2009: The Beginning - A look back at Alabama's first championship season under Nick Saban

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You remember the T-shirt: “Tebow cried. Cam Lied. LSU tried.”
There were different variations of the T-shirt after Alabama’s national championship run in 2009, which would be the first of five national championships under coach Nick Saban.
“This is not the end,” the Alabama coach said. “This is the beginning.”
But, before you can truly appreciate that national championship win, you have to understand the mindset, the personnel changes, the opponents and the obstacles standing in the Crimson Tide’s way.
The year before, the Tide was a victim of Urban Meyer’s Florida Gators. Tim Tebow ripped open the heart of the Crimson Tide as the Gators secured a second straight national title.
A stunning loss to Utah in the Sugar Bowl gave the Tide back-to-back losses in a season which started with a win over a ninth-ranked Clemson team “that announced Alabama on the national stage.”
Gone from the 2008 team were leaders Antoine Caldwell, Andre Smith, John Parker Wilson, Glen Coffee and Rashad Johnson. Those players replaced with names like Greg McElroy, Barrett Jones, Mark Ingram, Mike Johnson, Julio Jones, and Trent Richardson.
AL.com, on the 10th anniversary of the 2009 national title run, takes a three-part visual trip through what became the foundation for a modern-day college-football dynasty.

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  • @jiveassturkey8849
    @jiveassturkey88494 жыл бұрын

    “I want everybody to know: This is NOT the end. THIS is the beginning!.” - Nick Saban 2009. The goat.

  • @Reverend_Harrison86

    @Reverend_Harrison86

    3 жыл бұрын

    im a tennessee fan sadly, but mad respect for nick and bama.

  • @nathansprouse7587

    @nathansprouse7587

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was there when he said it as thinking back to when he said that was crazy. He was right

  • @cpowell4227

    @cpowell4227

    3 жыл бұрын

    His comment aged well

  • @MrMashman93

    @MrMashman93

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nick Saban and Nostradamus are one and the same.

  • @williamjordan5554

    @williamjordan5554

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Aaron Castleberry as it had been once before

  • @jimbeaux89
    @jimbeaux893 жыл бұрын

    I was born and bred an Ohio State Buckeye, and I’ll always be proud of my team, no matter what. You can’t however, deny the fact that Bama has long been the golden standard in all of college football. There’s a reason they’re always favored in just about every game they play. Nonetheless, I love my Buckeyes, and always will. Just wanted to give Bama some respect.

  • @dhuck470

    @dhuck470

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and we Bama fans give y'all Ohio State mad respect because y'all are a class act, and have seperated yourselfs in an elite class of college football teams

  • @jimbeaux89

    @jimbeaux89

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dhuck470 appreciate that man. It’s better than being a Michigan fan, that’s for sure haha but for real though, congratulations on y’all’s championship season man!

  • @andydorsett3083

    @andydorsett3083

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dhuck470 speak for yourself

  • @cm1133

    @cm1133

    2 жыл бұрын

    O-H-OH-NO

  • @bamagirl5454

    @bamagirl5454

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Zach, & Nobody can ever sleep on Ohio State either, so right back @ cha!!!👊😘

  • @daygon128
    @daygon1283 жыл бұрын

    "Between that and being a ginger, it's really a lot to have to carry through life." - Cecil Hurt

  • @robertcoleman2748

    @robertcoleman2748

    3 жыл бұрын

    The best quote

  • @joscaca

    @joscaca

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was like what??? Lol 😂

  • @joshmattmilo

    @joshmattmilo

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a ginger, I find this to be the most brilliant quote ive ever heard. Im always happy when someone is sympathetic to the cause. Who understands the struggle. GLM

  • @danielwhite9581

    @danielwhite9581

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m a ginger and wtf

  • @JSchaffer214

    @JSchaffer214

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@joshmattmilo Fellow ginger here and I couldn't agree more. An awakening is brewing within the ginger community. We'll all stand together with our allies and finally achieve true equality in society!

  • @imhooks
    @imhooks2 жыл бұрын

    Seeing Tebow cry never gets old. RMFT

  • @windowwind
    @windowwind3 жыл бұрын

    Who's back and watching this after the Alabama vs. Ohio State game? True legend

  • @koolkidsperfect3

    @koolkidsperfect3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @ernestdougherty3162

    @ernestdougherty3162

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hell ya

  • @juliandillatd2893

    @juliandillatd2893

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll always look back to where we came from and who brought us there!

  • @markdaniel8740

    @markdaniel8740

    3 жыл бұрын

    "He's won FIVE national championships" is old news. And the interview isn't even very old.

  • @darrionhinson5173

    @darrionhinson5173

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes sir. It's cool to look back now and remember how it all started

  • @mckinleycason8884
    @mckinleycason88842 жыл бұрын

    My Daddy, a life long Bama fan, passed away in July of 2009. I wanted/needed them to win all of this. It meant so much. Daddy would’ve been just tickled to see what happed that year and beyond!

