Alabama's Top 5 CFB Playoff Moments

The Alabama Crimson Tide has made the CFB Playoff every single year so far, including their upcoming semifinal Sugar Bowl matchup with Clemson. These are the top 5 moments from the Tide's first few trips to the CFB Playoff
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[@jerryumfress9030]

After that on side kick, Saban's smile was like the cat that ate the bird😎

[@bardlover6]

New #1 is 2nd and 26

[@stocktonsmith7282]

bardlover6 yes

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

What I love about the 2nd & 26 is that Rookie Devonta Smith caught that TD from rookie Tua. And Devonta Smith would go on to win a Heisman Trophy which for a receiver is practically unheard of. And the year that Smith won the Heisman he may not have won it if Waddle hadn't gotten hurt. Because Waddle was injured Devonta became THE MAIN MAN as far as fast receivers go. However, Najee Harris &

[@cedardigital6223]

We now have an undisputed #1 Playoff moment. Tua + Smith = 17

[@nathanwoodley4299]

Cedar Digital undisputed? are you forgetting UCF?😂😂😂 jk

[@Sc0tt69]

Who?

[@TheTylerthrower]

Tua to Smith is easily the top play in the short history of the CFP.

[@viceman8152]

Nathan Woodley They have been trolling us so hard we had to make them a trophy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKW4Z6GOnLOIars

[@littlemikeism]

keep grasping. You guys are now officially the valley girls of college football.

[@jangouss_3353]

The NCCA 14 music was great

[@dasgtmajah5371]

Jangouss _ made me cry

[@bonkersmcgee4356]

Tua's pass was epic, but Drake's kickoff return was unforgettable. Even the ref was smiling as he called that one.

[@TEPL1]

My favorite part of the onside kick video is watching Dabo Swinney IMMEDIATELY start complaining to the ref once Marlon Humphrey catches the ball.

[@littlemikeism]

Dabo is quickly gaining the reputation of being a whiner.

[@yourmomsbox7455]

@@littlemikeism especially as his dynasty goes down the tubes

[@littlemikeism]

@@yourmomsbox7455 Dabo never really had a dynasty.

[@littlemikeism]

@@yourmomsbox7455 He could never win another natty but that won't change what he has accomplished. His and Alabama's legacies are permanently sealed in the annals of college football.

[@dereed5222]

Kenyan Drake’s return brings tears of joy to my eyes

[@cm1133]

“LOOK OUT! Kenyan Drake can FLYYYY”!

[@mr.wizard2974]

can you believe Kenyon Drake was in the air for 15 feet with his td. wow!!!!!

[@andreabaker5538]

I say it's great to be a Bama fan; the Dynasty♡♡♡♡

[@irmeubu]

watching this today - knowing i saw all these live at the stadiums. very good moments i remember vividly.

[@okrajoe]

Perfect choices - so many great plays to choose from. (And 2018 added a few more.)

[@bamahi7142]

Papanastos deserves some credit since he set up the overtime and the greatest ending in the college football playoff.

[@paulthompson5968]

Waesome vid, thanks! Love the Bo run against Washington. Guess we can now put Tua's TD pass in OT against de-Dawgz as #1 now. ;-D

[@dwrolltide]

Kenyan Drake was never the featured back, but he is immortal in Alabama lore for touchdown drake

[@alexanderrtharpe]

looks like you've got to add to this! roll tide!

[@johnnaylor1706]

While the kicker deserves credit for perfect execution, the major kudos on that play go to Saban for seeing the opportunity and having the bawlz to call it.

[@andreabaker5538]

Tua & Bama get ready for #18 National title.....I can definitely see it coming♡♡♡

[@dalet8019]

Any one else see how most of these amazing plays were with a strong running game and a badass defense! The BAMA way ,and we'll see it again this year! ROLL TIDE TO THE MFN CFP🎉

[@steveshelton6771]

The 2015 Bama team is still my All-time favorite of Coach Saban's team. This team overcame adversity especially after the home loss to Ole Miss and they put it back together and finished with the gold. They got consistently better and better each week and their entire body of work is still best of any team Saban has had in my opinion. Roll Tide baby.

