How many championships should we claim??

[Chechem]

Whatever is claimed as a number only matters to us. Alabama is the gold standard of college football, recognized by all. 

"Hear, hear."   

[Marshal Dillon]

There were numerous "selectors" who named national champions from the 1870s to the 1920s: Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, Parke H. Davis, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, Jeff Sagarin, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Dickinson System, and others.  Many times they disagreed on the champion.  Click here for link

The fact that they didn't agree on the champion each year doesn't mean there shouldn't have been a champion.  Each had its own system of determining the 'best'.  The fact that they disagreed doesn't mean we shouldn't have a champion, nor does it mean a team voted as champion shouldn't accept it.  Should we only recognize championships of the early years when the "selectors" were unanimous? 

Further, having a champion named when only 20-30 teams fielded teams isn't the same as giving everyone a trophy.  Those early teams had representatives deemed 'best', despite being best of 20-30 (instead of today's 128).  Judge those teams by their records and opponents of the time, not by their records and opponents of today.

I love your logic & reasoning on this matter. Very good.


 

[ricky023]

There were numerous "selectors" who named national champions from the 1870s to the 1920s: Billingsley Report, National Championship Foundation, Parke H. Davis, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, Jeff Sagarin, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Dickinson System, and others.  Many times they disagreed on the champion.  Click here for link

The fact that they didn't agree on the champion each year doesn't mean there shouldn't have been a champion.  Each had its own system of determining the 'best'.  The fact that they disagreed doesn't mean we shouldn't have a champion, nor does it mean a team voted as champion shouldn't accept it.  Should we only recognize championships of the early years when the "selectors" were unanimous? 

Further, having a champion named when only 20-30 teams fielded teams isn't the same as giving everyone a trophy.  Those early teams had representatives deemed 'best', despite being best of 20-30 (instead of today's 128).  Judge those teams by their records and opponents of the time, not by their records and opponents of today.

I love your logic & reasoning on this matter. Very good.


 

LOGIC is one thing Chechem is full of. Nobody could top his amount he has for the good.  , RTR!

[ALTideUp]

The larger point is that the number of championships that are in dispute for Alabama would constitute a legacy of greatness for most teams. For us they are a rounding error.

[N.AL-Tider]

The larger point is that the number of championships that are in dispute for Alabama would constitute a legacy of greatness for most teams. For us they are a rounding error.

Excellent point ALTU!  Ecred worthy... 

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