The 800 Club
by kleph on Sep 7, 2009 1:54 PM CDT
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The victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday marked the 800th win in the 117-year history of the Alabama football program. Alabama is once again among the seven schools to cross the 800-win threshold.
Alabama reached the 800-win mark in 2006 but the outcome of that contest and 23 others between 2005 and 2007 were vacated due to a ruling by the NCAA that is currently under appeal. (Incorrect, see this post) The Crimson Tide all-time record now stands at 800-316-43, a .709 winning percentage which is the sixth best in FBS history.
The list of the six schools ahead of Alabama on the all-time win list is after the jump:
School |
Wins |
| Michigan | 873 |
| Texas | 833 |
| Notre Dame | 832 |
| Nebraska | 818 |
| Ohio State | 808 |
| Penn State | 801 |
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Incorrect
Kleph – Alabama reaching the 800 win mark with the win over VT assumes the appeal will be successful and that the wins will not be vacated. If the appeal is not successful, Alabama’s win total will be 800 minus whatever number of wins is being vacated.
um... no
the 800 number takes into account the 24 vacated losses. disagree? you can call up the athletic department and argue with them about it.
Um...no
If what you say if true, then the media guides have been wrong for MANY YEARS. I buy them every year and know these numbers intimately. Alabama’s win total stood at 799 at the end of last year, BEFORE the announcement of the vacated wins. Where did you get your information for this posting?
Simply Wrong
I wish your posting were true but it isn’t. After the announcement of the 21 vacated wins (not 24 as you posted), there was an article in the Bham News about how that would drop Alabama down to 778 wins. That agrees with the SEC and Alabama media guides going back many years. The Alabama Department of Athletics is assuming the appeal will be successful and/or they are not recognizing the effect of the 21 vacated wins while the case is under appeal.
Dude
What in the ever loving hael is your problem? Until you offer up any sort of tangible evidence to support your argument it doesn’t hold any water.
my post...
…my responsibility to get it right. while the UA athletics department is authoritative, they are not necessarily the final authority on these matters. it is my error for assuming that was the case.
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