I was jotting down the all-time records of the All-Time teams I offer in Whoa Nellie and I noticed something.
400 all-time losses is a kind of cutoff at this time.
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Why 400?
Well, several of the "kings" or "helmets" that have been relatively weak in the past 20 years are approaching 400 losses, while the stronger ones are nowhere near it.
Also, the lower kings or next tier down (but still high) may already have 400 losses, but not many more, because they've really slowed their 'L' column lately.
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***This does not include johnny-come-latelies like FSU, Miami, etc. The cutoff on all-time games for this is around 1150. Below that cutoff, you have programs like UCLA and MSU jumping into groups they have no business being in.
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So here's the evidence:
Nebraska, Penn St, Texas, and Tennessee have 392, 398, 380, and 392 losses, respectively.
At the same time, Georgia has 405, LSU 418, and Florida 429.
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But if you look at the elites, you have Bama with only 309, OSU with 264, OU with 318, ND with 320, USC has 322, and UM with 345. These programs will not approach 400 losses for another 25-30 years.
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Penn State isn't struggling, but Nebraska, Texas, and Tennessee may "fall" behind Georgia in the next decade or so. Like objectively.
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Just something random and interesting to me. Also, Illinois is .500 all-time. 617-617-49