Question for older Bama fans about ties in a game.

[arthurdawg]

Yes, we didn't win the '93 Tennessee game, but not losing to Tennessee was so much better than losing to Tennessee.

Different too in that we all thought we were going to lose the game and the best we could was tie them anyway. We had to make the two point conversion or we lost.

It was tougher when it was say 21-14 and you scored with a few seconds left. You have the option to almost certainly tie the game or a 40-45% chance of winning... You had to think about where your team was at in a championship race and if a tie kept you in, you'd go for that.

 

[graydogg85]

I was 8 years old in 1993 and have vague memories of listening to the UT game on the radio, but I was such a football noob that I didn't really know how to feel one way or another after that one. The first Bama game I ever watched was the 1992 SECCG, and 1993 was the first full season that I was really engaged as a fan. Like others have said, the tie was definitely better than a loss.

I can't recall, was '95 or '96 the first season that OT was implemented in CFB? I am pretty sure that Bama didn't play in an OT game until '98 against Ole Miss at home.

On a side note, this thread is bringing back a lot of memories of Stallings-era teams. Not complaining, he was a highly successful coach, but I would liken most of Stallings' teams to Iowa under Kirk Ferentz. They basically play the exact same style of football - and in that era it was good enough to win the overwhelming majority of your games.

 

[GboyBama]

Moring and Harold Swopes were our 3rd and 4th string walk on guys at fullback that year.

Swopes, yep I remember that name too, way back from when I would memorize every single jot from the annual Media Guide

Am I old?

 

[78Alum]

Yep, in general ties did in fact feel like kissing your sister. However, any game that it looked like we were going to lose that we came back and tied, like the 93 Tennessee game felt almost like a win. I celebrated that one for sure... Now, don't get me wrong, I hope we win by 50 every game! RTR!

 

[arthurdawg]

Swopes, yep I remember that name too, way back from when I would memorize every single jot from the annual Media Guide

Am I old?

We are both old! These young sprigs around here probably don't remember Tracy High, Mick Conn, Roman Harper, and good ole boy Dabo as a walk on!

 

[GboyBama]

We are both old! These young sprigs around here probably don't remember Tracy High, Mick Conn, Roman Harper, and good ole boy Dabo as a walk on!

Absolutely love this. Conn and High, heck yeah!

My buddies and I were cheering Dabo on from the student section back in the day. My one friend from Jasper would go go nuts and yell "Daaaaaboooo!! JASPER ALABAMA!" every time he'd catch his one reception of the game.

Still makes me laugh

 

[alabama mike1]

All games in the old days ended with a tie. No overtime was played back then.

 

[Elefantman]

This season, MSU wishes games could end in a tie.