LRoss
12/11/2010, 01:17 PM
We all know the B12 played for 15 years. Of course the playing field isn't level -- ISU and Baylor don't have programs like OU and Nebraska -- but theoretically/mathematically, each school in the conference should have 2.5 division championships and 1.25 conference champtionships. With that in mind, here's what actually happened:
Division Championships:
N
Neb -- 6
Col -- 4
K St -- 3
Miss -- 2
S
OU -- 8
* -- 5
A&M -- 2
B12 Championships
OU -- 7
* -- 3
Neb -- 2
K St -- 1
A&M -- 1
Col -- 1
5 schools -- almost half -- have, in 15 attempts, never even won their division. If memory serves, TT, OSU, and Kansas have at least been in ties but lost the tiebreakers and never gone to the CCG. I don't believe this has ever been true for Baylor or ISU.
6 schools have never won the CCG. Who's the one to make it to the game but never close the deal? Missouri.
No North division school has a .500 or better record in the CCG.
Neb -- 2-4
Col -- 1-3
K St -- 1-2
Miss -- 0-2
No South division school has under .500
OU -- 7-1
* -- 3-2
A&M -- 1-1
After Nebraska, the next most sucessful North school is Colorado, with 4 division championships and 1 B12 championship. That sounds like a long time ago, doesn't it?
Nebraska won the CCG 2 of the first 4 years. They haven't won since.
A&M won the South 2 of the first 3 years. They haven't won since.
We all know it's impressive that OU won 8 South titles and 7 CCG's out of 15. But to me it's even more impressive that ALL of those are within the last 11 years. Has anybody else dominated a major conference like that in modern college football?
The South is 11-4 all-time in the CCG. Including the last 7 straight.
The teams ranked higher in the AP at the time of the game are 10-5. When the North represntative was higher ranked, however, they were 2-3 (4 of which were the first 4 years of the conference -- it happened only once in the final 11 years). When the South representative was higher ranked, 8-2. Teams ranked #1 are 2-1, with OU involved in all three of those games (1-1 when ranked #1, and 1-0 against #1, Miss '07).
I know we all know that OU and the South generally have been dominant, but I thought the way some of those numbers came out was interesting. And also that the conference didn't start out as being South dominated at all, but the North had the higher ranked team each of the first 4 years and was .500 after 8 years before the South began to absolutely dominate. Anyway, enjoy it for what it's worth, or not. Obviously I'm in withdrawl from actually watching football and have too much time!
Division Championships:
N
Neb -- 6
Col -- 4
K St -- 3
Miss -- 2
S
OU -- 8
* -- 5
A&M -- 2
B12 Championships
OU -- 7
* -- 3
Neb -- 2
K St -- 1
A&M -- 1
Col -- 1
5 schools -- almost half -- have, in 15 attempts, never even won their division. If memory serves, TT, OSU, and Kansas have at least been in ties but lost the tiebreakers and never gone to the CCG. I don't believe this has ever been true for Baylor or ISU.
6 schools have never won the CCG. Who's the one to make it to the game but never close the deal? Missouri.
No North division school has a .500 or better record in the CCG.
Neb -- 2-4
Col -- 1-3
K St -- 1-2
Miss -- 0-2
No South division school has under .500
OU -- 7-1
* -- 3-2
A&M -- 1-1
After Nebraska, the next most sucessful North school is Colorado, with 4 division championships and 1 B12 championship. That sounds like a long time ago, doesn't it?
Nebraska won the CCG 2 of the first 4 years. They haven't won since.
A&M won the South 2 of the first 3 years. They haven't won since.
We all know it's impressive that OU won 8 South titles and 7 CCG's out of 15. But to me it's even more impressive that ALL of those are within the last 11 years. Has anybody else dominated a major conference like that in modern college football?
The South is 11-4 all-time in the CCG. Including the last 7 straight.
The teams ranked higher in the AP at the time of the game are 10-5. When the North represntative was higher ranked, however, they were 2-3 (4 of which were the first 4 years of the conference -- it happened only once in the final 11 years). When the South representative was higher ranked, 8-2. Teams ranked #1 are 2-1, with OU involved in all three of those games (1-1 when ranked #1, and 1-0 against #1, Miss '07).
I know we all know that OU and the South generally have been dominant, but I thought the way some of those numbers came out was interesting. And also that the conference didn't start out as being South dominated at all, but the North had the higher ranked team each of the first 4 years and was .500 after 8 years before the South began to absolutely dominate. Anyway, enjoy it for what it's worth, or not. Obviously I'm in withdrawl from actually watching football and have too much time!