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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4109304, member: 289"] Since the BCS began in 1998 the following schools have won the national championship, (I consider 2003 a split title between LSU and USC: the Trojans were #1 in both polls but not invited to the BCS title game). I've split them into two groups, southern teams and northern teams: SOUTHERN Alabama 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020 Louisiana State 2003, 2007, 2019 Clemson 2016, 2019, Florida 2006, 2008, Florida State 1999, 2013 and Southern California 2003, 2004 Auburn (2010), U of Miami (2001), Oklahoma (2000), Tennessee (1998) and Texas (2005) That's 11 schools that won 22 titles, soon to be potentially 12 schools that won 23 titles NORTHERN Ohio State 2002, 2014 That's 1 school that won 2 titles. That was over 23 seasons. Here are the previous 23 seasons, (1975-1997): SOUTHERN U of Miami 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 Alabama 1978, 1979, 1992 Oklahoma 1975, 1985 Clemson (1981), Florida (1996), Florida State (1993), Georgia (1980), Georgia tech (1990), and Southern California (1978) That's 9 schools that won 15 titles. NORTHERN Nebraska 1994, 1995 and 1997 Notre Dame 1977, 1988 and Penn State 1982, 1986 Brigham Young (1984), Colorado (1990), Michigan (1997) Pittsburgh (1976) and Washington (1991) That's 8 schools that won 12 titles. My primary explanation for this is: For years the recruiting advise was to recruit northern kids for size and strength because northern athletes are stuck indoors half the year and will spend that time lifting weights. Recruit southern kids for speed and agility because they speed 12 months a year running around outside. Then schools started building fancy weight room to show recruits how committed they were to winning and suddenly everybody was getting big and strong: it was no longer an advantage. But speed and agility still was and that was in the south. Northern teams try to recruit in the south, but they are going to get the B and C listers from there. the southern teams get the A listers and thus have the better teams. [/QUOTE]

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