Talking Bama National Championships With The Always Civil Alabama Fans

I was reading on espn.com about how Alabama is hated in the SEC and the writer, Chris Low had to point out how Bama fans believe they are elite even though they hadn't done anything in 15 years (really since The Bear). This quickly pissed the Bammers off including one that made this statement:

"1992 15-0 SEC & National Champs
1993 9-3-1 SEC West Champs
1994 12-1 SEC West Champs
1996 10-3 SEC West Champs
1999 10-3 SEC Champs

This is our championships over the last 15 years Chris Low!! I think we have won the number of SEC championships as Tennessee and more than Auburn!! Get your facts straight before posting this crap about our record over the last 15 years!!""

To which I replied:

"He did have his facts straight, 1992 was 16 years ago, so you named 4 outta 15 years that were good, with the last being 9 years ago. And in 1993, Auburn was SEC West Champions, Bama just got to play in the Championship game because of Auburn's probation, so hey, 3 outta the last 15 years ain't bad, so keep your chin up.

Oh and Bama was 13-0 in 1992, not 15-0"

He then said:

Well let me claim the 2002 SEC West championship if Awbarn is going to claim 1993 SEC West because they were on probation. We had best record in SEC West in 2002 but was on probation.

How many SEC championships have Awbarn won since 1989?? CAN I SAY ONE!! Also how many national championships have Awbarn won since 1957!!!!! Can I say NONE!!! Hell even LSU and Florida who you Aubies claim to have more tradition than has won more national championships than YOU!!! You take claim to six in a row over us but remember four was against the worst coach in BAMA history(Mike Shula!) The streak ends this year and you know it!!

So I posted this, allowing him to take credit for 2002, and I finally have the research written to prove it:

"The streak ends this year and you know it!!"
how long have I been hearing this? ok take 2002, but if you are going to say you have 12 national championships, you have to say auburn has 5, due to the way bama counts championships (anybody who wants to) versus the way auburn counts championships (AP, UPI (Coaches), BCS)

The way Alabama counts:
Auburn - 1913 (Billingsley), 1957 (AP), 1983 (NY Times, Ruthman, College Football Researchers Association), 1993 (National Championship Foundation), 2004 (People's Choice)

Alabama - 1925 (Helms Athletic Foundation, Football Annual, College Football Researchers Association, National Championship Foundation), 1926 (Helms Athletic Foundation, College Football Researchers Association, National Championship Foundation) 1930, (Davis Poll, College Football Researchers Association), 1934 (Dunkel, Williamson, Football Thesaurus), 1941 (Football Thesaurus), 1961 (AP, Coaches), 1964 (AP, Coaches), 1965 (AP), 1973 (Coaches), 1978 (AP), 1979 (AP, Coaches), 1992 (AP, Coaches)

The way Auburn counts:
Auburn - 1957 (AP)

Alabama - 1961 (AP, Coaches), 1964 (AP, Coaches), 1965 (AP), 1973 (Coaches), 1978 (AP), 1979 (AP, Coaches), 1992 (AP, Coaches)

While either way Alabama has more (congratulations), you have to choose either the 12-5 argument or the 7-1 argument, this 12-1 argument is bogus

*using Alabama's way, Auburn has won 2 NC's since Bama last in 1992.

So there, research to prove it, all I want is Alabama to use facts when they argue, and to admit, that outside of the 25 years of The Bear, the program is nothing. Also a few of Alabama's NCs were rewarded retroactively, what the hell?

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