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Come to Ole Miss, the home of three BCS National Championship trophies?
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:26 pm
Deadspin
The picture you see above was sent from Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze's Twitter account today, along with the inspiring hashtags #HottyToddy, #DoSomethingSpecial, and #WinTheDay. What a great way to recall the storied legacy of the Ole Miss football program! Except, of course, for the fact that everything about that picture is wrong.
Ole Miss has never won a national championship in the BCS era, meaning that it never would have received any of the crystal football trophies depicted in that photo (please note that the BCS logos have been clumsily photoshopped out of the image).
Also, the three national championships that Ole Miss lays claim to are more than a little specious. Those titles come from the 1959, 1960, and 1962 seasons, a time when college football was bogged down by an abundance of polls that all placed different teams atop them, opening the door for many programs to claim themselves national champions. Ole Miss was never ranked higher than second place in the AP or coaches' poll those three years.
The picture you see above was sent from Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze's Twitter account today, along with the inspiring hashtags #HottyToddy, #DoSomethingSpecial, and #WinTheDay. What a great way to recall the storied legacy of the Ole Miss football program! Except, of course, for the fact that everything about that picture is wrong.
Ole Miss has never won a national championship in the BCS era, meaning that it never would have received any of the crystal football trophies depicted in that photo (please note that the BCS logos have been clumsily photoshopped out of the image).
Also, the three national championships that Ole Miss lays claim to are more than a little specious. Those titles come from the 1959, 1960, and 1962 seasons, a time when college football was bogged down by an abundance of polls that all placed different teams atop them, opening the door for many programs to claim themselves national champions. Ole Miss was never ranked higher than second place in the AP or coaches' poll those three years.
This post was edited on 5/20/13 at 3:30 pm
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Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:28 pm to Tactical1
reb black bears gonn reb
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:28 pm to Tactical1
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:28 pm to Tactical1
quote:
Ole Miss was never ranked higher than second place in the AP or coaches' poll those three years.
Alabama claims several as well when there were not #2 in either poll.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:28 pm to Tactical1
They got the FWAA in 60, the 59 and 62 claims are an absolute joke.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:29 pm to Captain Ron
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Alabama claims several as well when there were not #2 in either poll.
No they don't.
Before you bring up 41, the Coaches didn't exist until 50.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:29 pm to Tactical1
Bama claims a title when they were ranked 20th.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:29 pm to Captain Ron
quote:
Alabama claims several as well when there were not #2 in either poll.
One, 1941.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:33 pm to Tactical1
Can we all please agree to only go by AP/BCS titles? Pleeeeaaaaassseee?
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:34 pm to Sandkhan
That works for me. Florida is #2 among SEC teams. 
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:38 pm to USMC Gators
Me too. There's no
shame in leading the nation in AP/BCS titles. 10 sounds better than 15 anyway, and takes away some of the stupid ammunition from flamers on this board
shame in leading the nation in AP/BCS titles. 10 sounds better than 15 anyway, and takes away some of the stupid ammunition from flamers on this board
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:39 pm to USMC Gators
Tied for #2 with LSU I believe
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:39 pm to Sandkhan
The only one we shouldn't claim is 1941. I think the discussion ends if we never claimed it. But, we're kinda stuck with it now, similar to the Redskins' team name.... we just have to DWI
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:41 pm to Sandkhan
Are they flaming if they call out Alabama for titles they didn't win?
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:42 pm to Sandkhan
quote:
There's no
shame in leading the nation in AP/BCS titles. 10 sounds better than 15 anyway, and takes away some of the stupid ammunition from flamers on this board
Hold the frick on! A Bama fan using logic in regards to National Championships?! You sir, are one in a million.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:44 pm to Tactical1
I thought SEC teams were allowed to claim someone else's titles? you know, the whole "we" have 7 national titles. I have no problem wit this.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:51 pm to Tactical1
well i raise you this
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:54 pm to Tactical1
LSU posters talking about Bama in a thread that has nothing to do with them?
SHOCKING
SHOCKING
Posted on 5/20/13 at 4:07 pm to NawlinsTigah270
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Tied for #2 with LSU I believe
Nope, y'all didn't get the AP in 03.
Posted on 5/20/13 at 4:07 pm to USMC Gators
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