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Reminder to ye Bama faithful: Saban can break Bowden’s record this year
Posted on 7/21/22 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 7/21/22 at 8:22 pm
Currently tied with his 10 win minimum season streak of 14. He wins 10 this year and the record is his. 
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Posted on 7/22/22 at 8:28 am to Vulcan Materials
I remember before Saban, in the bad years, when a 10 win season felt like winning a championship. Crazy what he's done here.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 10:27 am to Funky Tide 8
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I remember before Saban, in the bad years, when a 10 win season felt like winning a championship. Crazy what he's done here.
Exactly, for anyone who has followed Bama for more than the last run, we remember the years that 10 wins was worth celebrating. Never get complacent!
Posted on 7/23/22 at 12:49 am to BIGJLAW
I was born in and lived through the Coach Bryant years, and I’m feeling a surreality every single day.
The dude’s awesome.
The dude’s awesome.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 8:12 am to Funky Tide 8
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I remember before Saban, in the bad years, when a 10 win season felt like winning a championship. Crazy what he's done here.
2005 was a great season to follow.
Helped that it was pretty unexpected.
Would’ve loved to see Brodie Croyle with a functional OL, think he would’ve given the SEC fits.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 10:39 am to tide06
Brodie is one of the "What might have beens" in Bama history we all think about.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 11:35 am to SoFla Tideroller
It's worth noting that Saban is doing this in the SEC, not the ACC.
At the time Bowden / FSU was amassing that 14-year streak, the ACC was a one-team league -- FSU. Miami, who traditionally played spoiler to FSU during the 80s and early 90s, didn't join the ACC until 2004, and Clemson's rise to power didn't really start until 2012 or thereabouts.
During FSU's streak of 14 consecutive 10-win seasons, the ACC won the national championship a grand total of two times, and FSU won both of those.
The current streak by Saban / Alabama is much more impressive, in my opinion. The SEC during Alabama's current 14-year 10-win streak is inarguably stronger than the ACC. The SEC has won 10 national titles in those 14 years. Six have been won by Alabama, one by Florida, one by Auburn, one by LSU, and one by Georgia. The SEC also has had more appearances in the College Football Playoff (10, out of a possible 32 slots) than any other conference.
Truly an unprecedented run against the best overall competition.
At the time Bowden / FSU was amassing that 14-year streak, the ACC was a one-team league -- FSU. Miami, who traditionally played spoiler to FSU during the 80s and early 90s, didn't join the ACC until 2004, and Clemson's rise to power didn't really start until 2012 or thereabouts.
During FSU's streak of 14 consecutive 10-win seasons, the ACC won the national championship a grand total of two times, and FSU won both of those.
The current streak by Saban / Alabama is much more impressive, in my opinion. The SEC during Alabama's current 14-year 10-win streak is inarguably stronger than the ACC. The SEC has won 10 national titles in those 14 years. Six have been won by Alabama, one by Florida, one by Auburn, one by LSU, and one by Georgia. The SEC also has had more appearances in the College Football Playoff (10, out of a possible 32 slots) than any other conference.
Truly an unprecedented run against the best overall competition.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 8:07 am to Sauron
During the first five years of that steak, Florida State was an independent. Look at their 1987 national championship schedule to get a sense of the caliber of team they were playing before joining the ACC. When the SEC expanded in 1992, they wanted Florida State but Bowden explicitly said that they were afraid of the level of competition in the conference, so they chose the ACC. He said that at the time and has repeated it in later interviews. Some poetic justice in the fact that FSU now finds itself trapped in that dying conference.
I have very little respect for anything accomplished against the level of competition in really any other conference, but that's particularly true of being an independent or in the ACC. Also keep in mind that Florida was down until midway through that streak. Once Spurrier took the helm and UF took off on the field and in recruiting, you'll note that both Florida State and Miami went into rapid decline.
I have very little respect for anything accomplished against the level of competition in really any other conference, but that's particularly true of being an independent or in the ACC. Also keep in mind that Florida was down until midway through that streak. Once Spurrier took the helm and UF took off on the field and in recruiting, you'll note that both Florida State and Miami went into rapid decline.
This post was edited on 7/30/22 at 8:13 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 3:12 pm to Funky Tide 8
I remember before Saban, in the bad years, when a 10 win season felt like winning a championship. Crazy what he's done here.
