2003 #1 Oklahoma @ Alabama No Huddle

[@tommyfrombama4834]

To any so called Alabama fans who want to whine when the team loses a game, or they don't dominate every game, or don't win a national championship... This was a time when we were proud to have played played well in a close loss to Oklahoma. This was a time when we did not expect to win against the best teams in the country. A winning season, an Iron Bowl victory, and a bowl win were the best you could hope for. Remember that next time you want to criticize any decision by the coach who has won 6 national championships since the 2009 season.

[@greatestbamafan]

Those who don't remember these years, or are too young to have lived them don't know how to appreciate what we now have. I'm fortunate enough to remember the late 70's with Coach Bryant, early 90's with Stallings, and now the Saban Era. However there were the Mike's in the mix also. As always ROLL TIDE win or lose.

[@garyschneider8700]

You mean all the experts who were upset that Mac Jones was named the starter over Bryce Young? Yeah, this Cat Saban has no clue what he's doing. I'm still perfecting the cloning process. Will keep you posted.

[@joeheitz1833]

I went to this game (I'm from Norman) and the Bama' faithful are the best. (Incredible game) We were all treated with nothing but kindness and even more so after OU won. Class acts all around.

[@nautique1154]

Alabama had some rough years Shula & why Franchione i have no idea. Mike Price if allowed to coach would have been ran out of town. The AD finally ponied up the dollars and threw the bank at Saban. I knew immediately Bama would be back. I didn’t think 6 or 7 nattys though. The safety for Oklahoma #7 & Tommie Harris were straight men. Everage was the best on the field with his hitting. Every play he is hitting someone. I think he was an option QB as a recruit. Qb to a beast safety. Alabama and Shawn Williams was electric. Great hitting game!! Bama never dipped like OU did under Blake. Bama stayed afloat until Saban stepped into a starving fanbase and a administration with all chips pushed in on Saban.

[@curtisoltmann152]

Bob Stoops made a famous quote I will never forget after this game when asked about not winning the game decisively enough. He said, "It wasn't East Popcorn State we were playing out there, this is Alabama!" So, we OU fans can be that way too

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

Saturday nights with Franklin and Gottfried were great.

[@157performance]

As a OU fan. This is how our defense needs to play.

[@ScumBagInFL]

The espn college football theme around this time is so damn nostalgic for me. Damn .. spent my whole childhood around this time just binging football every Saturday. Not much has changed lol thanks for these man

[@justinradebaugh5385]

Football has changed so much.

[@rodgerbane3825]

The 2003 team was, IMO, the best that Stoops ever had even though they didn't win the NC. Just crushed even very good teams.

[@jeremybstudentpilot5315]

This and his last season at OU. Mayfield mixon, westbrook, brown, lamb. And soldi defense.

[@holdendavid9025]

Lol. Soooooo many years ago

[@greenwave819]

Bama was not a good team in 2003

[@someguy7576]

@@greenwave819that’s not the point he was making

[@luisvilla799]

Back when Oklahoma was the real deal and it was the real big 12

[@notyourpuppet5975]

Oklahoma gonna be real good this year

[@nathancreed4808]

Yeah Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, Colorado, and Nebraska had some good teams in that time.

[@TheKevinNewsom]

Yep. The original Big 12 was a beast.

[@missshirley9893]

Great game...2014 is still my fave tho.. they gave us exactly a snowballs chance in hell and we took that shiit and ran with it! 🙌🙌🙌 #BOOMER!

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Interesting. I enjoyed 2018’s game the most.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The great Ron Franklin calling this game

[@drewzuhosky6826]

Shame he never got another job after getting canned by ESPN.

[@mattcfsu28]

The better music and intro into games, too. ESPN used to focus on the crowd and town more to show the build up in the town.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

@@mattcfsu28 I didn't like this arrangement of the theme music when it came on, but it grew on me.

