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re: Everybody talks about games that “broke” a program; what about games that “made” one?
Posted on 6/26/23 at 4:24 pm to bamameister
Posted on 6/26/23 at 4:24 pm to bamameister
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1982 Iron Bowl. The win announced both the end of the Bear Bryant era and the beginning of AU running the state for the 80s.
Remind us all again, how many natties did Pat Dye win for you guys?
There is no need to be upset about Pat Dye standing up to big bad Bama and changing the football culture of the state forever in the process.
If anything, that rivalry was well on its way to becoming something like Texas/Texas A&M. Bama had won 19 of the past 23 contests at that time and led the overall series by 15 games. Instead of that, it's the greatest rivalry in American sports.
Consider yourself lucky and thank Pat Dye for what he did.
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Posted on 6/26/23 at 4:38 pm to Tornado Alley
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There is no need to be upset about Pat Dye standing up to big bad Bama and changing the football culture of the state forever in the process.
Your definition of forever could use some work. Pat Dye was built by BAMA. His assistant coaches were raised by BAMA. The offense he ran was a carbon copy of BAMA. His defense was a carbon copy of what he learned at BAMA.
You can say that the barn was the early composition of today's Georgia. Just no championships.
And championships matter. That just makes him a poor imitation.
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