Three Most Memorable Wins of Saban Era (Discuss)

[Catch Prothro]

AL.com did a podcast this week discussing the Nick Saban era at Bama and which three non-championship games were most memorable.  Perhaps we should have our own informal poll:

Alabama has racked up plenty of memorable victories over the course of Nick Saban's first six seasons in Tuscaloosa but which victories stand out above the rest? The SEC and BCS Championship games are an easy call, but which games mattered the most along the way to those championships?

Click here for link
 

It's really hard to cut the list to three, but here are mine:  Rocky Block, Georgia Blackout, and Michigan 2012 (OK, it helps that I was there for this one.  Awesome stadium,)

[bamaphil]

My List:

1. 2009 Tennessee
2. 2009 SEC Championship
3. 2012 LSU

[Marshal Dillon]

2008 Alabama-Auburn 36-0: End of the losing streak & b***h slapped Tuberville.

2008 Alabama-Clemson 34-13: Beat down of Clemson on national TV proved Bama was Back

2010 Alabama-Mich. State 56-7: Michigan State was the Big Ten Co-Champions but 9-3 Alabama crushed them totally in a bowl game. Showed Alabama would be a force in 2011.

[Marshal Dillon]

My List:

1. 2009 Tennessee
2. 2009 SEC Championship
3. 2012 LSU

Per the link, which games NOT counting the SEC or National Championship games were the most important.

 

[cbbama99]

Whew. Only three, huh? I got to go blackout game against Georgia, another from 2008, at LSU in overtime, and I guess Rocky Block from 2009.

[Marshal Dillon]

AL.com did a podcast this week discussing the Nick Saban era at Bama and which three non-championship games were most memorable.  Perhaps we should have our own informal poll:

Alabama has racked up plenty of memorable victories over the course of Nick Saban's first six seasons in Tuscaloosa but which victories stand out above the rest? The SEC and BCS Championship games are an easy call, but which games mattered the most along the way to those championships?

Click here for link
 

It's really hard to cut the list to three, but here are mine:  Rocky Block, Georgia Blackout, and Michigan 2012 (OK, it helps that I was there for this one.  Awesome stadium,)

 

[ricky023]

Well one of the main games was his first year. We were playing Ole Miss and he made the Referee go back and look where Ole Miss player stepped out of bounds and came back in I believe. The CNS era started that day. The Process. RTR!

[Marshal Dillon]

Whew. Only three, huh? I got to go blackout game against Georgia, another from 2008, at LSU in overtime, and I guess Rocky Block from 2009.

Wow! I forgot all about the 2008 LSU game. Good reminder.


 

[bamaphil]

My List:

1. 2009 Tennessee
2. 2009 SEC Championship
3. 2012 LSU

Per the link, which games NOT counting the SEC or National Championship games were the most important.

 

Forgive me for not paying close enough attention.  

Replace 2009 SEC Championship with 2008 LSU.

[Jamos]

Gosh, this isn't so easy for there have been many games that shouldn't factor into this, being a big favorite or just didn't play well, but did.

1) 2008 Auburn 36-0.  Tuberville owned Bama up until this game and it completely changed the Iron Bowl momentum that Auburn had, plus it was a shutout.

2) 2009 Tennessee 12-10. This game had defeat written all over it but the blocked field goal saved the game and Bama's National Championship

3) 2013 LSU 21-17. Again Bama stole a game from the jaws of defeat but it was at LSU and highly publicized, everybody in the nation, other than Bama fans, wanted Bama to lose which should knock them out of N ational Championship contention.

[Catch Prothro]

My List:

1. 2009 Tennessee
2. 2009 SEC Championship
3. 2012 LSU

Per the link, which games NOT counting the SEC or National Championship games were the most important.

 

Well yeah, the 2009 SEC Championship, making Tebow cry, no one will ever forget that game.  Nor the BCS games against Texas and ND.  Or the win this year vs. Georgia, one of the greatest SECCGs ever played.  But as MD says, it doesn't count.  I'll never forget that "loss" to LSU in 2011, then coming back to win it all, but to me, the two games go together, and I think more about how we played than that we lost one.

[Catch Prothro]

2008 Alabama-Auburn 36-0: End of the losing streak & b***h slapped Tuberville.

2008 Alabama-Clemson 34-13: Beat down of Clemson on national TV proved Bama was Back

2010 Alabama-Mich. State 56-7: Michigan State was the Big Ten Co-Champions but 9-3 Alabama crushed them totally in a bowl game. Showed Alabama would be a force in 2011.

2008 was definitely a memorable year.    After a long drought, barely missed out on winning it all.  Those two games, punching Clemson in the mouth from the very first play, putting a beat down on Auburn.  Bama was back, baby.

[Catch Prothro]

Whew. Only three, huh? I got to go blackout game against Georgia, another from 2008, at LSU in overtime, and I guess Rocky Block from 2009.

Wow! I forgot all about the 2008 LSU game. Good reminder.


 

LSU was the "defending national champs" in that game.  Here's an even better reminder:  (Watching the video, you see Bama didn't have quite the talent level that it has today, while there are some great players on the field, a few gaps here and there on D which LSU exploits, and while I like Coffee he's not quite as powerful as the RBs that followed.)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbn-nvMsqQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbn-nvMsqQ</a>

[pmull]

There are so many it is hard to pick only three.

2009 Florida - Make CUM azz quite and Tebow cry

2008 barn - 36-0 and ended their streak

2012 LSU - We were outplayed but managed to win anyway

[cbbama99]

Whew. Only three, huh? I got to go blackout game against Georgia, another from 2008, at LSU in overtime, and I guess Rocky Block from 2009.

Wow! I forgot all about the 2008 LSU game. Good reminder.


 

LSU was the "defending national champs" in that game.  Here's an even better reminder:  (Watching the video, you see Bama didn't have quite the talent level that it has today, while there are some great players on the field, a few gaps here and there on D which LSU exploits, and while I like Coffee he's not quite as powerful as the RBs that followed.)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbn-nvMsqQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbn-nvMsqQ</a>

Looking back at that season, it is remarkable to see what that team accomplished. Like you said, the talent level wasn't what it is now, but that team was a few plays away from playing for a national title. I guess that is why the win against LSU that year stands out to me even more than the 2011 title game and last year's game (though that final TD to Yeldon was amazing).

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