  • @zeusdeuce7438
    @zeusdeuce74382 жыл бұрын

    Love Cecil’s quote about Greg being a ginger 😂 RIP Cecil Hurts! Bama nation will always be grateful

  • @ChristopherX30
    @ChristopherX303 жыл бұрын

    Coach O was a Tennessee assistant in '09?? I had no idea!!

  • @OliverKlohzov

    @OliverKlohzov

    3 жыл бұрын

    I seen that too! I had to pause it and go back and take a second look

  • @tidefanyankee2428

    @tidefanyankee2428

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, and when Kiffin left the Vols (in the middle of the night) he and Ed O left together, with a LOT of the Vols top recruits from what I understand. The Vols haven't recovered since then. Just goes to show you the good and bad ONE head coach can do, especially when you compare Coach Saban with Lane Kiffin. Kiffin leaving the WAY he did devastated the Vols and it's still being felt. It also illustrates just how great Coach Nick Saban actually is.

  • @SS11660

    @SS11660

    3 жыл бұрын

    He has been all over the place.

  • @133rd

    @133rd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Funny, I said the exact same thing.

  • @josephgibson4250
    @josephgibson42503 жыл бұрын

    Marquise Maze played at my highschool. Now he's the running backs coach there

  • @brendascrowe7842

    @brendascrowe7842

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear Marquise Maze is giving back to his old high school 🐘🏈💯% R T R Thanks for being a Alabama Crimson Tide Man ! Donald Woodall

  • @sherrykurtz40
    @sherrykurtz403 жыл бұрын

    I was at the Tennessee game with my sister. When the Vols were ready to kick I was in tears with my eyes closed sitting and praying while everyone around me was on their feet. The next thing I know my sister grabbed my shirt and was yellin "Cody blocked it!! Cody blocked it!!" The crowd around me erupted screaming and yelling. I started crying tears of joy while weak in my knees. It is a moment in my life that I will never forget.

  • @brooksphillips2234

    @brooksphillips2234

    3 ай бұрын

    I had to work that game! I worked at O'Reilly Auto parts and I jumped up on the counter! Thankfully no customers were in the store because I looked like a crazy man! That was a special year for Bama football!

  • @user-jm2kr4mu1v

    @user-jm2kr4mu1v

    Ай бұрын

    Yea Bama was special that year and our defense was even nastier the previous year but I bet if mcelroy would've played Florida we'd beaten them

  • @jmac24611
    @jmac246113 жыл бұрын

    5:20 did this man really say "he's saddled with being a game manager, between that and being a ginger, it's really alot to carry through life"

  • @gavindjurovic845

    @gavindjurovic845

    3 жыл бұрын

    I died

  • @thomasanderson6924

    @thomasanderson6924

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's true, I really wouldn't mind being called a game manager.

  • @RT22-pb2pp

    @RT22-pb2pp

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is not a red head, that hair is crimson 😁

  • @Faze-2

    @Faze-2

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lolol

  • @bryandorsett5710
    @bryandorsett57102 жыл бұрын

    6 National Title's later,The Momentum and Dynasty is still a well oiled machine!

  • @calvestermarks900
    @calvestermarks9003 жыл бұрын

    I a bama fan and in never forget the 2009 season and won the championship i still got that DVD of the championship game 4sho.

  • @averyprice9422
    @averyprice94223 жыл бұрын

    They won that thing one more time for my Ma right before she passed

  • @Hearts4UrMomm

    @Hearts4UrMomm

    3 жыл бұрын

    My dad passed September 2019 @ 78 he was a BAMA fan all his life. I can only imagine how happy your MOTHER was. Peace RTR

  • @masonlovesroblox

    @masonlovesroblox

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mom was dying during the 2009 season. She got to watch BAMA win another Natty. She died in March 2010. One year before the awful tornado.

  • @thomasanderson6924

    @thomasanderson6924

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah me too. Surprising how many times my Ma passed right after. 18 times

  • @cm1133

    @cm1133

    2 жыл бұрын

    My mom found out she was terminally ill in December 2009. This was my mom’s last championship she was well enough to watch. She would be so happy over the last 11 years. That season meant a lot to me. I’m glad mom got to enjoy it all! I miss you mom!

  • @TeamSac-tp5un
    @TeamSac-tp5un2 жыл бұрын

    Crazy Arenes wasn’t mentioned at all. One of Alabama best punt returners ever

  • @genepaulk6902
    @genepaulk69023 жыл бұрын

    I remember the 2009 season like it was yesterday !!! This has been a great ride so far with coach Nick Saban and The Alabama Crimson Tide !!! 🐘 Roll Tide Roll 🐘 18 X National Champions 🏆 !!!

  • @vkingcaesar

    @vkingcaesar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same I remember the 2010 season aswell because of ncaa 11 I always used bama in the dynasty game mode

  • @thecrimsonknight4756
    @thecrimsonknight47563 жыл бұрын

    "Rocky Block"....Mt Cody saved the day that game!