Buddy, so do I. The 2005 Cotton bowl 10-2 season stands out most recently. Then of course the SECCG in 99, but that was great regardless. (thanks shawn)
I will always be a proponent of fandom during the darkest of times. Nothing forges the appreciation of winning more than loyalty through the muck.
Buddy, so do I. The 2005 Cotton bowl 10-2 season stands out most recently. Then of course the SECCG in 99, but that was great regardless. (thanks shawn)
I will always be a proponent of fandom during the darkest of times. Nothing forges the appreciation of winning more than loyalty through the muck.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:41 pm to m2pro
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I will always be a proponent of fandom during the darkest of times. Nothing forges the appreciation of winning more than loyalty through the muck.
I was in school during the Dubose years… There is no way to appropriately measure how thankful I am for the Saban years.
Posted on 8/5/22 at 6:47 am to Vulcan Materials
2008: 12-2
2009: 14-0
2010: 10-3
2011: 12-1
2012: 13-1
2013: 11-2
2014: 12-2
2015: 14-1
2016: 14-1
2017: 13-1
2018: 14-1
2019: 11-2
2020: 13-0
2021: 13-2
For anyone who needs a reminder of how good we've had it.
2003: 4-9
2004: 6-6
2005: 10-2
2006: 6-7
2007: 7-6
2009: 14-0
2010: 10-3
2011: 12-1
2012: 13-1
2013: 11-2
2014: 12-2
2015: 14-1
2016: 14-1
2017: 13-1
2018: 14-1
2019: 11-2
2020: 13-0
2021: 13-2
For anyone who needs a reminder of how good we've had it.
2003: 4-9
2004: 6-6
2005: 10-2
2006: 6-7
2007: 7-6
Posted on 8/9/22 at 12:34 am to Vulcan Materials
Saban blows the doors off any other college coach that has ever lived. Saban’s teams would beat the shite out of Bowden’s teams, (2007 yeah, Bowden won that dumpster fire game) Joe Pa learned the hard way. I love Coach Bryant, but he was handicapped by the political climate that prevented him from recruiting the best athletes. That said, Nick’s teams would beat the hell out of Bryant’s teams. So, you can be a coaching genius but if your players are overwhelmed by the competition you’ll lose. What Nick has accomplished is absolutely head and shoulders above everyone. The only thing he can’t match is being credited with inventing the game of football. But he has undoubtedly perfected it.
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:20 pm to RolltidePA
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I was in school during the Dubose years…
For me...'97 was miserable. Looking at those results now seems like a different universe. '98 always will remember that opening BYU game in expanded BDS. Shaun Alexander went off. Still one of my favorite games. It was still when "big" ooc games were still at Legion Field and not BDS...not that the 90s had many big ooc games to begin with in the regular season.
I remember getting in line still at night for student Music City Bowl tickets in '98...which also ended up being one of the most miserable games ever lol. So great game to start the season, terrible game to end it.
'99 was fun... outside of LA Tech (again!). I'll never understand how Dubose managed to beat Spurrier in his prime TWICE in one season. At least my last year in school there was a SEC championship. The poor saps who started undergrad in 2000...they got to witness some real shite from the student section while on campus.
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 6:49 pm to Chad4Bama
I graduated in 2001. It was tough but easy to get tickets. I got offered Tide Pride seats by UA Shula’s last year and turned them down. 
We could win ten games with this team with Shula as head coach. That’s the thing about Saban, he is a relentless recruiter 24/7/365. But he also is a great leader, Shula could win ten games but would have to still be lucky to win the natty. LSU had that with a couple of coaches but couldn’t keep it going.
I can’t wait to read the new book on Saban, the Leadersip Secrets of Nick Saban. Also, nobody out works him, even the day after winning it all.
We could win ten games with this team with Shula as head coach. That’s the thing about Saban, he is a relentless recruiter 24/7/365. But he also is a great leader, Shula could win ten games but would have to still be lucky to win the natty. LSU had that with a couple of coaches but couldn’t keep it going.
I can’t wait to read the new book on Saban, the Leadersip Secrets of Nick Saban. Also, nobody out works him, even the day after winning it all.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:48 am to CrimsonCrusade
FSU did not win the ‘87 championship my guy.
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