re: Bama fans: where was your excitement level after 1999, 2002, and 2005?

I was a freshman in 2000. I vividly recall sitting in the common area in the dorm and watching Freddie run that punt back. You would have thought we won the title right then and there. Clearly it didn’t work out that way.

02 was a fun season, but man when Fran bailed folks thought it was the end of everything. Not to mention his video conference telling the players was such a crap move. We bounced back and 05 was another fun season.

Heck they were all fun and exciting being a student there but clearly it was a rocky time. Then we got Saban and the rest is history. Having lived the first half of the 2000’s, I appreciate and love every team Saban has put together. It won’t last forever but it’s a hell of a ride.