  • @averyprice9422

    @averyprice9422

    3 жыл бұрын

    He blocked it with his tittie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ushelorlowery1461
    @ushelorlowery14612 жыл бұрын

    I Love Greg he was a great QB he does not give himself enough credit

  • @robbietomlin6715
    @robbietomlin67152 жыл бұрын

    I remember how proud I felt after the 2009 SEC Championship game. It was such an awesome feeling compared to the 2008 sec championship results. I live alabama football and breath crimson every day. I find myself watching videos like this every day. Special thanks to Coach Saban for bringing us back to the elite!!!

  • @MichaelJohnson-yh3cj

    @MichaelJohnson-yh3cj

    5 ай бұрын

    Well said my guy 💯

  • @DTMC00
    @DTMC003 жыл бұрын

    Here after Bama just won number 18. Hopefully many more to come. Roll Saban, and RMFT!!!

  • @DTMC00

    @DTMC00

    4 ай бұрын

    Here again in 2024 after the saban retirement :(

  • @jimbeam3783
    @jimbeam37833 жыл бұрын

    Greg McElroy needs to give himself more credit. He just need that dog in him but dude was a great player for UA

  • @alexharrelson5476

    @alexharrelson5476

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure he got like a 49 on the Wonderlic test. Super smart guy.

  • @CheezusChrist1776

    @CheezusChrist1776

    3 жыл бұрын

    According to Cecil he's just a ginger 😂

  • @stedmanstevenson9473

    @stedmanstevenson9473

    3 жыл бұрын

    Offense was boring when he was QB

  • @bufordlife9781

    @bufordlife9781

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stedmanstevenson9473 Agree 100% - perfect example of Bama game manager QB w good running game and defense - Hurts was the last of this breed and costed Bama during Ch game w Clemson and sign of changing tide in college football (gave Clemson 99 offensive plays and awesome defense was tired out) - just imagine this philosophy during Ole Miss and FL this year (we’d be UGA 😂)....

  • @donaldbeard6231

    @donaldbeard6231

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe Greg wanted to be Humble and respectful because he might wind up like tebow crying about Losing

  • @gerryfitzpatrick5798
    @gerryfitzpatrick57983 жыл бұрын

    Been a bama fan since I was a kid around 1977 , I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada , this team has always giving me lots to look forward to can't wait for the 21 season

  • @Faze-2

    @Faze-2

    2 жыл бұрын

    Roll Tide!!

  • @taylord7261

    @taylord7261

    2 жыл бұрын

    Welp

  • @trusoldier77
    @trusoldier774 жыл бұрын

    This was the beginning and we haven't looked back since

  • @jasonjohnson6403

    @jasonjohnson6403

    3 жыл бұрын

    The fall is coming just be prepared for it

  • @trusoldier77

    @trusoldier77

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonjohnson6403 I hear you but I don’t believe you

  • @remainloyaltoyour0wnsoil580

    @remainloyaltoyour0wnsoil580

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@trusoldier77 it’s never coming he hating

  • @troy_dasutube9110

    @troy_dasutube9110

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonjohnson6403 when

  • @jimbeaux89

    @jimbeaux89

    3 жыл бұрын

    In all honesty, Saban isn’t going to coach forever. And it’s rare to have a coaching change, and there not be any drop off. It’s hard to imagine, but just about all college teams drop off sooner or later. It’s ever shifting

  • @austinburchfield8078
    @austinburchfield80783 жыл бұрын

    Just watched this whole video being a Tennessee fan... I think i’m gonna go cry in a corner

  • @tennesseecurtiss5741

    @tennesseecurtiss5741

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel ya

  • @dhuck470

    @dhuck470

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't do that. Keep the faith of a winning team, and it will come.

  • @erics2739

    @erics2739

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im a Auburn fan but atleast we won titles or had great big game moments unlike Georgia lol

  • @justinp5661

    @justinp5661

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm there

  • @br1rocks
    @br1rocks2 жыл бұрын

    Coming back to this after the loss to TAMU in 2021…taking some inspiration for the rest of the season. Can’t believe Gene Chizik is featured in this video so much. He seems like a good guy and a class act. Roll Tide.

  • @ganning1174

    @ganning1174

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same. You may enjoy the 2015 tritube video by youtuber Forrest Funk.

  • @Britton_Thompson

    @Britton_Thompson

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not like he's got anything else to do...

  • @stormsfromcalifornia4379
    @stormsfromcalifornia43793 жыл бұрын

    i'm a ohio st fan its amazing what nick saban has done.in my book one of best of all time

  • @SkitsByChris
    @SkitsByChris4 ай бұрын

    This hits home even more now that Saban has retired.

  • @danielbowling8780
    @danielbowling87802 жыл бұрын

    When Saban said this is the beginning I knew he was going to change this program untill the best college team in modern history and he did that

  • @davidmatheny1993
    @davidmatheny19932 жыл бұрын

    As a lifelong Georgia fan, the two moments from this season that come to mind first are the last second blocked FG against Tennessee, and Alabama making Tebow cry in that SEC Championship Game.