[@mattcfsu28]

@@drewzuhosky6826 yeah maybe I am just being nostalgic. I do like when ESPN night would show people tailgating and getting ready for the game outside the stadium. College football pageantry is the best.

[@anthony0358]

wow I remember this game! What an ironic confrontation. Bama, struggling with their coaches, 4 years before Saban arrives. Oklahoma is going through an incredible era, from 2000 to 2004, They played for the BCS championship 3 times. and won the Rose Bowl on Jan 1, 2003. Ironically, Saban is coaching LSU in 2003

[@holdendavid9025]

Choclahoma lol

[@beedifrnt]

@@holdendavid9025 Wow man, that's a good one...it's actually spelled "Chokelahoma." It's almost as good as "Roll Tears Roll." See how silly both slogans sound? Grow up!

[@danielgoss6367]

@@beedifrnt was definitely a different time period that’s for sure

[@claudelwashington3725]

Dear God in heaven...any Alabama fan that had to endure the "years of the Mikes" knows what pain really is. Mike Dubose, Mike Price, and Mike Shula. I pray that we never even hire a guy named Mike to be the waterboy. Edit: The fact that Bama didn't lose this game 85-10 is the closest thing to a miracle I've ever witnessed. And I was an Alabama fan before I was born.

[@pacojuanrico]

Shula was an excellent coach n 1of my favorite.... Same wit Dubose... Price never coached a gm... Bandwagon somewhere else plz

[@claudelwashington3725]

@@pacojuanrico Okay then, tell me this. Would you rather have Mike Shula or Nick Saban? I mean since he was one of your favorites. Shula is and always will be a mediocre coach AT BEST. And I'm not even sure what the whole bandwagon thing meant. Mike is that you?

[@editnosmirc4489]

I get what you mean but wasn't Dennis Fran still coach this game

[@editnosmirc4489]

Oh nvm just saw the end where Shula ran out..my bad lol

[@JasonA123]

Damn that was some physical play, the game is totally different

[@Tigersfan829]

IMO football is not as fun to watch with the lack of defense anymore

[@someguy7576]

@@Tigersfan829idk, the NFL is such a snooze fest. Boring as all hell, and that’s because the defenses are too good. I think there’s definitely a sweet spot, feels like it’s starting to move back in the right direction slowly but surely.

[@Tigersfan829]

@@someguy7576 College defenses seem to have adjusted in the last few years since my comment lol dont see as many high scoring games anymore. Michigan's defense last year was unreal.

[@siberiancajun]

I was at this game as kid. The Bama fans were disappointed but felt it was a moral victory keeping it close.

[@matthewratliff9519]

How the heck did this get into my recommendation?

[@TopLuck201]

Cause Oklahoma is him

[@ThatChristianFamChannel]

Great memories! We'll see more of this in 2023! #SEC2023 #BOOMERSOONER

[@tmarsh0307]

This Alabama team wasn't as bad as their 4-9 record indicated. They lost to Tennessee and Arkansas in OT, and probably should have won those games. Their losses to OU, Northern Illinois (which went 10-2), Auburn and Hawaii were all by 8 points or less. They just could not finish those games. I admire how hard they played

[@jeremyking9185]

You’re right brother. I was at all these home games. Extremely proud of this team. My father in law who’s passed away now, and myself, went to all these home games from 2000-2004. I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything. We knew better days we’re coming. I just wish he could have lives to see this dynastic run.

[@CD-pk7xr]

I disagree. Watch the ole miss game from this year

[@tmarsh0307]

@@CD-pk7xr True - Ole Miss, Georgia and LSU were awful, games that really weren't as close as the score. But a few bounces of the ball and Alabama could have had a winning season.

[@ronaldlamascus1944]

Bama gonna get the same treatment this year in the Palace!

[@BigS7743]

Wow I don't even remember this game! BOOMER!

