re: You can officially close the book on the "Neutral Site Opener" era of Alabama Football

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You needed it for recruiting at first, but yeah it grew pretty stale.

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Yep, and it was a unique thing back then. It was also a magnet for big matchups (at least either brand name or pre-season rankings wise).

Still fine for a one off big game (Georgia/Oregon is a good example), but just counting on it every year is no Bueno. It sucks as a season ticket holder not to have fun P5 home and homes.