  • @bamafan73191
    @bamafan731913 жыл бұрын

    Its so crazy, I started being a true football/bama fan in 2005 but still didn't really didn't understand the ins and outs until 2007-08. And once I watched and saw how amazing the 2008 team was, I said in the offseason, the 2009 team is going to win a championship and I will spend every bit of my free time this one year (I was a freshmen in college so my classes weren't too hard so I had a good bit of free time) researching and following every single football player on this team and learning every stat and reading every post about them, and that was the only team I did that with and I knew I would never have that kind of time again to follow a team like that one, and when bama played UT(I was at that game) and they lined up to kick the game winning FG I was literally pale white and light headed, thinking that this one special year that we may actually not win, and then one of the most amazing moments happened with the Cody block, and the rest is history. I love all bama championships and know a good bit about the teams, but there will never be a team I will cover and follow more closely than this 2009 team. Was a truly special group.

  • @MrSqeez01

    @MrSqeez01

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember that game like it was yesterday. Didn’t get to watch much of it except towards the end. And they lined up the kick and Cody blocked it and I remember thinking why did they show a replay ( he had blocked a kick earlier in the game) like why would they do this now and then the place erupted and I realized that it wasn’t a replay Cody had blocked ANOTHER KICK! Amazing moment!

  • @jimmybates2511

    @jimmybates2511

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was at that also. My family & I have been season ticket holders since 1982. I remember we were standing by the fence behind the players bench when Cody blocked that kick & everyone going crazy. Special memories!

  • @ChristopherX30

    @ChristopherX30

    3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent post! If there was a team to follow, that 2009 group would be my pick, too!

  • @manassehmiamen4944

    @manassehmiamen4944

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing story!

  • @bebe9142

    @bebe9142

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lifetime Bama fan and I feel exactly the same way... I grew up watching Bear Bryant's Alabama teams. When Bear retired my Dad and I were talking and we agreed that no one would ever be better than Bear. We always believed Bama would be good but we believed we would never see the GREAT-NESS of a Bear team. Sadly, my dad passed and never saw the Saban Era. However, I have witnessed something I never thought possible. The greatest college football coach and team ever!!! That was a SPECIAL team. RTR!!!

  • @davidpaul2222
    @davidpaul22222 жыл бұрын

    Who’s watching this after we just beat Georgia. Yes. I love this team and this coach. Just never count out Alabama never.

  • @ILoveOldTWC
    @ILoveOldTWC3 жыл бұрын

    Now we can add another one to that - 2020, under difficult circumstances with covid, but an all SEC Schedule, 13-0 is sweet! Roll Tide Roll!!! 🐘🏈🏆

  • @bebe9142

    @bebe9142

    2 жыл бұрын

    My favorite season!

  • @ashleydaniell1553

    @ashleydaniell1553

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bebe9142 My favorite season ever too!! It was so fun watching an all SEC schedule. And the team just seemed extremely close (also like the 2009 team). Roll Tide!

  • @bebe9142

    @bebe9142

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashleydaniell1553 Roll Tide!!!❤️🐘❤️

  • @theknowitall4090
    @theknowitall40903 жыл бұрын

    Greg was VASTLY underrated. He was a championship Qb, a winner. We don't win in 2009 without him. He was a beast against the best team ever, Florida.

  • @hughbrame4193
    @hughbrame41933 жыл бұрын

    Probably 1 of my ALL TIME Bama seasons ever.. ROLL TIDE!

  • @byrondcarroll
    @byrondcarroll2 жыл бұрын

    I was virtually weeping at the start of that 2009 SEC championship game, it was like here we are again against Tebow...

  • @BrianSWG
    @BrianSWG3 жыл бұрын

    Loved this!! Would have been great to see Urban Meyer or Tebow talk about how Florida saw the game and Alabama!

  • @Hearts4UrMomm

    @Hearts4UrMomm

    3 жыл бұрын

    No doubt brother.

  • @tmarsh0307
    @tmarsh03073 жыл бұрын

    The Florida game in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl vs Miami following the 1992 season are the two best games I've seen Alabama play in my lifetime. Too, the 1992 and 2009 teams had a lot in common.

  • @lqlarry

    @lqlarry

    6 ай бұрын

    That Miami win was the greatest to me. Coach Stallings was was a great coach, when he put 11 defensive players on the line, Miami just gave up. Plus George Teaque running down that receiver and taking the ball away from him. So many great plays.

  • @AlizJaytay
    @AlizJaytay3 жыл бұрын

    McElroy talkin bout himself as if he wasn’t a top tier collegiate athlete. Cool guy

  • @tidefanyankee2428

    @tidefanyankee2428

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very underrated QB. He had a good arm and was accurate, but his best attributes were his decision making and his leadership. He followed the cardinal rule for QB's "don't beat yourself".

  • @seankelly4594

    @seankelly4594

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tidefanyankee2428 that's a nice way too say he's avg which he was

  • @tidefanyankee2428

    @tidefanyankee2428

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@seankelly4594 I'd say he was above average. Either way, he has a National Championship ring. And his time with the Tide led to a career in broadcasting. McElroy was also a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship.

