Phil C
08-10-2007, 05:00 PM
I know it has been mentioned before and most football fans don't pay much attention to it but USC is rediculous here. I know it is 1939 but the ones that were alive back then and knew more than we do at what was going on choose the Aggies in almost every poll including the then main one the AP. Plus Counting Bowl games.
They argue but it is week. USC had an 8-0-2 record that year and one of them was a weak Oregon team that wound up with a 3-4-1 loss that USC could only tie 7 to 7. USC did tie UCLA but UCLA had a 6-0-4 record. USC like A&M played against only three teams during the season that had winning records and USC was tied by one of them. The Aggies also played against three teams that had winning records and won them all.
USC did beat Tennessee in the Rose Bowl and Tenn. was highly ranked and was unscored on which was impressive but one must consider that during the the season Tenn. only played one team with a winning recordsand also two of their opponents were not even in the top division of that time.
In the Sugar Bowl the Aggies beat 5th ranked Tulane who had an 8-1-1 record but five of their opponents had winning records.
Also during the whole season including the bowls A&M scored 213 points while allowing only 31 points and had a perfect 11-0-0 record.
USC during the whole season scored 181 points and allowed 33 points.
I realize that the above are probably irrelevant arguments since the two teams never played each other but still the Aggies earned that MNC and USC has no right to it.
That is my opinion. Let the debate began. I know I argued it before but I have done more research as best I can.
They argue but it is week. USC had an 8-0-2 record that year and one of them was a weak Oregon team that wound up with a 3-4-1 loss that USC could only tie 7 to 7. USC did tie UCLA but UCLA had a 6-0-4 record. USC like A&M played against only three teams during the season that had winning records and USC was tied by one of them. The Aggies also played against three teams that had winning records and won them all.
USC did beat Tennessee in the Rose Bowl and Tenn. was highly ranked and was unscored on which was impressive but one must consider that during the the season Tenn. only played one team with a winning recordsand also two of their opponents were not even in the top division of that time.
In the Sugar Bowl the Aggies beat 5th ranked Tulane who had an 8-1-1 record but five of their opponents had winning records.
Also during the whole season including the bowls A&M scored 213 points while allowing only 31 points and had a perfect 11-0-0 record.
USC during the whole season scored 181 points and allowed 33 points.
I realize that the above are probably irrelevant arguments since the two teams never played each other but still the Aggies earned that MNC and USC has no right to it.
That is my opinion. Let the debate began. I know I argued it before but I have done more research as best I can.