[@thecrimsonknight4756]

Thank God we will have football in the SEC 2020

[@leastamongyou1111]

Wow you mean to tell me the auburn fan that runs this channel made a BAMA video... ROLL TIDE!!!

[@alonzosanchez8577]

Great Video! ROLL TIDE!

[@jimmybrowning3822]

Hell ya great video my friend

[@brianrochelle688]

Dabo didn’t have a clue what the rules of recovering an on-side kick are.He was arguing that his team didn’t have a fair chance to recover the kick. That decision by Nick Saban will go down as one of the biggest game changing coaching moves in a championship game. Both teams defenses were unable to stop either of the offenses.You could just tell the way the game was playing out that the team who had the ball last was going to win the game.Recovering the onside kick gave Alabama a 12 point lead.If Saban didn’t make that call Clemson would have scored the last TD and win the game by 2 points.That coaching decision was all of the proof I needed to take away any doubt in my mind that he’s the greatest college coach of all time.

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

Now: #1: Tua's OT Game-winner (National Championship '18) #2: Drake's Kick-Six (National Championship '16) #3: Griffith's Onside Kick (National Championship '16) #4: Tua's 4th Down Game-tying Touchdown (National Championship '18) #5: Payne's "Pick Play Revenge" (Sugar Bowl '18)

[@geoffreythomas7253]

The spanish broadcast of Drakes td return is epic!

[@kckiid8493]

love the ncaa 14 music

[@whit200782]

"Look out Kenyan Drake Can Fly" feels good to here that

[@elatomico7791]

love it!

[@victorvondeathstroke7682]

We need this updated to honor our new qb

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

February 26th is now a HOLIDAY in Alabama!!! A day of infamy in Georgia!! Even though they got the Natty this past year! I definitely don't begrudge Georgia winning. Kirby Smart is a class act & teaches his team to be that way too. I lived near Atlanta over 20 years, I do love Georgia! But my TEAM IS THE CRIMSON TIDE!!!

[@cartervogt1663]

that cyrus jones move was unholy.

[@barryreeser4975]

Jalen Hurts TD run vs Georgia 2018 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP Game

[@jjohnson9750]

More highlights to add now.

[@conorradwanski2527]

Love the NCAA Football video game music

[@TomLandry1]

Need an update video!!! :-)

[@masonawoods]

No OJ Howard?

[@Scorpio_1974]

I agree....

[@littlemikeism]

You're right. Howard should be there. Difficult to do just five plays when you've been in all the CFP's.

[@ShawnSmith-tf8oq]

mason woods Right!

[@blakestillinthegame4248]

mason woods Ikr

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

No doubt that OJ Howard was a huge part of that win over Clemson! Doing something that Clemson didn't have on film & wasn't ready for was a big part of winning that championship!

[@epicness69992]

roll tide yall!

[@spencetpt]

This is a great list until this past year's championship

[@paulthompson5968]

That Mich State CFP game is down in history as "The Most Embarrassing Playoff Game" in college history! Sorry, but it's reality.

[@johnlee7377]

worse than ohio state?

[@davidbyrum4932]

Im a lifelong Bama fan and I died when I saw this. Nice

[@marktastic86]

Somehow OSU's vs Clemson seemed worse, since they didn't even win their conference to get in and still got steamrolled.

[@williamwright4073]

Well the Buckeyes beat Alabama & Oregon in 2014-2015 to win a national title so you people can keeping talking, but at least the Buckeyes don't choke daily like MSU, Oregon, Oklahoma, Washington, Nebraska, etc. Oh I almost forgot the Buckeyes beat Miami, Fla. in 2002-2003 also for the National championship. So MSU, Clemson, Oregon, or even Oklahoma can't say that they did better than the Buckeyes. Bite them apples!

[@marktastic86]

William Wright Don't choke on a regular basis? What do you call 31-0 vs Clemson in the semi, or 55-24 vs Iowa? If you're going to go so far back to bring up Miami, you'll have to factor in getting waxed by Florida 41-14 in the NC. Don't act like OSU is anything special. It's been all downhill since that 'Bama game, hasn't it? Meanwhile, 'Bama has only won two more titles. No big deal.

[@yasha12isreal]

No OJ Howard vs Clemson or Calvin Ridley vs Michigan State?