  • @Britton_Thompson

    @Britton_Thompson

    3 жыл бұрын

    McElroy's problem was his timing. He got to the SEC at the most pivotal moment the conference experienced since Integration. Historically, he would've fit in with the rest of the greatest QBs in SEC history, but he finished his career when the Spread Revolution guys like Tim Tebow and Cam Newton were ushering in was changing the conference forever. Being sufficient was no longer acceptable. You had to be a dazzling playmaker yourself now. AJ McCarron was easily better than Greg, John Parker Wilson, Brodie Croyle, and Tyler Watts. Easily. You'd think being the starting QB at Alabama at that time at the height of the Dynasty would open it's own doors, but it didn't. He couldn't do what Johnny Manziel, RG3, and Jameis Winston were doing, so he got overlooked. It was all about versatility now. There's a reason Blake Sims (of all people) replaced AJ at QB the very next year.

  • @robbietomlin6715

    @robbietomlin6715

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very humble.

  • @dna2405
    @dna24052 жыл бұрын

    These games will forever be remembered! This is the greatest dynasty ever in college ball. RoLLTideRoLL!

  • @keeganklepper1301
    @keeganklepper13013 жыл бұрын

    That blocked kick against Tenn. is a miracle.

  • @bamafan5099

    @bamafan5099

    3 жыл бұрын

    2 Blocked Kicks to be precise

  • @keeganklepper1301

    @keeganklepper1301

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bamafan5099 the last one was more important than the first one.

  • @bamafan5099

    @bamafan5099

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ok...

  • @dhuck470

    @dhuck470

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember wishing that we block it, and it happened.

  • @pokarob26rolltide48

    @pokarob26rolltide48

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was awesome that he blocked it but the kicker messed it up to begin with. That ball was kicked WAY too low and should've had more arc on it to avoid that from happening. Thank you Daniel Lincoln!! ROLL TIDE!!

  • @dylanhester4194
    @dylanhester41942 жыл бұрын

    09 bama v Florida was like 12 bama Georgia, that was the real national championship game. It’s been a long long time since I’ve seen a game with that big of an impact of who would win it all.

  • @rt2255
    @rt2255 Жыл бұрын

    Tebow crying, that is a moment i will never forget how sweat those tears were. 😢

  • @YAH2121
    @YAH21212 жыл бұрын

    The 2008 and 2009 teams set the foundation for the Saban years. Never forget!

  • @aaronm8143
    @aaronm81433 жыл бұрын

    Crazy to see the dynasty they’ve become.

  • @billyfisher5190
    @billyfisher51902 жыл бұрын

    As a ND fan it’s in my DNA not to root for Bama….but damn they’ve been SO good for SO long….I feel very lucky to have been able to witness the run they’ve been on for over a decade now…Go Irish!☘️

  • @Spittin_Bars

    @Spittin_Bars

    5 ай бұрын

    I think Kirby will end up surpassing Nick once he's gone. Maybe Bama can purchase his services after Saban retires.

  • @iluvdissheet
    @iluvdissheet3 жыл бұрын

    Watching this in 2020 after Bama won the SEC title over Florida and im reminded why I ❤ Greg McElroy. He brought us victory over Tebow. He may not mean anything to you but he's a Legend in Tuscaloosa. #RollTide

  • @digital_element

    @digital_element

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was the best SEC Championship I had ever watched. #RTR

  • @RT22-pb2pp

    @RT22-pb2pp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tebow crying,I will remember that forever

  • @iluvdissheet

    @iluvdissheet

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RT22-pb2pp made it more special.

  • @blakemassengale6922
    @blakemassengale69223 жыл бұрын

    I was a little too young to really appreciate the ‘92 season, so this was in a way my first Bama Championship. Still the sweetest for me.

  • @tonycrabtree3416

    @tonycrabtree3416

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lot of similarities between the 92 and 09 teams.

  • @ILoveOldTWC

    @ILoveOldTWC

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too. I was 11 and remembered the 92 national championship; my parents went to that game, but I wasn't much into Bama football at that point.

  • @tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635

    @tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635

    3 жыл бұрын

    The 92 season had a defense that was unreal. They were great. The 09 offense was better.

  • @RT22-pb2pp

    @RT22-pb2pp

    2 жыл бұрын

    92 for us old fans allowed us to believe bama could be great after best bryant.

  • @brianjohnson3855
    @brianjohnson38553 жыл бұрын

    Alabama Crimson Tide a great football program and Nick Saban one of the greatest coaches in College Football history a hall of famer.

  • @crm_baller3619

    @crm_baller3619

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think he is now the greatest coach in college football history after he beat Ohio state for number 7

  • @collegefootballaddict1715
    @collegefootballaddict17152 жыл бұрын

    Saban is the undeniable GOAT for sure and they are having an UNBELIEVABLE run! 👍

  • @alward5678
    @alward56783 жыл бұрын

    Love The Crimson Tide. Best Team Ever.

  • @alonzosanchez8577
    @alonzosanchez85773 жыл бұрын

    This was an incredible film, and I cannot believe the NFL legends that just played not knowing the future

  • @paulrobinson3213
    @paulrobinson32133 жыл бұрын

    Here we are 1/15/21 and Alabama is coming off its 6th National Championship in 12 years.

