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re: Rank the SEC champions of the 1980s...
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:40 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:40 pm to RollTide1987
One anomaly might be the ‘92 Bama team in the national championship vs Miami. They ran for 267 yards and Jay Barker was 4-13 for 18 yards, while holding Miami to 48 rushing yards. That was actually their identity that year. Stallings was a throwback.
This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 9:43 pm
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Posted on 5/11/24 at 10:28 pm to KingOfTheWorld
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‘92 Bama
Their offense was nothing special but relative to the way the game was played at the time, that defense was as good as any that ever stepped onto the field. Anyone who argues otherwise just hates Bama that much or more likely, is too young to have ever watched them play in real time.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 6:19 am to KingOfTheWorld
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One anomaly might be the ‘92 Bama team in the national championship vs Miami.
I mean...there were power run teams that relied on defense that continued to win national championships or at least compete for them during the 80s. Nebraska was still running their option offense out of the I-formation and the national champions of 1985 - the Oklahoma Sooners - had quite possibly the greatest wishbone QB in the history of the sport under center.
Gene Stallings wasn't necessarily a throw back as a good many teams in college football were still playing that brand of football.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:18 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Miami had - rushing yards at the start of the 4th.
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