re: What are you most painful Saban memories as a non-UA fan.

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Those were more painful than 2nd and 26 and the 2012/2018/2023 SECCG?

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2023 SECCG, we were coming off back to backs and broke your conference winning streak.

2018 SECCG, I knew we were not as good. The way you had played all season, I expected to lose. It was heartbreaking, but I thought we had played you better than anyone up to that point. At the time, before the CLemson game, thought your team might be the greatest in CFB history.

2012 SECCG. Heartbreaking, but again I was halfway worried about being embarrassed. We didn't show up at all that year vs. SC and was really happy we at least gave it a good effort.

2nd and 26- It hurt bad, but I knew the future was bright. It took longer than I thought after that, but I was right.

I guess the difference is in those close games I had hope that we were closing the gap. The funeral, I really didn't know how good you were gonna be that year, but I knew we were not close to a national championship caliber.

2015 Just made me realize we had not only not made progress since 2012, we had actually fallen back. Sucked. No hope out of either of those games.