  • @evrydayamerican
    @evrydayamerican2 жыл бұрын

    10 20 2021 I'm back reliving these good ole days

  • @dnmoscato92
    @dnmoscato922 жыл бұрын

    ALABAMA: THE GREATEST DYNASTY IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!! UNBELIEVABLE DOMINANCE. AND LIKE THEY SAY ALABAMA DOESN'T HAVE BACKUPS THEY JUST HAVE MORE STARTERS LOL I'm a husker fan but I love watching Alabama and how disciplined and tough every team is every year. Enjoyable to watch. Roll tide and GO BIG RED

  • @tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635
    @tuat.mvpformallybigd.26353 жыл бұрын

    Long live the king 'Saban'. I really liked McElroy. He really did good that season. And to have McCarron coming up next, we were blessed. Lane Kiffin always gives us our hardest games. He's a good coach. Mark Ingram and Richardson was on another level. Another half a second Tennessee would of got another shot at that field goal cause of Cody taking his helmet off too soon. Auburn is king of the trick plays. I'm glad we had Kiffin at that Auburn game calling that pass call to win it for us was awesome.

  • @tommyhawkins5338
    @tommyhawkins53383 жыл бұрын

    Glenn coffee. Damn haven't heard that name in so long

  • @erics2739

    @erics2739

    3 жыл бұрын

    Retired after one year with 49ers

  • @up4miles

    @up4miles

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@erics2739 I believe he went special forces after that. Want to know what a man is? THIS IS A MAN!

  • @Reverend_Harrison86
    @Reverend_Harrison863 жыл бұрын

    im a tennessee fan sadly, but mad respect for nick and bama.

  • @noahmiller7324
    @noahmiller73244 жыл бұрын

    That season started the bama dynasty

  • @mitchconner2021

    @mitchconner2021

    3 жыл бұрын

    You don't say?

  • @jeremiahcrenshaw2522

    @jeremiahcrenshaw2522

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah ‘08 did

  • @MrSqeez01

    @MrSqeez01

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jeremiahcrenshaw2522 💯💯💯

  • @pryingopenmythirdeye1830

    @pryingopenmythirdeye1830

    3 жыл бұрын

    40 likes proves how stupid People are. It's the name of the damn video

  • @YELLOWLEAF205

    @YELLOWLEAF205

    3 жыл бұрын

    You may be too young to remember but Bama was a Dynasty long before then, remember Bear Bryant? Late 70's Sugar Bowls against Penn State,the most memorable moment in Bama history "Goal line stand". I was there both years and stood outside the locker room and got every Bama players autograph,Bears and Joe Paternos on our programs.

  • @joewalters8165
    @joewalters8165 Жыл бұрын

    I was very lucky to be there!!!! It ended up freezing cold by the end but Mark warmed us back up.... South Carolina

  • @kennethdeanmiller7324
    @kennethdeanmiller732417 күн бұрын

    I remember watching Bama as a child. I remember seeing the 2 losses to Notre Dame in the 70's. I remember the Natty's against Arkansas & Penn State. Then we lost the Bear & everything went down hill til we got Gene Stallings and Bama beating Miami in the Sugar Bowl was so delightful. I knew before the game even started that Bama was going to win the day. When Teague ran down what should have been a TD for Miami & took the ball away from the receiver I lmao!!!! I was in a room full of Hurricane fans & I took their $$$!!! I moved & my life was crazy for a decade & Bama was too. But then Saban showed up. And I knew Bama was back as soon as I heard Saban make his first speach at Alabama!!! 2007 showed growing pains but I knew that the program would blossom. And it bloomed well over a decade!!!

  • @YAH2121
    @YAH21212 жыл бұрын

    That Rocky Stop against Tennessee was unforgettable

  • @BlaineFrancisFitness
    @BlaineFrancisFitness2 жыл бұрын

    Here a day after the sec championship win vs Georgia. Everyone doubted Bama and we not only won but won by a 3 possession margin vs who everyone thought was the best team in the country by a mile! Headed into the CFB playoff game vs Cincinnati I am very excited and hope we win that and the final and can lift #19 🤞Roll Tide

  • @stephenscuba6284
    @stephenscuba62842 жыл бұрын

    The Cody block was awesome reliving it

  • @bridgyttholloway5647
    @bridgyttholloway56473 жыл бұрын

    When Upchurch caught that pass...a little tear came out.

  • @brycewilson1909
    @brycewilson190913 күн бұрын

    thanks for the upload, lots of respect for these guys and that team and especially Saban.

  • @paidinfull5950
    @paidinfull59503 жыл бұрын

    Imagine the feeling after eat here achievement for the first guys compared to the guys of now and recent years. Now they expect it, these are some of the guys that had the first and I can’t imagine how it felt for them coming as recruits “wanting” to achieve the highest highs but in their mind not really believing it was absolutely possible.

