When Saban said "this is not the end; this is the beginning", I, like most everyone else around here, thought that was the most exciting sentence i'd ever heard. The thing is, I didnt really believe or understand what it was that that actually meant. If you had told me in Jan 09 when that "DYNASTY" Sports Illustrated cover came out, what "DYNASTY" would really turn out to mean... I would have thought you delusional.
I can legitimately name every loss alabama has had in the last 10 years with basically no effort whatsoever. Bama has played exactly 2 regular season games without national title implications in the last decade. they've only played 5 games period over that time with no national title implications. No 10 year era by any school in the history of college football can touch that stat. It's impossible for me to wrap my mind around the scope of it.
Yet, somehow, since tua came in the game against UGA way back in January of this year, it has gotten better. I think it's really easy to just want the next ring and the next ring and the next heisman etc. IMO its important to appreciate what has really happened here.
The greatest defensive X's and O's college coach ever, who also happens to be maybe the greatest recruiter ever, who also happens to be maybe the best in game adjuster ever, came to the most tradition laden university ever, and it exceeded expectations.
This is the Golden Age. These are the Good Ole Days. And after 5 NC's in 9 years, and bamas only 2 heisman winners (both who also won NC's btw.), it's still getting better.
Roll Tide, ya'll. What a ride this is.
I can legitimately name every loss alabama has had in the last 10 years with basically no effort whatsoever. Bama has played exactly 2 regular season games without national title implications in the last decade. they've only played 5 games period over that time with no national title implications. No 10 year era by any school in the history of college football can touch that stat. It's impossible for me to wrap my mind around the scope of it.
Yet, somehow, since tua came in the game against UGA way back in January of this year, it has gotten better. I think it's really easy to just want the next ring and the next ring and the next heisman etc. IMO its important to appreciate what has really happened here.
The greatest defensive X's and O's college coach ever, who also happens to be maybe the greatest recruiter ever, who also happens to be maybe the best in game adjuster ever, came to the most tradition laden university ever, and it exceeded expectations.
This is the Golden Age. These are the Good Ole Days. And after 5 NC's in 9 years, and bamas only 2 heisman winners (both who also won NC's btw.), it's still getting better.
Roll Tide, ya'll. What a ride this is.
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