Auburn claims 7 new fictitious national championships before lunch.

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Auburn football recognizing seven additional national championships

With the newly recognized titles, Auburn now claims nine total national championships

www.al.com

 

[stolitonic]

I don't think they're gonna have to worry about claiming another one this season. Will be doing good to keep their coach out of the unemployment line.

Personally, I say we claim a mythical NC from 2016 awarded by the Champions of Life poll.

 

[OmahaOmaha]

Actually, since USC forfeited the 2004 Title, Auburn does have a legitimate claim. You go undefeated in the SEC, you deserve a shot. They didn't get it. So for 2004, I say War Eagle. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

The problem is that they’re essentially trying to say they’re a far more prestigious program than Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, etc and that’s just not the case. Auburn has less conference titles, less all-time wins, draft picks, All-Americans, bowl wins, etc. Nobody believes it. They’re a good program, but not exceptional.

 

[RockyTop140]

The problem is that they’re essentially trying to say they’re a more prestigious program than Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, etc and that’s just not the case. Auburn has less conference titles, less all-time wins, draft picks, All-Americans, etc. Nobody believes it. They’re a good program, but not exceptional.

I think they know better than that. If we claimed all the national championships we could, we’d have 12. I think they’ve been down for a while so naturally they’re trying to get any sort of positive momentum they can. But its backfiring, they’re getting clowned

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

Here’s Auburn compared to Tennessee, UGA, LSU and Florida all-time.

Tennessee vs Auburn

Georgia vs Auburn


LSU vs Auburn



Florida vs Auburn

 

[Pennheel]

Im glad that since the BCS that at least schools have won outright national championships instead of claiming them like did many years ago.

Auburn is silly for doing this like it's something to brag about lol.

 

[indian rick]

Auburn football recognizing seven additional national championships

With the newly recognized titles, Auburn now claims nine total national championships

www.al.com

I have always wondered why we did not claim our other championships

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

I have always wondered why we did not claim our other championships

It's a douche move imo. I wish we didn't claim 67'. Otherwise our claims are pretty solid.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Im glad that since the BCS that at least schools have won outright national championships instead of claiming them like did many years ago.

Auburn is silly for doing this like it's something to brag about lol.

Even before that, there was a consensus usually if there was a split. Georgia Tech-Colorado in 90', Washington-Miami in 91' and Nebraska-Michigan in 97', Auburn is claiming stuff that flat didn't exist.

 

[bamawriter]

I have always wondered why we did not claim our other championships

Because no one takes them seriously. I know Bama's 1941 claim is laughable, but at least we have the decency to only claim AP or Coaches starting in the wire service area. Tennessee's Litkenhous claim in 1967 is silly, but at least Litkenhous was a math system that was published in some major papers. Auburn is now claiming titles like 1958 when the only publication in the entire country to call them "national champs" was the Montgomery Advertiser.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

I read somewhere yesterday that Bama claimed 2 natties from Tuscaloosa Bait and Tackle.
They claimed one natty from Bait and the other natty from Tackle

Because no one takes them seriously. I know Bama's 1941 claim is laughable, but at least we have the decency to only claim AP or Coaches starting in the wire service area. Tennessee's Litkenhous claim in 1967 is silly, but at least Litkenhous was a math system that was published in some major papers. Auburn is now claiming titles like 1958 when the only publication in the entire country to call them "national champs" was the Montgomery Advertiser.

 

[JWVol]

The team at SEC Shorts should have a field day with this.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

The Barn should have been able to play for it all in 2004.

 

[BruisedOrange]

There's no glory like past glory.

 

[RockyTop140]

It's a douche move imo. I wish we didn't claim 67'. Otherwise our claims are pretty solid.

Yeah, the 67 claim is weak. I believe there are a few seasons we’ve had that are more legitimate than that one.

 

[Big Orange Captain]

The Barn should have been able to play for it all in 2004.

their non conference schedule was a joke that year that’s what did them in.

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

Yeah, the 67 claim is weak. I believe there are a few seasons we’ve had that are more legitimate than that one.

If we’re evaluating regular seasons only, which is all that the voters cared about at the time, I think the Vols have a very strong claim in ‘67. We finished #2 in the AP. All we had to do was make that FG against OU in the Orange Bowl and there’d be no argument. But we didn’t. So the claim is sus.

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

The bottom line, though, is that however many titles Auburn wants to claim from the 1910’s, it doesn’t change their present reality. Which is (obviously) that they suck and will most likely continue to do so.

 

[Volizona]

It's a douche move imo. I wish we didn't claim 67'. Otherwise our claims are pretty solid.

There are 3-4 more we could claim from the Neyland era.

 

[Volizona]

their non conference schedule was a joke that year that’s what did them in.

They played a legitimate SEC schedule and beat Tenn in the SEC championship game. Who cares about their OOC schedule. They should have played USC that year.