1999 Alabama vs. Florida Highlights

I was 10 years old at the time and our neighbor was a huge Florida fan. This game and the SEC title game rank up there as far as satisfying wins.

Alexander is still the best back Alabama has ever had. Samuels helped, but Alexander put that team on his back.

I forgot Bama almost missed the 2nd extra point attempt in OT

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

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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.

I think we all forget how good Zow was. He sometimes gets plunked in with the rest of the dregs that occupied the position in the 90s til Brodie. But AZ wasn't a half-bad QB, and showed flashes of superb play.