re: Any Bama fans out there slightly miss the Dubose/Franchione/Shula years?

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3 out of 4 national titles is great and I would not trade it for anything, but I think it is spoiling the fan base and taking a lot of the fun out of college football.

For example, remember when we used to go nuts when a guy like Julio Jones, Andre Smith, or hell, even Jimmy Johns committed? Now our entire roster is stacked with 4 and 5 star talent and adding one more to the pile seems like nothing.

Remember when we used to have excitement and buildup to most SEC games because we actually wondered who would win? Now, we have not gone into a single game as an underdog since 2009 Florida. Being an underdog and hoping to take down Goliath is a huge part of the enjoyment of college football. We no longer get to experience that.

Remember when a 10-2 season was a great year? Now we expect nothing less than an SEC and national title every year and anything less is a huge failure.

Being Goliath is certainly fun in its own way, but a small part of me has to admit that I envy the David's of the college football world who get to truly enjoy the ups and downs of a season, just hoping for a star to emerge like Cam Newton, Tyler Wilson, Alshon Jeffery, etc to take them to a great season. Being the Yankees can get a little boring here and there.

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