Which SEC school is the second best SEC cfb program all-time?

[john4psu]

Unquestionably, Alabama is the most successful SEC college football program all-time and arguably, the best all-time college football program.

In thinking of the other long-time SEC schools and national championships won since I started following college football in the late '60s:

Auburn 1
Florida 3
Georgia 1
LSU 2
Tennessee 1

In your opinion, which school in the SEC is the second best SEC college football program all-time?

 

[NedFromYork]

LSU and Auburn the bottom two on that list. Between the other three. Lean Georgia.

 

[psuro]

LSU. Because they have been consistent for a far longer time than the other programs.

 

[NittPicker]

Texas A&M. I heard they're going to swoop in and steal our coach away. The job in College Station is better than coaching the Patriots.

 

[artsandletters]

LSU. Because they have been consistent for a far longer time than the other programs.

Remember LSU's Billy Cannon? I think Billy was Frank DeFord's model for his book, 'Everybody's All-American'.

 

[JosephNit]

Well, the SEC “historians” will tell you that if you go all the way back to the 1930’s, it’s Tennessee by a solid margin. That’s taking into account the overall record, bowl wins, conference championships, top-25 rankings, All-Americans, and so forth.

I think Bleacher Report or some such college football site did a piece on this several years ago and had Tennessee number 2, then I think Georgia. After number 2, it’s a closer call. There’s no argument, obviously, about Alabama.

 

[PSUcup1]

Remember LSU's Billy Cannon? I think Billy was Frank DeFord's model for his book, 'Everybody's All-American'.

Deford said that was not accurate. In fact the character in the book played at UNC, not LSU

 

[WDLion]

Unquestionably, Alabama is the most successful SEC college football program all-time and arguably, the best all-time college football program.

In thinking of the other long-time SEC schools and national championships won since I started following college football in the late '60s:

Auburn 1
Florida 3
Georgia 1
LSU 2
Tennessee 1

In your opinion, which school in the SEC is the second best SEC college football program all-time?

Tennessee has most wins and a highest winning percentage of that group.

 

[HumanistsPSU]

If you look at all-time wins, and consider all-time bowl appearances and wins, TN edges GA for 2nd.

 

[artsandletters]

Deford said that was not accurate. In fact the character in the book played at UNC, not LSU

Okay.

I read the book and didn't think it mattered which school the hero attended, I was reminded of Cannon. Anyway, Billy Cannon was like a god back then, certainly everybody's All-American.

 

[michnittlion]

I guess it depends on your time-span. In all of the below, I am excluding Alabama:

(1) All-time: Tennessee is #1. I don't think there's an argument here, they're clearly ahead. LSU next behind the Vols.

(2) Modern college football history (1945 onward): Much closer, but I'd still say Tennessee is #1. Strong cases though to be made for each of Florida & LSU. Georgia & Auburn a bit behind.

(3) Last 2 generations (1976 to today): Florida definitely #1. Georgia next at #2. LSU's kind of a weird case. They have the National Titles and a lot of elite teams, but they were dead flat terrible for nearly the entire 1990s. Given that, I'd have them behind UF and UGA.

(4) This century (2000 to today): LSU at #1. Florida a strong contender for #2 but still behind LSU. Georgia & Auburn in the next tier with Tennesee way way way way way way way behind.

 

[psuro]

Remember LSU's Billy Cannon? I think Billy was Frank DeFord's model for his book, 'Everybody's All-American'.

I am not that old!