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Tua bomb was the greatest single play in Alabama athletics history.

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Feels like we are arguing about the greatest play vs the most important game or something. Those are 2 different discussions IMO.
 
B1GTide said:
Sorry, but the whole "standing on the shoulders of giants" thing doesn't apply here unless the giant's name is Nick Saban.

Ask Notre Dame how worthless that stuff is when you are trying to win championships today.
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All right. I'll concede the point. What happened in 1926 has little to nothing to do with what motivates talented young men to go to Alabama to play football today. But that 17th national championship thing started with a first national championship 91 years ago.
Just remember that that marble you're holding up to your eye is not bigger than the sun, it is just closer to your eye.
 
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Tidewater said:
I'm not trying to be argumentative, but winning a first ever national championship does not exactly compare with winning a 17th (and a 5th in nine years).
Heck, Bama might have gone the route of Sewanee if not for that game.
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IIRC, that game is considered the game that changed the perception of football in the South. The Alabama win gave Southern teams some validity in the eyes of the rest of the country.

I don't see how the Tua pass can't be the answer to the question, though. If it's not, I have a submission - the play in 2005 when Drew Brees was injured while playing for the Chargers.
 
RTR91 said:
IIRC, that game is considered the game that changed the perception of football in the South. The Alabama win gave Southern teams some validity in the eyes of the rest of the country.

I don't see how the Tua pass can't be the answer to the question, though. If it's not, I have a submission - the play in 2005 when Drew Brees was injured while playing for the Chargers.
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Well done sir, well done.
 
I posted this in the Poll thread a few months back but it fits here too...

tusks_n_raider said:
Agree... this is as easy a choice as the poll for 'Would you Rather win a NC or Beat AU'...lol.

All the other plays are great plays for sure. But none of them were outright 'Game Winners'. They may have put us in a position to win or may have swung momentum or maybe this and maybe that....

TUA's play flat WON the National Championship.... via Walkoff Dagger like a stake straight through Dracula's Heart.
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I've had over 4 months to think about it and jmo but Tua's "Dime in Overtime" is not just the greatest play in Alabama's history... but the greatest play in NCAA CFB history.

It absolutely 1000000000000% WON a National Championship in a bleak moment that looked to be a consecutive NCG loss. Just done.....Ballgame.....make room in the trophy case.

What other play is better? What other play guaranteed a National Title the moment it transpired? None that I can think of??
 
RTR91 said:
IIRC, that game is considered the game that changed the perception of football in the South. The Alabama win gave Southern teams some validity in the eyes of the rest of the country.

I don't see how the Tua pass can't be the answer to the question, though. If it's not, I have a submission - the play in 2005 when Drew Brees was injured while playing for the Chargers.
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Wow. I had to think about that one for a moment


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tusks_n_raider said:
I posted this in the Poll thread a few months back but it fits here too...



I've had over 4 months to think about it and jmo but Tua's "Dime in Overtime" is not just the greatest play in Alabama's history... but the greatest play in NCAA CFB history.

It absolutely 1000000000000% WON a National Championship in a bleak moment that looked to be a consecutive NCG loss. Just done.....Ballgame.....make room in the trophy case.

What other play is better? What other play guaranteed a National Title the moment it transpired? None that I can think of??
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See Post #144 at top of Pg. 12.
 
RTR91 said:
IIRC, that game is considered the game that changed the perception of football in the South. The Alabama win gave Southern teams some validity in the eyes of the rest of the country.

I don't see how the Tua pass can't be the answer to the question, though. If it's not, I have a submission - the play in 2005 when Drew Brees was injured while playing for the Chargers.
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Nice
 
kayakerjess said:
OK, I give up. Can someone connect the dots for me?
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Saban wanted Brees in Miami, but management went with Culpepper since Brees had suffered what many thought might be a career-ending injury. Of course, Brees' shoulder healed up nicely, and had the 'Fins done what CNS wanted, he likely would never have become the coach at Bama...
 
kayakerjess said:
OK, I give up. Can someone connect the dots for me?
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Brees was the QB that Saban wanted at Miami. The Dolphins GM decided not to sign Brees because he was concerned about the recovery from said injury. This upset Saban, which was made worse when the QB he was left with failed while Brees went on the have great success.
 
crimsonaudio said:
Saban wanted Brees in Miami, but management went with Culpepper since Brees had suffered what many thought might be a career-ending injury. Of course, Brees' shoulder healed up nicely, and had the 'Fins done what CNS wanted, he likely would never have become the coach at Bama...
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It is a less obvious answer than one might think when you are someone like me who really pays little attention to the NFL other than the Super Bowl, watching our Bama guys and hoping for their success, watching a game now and then just because nothing else is on.
 
tusks_n_raider said:
I posted this in the Poll thread a few months back but it fits here too...
I've had over 4 months to think about it and jmo but Tua's "Dime in Overtime" is not just the greatest play in Alabama's history... but the greatest play in NCAA CFB history.

It absolutely 1000000000000% WON a National Championship in a bleak moment that looked to be a consecutive NCG loss. Just done.....Ballgame.....make room in the trophy case.

What other play is better? What other play guaranteed a National Title the moment it transpired? None that I can think of??
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Deshaun to Renfrow (ducks head). Actually I only found out recently that there was apparently one second on the clock after that play and they had to do a kickoff, I didn't know this because I turned the tv off after they caught the pass and haven't rewatched that particular portion of the game.

I agree with you though, the "Dime in Overtime" is the best.
 
CoachJeff said:
Nick Saban had to settle for playing Cleo Lemon at the end of 2006.

Cleo.

Lemon.

That same year Drew Brees led the NFL in passing yards.

Oh, what might have been...
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Every football season, I get up and thank God no one in Miami listened to Coach Saban and signed Daunte Culpepper instead of Brees.
 
The Ols said:
He doesn't get hurt, he goes to Miami not NO...CNS never shows in Bama...
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crimsonaudio said:
Saban wanted Brees in Miami, but management went with Culpepper since Brees had suffered what many thought might be a career-ending injury. Of course, Brees' shoulder healed up nicely, and had the 'Fins done what CNS wanted, he likely would never have become the coach at Bama...
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B1GTide said:
Brees was the QB that Saban wanted at Miami. The Dolphins GM decided not to sign Brees because he was concerned about the recovery from said injury. This upset Saban, which was made worse when the QB he was left with failed while Brees went on the have great success.
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CoachJeff said:
Nick Saban had to settle for playing Cleo Lemon at the end of 2006.

Cleo.

Lemon.

That same year Drew Brees led the NFL in passing yards.

Oh, what might have been...
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Thanks, gang - always appreciate the info from the knowledgeable poster on this board :cool2:
 
I had a flight from BHM to Dallas earlier this week. Two of the lineman from the team sat right in front of me. First off, these guys were HUGE. The plane was an ERJ-145 which is not a particularly spacious aircraft. Both young men had to stoop over and shuffle to make it into their seats. One of the guys was leaning back trying to get comfortable and I thought for certain the seat back was just going to snap off. They were both sporting their championship rings that were impossible to miss.

Seeing these guys made my flight a little bit better. I kept thinking about CNS storming the field after the bomb. The fact that he did it really put the moment in perspective for me. I know it's a play I will watch again and again for the rest of my life and each time I will still smile and get goosebumps listening to Chris Fowler yell "TOUCHDOWN"!
 
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