[@Theycallmekenney]

Back When todays Alabama “fans” were all Florida, Miami and FSU fans….WE SEE YOU! 😂😂😂😂👀🙏🏾👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏾

[@brettwiley4064]

Looked like bama got the short end of some key calls, but damn what a hard-hitting violent football game. That was awesome to watch.

[@wesrogers7630]

Real football. Loved it

[@baselt6552]

A true blue bloods battle OKlahoma & Alabama .

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

If you tell 20 somethings that Alabama was a mediocre program in the early to mid 2000's they probably don't believe you.

[@RayW....]

Agreed. They think it was just handed to them....

[@tommyfrombama4834]

One national championship from 1982 to 2008, 6 from 2009 to now. Thank you, Coach Saban.

[@ericgillis2037]

Believe bama was on probation during this year if I remember correctly but yes until Saban they were very mediocre

[@gabrielrtr505]

Mediocre is being generous.....we had some years that were flat out terrible. I think it was in 2000 we were #3 to start the season, and ended up like 3-9

[@aaronrider4051]

I remember when Alabama asked Penn State to postpone a home-and-home series that was scheduled for 2005-06. Penn State would have beaten Alabama both years. Instead PSU got to play Alabama in 2010-11 under Saban. What a fair trade! lol

[@hoseamatavao1483]

Hell of a game the defense both (Side) wow good 👍

[@ericgillis2037]

Actually Alabama had a horrible defense that year lol

[@therealfronzilla]

Alabama was reeling from being on a horrendous NCAA sanctions.

[@jdvanny1045]

Bama cheat naw never … oki no better …

[@ThatChristianFamChannel]

Always some freakin excuse!

[@therealfronzilla]

@@ThatChristianFamChannel the truth ain't for everyone, but I get it, take it when and where you can

[@ThatChristianFamChannel]

@@therealfronzilla Lookin forward to more great match ups in 2023! #SEC2023

[@jeremymccage9213]

Niiiice

[@ronaldlamascus1944]

Always like beating Bama!

[@jcwink777]

Ron Franklin.... Bama homer in this one!

[@tsmatthx2]

rip ou

[@robertbritton9674]

Stoops has beaten Alabama more times than most big 12 teams.

[@sefccms93]

12:46 and 21:18 were catches all day

[@jeremymccage9213]

Ou i believe is 2-1 against bama currently.

[@noone-ft9lw]

I was there

[@aaronrider4051]

How in the heck did this OU team later get blown out by K-State?

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

Ambushed

[@alexkain8564]

K-State was a better football team than Oklahoma in 2003. More dynamic offensively and had a better defensive line and linebackers than OU.

[@nathancreed4808]

Kansas State had some very good teams from 97-03

[@someguy7576]

Jason White played injured, which carried into the NC. If he wasn’t hurt idk if they would have beat LSU, but they definitely would have beat K-State.

[@aaronrider4051]

@@someguy7576 oh come on. Jason White was injured for basically his whole career. Oklahoma knowingly assumed that risk. And Ell Roberson got hurt that year too

[@thomascoaker5111]

Good one.

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Bama had no speed.

[@russellwarner363]

Some people don't understand how teams change their offensive or defensive styles over the years. Oklahoma used to have a stingy and dominant defense. They beat Florida State 13 to 2. Now they play no defense and are all offense.

[@nicholasbutler4129]

That’s just not true. They’ve had a top 25 defense last year and are projected to have a top 10 defense this year. Maybe if we were in 2012-2019 you’d have a point.

[@russellwarner363]

@@nicholasbutler4129 They are going back to building a better defense under Alex Grinch but you're not getting my point that they have forgotten defense since those days. They used to be like Alabama at one point in the past.

[@ROUGHNECK75]

@@russellwarner363 You are right.

[@joshsalmons1867]

Alabama not ranked?