[@Argonautx66]

Bama vs Clemson’s matchups should be all in the top 5. How about Jalen’s TD pass to the Payne? That was sweet. What a rivalry.

[@dalet8019]

U notice how all these are running plays. Well, the Goat has a run game and a badass defense this year! I think he knows something erbody else don't ! Lol fr though A good running back will beat a defense down! But this year we can expect plays just like this! ROLL TIDE BAMA NATION!

[@kendrickellis8726]

Look At Bo Go" 🅰🐘

[@blakestillinthegame4248]

Bo knows football, That's if you played for Alabama. ROLL TIDE BABY

[@freedomrider266]

We never do it the same twice!

[@christopherrubin7708]

Who else had a brain fair and thought it was Tua's throw

[@dharris9501]

2 Dam many 2 Choose From ......Close Your Eyes & Pick 1

[@ianharper3213]

look at the date

[@vincentsenecal3273]

We will be prepared this time for Clemson. Kelly Bryant can't throw deep and it's where you can beat Bama. Minkha will be the player of the game

[@VanquisherVIII]

Vincent Senecal a month later look at us now lmao roll Tide!

[@vincentsenecal3273]

BamaSam777 . Yeah Roll Tide. Gotta admit Tua is the man of the situation.

[@christiandurrah8673]

Had Tua played against Clemson we easily put up 40+

[@Confecting]

Christian Durrah had Tua played against Georgia the whole game it wouldn't have been very close...

[@christiandurrah8673]

Wesley23 facts

[@kylllroy5212]

Roll Tide 🐘

[@corruptauthor]

What happened to O J Howard's plays against Clemson. ?

[@ghilliemanreviews]

You can add another one to this.

[@sinkrust1]

I think you need to update this! 😂

[@itz_ak11]

3:06 for the first time in foreverrrrr

[@snellsworld2648]

And when was the last time yall made the playoffs?

[@williamdodson4142]

Roll tide

[@bustakapp4862]

man do i fucking miss sports

[@davidfstanford]

I used to just laugh every time Derrick Henry stiff-armed the shit out of someone. It was crazy awesome.

[@C0BY77]

2:12 I thought that was Tua😂😂😂

[@calebereid]

Ncaa football 14 intro music🔥

[@jacksonhenderson175]

I was at the Michigan state game

[@oohlalaitsthegoofyman1715]

Are we going to ignore that Washington fan at 2:23 😅

[@SuperSirianRigel]

Hey. You should make a new one and move all of these down one. Put Tua too Smith as the new No. 1. :)

[@arrowjsmith153]

Never understood what Dabo was crying about after the onside kick.

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

maybe that it had to hit a clemson player first for it to be a live ball? tbh I'm not sure how it works but I'm guessing that the rule is just the ball has to go 10 yards to be live

[@kittyboygamer6912]

The ball had to hit the ground first and he was complaining about that

[@ryanstanfield2062]

DJ Drew it just had to go ten dabo the game before DID THE EXACT THING TO OKLAHOMA

[@charlesdoyle3630]

Hey dummies an onside kick does not have to be touched by the receiving team at all. All it has to do is go 10 yards and it is a live ball

[@nikolasgilmore]

Roll Tide Roll

[@mr.wizard2974]

can you believe anyone Drake was in the air for 15 feet with his td. wow!!!!!

[@dr.pieguy9872]

Hail State

[@ezmoney79]

Great memories let's make More, despite the pandemic 2020 season, let's get that Natty ROLL TIDE ROLL

[@calebstevens5363]

I think 2014-15 was the best one😉

[@arrowjsmith153]

Kenyan Drake 95 yards - The Jet excels.

[@PietroAdi]

That opening whistle RIP headphone users

[@rifleman1002]

They don't call him "King Henry" for nothing.

[@johndavis1847]

Go Bama Role Tide

[@zzz-jj6zh]

That first stiff arm looked like WWE.

[@BUCKEYExNATION5]

My favorite moment is when Zeke ran for 230 :-)

[@ryza6897]

What about that ass-whooping the Buckeyes just got done taking? You like that one, too?

