I really am thankful for Nick Saban, he has had us in the national championship talk in the last weeks of seasons for 5 out of 6 years.
I posted this is another thread but want all the people who have such a doom and gloom outlook on our team to have a chance to look back at what Saban has done and was on the verge of doing.
Lets just look back at the last 5 years.
2009: 14-0
2010: 10-3
South Carolina: Garcia played game of his life tip your hat.
LSU: Key turnovers cost us that game.
*U: Blew 21 point lead and fumble 20 yards straight into endzone so turnovers proved costly.
2011: 12-1
LSU: Missed field goal after missed field goal. Enough said
2012: 13-1
Texas A&M: Johnny Football but also turnovers and even offsides call on punt at en of game to give us another chance.
2013: 12-2
*U: Missed field goals, 4th down conversion, and I'm not going to say it but the end.
OU: Trevor Knight had the game of his life, but turnovers played a big part and another missed field goal.
Interesting that almost every loss we have had has been because I turnovers or missed field goals. Other than the South Carolina game, we beat ourselves in most of the games we have actually lost. Don't worry that's the way the ball bounces but don't think that teams are running us out o the stadium we have been in every game down to the last drive even OU. Don't let the media tell you that we are a team that can't stop no huddle teams or are getting routed by them... It's just not true. We are a play or two away (going back to 2008 with Florida) from having a chance to play for 5 national titles in 6 years. Now it didn't work out that way but we were in the conversation going into to the final games I the year. We are obviously doing something right. We just had mistakes and beat ourself most of the time.
If you would like to see the past, this is a link to wiki to refresh your minds about pre-Saban. Below is a link to wiki of Saban's first year. There is a spot you can go forward with the year and backwards with the year. For some perspective I would like for you to look into the past before Saban.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team
I posted this is another thread but want all the people who have such a doom and gloom outlook on our team to have a chance to look back at what Saban has done and was on the verge of doing.
Lets just look back at the last 5 years.
2009: 14-0
2010: 10-3
South Carolina: Garcia played game of his life tip your hat.
LSU: Key turnovers cost us that game.
*U: Blew 21 point lead and fumble 20 yards straight into endzone so turnovers proved costly.
2011: 12-1
LSU: Missed field goal after missed field goal. Enough said
2012: 13-1
Texas A&M: Johnny Football but also turnovers and even offsides call on punt at en of game to give us another chance.
2013: 12-2
*U: Missed field goals, 4th down conversion, and I'm not going to say it but the end.
OU: Trevor Knight had the game of his life, but turnovers played a big part and another missed field goal.
Interesting that almost every loss we have had has been because I turnovers or missed field goals. Other than the South Carolina game, we beat ourselves in most of the games we have actually lost. Don't worry that's the way the ball bounces but don't think that teams are running us out o the stadium we have been in every game down to the last drive even OU. Don't let the media tell you that we are a team that can't stop no huddle teams or are getting routed by them... It's just not true. We are a play or two away (going back to 2008 with Florida) from having a chance to play for 5 national titles in 6 years. Now it didn't work out that way but we were in the conversation going into to the final games I the year. We are obviously doing something right. We just had mistakes and beat ourself most of the time.
If you would like to see the past, this is a link to wiki to refresh your minds about pre-Saban. Below is a link to wiki of Saban's first year. There is a spot you can go forward with the year and backwards with the year. For some perspective I would like for you to look into the past before Saban.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team