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re: Best Bama player from the Saban era

Posted on 8/9/24 at 4:43 pm to
Posted by N0T SURE
Member since Dec 2023
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Posted on 8/9/24 at 4:43 pm to
Man that's tough, but I'd have to lean towards henry...didn't look fair with him on the field...second is aj's moms tits.
Posted by harmonics
Mars Hotel
Member since Jan 2010
19007 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 5:10 pm to
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Derrick Henry. And Lane Kiffin still doesn't know what to do with him.


Did you watch the 2015 season at all?
Posted by asphinctersayswhat
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
3423 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 5:18 pm to
Courtney Upshaw is one of my favorites. He isn't the best but he played with a nasty streak.
This post was edited on 8/9/24 at 5:19 pm
Posted by rolltide32
Fort Payne, AL
Member since Nov 2013
6569 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 5:49 pm to
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Only Texas tech wanted McElroy


He held 7 D1 offers and not 1 was Texas Tech.


At one point he was committed to Texas Tech
Posted by MykTide
Member since Jul 2012
26256 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 5:52 pm to
El Tractorcito. GOAT
Posted by Bigdawgb
Member since Oct 2023
2501 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 6:18 pm to
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A.J. McCarron's mom's tits.


Bruh and her name is Dee Dee
Posted by auisssa
Member since Feb 2010
4552 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 7:45 pm to
Double Ds?

Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
5727 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 8:13 pm to
I've got Devontae Smith and Andre Smith.
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
12399 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 8:18 pm to
Henry for me as well. He carried the team.
Posted by Milticket
Dixieland
Member since Jul 2024
661 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 8:31 pm to
Donta Hightower imo.

Julio and Derrick too
Posted by Chad4Bama
Member since Sep 2020
7235 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 8:39 pm to
Most important recruit was Julio Jones. His commitment to Saban started it all. He was elite without having elite QBs throwing to him.

Best offensive player...Tua or Henry.

Best defensive player...Minkah or Allen.

But there's probably 20 guys you could say and not be wrong. There are Heisman winners that might not even break the 2 deep on an all Saban team.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
27955 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 8:41 pm to
For me it’s Julio. NSD when he committed, the dynasty began. He didn’t have gaudy numbers but Saban knew when he took the job that he had to land Julio. Once he committed, the other five stars followed.

Really you can pick so many from that 2008 signing class. Ingram, Barron, Jones, Hightower. That class is when everyone realized it was different - and they all committed to a team coming off a 7-6 season.

Honorable mentions - 2014 Cooper, 2015 Henry and all three years of Minkah
This post was edited on 8/9/24 at 8:42 pm
Posted by parrothead
big salty ham
Member since Mar 2010
4901 posts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 9:07 pm to
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Dont'a Hightower.


If I remember correctly, I think Dont’a was one of the first players at Bama Saban offered without seeing him in person. Had him on his radar and basically told the staff to get his offer out asap and he’ll do the rest of the work.
Posted by bamameister
Right here, right now
Member since May 2016
16560 posts
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:05 am to
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Did you watch the 2015 season at all?


Did you know it was only wholesale injuries to the running back room that prompted Kiffin to finally feature Henry in 2015? Kiffin would brag he had no offensive identity. He was always much more interested in being cute than simply featuring what the offense did best and making the defense stop it.

It was also Kiffin who replaced Jacob Coker in the 2015 Ole Miss game with Cooper Bateman because he was looking for the next Blake Sims. Let that one sink in.
Posted by theballguy
Between DC and Colorado
Member since Oct 2011
19189 posts
Posted on 8/10/24 at 3:33 pm to
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If those are real good for her. That’s impressive



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