Man, that 9-3 year must have been painful.   
      
   On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:07:26 GMT, "M.A.H."   
    wrote:   
      
   >Han,   
   >   
   >The University of Alabama most definately weren't "losers" by any stretch of   
   >the term.  In fact, they were arguable the most dominant team of the decade.   
   >Take a quick look at their records:   
   >   
   >1971  11-1   
   >1972  10-2   
   >1973  11-1   National Champs   
   >1974  11-1   
   >1975  11-1   
   >1976    9-3   
   >1977  11-1   
   >1978  11-1  National Champs   
   >1979  12-0  National Champs   
   >   
   >They were also conference champs during 8 of the 9 years I listed.  So, as   
   >mentioned earlier, this was one of the most dominant football teams of the   
   >era.  To put this in perspective, USC has had a lot of press for their   
   >success over a 3 year period.  Compare this relatively short run to   
   >Alabama's 9-10 year run.   
   >   
   >I didn't mean to turn this into a sports forum, but perhaps this will give a   
   >little perspective on the reasoning for these lyrics in "Deacon Blues".  You   
   >would be hard pressed to find a better example of "the winners in the world"   
   >than the Crimson Tide of Alabama in the period that this song was written.   
   >   
   >By the way, I'm not an Alabama fan, but I do enjoy college football.   
   >   
   >Michael H.   
   >   
      
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