[@holdendavid9025]

Just a Gooner fan trying to still show relevance hahaha

[@CCS80]

This was back when Alabama was TRASH

[@someguy7576]

@@holdendavid9025cope, cow poker

[@shermanmenser8433]

Since 2002 0U has played Alabama 4 times OU has won 3 bama has won once

[@jesuschristhomeslice9492]

Yep and since 2000 Alabama has 6 national championships and OU 1 lmao

[@Theycallmekenney]

This Alabama team lost to Northern Illinois also….

[@aaronrider4051]

Two weeks later, Alabama would lose to Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois was actually a decent team, coached by a Bo Schembechler protege, but it's still far-fetched to consider.

[@garyschneider8700]

Not really. Alabama was still under heavy sanctions and had a moron for a coach. We ad a parade of morons for a few years. Although Price never actually coached a game.

[@aaronrider4051]

@@garyschneider8700 It's just hard to believe that Bama, as good as it has been in other periods, was at such a low level. By the way, I think Price would actually have done a good job if he hadn't gotten himself into trouble.

[@MAlley-fm4et]

Alabama wasn't good and a lot of big Schools in Alabama players wasn't getting recruited by Alabama. Alabama had an awful recruiter.

[@markraines7476]

National title game prediction...Oklahoma vs. Alabama

[@kevinensley6748]

OU still hasnt learned to play enough defense to win a playoff game - but even as a UGA fan you got the other half right with bama lol - ill beleive a program can unseat bama in the sec when i see it happen - and LSU fluke 2019 season doesnt count lol

[@jeremyking9185]

I would love to see that matchup for NC!

[@notyourpuppet5975]

@@kevinensley6748 The Sooners going to have a great Defense this year

[@billblaski9523]

Its crazy that during my kid years (I graduated HS 2005) Alabama was trash.

[@wcg19891]

SEC fans will never believe this but from 1994 to 2005 the Big 12 was the best conference in the country. Nothing lasts forever.

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

The SEC was down overall at that time.

[@wcg19891]

At that time and for most of the 80s. Alabama was on top in the 60s and 70s but not the 80s. But something really changed starting in 2006. And I’ve never really heard a good explanation

[@wcg19891]

Nebraska won three championships in the 90s. And played for one in the 00s. Between 94 and 2005 the big 8/big 12 won five national championships with eight appearances in the national championship game. Although officially before 1998 it wasn’t the championship game just considered a bowl game.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

@@wcg19891 so back in the days the big 12 was like sec "as of right now" and the sec was like big 12 "as of right now"?

[@wcg19891]

I think I’m the mid to late 90s and early 00s the Bug 12 was probably the best conference but overall the conferences were more evenly matched. In that time period, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio state, Florida state, Miami, USC and LSU all won a title along with Nebraska, oklahoma and texas. . So overall there were five (six? I don’t know where Miami was) conferences that won a title between 1994 and 2005. We had pretty close conference parity. Then 2006 came and it became almost all SEC. I’m not totally sure why but the power shifted south. Only Ohio state has won a national championship since 2006 that was not in the South. The South has advantages. Very strong fan support. String high school system. Warm weather that attracts people from other regions. But the South has always had that. So still not sure why the change.

[@sonsoftheedelweiss72]

Alabama lost to Oklahoma. Lol NOT even LSU has done that in the open era.

[@joeheitz1833]

@@biggunchaviers2535 You must've 'forgot' this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl Also see: www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/1/3/5268712/sugar-bowl-2014-alabama-oklahoma-score-results Also: OU and Alabama have played each other 4 times since 2002 (I've been to every game in person). Bama is 1 & 3 in these games v OU. BOOMER-SOONER!

[@jesuschristhomeslice9492]

@@joeheitz1833 lol Alabama has won more national titles in 1 decade than OU has its entire history keep coping

[@joeheitz1833]

@@jesuschristhomeslice9492 mAtH iS hArD!(and so is google for you I guess?)

[@jesuschristhomeslice9492]

@@joeheitz1833 lol Oklahoma gonna get blown out like they do in the playoffs every year imagine being so trash you can't win a playoff game