re: Running Game: Shula vs Saban

I've always felt that if Croyle had stayed healthy, that 2004 team had potential to finish the season with a great record. Despite basically zero production at the QB position, we were in every game....including that AU game until they finally wore us down. We had a solid OL and a great defense. If we had adequate QB play then a number of those games would've turned out differently. Not saying we would've gone undefeated but that season *could* have been special if the ball bounced the right way.

We'll never know and thankfully it all worked out in the end for us.