  • @markmoore7042

    @markmoore7042

    3 жыл бұрын

    My favorite team of alabama hands down

  • @lovingenglishmastiffs7165

    @lovingenglishmastiffs7165

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is Absolutely A True Statement! Now Every Year ALL FANS/ ALL CONFERENCES- Expect ALABAMA Nick Saban to Deliver a National Championship Team- And are So Super Critical ( example- 1 of So many- Gary Danielson of CBS - Who Thinks Somehow he is a Better Armchair Coach than Saban- And THANK JESUS - SEC IS LEAVING CBS - not soon enough in Most TIDE FANS OPINIONS) - But Now Our Recruiting is SOOO DEEP IS AMAZING And The Best in the Nation- and started from 2009- And STILL GOING STRONGER THAN EVER

  • @madskrillz2

    @madskrillz2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lovingenglishmastiffs7165 some Bama fans are like that but not all of us. That's why I don't mind seeing them lose sometimes. Gets some of those "fair weather", bandwagon fans to jump ship somewhere else. Those fans didn't suffer through the mid/late 90's and early 00's with the rest of us true fans. Those Freddie Kitchens years were tough to be a Bama fan lol.

  • @bjordan5396
    @bjordan53963 жыл бұрын

    " they did not give warm donkey manure" .... honesty at it's finest😂

  • @hotsauce1868
    @hotsauce18683 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations to Alabama they won another national championship again

  • @faydenereed4056
    @faydenereed40562 жыл бұрын

    McEnroe has turned out to be the guy I listen to about what each team has going for it and his analyzes of teams! He’s just the best! All the men I know classify him as the best and most accurate research of game challengers! He’s amazing and was a great Quarterback for Alabama! I listen to him and search for his thoughts on games ahead! He’s spot on!

  • @BigBrutus50
    @BigBrutus503 жыл бұрын

    I miss that South Carolina team we haven’t been the same since Spurrier retired

  • @haydebobroberts4457
    @haydebobroberts44573 жыл бұрын

    He really said their offense against ole miss was bad, it was like 51-3 like come on now

  • @mikeoakley7470
    @mikeoakley74703 жыл бұрын

    Still unbelievable! RTR!!

  • @jpstill8624
    @jpstill86243 жыл бұрын

    Thank you guys, you set the tone!

  • @jsu9575m
    @jsu9575m4 ай бұрын

    As Nick Saban retires and I look back on it all. No game matches the joy I had after the 2009 SEC championship.

  • @bigwurm1987
    @bigwurm1987 Жыл бұрын

    Love McElroy......everyone said before that Florida game that both team were even at every position except QB....Florida had All-world Tebow and we had a nobody a nothin at QB.....Well i got a lil choked up watchin how flawless McElroy played that night.......when that game was over he was a Bama Legend for life because he slayed the unbeatable....Tebow....after that win Florida and the entire college football world knew his name.

  • @justinramsey8815
    @justinramsey88153 жыл бұрын

    That Virginia Tech team they played was super talented but had horrendous play calling from the offensive coordinator

  • @charlesmurphy3222
    @charlesmurphy32222 жыл бұрын

    Anywhere Big Ten and PAC8/10/12 football fans travel, they tell you how special Pasadena and why it's called "The Granddaddy" of all the bowl games. There's nothing that even compares to the Rose Bowl. It's pretty cool modern day Alabama got to experience it. A great documentary. Mandatory viewing for any college football fan.

  • @ashdoodge4325
    @ashdoodge43252 жыл бұрын

    Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach of all time. He is a playaway here and there from winning multiple national championships he did not win. And at the time of this post ,he has seven overall six at bama and one at LSU. The entire time he has been coaching at Alabama he has lost less games than the average SEC team in a two-year span, give or take a few games. As an Alabama fan I felt every one of those losses, but it's good to know that a bad season for Alabama is not winning the national championship. Other than Nick Saban himself the fans demand perfection.

  • @midnightblaze3509
    @midnightblaze35093 жыл бұрын

    I’m a Tennessee fan can’t believe I watched this whole thing lol it was enjoyable though as I love football regardless but I hate the way finebaum roasted them lol

  • @andysworld47
    @andysworld476 ай бұрын

    the number of coaches and mini dynasties that we ended and survived is jaw dropping.

  • @apoloestrada3528
    @apoloestrada35283 жыл бұрын

    Yup, 5 National Championships in the last 13 plus years, an heck of an accomplishment. "Never Been Satisfied" FROM: Nick Saban

  • @DonnellPrince
    @DonnellPrince9 ай бұрын

    Watching this three years later, and look at what they have done to the running back position in the NFL no matter what the foundation of Football is running the ball. Perfect example of South Carolina versus Alabama. #22 saved the game by running. Block O-line, gap, man, over, outside.

  • @h.b.9879
    @h.b.98792 жыл бұрын

    The 2009 squad was the perfect combination of hard-working veterans and young 4/5 star studs

  • @benblankenship5892
    @benblankenship58922 жыл бұрын

    This team is 1 of my favs of Saban era, Hard to claim 1 team tho as my fav tho. Nothin against Greg McCleroy but Aj is my fav QB during this Dynasty. But after my fav I can’t decide 2nd fav or further. Personal opinion and not saying AJ was better than the other QBs during the Saban era. I just have always like Aj lol extremely underrated too, a lot and McCleroy,Blake Sims, Jake Coker also underrated.

