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re: Peak Offseason: Some of your favorite under the radar plays in Alabama football history.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:29 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:29 pm to Funky Tide 8
It's kind of crazy to think Bama kept UGA from winning like 3-4 titles.
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Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:47 pm to Funky Tide 8
This is a good one. 20:48 mark.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 10:26 pm to crimsontater
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greg/craig richardson getting out of bounds against auburn.
That was superhuman effort! Totally unsung play but Richardson who was listed as 5’9” 166lbs caught the ball just inside the right hash. Powell, the Auburn DB, listed as 5’10” 195lbs caught Richardson about 3 yards from the sidelines from behind and attempted something very close to a hip drop tackle. Richardson drug him out of bounds to stop the clock with 6 seconds left giving Tiffin time to trot on the field and thrust a dagger in Auburn’s heart. Great one!
Posted on 8/15/25 at 12:55 pm to Chris ALL Capps
Also, Dennis Riddle’s catch and run for the game winning td against auburn. Seems forgotten
Posted on 8/15/25 at 4:37 pm to Woody4daTide9
“Edgar” Lacy dragging Irish defenders on the first touchdown in the natty set the tone for that game
Posted on 8/16/25 at 12:16 pm to Doug Heffernan
2nd down before the Goal Line Stand > Don McNeal
Posted on 8/16/25 at 4:55 pm to McGregor
Here’s a definitely under the radar play that won a natty. It’s old school, 1979 Sugar Bowl vs Penn St. 4th quarter. Bama running their grinding wishbone when Stedman Shealey tries to pitch to Major Ogilvie who isn’t expecting the pitch. PSU recovers the fumble at Alabama’s 22. The score is 14-7 Bama. PSU drives down inside the 10, first and goal from the 8. 1st down run nets 2 yards. On 2nd down, they throw a little swing pass out in the flats and it looks like he’s going to walk into the corner of the end zone when a Crimson lightning bolt out of nowhere, Don McNeal, hits him at the 1 and pushes him out of bounds. If McNeal doesn’t make that play, PSU gets the tie and neither team gets the natty or maybe #1 Penn state is awarded it. Who knows? But that play set up the legendary goal line stand where on 4th and inches, Bama’s Marty Lyons told the PSU quarterback, “you’d better pass!” He wasn’t kidding either.
Posted on 8/16/25 at 9:15 pm to Chris ALL Capps
Who was that linebacker that forced the goal line fumble against LSU fb?
Posted on 8/16/25 at 9:20 pm to bamatide07
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Marvin Constant
No that was 99 I think. This was a Saban era game. LSU ran a clever play and handed it to fullback. He was about to score and got ball punched out
Posted on 8/16/25 at 9:22 pm to scottydoesntknow
Oh I think it was Trey Depriest.
Posted on 8/16/25 at 9:28 pm to scottydoesntknow
Tana Patrick from Stevenson.
Posted on 8/16/25 at 10:02 pm to Woody4daTide9
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Also, Dennis Riddle’s catch and run for the game winning td against auburn. Seems forgotten
As does McElroy to Upchurch in 2009 versus Auburn.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 2:19 am to 87Grad
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In my opinion, the most underappreciated play in the Saban era is the one that took place on the play before McCarron's 45 yard touchdown pass to Cooper in the 2012 SEC Championship Game. It was a 3rd and 5, and if we didn't get this first down, that long pass likely doesn't happen. If the long pass play doesn't happen, Georgia likely wins, and we don't win the National Championship against Notre Dame...Georgia does instead.
Yeldon made this first down happen through sheer strength and will power:
That play and the 2 point conversion late in the 3rd quarter Yeldon converted which lead to the 4pt lead forcing UGA to have to score a TD on their last drive instead of a field goal to tie and send it to OT as well.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 4:08 am to mistaken4193
Another One that I just thought of is the Zow TD pass to Jason McAdley in the Iron Bowl
Posted on 8/17/25 at 12:00 pm to crimsontater
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Tana Patrick from Stevenson.
Yes! thanks
Posted on 8/19/25 at 10:41 am to Woody4daTide9
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Dennis Riddle
I had Freshman orientation with him and had no idea who he was at the time
The lost in history play(s) that I remember are the two TDs that Toderick Malone had against Georgia in 1994 at BDS. Funny enough the safety that he beat on those TD's was Will Muschamp.
This post was edited on 8/19/25 at 10:44 am
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:53 pm to RolltidePA
Santonio Beard and Glen Coffee
Posted on 8/20/25 at 7:47 pm to Glorious
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Adam Griffith absolutely thundercocking
*Adam Griffith kicks the FG. It's good.
Glorious: "Whoooo hooo. He THUNDERCOCKED IT"
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