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Favorite thrilling victory vs. auburn?

BamaMoon said:
First, I think it's "fair" to compare 4th and 31 to the Kick 6. It happened on the 10th anniversary. Thankfully, we've got a moment like that now to be played for years to come.

But in some ways, the 4th and 31 play is more dramatic and even more devastating than the K6. With the K6 ten years ago, I think most of us didn't really think it was the final play. At least I didn't think it was likely for that kick to go in and be the final play. Almost everybody was thinking the game was going into OT. Of course, the play unfolded and we know it became sheer excitement for AU fans and utter shock for us. The play itself just happened and nobody saw it coming. College football gold for sure (from a historic point). It was a "gift" to the sport...just at our expense. As for the outcome if the play ended as most expected it and we went to OT, it was very much in question who might win but considering the home field advantage we probably had a 40-60 chance of winning in OT.

But Saturday was simply a dagger to the AU fan base's heart of epic cruelty. They had the game won in their minds and it was just a matter of the ball falling incomplete to the JH turf before they rushed the field. They had gone from "we are certainly gonna lose" when it was 1st and goal from the 7 yard line (Bama fans felt we were certainly gonna win at that point) and then as the situation unfolded the inevitable outcomes reversed and by 4th and 31 it was a 99.9% chance we would lose and they would have another "memory" to revel in.

Then the .01 percent happened. Lightning struck. The Milroe Miracle happened. It was "Jalen...Jalen 2 Bond" that was cinematic gold. Jalen spied Bond and the rest is history. Voodoo was canceled...at least in 2023.

I witnessed "The Kick" too in 85 and I think we might be hesitant to say the most recent is the most remarkable, but I think it'll take years...maybe decades before something like that ever happens again in a Bama win over the Barn!!!
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the voodoo has been canceled twice in b2b trips. I hope to live long enough to never use that word again when Bama goes there.
 
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Ledsteplin said:
Mine has to be Van Tiffin's 52 yard field goal on the last play to win.
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Mine also, I was a kid at my first IB with my father and uncle. I still swear to this day I was sitting next to the same fan as the 1984 Penn State game where the guy always said "Van pushes them to the right that far out".
 
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4th and 31 may end up being the most impactful play depending on where we go from here. For me though, Tiffin's kick in '85 was my first vivid memory of Alabama football, so it holds a special place.
 
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Jordan Battle is an unsung hero of the 2021 game. He lured Tank Bigsby to run out of bounds AND prevented him from getting a first down at the same time. Bigsby’s time management error wasn’t unforced. It was also great D by Battle!
 
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Ledsteplin said:
Mine has to be Van Tiffin's 52 yard field goal on the last play to win.
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Yeah, I can't imagine any win being more memorable to me than that one. I was actually on a bus to play basketball in a Thanksgiving tournament. We were listening on the radio. When AU went ahead, someone said, "We still have Tiffin." One of my AU fan teammates said, "Van Tiffin couldn't kick a tin can." Of course, there were about 20 of us who jumped on him when they said the kick was good. I don't know how the bus driver kept the bus on the road. I didn't actually see the kick until the next day, but it is still my favorite Bama over AU memory.
 
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sanjosecrimson said:
the voodoo has been canceled twice in b2b trips. I hope to live long enough to never use that word again when Bama goes there.
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I don't think the voodoo has been cancelled at all. In our last two visits to the village, we have now taken two championship level teams to play below average AU teams. In both instances we needed more than one miracle to come out with wins. It seems their voodoo is still cooking a bit just to keep them close because we've needed multiple miracles for us to win. I'll take miracles over voodoo any day. I still want to see us put another whipping on them down there. I want the kind of whooping where their fans start to leave by halftime. Then, and only then, will I believe the voodoo is dead. :ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
 
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teamplayer said:
I don't think the voodoo has been cancelled at all. In our last two visits to the village, we have now taken two championship level teams to play below average AU teams. In both instances we needed more than one miracle to come out with wins. It seems their voodoo is still cooking a bit just to keep them close because we've needed multiple miracles for us to win. I'll take miracles over voodoo any day. I still want to see us put another whipping on them down there. I want the kind of whooping where their fans start to leave by halftime. Then, and only then, will I believe the voodoo is dead. :ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
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I guess I should clarify. in the past if Bama was struggling, we would surely loss, but somehow the last two trips where defeat was 100%, Bama not only survives, but survived in epic fashion!
 
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In person, it would be 1990 or 1996

I remember 1990 as when Bebes brought toughness back to Alabama and overturned Dye's 4 year streak against us. It wasn't flashy, but we made a statement in Birmingham that day.

In '96, Kitchens and Riddle paired for a heroic last minute drive to win in Birmingham. That one was wild to be at.

Watching on TV, McElroy to Upchurch in 2009 was amazing as was Bryce to Brooks and the ensuing overtime madness in '21.

Milroe takes the cake though.
 
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