| FTBL An Alabama reporter asked Will Muschamp: “Has South Carolina kinda became like the little brother of Clemson?”
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50+yeartidefan
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USCe has an unbelievable shit football history and tradition...period
Yeah, seems like I looked that up a few years back. Started playing the same year as Alabama and, although they were independent for a good stretch, they have one shared ACC football title to their name, just one 10-win season before Spurrier.
I've probably said this here before but even before Clemson started winning championship lately I usually start a conversation with a CU fan with "Why we added South Carolina and not y'all in 92 is beyond me." Their fans usually loved this comment. Back then during the first expansion Clemson was recovering from sanctions, the ACC throw them under the bus much like the SEC did with us, Clemson was pissed with the ACC (much like we were with the SEC and would have left the ACC in a heartbeat. Like 50+ said South Carolina's football tradition is crap and always has been.
TerryP
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Sorry, missed that one. You know, Florida had never had a ten win season before Spurrier, either. Not even Spurrier could be the first 10-win coach at Duke, though. That would be Cutcliffe.
TerryP
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They only have one banner in WBS and that's the ACC title. I didn't even know they had that until the '05 game.
Nice tidbit about 10 wins and Duke. Didn't realize that. 👏
Yeah, you have to give Spurrier credit for taking on reclamation projects and doing well. I mean, anyone can win at Bama...
TerryP
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How many coaches in Alabama's history have not hit the 10 win mark? There's a bit of truth that anyone can win at Bama. Win what is the catch.
Post WWI, I believe just Ears.
TerryP
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With the possibility of playing 10 games, I believe you're right....mind is thinking here....Thomas Drew, maybe? I don't think I have the name right.
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Yeah. Probably anybody can win at Bama
But winning isnt the standard...at bama...we want to DOMINATE....thats the bama standard
@It Takes Eleven
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Yeah. Probably anybody can win at Bama
But winning isnt the standard...at bama...we want to DOMINATE....thats the bama standard
Red Drew got his 10-win season in 1952 (I had to look that one up here Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record By Year | College Football at Sports-Reference.com ).
Saban - (11 times) 2008-present
Shula - 2005
Fran - 2002
Dubose - 1999
Stallings - (4 times) 91, 92, 94, 96
Curry - 1989
Perkins - 1986
Bryant - (13 times)
Whitworth - No
Drew - 1952
Thomas - 1934 and 1945
Wade - 1925 and 1930
Scott - 1920
Kelley, Graves, Lowman, Pollard, Leavenworth, Blount, Abbott (1902-1917) All No
Well, I had to go check. aubrun has 14 10-win seasons. Just one repeat (Dye 88-89). None before 1957. None in the sixties. Dye (4) and Shug (3) have half of them. No one else has more than two. I don't think Malzahn ever gets his third.
50+yeartidefan
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Yeah...the most unbelievable thing about AUs is the lack of back to back...the consistency...one time .....
An amazing stat in itself that has historically great written all over it. Now in a 13 game season, counting bowls, and there are teams out there without even one 10 win season.
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