Moiraine Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Is there a way to vote more than once? Ya I would like to find this out as well! I guess we could make fake accounts Yes. You can vote once per browser type. Firefox, Chrome, IE, etc. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 It's because they have very little integrity. They claim nine national championships prior to 1936. 1936 was a magical year because that was the first year of the Associated Press Poll. Prior to this, any publication, body, sportswriter, pundit or Wizard of Oz could bestow a national championship on a team. Most of those championships come with a bit of controversy, since multiple bodies handed out multiple championships to multiple teams, often with very little reason or consideration for... much of anything. That's why Nebraska doesn't claim the "national championships" they won from 1980-1984. Why? Integrity. I agree entirely. Them claiming they have 2 is a stretch, let alone 11! I do wonder though, did anyone proclaim us as "national championships" back from the late 1800 and early 1900s? I never thought we did, but I really don't pay much attention to the history of what was quote on quote called "football" for that time. The first time anyone proclaimed us "national champions" was in 1970, and again in 1971, both widely regarded as "legitimate" national championships. Nebraska has been awarded "national championships" by various sources, both reputable and not-so-reputable, eleven times: 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995 & 1997. Of course, we only lay claim to those championships given by reputable sources (those in bold), so we only display five trophies. Frankly, I don't even know who awarded us "championships" in the 1980s, and I doubt seriously we have any hardware for those alleged titles. I know for a fact that no such "championship" trophies are on display at Stadium Drive, but I couldn't tell you if we do or don't have trophies for these up in the coaches' offices. Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 56-44 gettin whooped by the 10 million people that live in michigan that was a guesstimation and a good one at that i see. according to the census bureau they have 9,883,640 ish Quote Link to comment
NebraskaShellback Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 It's because they have very little integrity. They claim nine national championships prior to 1936. 1936 was a magical year because that was the first year of the Associated Press Poll. Prior to this, any publication, body, sportswriter, pundit or Wizard of Oz could bestow a national championship on a team. Most of those championships come with a bit of controversy, since multiple bodies handed out multiple championships to multiple teams, often with very little reason or consideration for... much of anything. That's why Nebraska doesn't claim the "national championships" they won from 1980-1984. Why? Integrity. I agree entirely. Them claiming they have 2 is a stretch, let alone 11! I do wonder though, did anyone proclaim us as "national championships" back from the late 1800 and early 1900s? I never thought we did, but I really don't pay much attention to the history of what was quote on quote called "football" for that time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS I hope this helps Corncraze. Quote Link to comment
redblooded Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 It's because they have very little integrity. They claim nine national championships prior to 1936. 1936 was a magical year because that was the first year of the Associated Press Poll. Prior to this, any publication, body, sportswriter, pundit or Wizard of Oz could bestow a national championship on a team. Most of those championships come with a bit of controversy, since multiple bodies handed out multiple championships to multiple teams, often with very little reason or consideration for... much of anything. That's why Nebraska doesn't claim the "national championships" they won from 1980-1984. Why? Integrity. I agree entirely. Them claiming they have 2 is a stretch, let alone 11! I do wonder though, did anyone proclaim us as "national championships" back from the late 1800 and early 1900s? I never thought we did, but I really don't pay much attention to the history of what was quote on quote called "football" for that time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS I hope this helps Corncraze. I think the rule is, if you were Alabama or Michigan and went undefeated or only lost one back then that equates to a national title. Or it could just be if some random late 19th or early 20th century writer said something nice about you. It's hard to figure out. Quote Link to comment
huskerfan333157 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 hm we have a decent lead on mich Quote Link to comment
nowhereman Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 hm we have a decent lead on mich The vote tally just jumped enormously since I checked it a few hours ago. Either ESPN updates the total intermittently, or there's a Husker hacker out there somewhere with a botnet that's gaming the vote. Quote Link to comment
redblooded Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 not quite. There was a Michigan botter that was running around 3000 votes an hour pretty steadily into the poll last night. TIME TOTALV UofM% NU% UofM esT NU estT Total Increase UofM In NU In 6pm 124990 51 49 63744.9 61245.1 NA NA 7pm 129164 52 48 67165.28 61998.72 4174 3420.38 753.62 8pm 133153 53 47 70571.09 62581.91 3989 3405.81 583.19 9pm 137138 54 46 74054.52 63083.48 3985 3483.43 501.57 10pm 141000 55 45 77550 63450 3862 3495.48 366.52 11pm 145463 56 44 81459.28 64003.72 4463 3909.28 553.72 at that point there was a 10% Michigan lead in the poll. What happened since then only Michigan bot coders know. Quote Link to comment
Haspula Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I heard the military overseas just started voting Quote Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Michigan: 37% Nebraska: 63% Total Votes: 336,049(!) Apparently Nebraska has better hackers. Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Michigan: 37% Nebraska: 63% Total Votes: 336,049(!) Apparently Nebraska has better hackers. LMAO Quote Link to comment
nowhereman Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I heard the military overseas just started voting Every single one of them, apparently. Quote Link to comment
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