Talk:List of SEC National Champions

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I believe Kentucky is the national champions for 1950

http://www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2003/10/27/Sports/1950-Football.Team.Honored.With.National.Championship-686519.shtml?norewrite200612252142&sourcedomain=www.kykernel.com Kyfan92 02:42, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I looked it up and saw that Kentucky does officially claim the 1950 championship, even though it was only awarded by Sagarin, a poll which most college football fans wouldn't call authoritative. To be fair to everyone, I changed the table to list all national championships, regardless of the poll, as long as they are on the NCAA's web page (see the recent article edits for the link). I also added a place in the table to reflect if the championship is officially claimed by the university or not. I will check each school's media guide to see which ones they claim, but I will have to do that later. I hope this helps keep everything fair. Seancp 03:19, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bama's Football NC's

Just a quick glance, no way that Bama should (or officially does) claim a football MNC for 1941. They didn't even win the SEC that season (MSU did). Of all the possible MNC polls, etc, only Houlgate awarded Bama the MNC.

Welcome to the sadness of Alabama claimed football national titles. Yes, the university does officially claim that title. Yes, it is pathetic. That's why we list the selectors on this page. Real true college football fans understand the bogus claim to that title. Unfortunately, since the NCAA does not officially award a national title, we have to list it to be fair and unbiased. Hell, look at 1950. Kentucky officially claims that one and the only selector for it was Sagarin and he just awarded it to them about 5 years ago. Football NC's are mythical, hence Mythical National Championship.