Question: What is your favorite all time opening week game?

bamaman2988 · Aug 22, 2017

For me, it would have to be the 2008 Clemson game. It was the game that let the college football world know that Saban had arrived. Remember a lot of hype surrounding Clemson that year but we quickly put that to bed.

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81usaf92 · Aug 22, 2017

VT 09 or WV 14

deliveryman35 · Aug 22, 2017

In my lifetime it would have to be 1971 at USC.

tusks_n_raider · Aug 22, 2017

bamaman2988 said:
For me, it would have to be the 2008 Clemson game. It was the game that let the college football world know that Saban had arrived. Remember a lot of hype surrounding Clemson that year but we quickly put that to bed.

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Same exact game for me. It also showed us the fans the real type of blue-collar high quality football we would see from a CNS coached team. No more optional workouts and ice cream cone breaks during practice. It was mud-hole stomping time.

It also introduced everyone to my All-Time Favorite player..... Mark Ingram.....a blue collar runner....who stomped holes is said mud and dragged opposing defenses down the field. It was beautiful.

MobileCrimson · Aug 22, 2017

It would have to be the 2016 USC game. We absolutely crushed a team that would go on to finish in the top 5. It doesn't get any better than that.

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selmaborntidefan · Aug 23, 2017

1985 Georgia. It was played on Labor Day Monday night and that didn't happen back then like it does now. ABC used it as basically their first Monday Night Football game as NFL hadn't begun. Keith and Frank. Tide goes 80 yards for a TD after giving up the lead on a blocked punt with 50 seconds left.

tidefanbeezer · Aug 23, 2017

While the season wasn't fantastic, the 1998 opener was my favorite. I was in school at the time and was in attendance.

It was the first game after completion of the east upper deck. It was also Shaun Alexander's first game as the primary back in the offense and he set the school record at the time for most TDs in a game with 5.

I have a famed picture of the opening kick-off from this game that hangs over the desk in my home office.

uafan4life · Aug 23, 2017

tidefanbeezer said:
...I have a famed picture of the opening kick-off from this game that hangs over the desk in my home office.

What makes your picture so famous?

peariver · Aug 23, 2017

bamaman2988 said:
For me, it would have to be the 2008 Clemson game. It was the game that let the college football world know that Saban had arrived. Remember a lot of hype surrounding Clemson that year but we quickly put that to bed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

X2 - I watched that game in a hotel room with my two kids who became Alabama fans as that game unfolded.

Elefantman · Aug 23, 2017

For me it would be 2008 Clemson game. It was a preview of great things to come from CNS.

Also, the 1978 game against 10th ranked Nebraska. Night at Legion field, nationally televised and the start of a championship season. We got pay back for the '77 loss to the corn huskers.

bamaslaw · Aug 23, 2017

Easily Clemson 2008 for me. We hadn't played a lot of the big neutral site season openers prior to this one. Discussing the team amongst other Bama fans you could kind of feel everyone wanting to say "You know, we might be pretty good this year", with everyone waiting for just one reason to go all in on us being back to BAMA. After the game, I felt we all knew what was about to happen.

TAKEPRIDE22 · Aug 23, 2017

2012 Opener against Michigan...41-14...destroyed the #8 team...just never been a fan of B10 teams.

deliveryman35 · Aug 23, 2017

tidefanbeezer said:
While the season wasn't fantastic, the 1998 opener was my favorite. I was in school at the time and was in attendance.

It was the first game after completion of the east upper deck. It was also Shaun Alexander's first game as the primary back in the offense and he set the school record at the time for most TDs in a game with 5.

I have a famed picture of the opening kick-off from this game that hangs over the desk in my home office.

I was at that game as well. Sat in what was the new upper deck at the time on the east side of the stadium and had a great view of the game.

Padreruf · Aug 23, 2017

selmaborntidefan said:
1985 Georgia. It was played on Labor Day Monday night and that didn't happen back then like it does now. ABC used it as basically their first Monday Night Football game as NFL hadn't begun. Keith and Frank. Tide goes 80 yards for a TD after giving up the lead on a blocked punt with 50 seconds left.

Mine, too. I was at that game and got so mad at Ray Perkins that I stormed down from the Upper Deck after the blocked kick...heard the roar as I was leaving and walked over to see that UA had scored...cured me from ever leaving early....at least any close game.

FThomas · Aug 23, 2017

let's spread this out a bit. Maybe we can say it was 1945 because we opened with a 21-0 victory against Keesler Air Force Base, Playing before 15,000 military personnel and the opening to an undefeated season.

bama_wayne1 · Aug 23, 2017

The next one!!

selmaborntidefan · Aug 23, 2017

I never get excited for an opener anymore.

I made that mistake once.....it was called the 2000 UCLA game.......never again....

JBama_in_PCOLA · Aug 23, 2017

Michigan 2012

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4Q Basket Case · Aug 23, 2017

In personal memory, USCw, 1971. Nothing else is even close.

bamaslammer · Aug 23, 2017

Definitely the 2008 Clemson game, We had no reasonable expectation of victory. I think we were ranked in the 40's and they were a top 10 team. My wife and I had 50 yard line tickets. And specifically there was a play early in the game where Mt Cody busted a block and absolutely demolished CJ Spiller with this loud crunching noise. The Bama fans went nuts as if the angst of 10 years of suck had finally been vexed from the Crimson Nation. Clemson never recovered from that play until the second half but by then it was too late.

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