re: What position is your school historically known for ("position U")

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besides Shaun Alexander, Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, Bobby Humphrey, Glenn Coffee, Johnny Musso, etc... don't even attempt Bama fans

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FIFY

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Ohio State has been Linebacker U since my time there.

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Alabama historically has always put out great LBs. I was disappointed in this past year's LB class though.

Alabama has had 17 All-American Linebackers (5 Consensus and 7 Unanimous); 2 make AA 3 times and 3 made AA 2 times. 4 are in the College Hall of Fame and 1 in the Pro Hall of fame. Many more made All-SEC teams and played on teams that won the SEC and AP and UPI national championships.

1 has won the Lombardi trophy; 3 have won the Dick Butkus trophy; 1 has won the Lott trophy; and 1 has won the Jack Lambert trophy.


#54 Lee Roy Jordon LB (1960-62) - Unanimous All-American 1962; 1961 SEC and NC team; 1963 Orange Bowl MVP; 1st rd draft pick for Cowboys, 14 years; two-time All-Pro and a five-time Pro Bowler. Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor at Texas Stadium; College Football Hall of Fame.

#54 Paul Crane LB/C (1963-65) - Unanimous All-American 1965; 1964 and 65 SEC and NC teams; 1969 Super Bowl Championship.

#54 Mike Hall LB (1966-68) - All-American 1968; All-SEC 3 straight years; single game record - 24 tackles against Clemson. A team member of Alabama's 1966 Missing Ring class,.

#47 Woodrow Lowe LB (1972-75) - 3-time All-American, 1973, 74, Consensus 75. 4 consecutive SEC titles an a NC in 1973. 5th rd draft pick by Chargers; missed only 1 game in his 11 years as a pro; Pro Bowl pick in 1981. College Football Hall of Fame.

#77 Barry Krauss LB (1976-78) - All-American 1978; 2 SEC titles and an AP National Championship in 1978. 1st rd draft pick Colts 1979, played 10 yrs for the Colts.

#39 E. J. Junior LB (1977-80) - Consensus All-Amercian 1980, 2 SEC titles and 2 National Championships (78 AP, and 79 AP and Coaches); 1st rd draft pick for Cardinals; two-time Pro Bowl; 12 years in NFL.

#90 Thomas Boyd LB (1978-81) - 2 time All American (80, 81). Back-to-back SEC and NC's in 1978 (with an 11-0 record) and 1979 (12-0).

#97 Cornelius "Biscuit" Bennett LB (1983-86) - 3 time All-American (84, 85, Unanimous 86). Lombardi Trophy winner 1986; 1st rd pick 2 draft Colts; five Pro Bowls; NFL 14 seasons. College Football Hall of Fame.

#55 Derrick Thomas LB (1985-88) - Unanimous All-American 1988; Butkus Award Winner 1988; currently holds the single season NCAA FBS sack record with 27 & what was the career sack record with 52 career sacks; 1st rd draft Chiefs; Pro Bowl nine straight years. College Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame.

#86 Keith McCants - Consensus All-American; finalist for Butkus Award; helped Bama to SEC title 1989; 1st rd draft pick Buccaneers.

#87 Dwayne Rudd - All-American 1996; AP Defensive Player of Year; 1st rd draft pick Vikings 1997.

#35 DeMeco Ryans LB (2002-05) - Unanimous All-American and All SEC 2005; 2005 Butkus, Draddy, Nagurski Award finalist; 2006 Cotton Bowl MVP; Lott Trophy winner; 2nd rd draft pick Texans; 2 time Pro Bowl pick; Philadelphia Eagles (2012–present)

#25 Rolando McClain LB (2007-09) - Unanimous All-American, one of six NCAA record All-Americans on Alabama's team in 2009. Dick Butkus Award winner 2009; Jack Lambert Award winner 2009; played on 2009 SEC and NC that went 14-0. 1st rd draft by Raiders; Cowboys 2014-present. Active

#30 Dont'a Hightower - Consensus All-American 2011; BCS National Champion (2009, 2011); SEC Champion (2009); finalist for the Lombardi Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, the Butkus Award and the Lott Trophy; 1st rd draft pick by Patriots; Super Bowl Champion XLIX (2014). Active

#41 Courtney Upshaw - 2011 All-American; helped Alabama win the 2009 & 2011 BCS national championship & 2009 SEC championship; 2011 Capital One Bowl MVP; 2nd rd draft pick by Ravens; Super Bowl Champion XLVII (2012). Active

#32 CJ Mosley - 2× All-American (Consensus 2012, Unanimous AA 2013); Freshman All-American 2010; SEC Defensive Player of the Year 2013; Butkus Award 2013; BCS National Championship MVP 2013; BCS National Champion 2012, 2013; SEC Champion 2012; 1st round draft pick Ravens 2014; Pro Bowl 2014. Active

#33 Trey DePriest - All-American 2014, helped Alabama win the 2011 and 2012 BCS national championships and the 2012 SEC championship.

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No you didn't. You just proved my point

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I just proved your point by naming several running backs that were held in high regard nationally?

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Besides Shaun Alexander, there has never been an Bama RB that scared me

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Be that as it may, Bama has had plenty of running backs that have run over, around or through Auburn. The fact that you weren't scared of them doesn't really mean a lot.

Wide Reciever(Morgan, Harper, Pickens, Gault, Flowers, etc.)

Punters (Colquitt, Colquitt, Colquitt, and Colquitt)

D Line (White, Atkins, Henderson, Haynesworth, DeLong)

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What position is your school historically known for

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Texas A&M

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Man-on-man pile driving.

The position Auburn is historically known for is cheating...often in very slimy ways.

Fact, whether you like it or not.

Trying to keep up with big brother makes you do really ugly things. We understand though.

Note...I'm no Bama fan at all. They suck. Auburn just swallows.

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The position Auburn is historically known for is cheating...often in very slimy ways.

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Translated: We think Auburn cheats, but we cant prove it, so it must really be slimy.