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ND only claims consensus national titles. They should be adding 1 more in the next few weeks.

I know, remember? I linked the article. And even asked a question about it.

In before someone bases their entire argument on Alabama championship fallacies on one year.

If you need this much explanation on who won the title in a paticular year the "title" isn't worth much anyway.

"just as Alabama does with its “15.” "

See! Even the Notre Dame writers know there's no hope for the Irish.

You might want to delete your comment

I'm guesing you didn't actually attend Notre Dame. at not knowing the definition of consensus.

Uh no. A spelling error can be caused by just mistyping something. Lacking the knowledge of the definition of a word only points to one thing.

So, I know the definition of the word. What is your definition of the word, professor?

Below is a list of the national champions of college football from 1869–present (with the exception of 1871, in which no games were played) deemed to be chosen by "major selectors" as listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.[8] Many teams did not have coaches as late as 1899. "Consensus" selectors in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records correspond to the period from 1950 to present which began with the introduction of the two poll system upon the appearance of the Coaches Poll in 1950. Selectors used to determine teams listed as "Consensus National Champions" in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records include the AP Poll, Coaches' Poll, Football Writers Association of America, and the National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame.[18]

The first contemporaneous poll to include teams across the country and selection of a national champions can be traced to Caspar Whitney in 1901.[10] The last retroactive selection was made by Clyde Berryman in 1989 (Notre Dame). The tie was removed from college football in 1995 and the last consensus champion with a tie in its record was Georgia Tech in 1990. The 1947 Michigan Wolverines are often credited with a national championship on the basis of a "free poll" conducted by an AP sportswriter after the 1948 Rose Bowl, though that poll was unofficial and it is not recognized in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.[6]

Note that the Harris Interactive Poll (2005–present) is contracted by the BCS to help formulate its standings, and although its final ranking which occurs prior to the bowl games is listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records, it does not conduct a final poll or award or name a national champion on its own and so has been eliminated.

This is how the NCAA decides a 'consensus' champion. By NCAA definition, ND was consensus national champs in 1930 and 1973 (Alabama in '73 as well. ND was AP and Bama UPI)

Enough arguing BamaLives, we have a pretty important game coming up. Next time you are in Chicago, you can come to my office and check out my ND degree if it makes you feel better.

Go Irish! Tide Rolled

Princeton 28 = most championships

who cares.

Bama 24 - ND 10 - that's all that is going to matter in a month.

:)