🏈 Senate resolution urges Auburn to claim 9 championships

[PhillyGirl]

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com...ges-auburn-to-claim-9-championships/31418505/

An Alabama senator Monday introduced a resolution urging Auburn to claim nine national championships in football.

The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn, was immediately referred to Rules Committee. It is unlikely to pass in the special session, which must end by Tuesday.

"What exactly does this bill do?" asked Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, a University of Alabama alumnus. Alabama officially claims 15 national championships.

The resolution lists several outstanding Auburn football teams as worthy of recognition.

"We call upon Auburn University to officially claim nine national championships in football to rightfully reflect the esteemed achievements and success of the Auburn University football program," the resolution says.

Auburn is recognized as college football's national champions in 1957 and 2010. Author Michael Skotnicki argued in a 2014 book that the school should claim three championships between 1910 and 1914 and titles from 1958, 1983, 1993 and 2004.

The Associated Press did not establish a college football championship system until the 1930s. Auburn finished fourth in the AP and Coaches' poll in 1958 and third in both polls in 1983. Auburn finished undefeated in 1993 and 2004, but was banned from the post-season in 1993, and was shut out of the national championship game in 2004.

The Senate is expected to take up the state's General Fund budget this afternoon.

 

[Snout Spout]

LOL. Alabama should claim about 40 then.

 

[bamaledge]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Uncontrollable laughter. Bull shit.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Uncontrollable laughter. Bull shit.

Respect for aubrun must be legislated or foisted upon the public by judicial fiat. Liberty!

 

[UAgrad93]

What a friggin idiot!!! These SOBs can't put a budget together without trying to raid the Education Trust Fund, but "Hey! Let's passed some lame ass POS bill that says the Barn should claim more NCs!" That SHIT makes perfect sense!!!!:sarcasm:

 

[OldPlayer]

The constituency that this guy represents should vote him out of office. He actually wrote a bill that "urges" Auburn to recognize more championships? More specifically, recognize championships that nobody voted for? The bill is a waste of taxpayer money and time.

 

[bama alum]

The constituency that this guy represents should vote him out of office. He actually wrote a bill that "urges" Auburn to recognize more championships? More specifically, recognize championships that nobody voted for? The bill is a waste of taxpayer money and time.

You'd think so. Your argument makes perfect sense, but for the majority of people who cannot take the time read a newspaper (either online or in print), watch the news, but can take the time to watch American Karaoke or Duck Dynasty, football is, well, a political football. People rally and rally, and this guy's constituency will think he's a new patriarch in the fambly.

"Whatley!"

 

[sean]

if you have to try to pass a resolution.....in the state senate.....to be able to claim more championships, then you have more issues than anyone previously thought.

seriously?!!! is this guy actually serious with this?!!!

i can't fathom the idiocy of this. i can understand it's auburn and the stuff they do is usually weird or even laughable. but this...this is just.....

 

[BamaFan334]

Tax dollars hard at work. Glad this was at the top of his agenda. Makes you wonder what he does the rest of the year while on the clock.

 

[bama alum]

Scarbo's Take: (spoiler, it's Scarbo's take)

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/08/some_better_ideas_if_the_legis.html

First things first. The last thing this state needs is the Legislature getting involved in college football.

The state's institutions of higher education have done just fine in that area all by themselves.

Not to mention, if you're going to dabble by offering a proposal urging Auburn to claim more national championships, as state Sen. Tom Whatley of Auburn did, it would help to do it before Auburn AD Jay Jacobs says the school's studied the issue and decided not to claim any more, as Jacobs did in May.

Your proposal, Sen. Whatley, while well-meaning, was too little, too late.

But if you and your fellow legislators are determined to get involved in one of the most successful endeavors this state undertakes, there are more useful ways to do it. A couple of examples:

You could urge Alabama to play other schools in the state besides Auburn in football.

Auburn aside, Alabama hasn't played an in-state team since beating Howard College 63-7 on Oct. 7, 1944. (Memo to Sen. Whatley: Howard College is now known as Samford University.)

There's really no logical explanation for this obviously intentional and institutionalized snub of the other fine football schools in this state while at the same time helping to fund their rivals. If Alabama's going to pay Southern Conference schools to come play - and it is - why not Samford? If the Tide has no problem throwing seven-figure guarantees at C-USA opponents - and it doesn't - why not UAB?

