I have given up trying to have a conversation about our national championships with Auburn and Tennessee fans (who surround me at work).
They have entire websites written for the express purpose of debunking each one.
One guy even brought a copy of one of our own Media Guides to "prove" to that our titles are "fake." The media guide said we had six, which is exactly what it should have said because it was talking about the Bryant era.
The silver lining is that I learned a lot about Alabama football from their obsession, and that strengthened my loyalty to my alma mater.
I too hate trying to explain to non-Bama fans 15 National Titles. With Bama fans we can agree to 15 National Titles.
With the rest of the field they want to be cynical. That is why using the AP poll creates a fixed point that no one can dispute.
Not Oklahoma, not Notre Dame, not anybody.
Alabama beats Notre Dame on 7 January and there is no doubt who is the greatest program in college football history. 9 AP Titles, 3 BCS Titles. And for Crimson Nation 15 National titles in house. It is why we must beat Notre Dame.