🏈 Greatest Bama Game Ever!

[Bama Guy]

The 92 NC game. Nobody gave Alabama a chance and they came out there and whupped those 'canes.

By far my favorite game

Ditto

 

[Davestwin]

What is your favorite, defining Alabama match-up in history? There are many for different people. Here are some of my favorites.
The Bama/Penn State Sugar Bowl from 1978 season.
The Bama/Miami 34-13 beatdown.
The 1985 Alabama/Auburn Game.
The 2001 31-7 Bama/Auburn game.
Name your favorite game from the Iron Bowl, The Third Saturday in October, the T-Town/Baton Rouge Rumble(Bama/LSU), or whatever.

My personal favorite was 2002's Third Saturday in October where Bama cleared Neyland Stadium in a triumphant 34-14 win over UT. Gives me chills.

My all-time favorite is difficult to pick as several games other folks have listed fit the bill. However, the most fun I ever had at a game was Bama finally beating Notre Dame in1986 28-10. It was an October game at Legion Field and became famous for The Sack. For younger fans, they can’t imagine how frustrating Bama’s previous losses to Nortre Dame had been or how much we Bama fans viscerally wanted/needed to beat them. Those young fans also can’t imagine how great it was to have Cornelius Bennett and Derick Thomas represent the Tide during some very lean years. Most everyone has them in the top four of the greatest Bama linebackers in history … and I personally believe they were 1A Thomas and 1B Bennett. When Cornelius leveled Beuerlein for The Sack, the crowd hushed for a very brief moment then exploded. It was the loudest and most raucous I had ever heard a Legion Field crowd. The Tide rolled that day and because of all the many years of Notre Dame heartaches preceding it, it will forever be etched in my memory … and always brings a smile.

 

[Rolltide24]

ttt

Who is imported_porkchop? LOL Nice username. Won’t let me see when he/she joined when I click on the name.

 

[Davestwin]

That '85 Auburn game was a keeper too. Who was the qb that year? Hahahaha! Gene Jelks was an absolute machine in that game. Too bad he turned out to be such a backstabbing turd.

Mike Shula was Bama’s QB … I think Washington was the tigger’s QB.

 

[252BAMA]

Who is imported_porkchop? LOL Nice username. Won’t let me see when he/she joined when I click on the name.

Probably Terry's friend from the Arkansas board.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I wondered why the UGA NC game wasn't a choice until...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Its really really hard to pick one...
I think back to games as far back as i can remember....

and i cant move off 92 NC game vs Miami.....

Keith Jackson on the call...

Could name the starters for many years after..
Langham, London, Johnson , Teague, Curry, Copeland, etc
Barker, Palmer, Williams, Lassic, etc

Erased a rough period... post Bear......

hard to figure how ...withthe 2 greatest coaches...Bear and Nick...it goes to Stallings

@It Takes Eleven ..... surprised me to that the uga game wasnt one....but it has the distinction of being the great play...for me anyway

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Its really really hard to pick one...
I think back to games as far back as i can remember....

and i cant move off 92 NC game vs Miami.....

Keith Jackson on the call...

Could name the starters for many years after..
Langham, London, Johnson , Teague, Curry, Copeland, etc
Barker, Palmer, Williams, Lassic, etc

Erased a rough period... post Bear......

hard to figure how ...withthe 2 greatest coaches...Bear and Nick...it goes to Stallings

@It Takes Eleven ..... surprised me to that the uga game wasnt one....but it has the distinction of being the great play...for me anyway

This is, incredibly, a 16-year old thread that was resurrected. It covers none of the Saban era, or even Shula's best win over Florida.

 

[rick4bama]

Thanks for bring this back up! I never did a post or voted on this. To me the first even night game on ABC! Bama vs Ole Siss, I have said, Manning won the battle, but Hunter won the war!! 31-30.

 

[#80]

I was at all three of these games:

'92 NC AL vs Miami
'85 Iron Bowl
'86 AL vs ND

I had to think about it for a minute. At the time next to the barn ND was the most hated team for me it was awesome to sit in Legion Field and watch the Tide beat them the way we did. Then I think about the come back against the barn in '85 and snatching victory from them. I was standing behind the goal post field level when Van Tiffin kicked it. But stomping a mud hole in the Canes for a NC was the best I have never been on such a high at a game in my life.

