Alabama's best played game in the Nick Saban era?

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Yes, Bama totally destroyed Mich. St. 49-7. It seemed like they took out their frustration for two close losses and the debacle of the So. Carolina game on the poor Spartans. By the end of the game I think Mich. St. was down to their 3rd or 4th QB.
 
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cbi1972

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Yes, Bama totally destroyed Mich. St. 49-7. It seemed like they took out their frustration for two close losses and the debacle of the So. Carolina game on the poor Spartans. By the end of the game I think Mich. St. was down to their 3rd or 4th QB.
Kirk Cousins, if he had not torn an ACL this year with the Vikings, would have over 40,000 NFL career passing yards
 

selmaborntidefan

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Don't know if I get a vote, but I'm voting anyway.

2018 SEC Championship game Vs Georgia 35-28.

I know it wasn't a championship year but that's the most emotional I (as an outsider looking in) has been watching a Bama game, the whole Jalen Hurts redemption arc thing just pushed me over an edge, literally teared up watching that live.
That WAS a special day.

I can't choose it for this particular one because we made a ton of mistakes, especially early.

But yes, it was a spine tingler, I agree.
 

selmaborntidefan

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I had thought of that Notre Dame game but even though the Irish were undefeated, they had three close games which left me wondering how good were they really.
I think the Notre Dame thing might be a product of how old the person is.

That was "now I can rest in peace after 40 years" for those old enough to remember 1973.
I'm pretty sure I watched the game, but I would have been four and don't remember watching it.
Dad likely would have had it on back then - wasn't much on TV in those days.

And tbf - it WAS a stellar performance, I just kinda say, "Notre Dame was a paper tiger is my only real issue with it."
 

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Yes, Bama totally destroyed Mich. St. 49-7. It seemed like they took out their frustration for two close losses and the debacle of the So. Carolina game on the poor Spartans. By the end of the game I think Mich. St. was down to their 3rd or 4th QB.
That game gave us some of the best one-liners during the game (from MSU fans) I've ever seen.
 

GulfCoastTider

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Not sure where else to put this so I will just put it here (see link below). I saw this on several message boards and thought I'd share.

It's a good video about Bama's season and the naysayers from last season and this season. Whoever put this together did a good job! Love the song too (Skyfall from James Bond movie)

watch
WARNING: This video may produce unexpected chills.
 

Blueguitar

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I'm surprised no one mentioned 2016 Bama 52, So. Cal. 3. There are so many to choose from under CNS! But the one that gets my vote is 21-0 over LSU for the 2011 Natty. I think we had one penalty the entire game, and LSU only crossed the 50 yard line one time.
 

Ledsteplin

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I'm surprised no one mentioned 2016 Bama 52, So. Cal. 3. There are so many to choose from under CNS! But the one that gets my vote is 21-0 over LSU for the 2011 Natty. I think we had one penalty the entire game, and LSU only crossed the 50 yard line one time.
We try not to use that nasty word. It just sounds vulgar. Try National Championship, NC, or title.
 

CrimsonCleanse

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This is a tough one. Probably the 2012 national title game vs Notre Dame. On a side note, had we kept playing like we did in the 1st half, the 2010 Iron Bowl COULD have been on that list. We looked freaking amazing in the 1st half of that game. Ingram’s through the end zone fumble changed the way we played for the rest of the game. ughh….bad memories there

Some other are:
2008 vs Clemson
2009 SECCG vs Florida
2012 vs Arkansas (bad opponent but an absolutely dominating performance)
2017 Playoff Semifinal vs Clemson
2020 vs Georgia
2021 SECCG vs Georgia with the exact same score as 2020
 

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