SportsHoopla's Most Storied Program Tournament - (5) Nebraska vs (6) Alabama

[iowajerms]

This Week

3rd seed USC vs 4th seed Ohio State
5th seed Nebraska vs 6th seed Alabama

*Winners face off for 3rd Place
*Losers face off for 5th Place

Will be able to change vote until deadline. Higher seed advances in case of a tie.

Spoiler: Threads to Round 1

UCLA vs Washington thread
Miami (FL) vs Michigan State thread
LSU vs Auburn thread
Tennessee vs Clemson thread
Florida vs Arkansas thread
Florida State vs Ole Miss thread
Georgia vs Georgia Tech thread
Penn State vs Texas A&M thread

Spoiler: Threads to Championship Round 2

Oklahoma vs Washington thread
Texas vs Miami (FL) thread
Nebraska vs LSU thread
Ohio State vs Tennessee
Alabama vs Florida thread
USC vs Florida thread
Michigan vs Georgia thread
Notre Dame vs Penn State thread

Spoiler: Threads to Consolation Round 2

Penn State vs UCLA thread
Georgia vs Michigan State thread
Florida State vs Auburn thread
Florida vs Clemson thread
Miami (FL) vs Georgia Tech thread
Washington vs Texas A&M thread

Spoiler: Threads to Quarterfinals and Consolation Round 3

Oklahoma vs Texas thread
Ohio State vs Nebraska thread
USC vs Alabama thread
Notre Dame vs Michigan thread

Florida State vs Florida thread
Penn State vs Georgia thread
Miami (FL) vs Washington thread
Tennessee vs LSU thread

Spoiler: Consolation Round 4

Ohio State vs Penn State thread
Texas vs Florida State thread
Alabama vs Miami (FL) thread
Michigan vs Tennessee thread

Spoiler: Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals

Oklahoma vs Nebraska thread
Notre Dame vs USC thread

Ohio State vs Texas thread
Alabama vs Tennessee thread

 

[iowajerms]

*H* = The loser of "H" match goes for 5th place

Winsipedia - Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide football series history

* August 8 - 3rd, 5th, and 7th Place - Possibly have 3rd Place same week as Championship
* August 15 - Championship

 

[fishinabarrel]

Bama should win this. More recognizable coach in Bear over Osbourne. More National championships, better all time record and, to me, Bama is just has a bigger brand than Nebraska.

 

[Red_Alert]

Only 5 All-Time meetings

1966 - Alabama 39 Nebraska 28 (Orange Bowl)
1967 - Alabama 34 Nebraska 7 (Sugar Bowl

1972 - Nebraska 38 Alabama 6 (Orange Bowl)

1977 - Nebraska 31 Alabama 24 (Lincoln)
1978 - Alabama 20 Nebraska 3 (Birmingham)

 

[4down20]

I give Osbourne credit, he had the balls to go for 2 when a national championship was on the line rather than trying to get a tie and hope the voters rewarded him.

That is always the 1 thing I've always remembered/liked about him most, even if Nebraska didn't win the National Championship as a result.

 

[Red_Alert]

Nebraska vs SEC All-Time

17-7-1

Average score 24-17

 

[Red_Alert]

As of February 2015

Nebraska (881-346-33) .712
Alabama - (850-325-43) .716

 

[Red_Alert]

Since 1950

Nebraska (554-208-9) .724
Alabama (527- 210- 17) .710

 

[Red_Alert]

Heisman Winners

Nebraska -3
Alabama - 1

 

[fishinabarrel]

Since 1950

Nebraska (554-208-9) .724
Alabama (527- 210- 17) .710

Cue the before/after 1950 argument

 

[Bandwagonbo2]

I voted...well its obvious who i voted for. Here's a bit for those on the fence.

 

[pennstatenut]

Cue the before/after 1950 argument

Yep. Let's not count all the stories, just the ones that make us look better.

 

[ellupo]

Yep. Let's not count all the stories, just the ones that make us look better.

Thats what the Nebraska homers did vs. tOSU. But we had 2 great team, forget abour the rest.

 

[Red_Alert]

Thats what the Nebraska homers did vs. tOSU. But we had 2 great team, forget abour the rest.

Actually Nebraska had great teams in the 1890's through 1930's as well.

Don't you worry. Your Big 10 homer (iowajerms) says he's going to give you a do over.

 

[ellupo]

Actually Nebraska had great teams in the 1890's through 1930's as well.

Don't you worry. Your Big 10 homer (iowajerms) says he's going to give you a do over.

Thats ok we will stick with winning on the field. Congrats on the big message board win.

 

[Red_Alert]

Thats ok we will stick with winning on the field. Congrats on the big message board win.

So are we gonna turn this into another Ohio St thread?

 

[outofyourmind]

So are we gonna turn this into another Ohio St thread?

They can't help it, they won the NC last year.

 

[nddulac]

When considering Notre Dame:

From 1899 to 1950 you have to give it to Notre Dame who had a 23 year jump start on USC who didn't even play its first game until 1922. USC was competitive with Notre Dame in just 4 years.

Everybody's got to put their emphasis somewhere when voting. I choose to put it in modern (more organized) football when you have two similar teams.

I can understand why you domers want to emphasize from the 1880's to the 1930's as being the most storied in college football.

My vote will continue to be weighed on modern organized football. In that scenario Notre Dame would be 5th or 6th best, just above Michigan, another team that lives off it's eastern media bias in the days prior to radio's even being a part of American homes.

Notre Dame was the greatest ever before people even had radios in their homes.

And then when considering Nebraska:

Actually Nebraska had great teams in the 1890's through 1930's as well.

Don't you worry. Your Big 10 homer (iowajerms) says he's going to give you a do over.

Nice.

 

[pennstatenut]

When considering Notre Dame:






And then when considering Nebraska:

Nice.

Are you calling this man a hypocrite?

 

[nddulac]

Are you calling this man a hypocrite?

I don't think I needed to. I think he demonstrated it pretty clearly on his own.