(Memo to Sen. Whatley: UAB has decided to reinstate its football program for the 2017 season. The two schools also share the same board of trustees, which is supposed to look out for the best interests of both campuses as well as UAH. You might want to look into whether it does.)

On another front, you could encourage your schools to play more day games and to refuse to start any game after 6 p.m.

If you care about the loyal, hard-working fans of this state, you'll stand up for them because TV doesn't care about the people who buy the tickets and attend the games. They should be able to get to and from Tuscaloosa or Auburn at a reasonable hour.

Night games make sense here when it's 103 degrees in the shade, but the Sept. 19 Ole Miss-Alabama game in Bryant-Denny Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. Why? Because ESPN says so, that's why.

That game will end close to midnight, and it's a long drive home afterward to Huntsville or Mobile. Think of it as a public safety issue.

One more thing for the distinguished legislators of this state. If you do want to get involved in college football, do what Sen. Whatley did. Don't try to make a law. Just try to pass a resolution. A non-binding resolution.

Alabama, Auburn and everyone else can take it from there. Or not.

 

[Bammerboy321]

People coming from Huntsville and Mobile are more likely to stay in town or Birmingham. That's their money that can help the respective SEC town/city. And I know it's not Scarbs main intent (or it might. It is Scarbinsky), but I feel like once again, he's deflecting from the main point and making it about Alabama again.

 

[rueben]

Scarbo's Take: (spoiler, it's Scarbo's take)

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/08/some_better_ideas_if_the_legis.html

First things first. The last thing this state needs is the Legislature getting involved in college football.

The state's institutions of higher education have done just fine in that area all by themselves.

Not to mention, if you're going to dabble by offering a proposal urging Auburn to claim more national championships, as state Sen. Tom Whatley of Auburn did, it would help to do it before Auburn AD Jay Jacobs says the school's studied the issue and decided not to claim any more, as Jacobs did in May.

Your proposal, Sen. Whatley, while well-meaning, was too little, too late.

But if you and your fellow legislators are determined to get involved in one of the most successful endeavors this state undertakes, there are more useful ways to do it. A couple of examples:

You could urge Alabama to play other schools in the state besides Auburn in football.

Auburn aside, Alabama hasn't played an in-state team since beating Howard College 63-7 on Oct. 7, 1944. (Memo to Sen. Whatley: Howard College is now known as Samford University.)

There's really no logical explanation for this obviously intentional and institutionalized snub of the other fine football schools in this state while at the same time helping to fund their rivals. If Alabama's going to pay Southern Conference schools to come play - and it is - why not Samford? If the Tide has no problem throwing seven-figure guarantees at C-USA opponents - and it doesn't - why not UAB?

(Memo to Sen. Whatley: UAB has decided to reinstate its football program for the 2017 season. The two schools also share the same board of trustees, which is supposed to look out for the best interests of both campuses as well as UAH. You might want to look into whether it does.)

On another front, you could encourage your schools to play more day games and to refuse to start any game after 6 p.m.

If you care about the loyal, hard-working fans of this state, you'll stand up for them because TV doesn't care about the people who buy the tickets and attend the games. They should be able to get to and from Tuscaloosa or Auburn at a reasonable hour.

Night games make sense here when it's 103 degrees in the shade, but the Sept. 19 Ole Miss-Alabama game in Bryant-Denny Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. Why? Because ESPN says so, that's why.

That game will end close to midnight, and it's a long drive home afterward to Huntsville or Mobile. Think of it as a public safety issue.

One more thing for the distinguished legislators of this state. If you do want to get involved in college football, do what Sen. Whatley did. Don't try to make a law. Just try to pass a resolution. A non-binding resolution.

Alabama, Auburn and everyone else can take it from there. Or not.

People coming from Huntsville and Mobile are more likely to stay in town or Birmingham. That's their money that can help the respective SEC town/city. And I know it's not Scarbs main intent (or it might. It is Scarbinsky), but I feel like once again, he's deflecting from the main point and making it about Alabama again.

Ya think???

 

[OldPlayer]

Alabama wouldn't pay UAB seven figures because UAB doesn't have the travel expenses an out-of-state school has.

 

[Killer Instinct]

Look at me, LOOK AT ME!!! I'm little brother Auburn!!

Some things never change

 

[CrimsonBoz]

So sad....

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

:eyeroll: I guess that is about the only way (besides a couple of flukes) they can get a national title.... Roll Tide Roll !!!