  • @paavoviuhko7250
    @paavoviuhko72509 ай бұрын

    So many years putting up with the Gator impossible perfection. All I could remember was an Auburn victory over Florida. Until this game that I had been waiting for so long. I have a blanket hanging on my wall as a memorial of this season.

  • @danielmelcher5310
    @danielmelcher53104 ай бұрын

    The MOST SATISFYING thing was watching Tebow cry like a baby!!!😢😢😢

  • @jak2me
    @jak2me3 жыл бұрын

    Little did these guys know they would be the foundation to build a dynasty

  • @King_James251
    @King_James2515 ай бұрын

    This the year it started!!

  • @Jeremy-pb5xk
    @Jeremy-pb5xk3 жыл бұрын

    Will always be my favorite Bama team of all-time, born in 87

  • @whitneynobis5284

    @whitneynobis5284

    3 жыл бұрын

    That season started the bama dynasty

  • @paulrobinson3213

    @paulrobinson3213

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully this 2020 team finishes off.an undefeated season with a National Title.

  • @InnovatewithLes
    @InnovatewithLes Жыл бұрын

    It’s 2022 and Saban is entering a season ranked #1 in the country. He has the #1 recruiting class today…What’s crazy is BAMA just played in yet another ship last year and loss to UGA…They’re back this year loaded with a returning Heisman QB, a great offense and a killer Defense. Saban Truly is the GOAT. He is the Jason Vorhees of college football! And that 2008-2009 TEAM started the DYNASTY!

  • @whitneynobis5284
    @whitneynobis52843 жыл бұрын

    Will always be the greatest Bama team was of all-time in my opinion, being born in 87

  • @Hearts4UrMomm

    @Hearts4UrMomm

    3 жыл бұрын

    You should have been born in early 60's they were many one really stand out is. The 1979 sugar bowl you should give it a watch.

  • @jayharrison6405
    @jayharrison64053 жыл бұрын

    Gene Chizik shows class.

  • @RollTide1987
    @RollTide19873 жыл бұрын

    Despite the accomplishments of the 2008 team as well as the list of contributors we had coming back, there were many national as well as regional pundits who believed Ole Miss would win the SEC West and face Florida in the SEC Championship Game in 2009.

  • @tennesseecurtiss5741
    @tennesseecurtiss57413 жыл бұрын

    Saban definitely played a part in taking down Tennessee and Florida’s reign of the SEC, Tennessee’s reign officially ended in 2009, that season pretty much sealed the deal, obviously the end began a few years before that. One day it’ll change, Tennessee will be back on top, football has tides (no pun intended), both Tennessee and Bama, being the two most successful SEC programs have had there fair share of both low and high tides, although Bama seems to have more high tides than Tennessee. My only wishes is that one day all the SEC Greats, LSU, Bama, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, will all be great at the same time, we’d have some pretty epic races to get to the SECCG

  • @dowlabombzofficial7556

    @dowlabombzofficial7556

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂this post only makes sense to Tennessee fans. Tennessee official rain ended in 2009 😂😂😂😂😂😂 ? Yeah right

  • @tennesseecurtiss5741

    @tennesseecurtiss5741

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dowlabombzofficial7556 says the one who cant even punctuate properly.

  • @dowlabombzofficial7556

    @dowlabombzofficial7556

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tennesseecurtiss5741 My bad professor I should have proof read my essay 😭😭. It's cool, put attention on something else. Doesn't make the truth any less true 😂.

  • @tennesseecurtiss5741

    @tennesseecurtiss5741

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dowlabombzofficial7556 you dont have to be a rocket science to comment in proper english, just proves how dumb you are.

  • @dowlabombzofficial7556

    @dowlabombzofficial7556

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tennesseecurtiss5741 yes ma'am. I'll try harder next time 😂😭

  • @robertmosley8568
    @robertmosley85682 жыл бұрын

    LONG LIVE COACH SABAN!!!!!! ROLL TIDE!!!!! 🏈🏈🌊🌊🌊🐘🐘🏈🔥🌊🌊🌊

  • @JDB983
    @JDB983 Жыл бұрын

    I get that Chizick is considered a fluke with Cam. But that strategy right off the bat to score and onside recover and score again to build a lead was brilliant.

  • @Bob31415
    @Bob314152 жыл бұрын

    As of this writing six Natties in 12 seasons; an average of every other year for 12 seasons. Unequaled in college football history. Just incredible.

  • @DeAngeloStevens
    @DeAngeloStevens Жыл бұрын

    From Losing in a One Point Loss to Michigan in the 2000 FedEX Orange Bowl on January 1, 2000 at the Start of the New Millennium, New Century, and a New Decade into the 2000's endured a 3-8 season in the Year 2000, through a National Champions in 2009.

  • @djspoonarooni
    @djspoonarooni2 жыл бұрын

    I went to that spring game, and I went to the TN game that year.

  • @kenrosen811
    @kenrosen8112 жыл бұрын

    Laura Goldman- well done. Great story telling. Roll Tide

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