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Pre and Post Saban - Individual Award tallies

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skrayper77

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In the years prior to Nick Saban coming to Alabama, we had 6 players win individual awards (please note, though, that a lot of these awards did not exist prior to the 80s and 90s, so the great teams of the 70s, 60s and prior would have not had nearly as many chances.)

Since Saban has come on board, Alabama has accumulated 11 individual player awards (and one assistant coach award). This includes our very first:
Heisman trophy winner
Biletnikoff trophy winner
Maxwell award winner
Rimington trophy winner
Campbell trophy winner
Doak Walker award winner

Info can be found here:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/awards/_/team/333
 
bamaga

bamaga

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Actually, we are not in the post Saban era yet, but I get what you mean. When you recruit great players and coach'em up. Some are bound to stand out.
 
Roll Tide 57

Roll Tide 57

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I try everyday to forget the Dark Years...A lot of people not just coaches did a lot of damage to the University.

But we got Dr Whitt, Coach Moore who put things right
 
TIDE-HSV

TIDE-HSV

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Thing about it is that neither Saban nor Coach Bryant emphasize individual awards nor do they campaign for them. Both just regard(ed) them as that which follows from doing your job...
 
TideMom2Boys

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BamaJama17 said:
Today 5 years ago Mark Ingram became Alabama's first Heisman winner.
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I remember that night so well. We didn't know for sure if he was going to win it, as it was a very close race. I remember being so happy and crying for him. He was the perfect "first winner" for us.
 
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BamaJama17 said:
Today 5 years ago Mark Ingram became Alabama's first Heisman winner.
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I still remember that the Auburn fans publicized that pic as proof positive our players were being paid, because there was no way he could afford that suit, so it must have come from Tom's downtown. There's just so far you can stoop, and then the next level down is Auburn's. Elephants never forget... ;)
 
BamaJama17

BamaJama17

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TIDE-HSV said:
I still remember that the Auburn fans publicized that pic as proof positive our players were being paid, because there was no way he could afford that suit, so it must have come from Tom's downtown. There's just so far you can stoop, and then the next level down is Auburn's. Elephants never forget... ;)
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Haha yeah and how was $Scam able to afford his again???
 
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