I've always wondered, what were expectations like for Alabama in the 90's? Only a few years removed for a national championship. Was that still the goal or were we mainly concerned about beating Auburn and UT, and whatever happens happens?

I was 6 going on 7 in 1999 btw. Die-hard OU fan at the time too.

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Posted by RollTide1987

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Posted on 2/22/15 at 2:56 pm to Carolina Tide

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I've always wondered, what were expectations like for Alabama in the 90's?

When Stallings was the head coach, expectations were fairly high from what I can remember. The expectations for the '97 season under DuBose were high, despite the sanctions, due to all the talent we had coming back. I don't really remember what people were thinking prior to the '98 season, but I seem to remember people having high expectations for the '99 season due to the recruiting haul we brought in that February. Then DuBose had an affair with his secretary that summer and threw everything into doubt because people thought he might be fired (he was already on the hot seat with an 11-12 record over 2 seasons).

After the La. Tech loss and the close win against Arkansas, no one thought we had a chance going forward and everyone believed DuBose would be fired after he lost to Florida in the Swamp. Then a miracle happened and we ended up winning that game.

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