https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1346517481620459526?s=20
#1 Alabama has retained possession of the College Football Belt with their 52–24 victory over #3 Ohio State in the 2021 CFP National Championship Game, and continues their 12th reign as Belt champions. The Crimson Tide are now 40–10 in Belt Games, and the Buckeyes are now 51-12–1.
A recap of the Belt’s journey this season:
- Week 4: LSU loses the Belt to Mississippi State
- Week 5: Mississippi State loses the Belt to Arkansas
- Week 6: Arkansas loses the Belt to Auburn
- Week 7: Auburn loses the Belt to South Carolina
- Week 8: South Carolina loses the Belt to LSU
- Week 9: LSU loses the Belt to Auburn
- Week 12: Auburn retains the Belt against Tennessee
- Week 13: Auburn loses the Belt to Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama retains the Belt against LSU
- Week 15: Alabama retains the Belt against Arkansas
- SEC CCG: Alabama retains the Belt against Florida
- CFP Semifinal: Alabama retains the Belt against Notre Dame
- CFP Final: Alabama retains the Belt against Ohio State
For those who don't know what the Belt is, it is an unofficial trophy that traces the lineage of the "best" teams going all the way back to the first-ever CFB game. For a more complete description, check out the archived version of the Belt's website (the actual site is no longer active).
For a MUCH more comprehensive post on the Belt, check out /u/BleedScarletandBlack 's post on it and The Hatch Ranking’s current website tracking the “Lineal National Championship” (same as the Belt).
Disclaimer. I have been compiling information from two sources that are each incomplete: one gives a list of every Belt game played but only back to the 1970s, and the other lists all Belt transfer games but not every Belt game played, so there may be a discrepancy between the number of games played and number of Belt reigns.
#Game Info
Location: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Time: 11:00AM CT
TV: ESPN
Online: WatchESPN (ESPN)
Radio: 99.3/99.5/Online
#Previous Meetings
| Date | Location | Ark-Mis |
|---|---|---|
| 10/26/2019 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 7-48 |
| 10/6/2018 | Fayetteville, AR | 31-65 |
| 10/14/2017 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 9-41 |
| 10/8/2016 | Fayetteville, AR | 30-49 |
| 10/10/2015 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 14-27 |
#ESPN Matchup Prediction
Arkansas 2.8%
Alabama 97.2%
#Team Comparisons
| Stat | Alabama | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | 49.2 | 28.2 |
| Points Allowed Per Game | 18.3 | 33.0 |
| Total Yards | 548.3 | 414.1 |
| Yards Passing | 361.1 | 254.9 |
| Yards Rushing | 187.2 | 159.2 |
| Yards Allowed | 357.0 | 452.7 |
| Pass Yards Allowed | 240.3 | 263.2 |
| Rush Yards Allowed | 116.7 | 189.4 |
Article or a screenshot if you want to see the full projections.
https://twitter.com/BamaOnLine247/status/1340777737863254022?s=20
Well here we are again Irish faithful. We've made it into another playoff series and this year our opponent will be Alabama. What are some of the key things we need to do to win? Any players you think will have standout games? Anything we should be worried about on Alabama's side?
Hope everyone is having a great Christmas and holiday season. Go Irish, Beat Bama!
Announced yesterday by Central Arkansas AD Brad Teague.
Unclear who the other three teams are, but all are "big brand" publics.
Plan is to announce late January, early February. Plan is to move the entire conference up to FBS in two to three years (where they would be joined by ASUN Liberty).
48-17 over Tennessee
42-13 over Auburn
55-17 over LSU
That has to be a record, right?
Now, granted I went to a smaller school with practically no professional football drafts coming from our team. But Alabama crimson tide is frankly boring to watch and I don’t think they should be “national champions” this year. Not many college teams had remotely normal seasons due to covid. A lot of teams couldn’t field a team for some games let alone play a full schedule. The Alabama football team isn’t consistent (other than paying small schools to intentionally lose to them). Lastly, Saban is overrated and over paid. In general the only exceptional thing about Alabama football is the willingness of the fan base to throw hands over the topic.
Sorry for the delayed post
Alabama has retained possession of the College Football Belt with their 52–3 victory over Arkansas, and continues their 12th reign as Belt champions. The Crimson Tide are now 37–10 in Belt Games, and the Razorbacks are now 11–11.
Alabama's next defense of the Belt is the SEC Championship Game next Saturday against #6 Florida. This will be the Gators’ 39th recorded Belt game and their first since 12/03/16, a 54–16 loss to, coincidentally, Belt-holder #1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.
A recap of the Belt’s journey this season:
- Week 4: LSU loses the Belt to Mississippi State
- Week 5: Mississippi State loses the Belt to Arkansas
- Week 6: Arkansas loses the Belt to Auburn
- Week 7: Auburn loses the Belt to South Carolina
- Week 8: South Carolina loses the Belt to LSU
- Week 9: LSU loses the Belt to Auburn
- Week 12: Auburn retains the Belt against Tennessee
- Week 13: Auburn loses the Belt to Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama retains the Belt against LSU
- Week 15: Alabama retains the Belt against Arkansas
For those who don't know what the Belt is, it is an unofficial trophy that traces the lineage of the "best" teams going all the way back to the first-ever CFB game. For a more complete description, check out the archived version of the Belt's website (the actual site is no longer active).
For a MUCH more comprehensive post on the Belt, check out /u/BleedScarletandBlack 's post on it and The Hatch Ranking’s current website tracking the “Lineal National Championship” (same as the Belt).
Disclaimer. I have been compiling information from two sources that are each incomplete: one gives a list of every Belt game played but only back to the 1970s, and the other lists all Belt transfer games but not every Belt game played, so there may be a discrepancy between the number of games played and number of Belt reigns.
