Poll: Your "Most Appreciated" Saban National Championship Team

It's the offseason, a'ight? Let's have a little fun.

Alabama has been blessed with some wonderful National Championship teams. From Pat Trammell to AJ McCarron, Alabama has seen championship after championship. We've been fortunate to watch these new glory days of Alabama football and are in the middle, I believe, of a rare happening in sport that shows it's head once in a blue moon. Alabama fans have enjoyed the spoils many times.

Since Saban has come to Alabama, the Tide has amassed 2 SEC titles and 3 National Championships. What I would like to know is which of the recent Alabama Crimson Tide National Championship teams is "yours"? I hate to use the word "favorite" here because that makes us pick and choose, but which one did you most connect with and why?

2009- This team brought the titles back to Tuscaloosa. The year before their hearts were ripped out in the Georgia Dome by the Gators, led by Tim Tebow. The 2009 version of the Crimson Tide took one game at a time and would not allow anything but perfection. The Third Saturday in October almost proved to be the death nail, but this team never said die and they would go to the Atlanta and serve up a heaping helping of year long revenge on Florida. Led by such greats as Rolando McClain, Kareem Jackson, Javier Arenas, William Vlachos, Greg McElroy, Julio Jones and the Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, this team would not be denied.

2011- Defense. That's the only word that comes to my mind when I think about this team. The loss to LSU in early November almost killed the dream, but the focus was still there to keep believing. When this team got a 2nd chance at redemption, that did not disappoint. Led by Alabama greats Donte Hightower, Courtney Upshaw, Dre Kirkpatrick, Chance Warmack, and the Doak Walker award winner Trent Richardson to name a few, this team thrived on not giving an inch and pounded you into submission.

2012- The group that continued the dominance. Were it not for the loss to Texas A&M this team could have run the table. Alabama got another 2nd chance by continuing to win (and watching others lose) and found themselves in Atlanta for an epic SEC Championship battle with Georgia. Once the clock ran out on Georgia, literally, Alabama found itself in South Beach where they dismantled an overconfident Notre Dame squad that realized they were still a couple years away from being where Alabama now sits. Led by AJ McCarron, Eddie Lacy, DJ Fluker, Barrett Jones, Jessie Williams, CJ Mosley, Dee Millner, Amari Cooper, Alabama won the first back-to-back National Championship in the BCS era.

So, which one sticks out to you?

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Agree with all assessments here of each team.

That 2009 team for me was fun to watch. I love the fact that Alabama won with a quarterback that came to Bama after Tebow went to Florida. I love the fact that Mark Ingram, a guy who we were constantly reminded by Verne and Gary was the son of a father who was in prison, won Bama's first Heisman and is a class act. I love that Orlando McCain, I mean Rudolph McGillicutty, I mean Rolando McClain could read the offense better than the quarterbacks could read the defense. And I loved watching the vols reaction all over youtube after Cody blocked that field goal.

Funny story about that vols game. I called my Dad right after the game to talk like we normally do. He picked up the phone and said, "DON'T SAY A WORD!! WE'RE 5 MINUTES BEHIND ON THE DVR AND WE'VE GOTTA STOP EM HERE!" I listened on the phone as Crompton threw the pass to the TE and timeout was called. When he was about to kick it, Dad said, "Well, here's the season." The next thing I hear is bedlam going on! The phone apparently fell to the floor and my Dad and sister were going nuts yelling "WOO HOO!! ROLL TIDE!!"

He got back on the phone and said, "I'm gettin too old for this."

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