowls. That's how they did it back then. We were also fucked out of several outer titles.

    If you want to talk shit about bogus titles, then the answer is 1941. That was complete bullshit. The rest are legit by the rules at the time. They've since been changed, which most agree is a good thing. But if you want to take a few away from us, fuck it, go for it. We've got plenty to spare.
    UW has its share of shady MNC claims as well.
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    GladstoneGladstone Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 16,417
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    TTJ said:

    CcTider said:

    Gladstone said:

    My favorite is 1973 when they lost to an undefeated Notre Dame team in the Sugar Bowl and still claim the national championship.

    We don't claim anything. They gave it to us before the bowls. That's how they did it back then. We were also fucked out of several outer titles.

    If you want to talk shit about bogus titles, then the answer is 1941. That was complete bullshit. The rest are legit by the rules at the time. They've since been changed, which most agree is a good thing. But if you want to take a few away from us, fuck it, go for it. We've got plenty to spare.
    UW has its share of shady MNC claims as well.
    Nothing shady about '84. Hope that helps.

    /boobstriggerwarning
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    TierbsHsotBoobsTierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
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    Gladstone said:

    TTJ said:

    CcTider said:

    Gladstone said:

    My favorite is 1973 when they lost to an undefeated Notre Dame team in the Sugar Bowl and still claim the national championship.

    We don't claim anything. They gave it to us before the bowls. That's how they did it back then. We were also fucked out of several outer titles.

    If you want to talk shit about bogus titles, then the answer is 1941. That was complete bullshit. The rest are legit by the rules at the time. They've since been changed, which most agree is a good thing. But if you want to take a few away from us, fuck it, go for it. We've got plenty to spare.
    UW has its share of shady MNC claims as well.
    Nothing shady about '84. Hope that helps.

    /boobstriggerwarning
    Win your conference.
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    MisterEmMisterEm Member Posts: 6,685
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    Crimsonite1 said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Swaye said:

    Here's the Cliff's Notes version:

    Bear Bryant kicked everyone's ass.
    Bama has been kicking everyone's ass for the better part of 70 years.

    Fin.

    Pretty accurate, but there were a few bad years in the late 60's culminating in the 1970 USC plungering of 'Bama in Birmingham, and they ended up desegregating the team finally in 1971.
    Actually Bama had a black player on the team in that game. He just didn't get to play. But then that wouldn't make for a charismatic BS story about Sam Bam Cunningham desegregating Bryants team, would it?
    @Crimsonite1,

    Is that the proverbial, "but I've got a black friend!1!!1" southern defense?

    Asking for a friend.
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    Crimsonite1Crimsonite1 Member Posts: 98
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    Maybe. Actually he turned out to be a pretty good player. But he was a freshman and freshmen didn't play then.
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    HuskyJWHuskyJW Guest, Member Posts: 14,183
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    Crimsonite1 said:

    WeAreAFatLesboSchool said:

    Bear Bryant was a fag

    And your mother swallows and takes it up the ass, which is why I'm keeping her around a little longer.
    Wow....that is really mean spirited.
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