Technically yes there was. I remember being in the Sugar Bowl in '01 and that was chanted in the 4th quarter. First time I had heard it and it was awesome.

I want to talk about Saban's teams in '01-'02.
In '01 we had 2 losses early to #7 Tennessee and #2 Florida. A few games later we drop a game to Ole Miss. Then something clicks. The team was on fire. We reel off 6 straight wins - 4 in a row vs top 25 teams, the last 2 wins being SECCG vs #2 Tennessee and Sugar Bowl vs #7 Illinois. The offense was prolific - Bama got a taste. I really think after that Ole Miss game, Saban's "process" or whatever you want to call it started to click. Many analysts said we were playing the best football out of anyone in the country. I'm biased, but I think in a playoff we win.

'02 we lose on the road to start the season at a top 10 VT. Then we pop off 6 wins in a row with Mauck as QB. Mauck gets hurt and we're stuck with Marcus Randall who was Jordan Jefferson before Jordan Jefferson. We go something like 2-4 down the stretch with 1 win being the blue grass miracle and the other being a 1 point win over Ole Miss. I really think if Mauck doesn't get hurt we're in the conversation for a title. Of course he's healthy in '03 and we win it all.

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Posted by Beef Supreme

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Posted on 1/22/16 at 6:34 pm to Beef Supreme

Also in that sugar bowl Saban grabbed the ref's mic and told our student section to stop throwing stuff on the field when we scored b/c we'd get penalized. Awesome.

One more thing I thought of: In either '01 or '02 Saban came out in the media slamming our facilities. Saying LSU needs to make an investment in them if we expect to win championships. Don't know how Alabama's were in 2007, but the facilities arms race should have been in full swing by then.

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