 

[mando]

I was at all three of these games:

'92 NC AL vs Miami
'85 Iron Bowl
'86 AL vs ND

I had to think about it for a minute. At the time next to the barn ND was the most hated team for me it was awesome to sit in Legion Field and watch the Tide beat them the way we did. Then I think about the come back against the barn in '85 and snatching victory from them. I was standing behind the goal post field level when Van Tiffin kicked it. But stomping a mud hole in the Canes for a NC was the best I have never been on such a high at a game in my life.

If we are using greatest game with ND it had to be the 2012 NC beatdown. Now that really erased ALOT of heartaches for this old guy from the 70's games against ND. The game last year not as satisfying because ND kept it close relatively speaking of course.

Overall hard to be 1979 goal line stand and 1992 and the strip but with Bama there is always another option simply based on tradition. How can you beat NC game in OT down by 3 and 2 and 26? It is great to be a bama fan!!!! Glad my Dad raised me right.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I was at all three of these games:

'92 NC AL vs Miami
'85 Iron Bowl
'86 AL vs ND

I had to think about it for a minute. At the time next to the barn ND was the most hated team for me it was awesome to sit in Legion Field and watch the Tide beat them the way we did. Then I think about the come back against the barn in '85 and snatching victory from them. I was standing behind the goal post field level when Van Tiffin kicked it. But stomping a mud hole in the Canes for a NC was the best I have never been on such a high at a game in my life.

I was at the '85 Iron Bowl, too. It has to rank up there as one of the best games I've ever attended. You have more classic games to pick from than I do.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

I tried to get Porkchop to put up Bears last game at the Liberty Bowl, you talk about a historical game. Most all of my old posts were purged when we moved the site from the original platform and name to merge with Doemasters. I also had a different name back then. Chop added that other to accommodate my pick. The good ole days, cringe every game and wonder if we would ever trudge through the Shula years. Biggest fight on the board back then was when Shula was let go. Chop was one of our main Admin back then, big Bama fan, from Shelby County area. It had other posts about the debacle or "Destiny" of "Its Rolling Baby" Mike Price and Franocchio's Bobblehead destruction.

 

[Rolltide24]

Now I see that those posts were from 2005. Oops! BamaBrook? Actually some lady posters back in the day. I remember BamaDelta and PhillyGirl. That’s the only ones in my 14+ years.

 

[Rolltide24]

Now I see that those posts were from 2005. Oops! BamaBrook? Actually some lady posters back in the day. I remember BamaDelta and PhillyGirl. That’s the only ones in my 14+ years.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

We had some over the years, Delta and Philly were the best of them, both knew football and Delta knew Bama football very well. There was a few from Tidefans that came over one was bat shit crazy, all I am gonna say bout that. LOL

 

[RollllTide!]

Beating GA Dawgs in overtime was the dog with Tua then beating them with Hurts the next year was pure ecstasy. My panties are wet.

 

[RollllTide!]

We had some over the years, Delta and Philly were the best of them, both knew football and Delta knew Bama football very well. There was a few from Tidefans that came over one was bat shit crazy, all I am gonna say bout that. LOL

@PhillyGirl and @BamaDelta are gone from here. Delta used to fly with the team. Philly girl got married.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Thanks for bring this back up! I never did a post or voted on this. To me the first even night game on ABC! Bama vs Ole Siss, I have said, Manning won the battle, but Hunter won the war!! 31-30.

Was a hellva a night.....what a game...what a night

and my second ...greatest....

was 1965 season...orangebowl....
Beating nebraska for NC....

 

[SevierBama]

My absolute, favorite pre-Saban game was the 1990 Tennessee upset in Knoxville. The Tide was 13 point underdogs. What was a sure loss, turned into a sure tie, which turned into an unbelievable win. When Phillip Doyle kicked the game winning field goal, the Tide section went absolutely nuts and I was right there in it. After composing myself, I looked around the stadium and all the UT fans were just standing there watching us celebrate in total disbelief.