re: What age did you realistically see where you team stood nationally

When I was young (early 90s) Alabama had just always been great and I figured that was how it was and would always be and that was the extent of my Alabama football knowledge. Then in 1997 (I was 12) Bama went 4-7 and I was floored. That was when I started actually keeping up with Bama football, recruiting, coaching changes, schemes, position changes, etc. I was trying to educate myself and figure out why the frick Alabama was so horrible all of a sudden.

Btw: The fact that Shaun Alexander was not invited to the Heisman ceremony in 1999 was criminal.