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What are you most painful Saban memories as a non-UA fan.

Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:26 am
Posted by tissle
Member since Jul 2009
1958 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:26 am
Saban is GOAT for a reason. He has hurt a lot of fanbases and their teams. As a UGA fan...

1) 2017 NC
2) 2012 SECCG
3) 2023 SECCG
4) 2021 - SECCG
5) 2008 - Funeral Game

This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 11:26 am
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
13244 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:27 am to
That Vince Vaughn meme sums up how I feel about Saban perfectly.
Posted by Hook Em Horns
350000 posts
Member since Sep 2010
15558 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:30 am to
2009. Without a doubt.
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
46067 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:35 am to
quote:

Saban is GOAT for a reason. He has hurt a lot of fanbases and their teams. As a UGA fan...


2003 UGA at LSU was a painful one. Outgained them by a lot (150ish yards, IIRC). Got inside the LSU 40 six times in the first half and scored 3 points with a bunch of missed FGs.

If Georgia had won that game, the SECCG opponent would have been Ole Miss instead of a rematch with LSU. I think Georgia would have run train on Ole Miss that year and may have played for a national title.
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
8247 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:38 am to
Thats easy, Saban leaving LSU...There, I said it
Posted by koreandawg
South Korea
Member since Sep 2015
10107 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:38 am to
Funeral Game kind of tops the list for me and the 2015 game.

Those close ones were heart wrenching and the 2021 SECCG, I knew we had a mulligan and could play better than that.

Funeral game

We were preseason no. 1 and got completely slaughtered. The final score doesn't reflect the domination.

2015 game

Tried to believe the crap that we were a better team than them, favored and all. And watched us get slaughtered again in front of our own fans.

So happy that those days are gone.

Happy retirement, GOAT!
Posted by crimsonuatide
Member since Jul 2017
1838 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:41 am to
That sounds a lot like 2011 LSU Bama. Except the rematch turned out differently.
Posted by TheDude854
Member since May 2019
333 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:46 am to
As an Auburn fan, I never truly expected to win against Saban’s team at Bama except ‘07, ‘10, and ‘13–all of which we won.

There were others where I was hopeful but not confident. ‘14 namely; that stung.

The times we came close but lost (‘09, ‘21, and ‘23) hurt initially; but when you realize we shouldn’t have even been in the game and far exceeded expectations, the sting dissipates quickly and you become proud of how your team did despite the loss.
Posted by Tha crook
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:47 am to
2011 for every LSU fan
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
9394 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:53 am to
quote:

That Vince Vaughn meme sums up how I feel about Saban perfectly.



Me too. Hope it ain't health issues for ANYONE but thank god and greyhound you're gone....
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
9394 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:56 am to
2017 NC May be as bad a beat as has ever happened in CFB given what was at stake. Certainly as bad a beat as I can remember as a UGA fan. We have lost games that were more disappointing to me but given the stakes thats about as bad as it gets.
Posted by Scoob
Near Exxon
Member since Jun 2009
21183 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:01 pm to
LSU-

There are losses to Alabama that hurt, 1/9 being one of the most painful.

But it might be Christmas Day 2004.
Saban was our coach, had been talking to NFL teams and then when asked about it, he would basically insult the reporter and say "I'm the coach at LSU, I'm not interested in the NFL. Aight?"
Like your hot wife who talks to all the guys at the gym, but "isn't cheating on you".
Posted by Anand0925
Texas
Member since May 2022
1300 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:03 pm to
quote:

1) 2017 NC
2) 2012 SECCG
3) 2023 SECCG
4) 2021 - SECCG
5) 2008 - Funeral Game


Surprised the Hurts redemption comeback game didn’t make the list.
Posted by Freon
Sah Kurlahna
Member since Dec 2018
723 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:05 pm to
He was my stepdad once. He made me turn off my family guy funny moments compilation on my phone to focus on fishing… pfft… hate that guy.
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
18413 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:05 pm to
quote:

But it might be Christmas Day 2004.
Saban was our coach, had been talking to NFL teams and then when asked about it, he would basically insult the reporter and say "I'm the coach at LSU, I'm not interested in the NFL. Aight?"
Like your hot wife who talks to all the guys at the gym, but "isn't cheating on you".


And then right after that we lost to Iowa on the hail mary Tate to Holloway
Posted by Naked Bootleg
Member since Jul 2021
2353 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:07 pm to
Honestly, the OU-LSU Sugar Bowl for the BCS NC. Those teams were pretty evenly matched, but Saban's D made virtually no mistakes. That was a tough loss, more so than some of the CFP blowouts
Posted by GeauxTigers1410
Member since Sep 2020
1490 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:07 pm to
1. 1/9/12
2. Yeldon screen pass
3. Jarrett Lee OT INT
4. Peterson INT call
5. 2015/2023
Posted by RAB
Member since Aug 2019
1288 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:14 pm to
quote:

Funeral Game kind of tops the list for me and the 2015 game.


Those were more painful than 2nd and 26 and the 2012/2018/2023 SECCG?
Posted by koreandawg
South Korea
Member since Sep 2015
10107 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:42 pm to
quote:

Those were more painful than 2nd and 26 and the 2012/2018/2023 SECCG?


2023 SECCG, we were coming off back to backs and broke your conference winning streak.

2018 SECCG, I knew we were not as good. The way you had played all season, I expected to lose. It was heartbreaking, but I thought we had played you better than anyone up to that point. At the time, before the CLemson game, thought your team might be the greatest in CFB history.

2012 SECCG. Heartbreaking, but again I was halfway worried about being embarrassed. We didn't show up at all that year vs. SC and was really happy we at least gave it a good effort.

2nd and 26- It hurt bad, but I knew the future was bright. It took longer than I thought after that, but I was right.

I guess the difference is in those close games I had hope that we were closing the gap. The funeral, I really didn't know how good you were gonna be that year, but I knew we were not close to a national championship caliber.

2015 Just made me realize we had not only not made progress since 2012, we had actually fallen back. Sucked. No hope out of either of those games.

Posted by Gaggle
Member since Oct 2021
6952 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:44 pm to
The crimson jacket really works in that image, well done
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