2009 Alabama - Greatest Ever Over '71 Nebraska?

Needless to say, if I were creating a tournament in my head of all the greatest cfb teams, ’98 Tennessee would not make the Final Four…

‘95 Nebraska freaking destroyed EVERYBODY. I don’t see how you even begin to compare 2009 Alabama to that team.

What about ’86 Oklahoma (or whatever year they won the NC in the ’80s)? That was a pretty stellar team, IMO.

2009 Alabama doesn’t even get top ten in my book.

That’s a team that probably belongs on this list somewhere.

Hell, most people didn’t even have 2009 Alabama in their top 2 teams until after Thanksgiving.

Also remember, these rankings do not include margin of victory, so once again, some teams you may feel were more dominate than those ranked above them simply did not have an opportunity to have that reflected in these rankings. New entries for 2009 are highlighted in red.

So it includes strength of schedule, but not margin of victory. Beating Florida 62-24 counts about the same as beating them by 3.

I think we’ve wasted more than enough time with this worthless list.

what about the ’71 Oklahoma squad?

Just sayin’.

All of these are subjective based upon which numbers you plug in. Also, none of these can say how 1 team would fare against another team. That can be debated but never can be proven.

Also, just wanted to point out that I don’t believe this past years team was the best BAMA team ever. I am torn between ‘61 and ’79. As the OP stated, the ’71 Nebraska team allowed only 8 pts per game, well the ’61 BAMA team allowed less than 3 pts per game. I am a firm believer in run the ball and play stout defense. The ’09 team did that but I wouldn’t put them at the top of the all-time list.

In the Billingsley system, you accumulate points for each win. The higher ranked the team when you beat them, the more points you get. I’m oversimplifying his methodology a little bit, but to me this is just another way of saying our ’09 team accomplished more than any team before them: 1 of 3 teams to ever go 14-0, only team to beat (10?) teams with winning records/bowl teams, handed the number 2 and 3 teams their only losses, etc.

wow this blog is complete garbage

or Greg McElroy will turn his soulless ginger gaze upon you

Still making excuses about us winning the NC? We would have won with or without McCoy, so that argument is complete trash. The SEC has dominated (again, DOMINATED) the Big XII for two years, and it will continue.

Sounds like a bunch of sour grapes over a list that no one really gives a shit about – even us. Who cares? Any damn body can make a list and get people all riled up. But the fact you guys are trashing our title this year – as well as our team – makes you look small for getting so irritated over said list. Come on, surely you are better than that.

That the ’71 team beat three of the top five teams in the nation?


Just what did Alabama do last season that made them better than that?

Not that I’m defending this list but Bama had a pretty good resume:

7 Virginia Tech (neutral site)
9 LSU
1 Florida (neutral site)
2 Texas (neutral site)

Honorable mentions:

Auburn and Tennessee who were both crowned Moral Victory Co-Champions for 2009

most Bama fans dotn even count the 2009 team as the best Bama team of all time. those honors are typically reserved for the 61, 66, and 79 teams.

regardless there is no doubt about the fact that the 09 Bama squad did go 10-0 vs bowl teams. no other team has even played 10 bowl teams in a single season, much less beat them all.

but most important of all in my opinion, is that y’all look to have a really strong team this year, and as favorable a schedule as you can get int he big 12. So if the Huskers play their cards right, they’ll have a chance to knock off the 2010 Crimson Tide squad and prevent any possible discussion about our pending dynasty being greater than yours in the mid 90’s. So good luck Husker fans, i really am betting on you to win the big 12, dont let me down.