[@tfypt]

56 -24 Something a little more recent

[@grinddaily2582]

Tua>>>hurts

[@krisfields4663]

uce Hunnit Unless your a real Bama fan...you wouldnt make that Statement

[@grinddaily2582]

Kris Fields ,trust me I'm not the only one..

[@krisfields4663]

So you agree you and whoever says that are indeed arent real Bama fans

[@grinddaily2582]

Kris Fields i see you're not the sharpest crayon in the box,carry on!

[@krisfields4663]

uce Hunnit Cause real fans wouldnt deny a special player like him in which hes only lost 2 games in his possible 4 year carrer in which hes only played years of...and the first loss was his freshmen year in a national championship

[@jamessimmons3675]

2:23 no one noticed the L besides me..... "ok'

[@tider22]

Queen bee

[@coreybaker2485]

When DH stiff arms someone its like getting pushed away with 3 ton beam

[@DavidMartinez-sp8nj]

The last one if it was the nfl they would've called that a touchback

[@mattbackus]

Why were Michigan State and Washington ever in the playoffs?? I'll wait.....

[@charleshenrymccarthy9638]

Why are you playing ncaa 14 music

[@TheReactTwinss]

Ehhh We’ve Has Better Plays.. PLENTY But I Definitely Agree With 3 And 1!!

[@Kingman6912]

2&26

[@koopvice8697]

Literally no reason for dabo to be arguing about the onside kick

[@Savage-wi1ex]

If only it and made a little later

[@akax22savageboii57]

Can you guys look at the stiff arm, doesn’t it look fake? The dude just twisted and flopped on the ground. Look closely without making stupid comments.

[@nolimitmack5936]

NCAA Song intro

[@taytayc7722]

Rolltide

[@The.Alabama.Woodsman]

Im an Auburn fan but you gotta hand it to Saban in bringing the pride back to Alabama. Well done... now for God's sake, please retire!

[@soundiva22]

LOL.. sorry to disappoint...I think Coach Saban has a few more good years to destroy the competition...RTR!

[@The.Alabama.Woodsman]

I think you are right... I get so tire of the 2nd half "Malzahn meltdown."

[@steviemitch7165]

There Gucci

[@andyjohnson5329]

Sorry but new #1 all time is Tua.

[@shadowdawg04]

The name... is Kenyan Drake!!!

[@johnbarnett2316]

Bama 2015 would challenge 2020 bama

[@ninman5]

Michigan State sucked

[@paulthompson5968]

Campbell Inman Agreed! That game might go down as literially the most embarrassing game in CFP history! It always amazes me how Michigan Folks think they can play against top Southern & SEC teams...

[@jonathanbeeler1610]

I don't know...OSU was touted as a better team a year ago and got blown out by just 1 less TD than MSU did a year earlier. I think OSU's loss to Clemson is more embarrassing. Think about it, to MSU it was just another loss. OSU constantly beats their chest so hard, then they get embarrassed like that. Yea, I'm going with OSU vs Clemson. If we go back far enough, OSU vs Florida in 2007 was pretty bad too.

[@antoniocreswell4365]

Ro Tide

[@bloww-nonattysever-shamebe7549]

wish we coulda beat Auburn like UCF did...

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

their homefield advantage was huge this year. if we played them again anywhere else we probably would've won

[@joerhoden4919]

And had Tua at QB!!!!!!!!!

[@tonylester3868]

#89 of MS, needs to work on his flopping.

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

He was a little premature on saying drake would not be caught, but Green almost got to him at the 5. Also looked like he may have started losing control of the ball as he made the extension toward the pylon. But call on the field was TD, and there was not clear evidence to overturn it. If it had been ruled loose before crossing and therefore a touchback, that would have stood too. Such a close play that either call wouldn't have been wrong.

[@BamaFan-vc4gn]

are you nuts? That ball was no where NEAR coming out. People see what they want to see... that was not even remotely close to being a non-TD. God know they played it back and looked at from every angle possible trying to figure out a way to call it back. Now, that gift they literally GAVE Georgia in the 3rd quarter this year... not one speck of green between the players foot and the sideline. Clearly out of bounds. How many looks? 2. TWO, and both showed he was out. But they had to keep Georgia in it. But you can't stop a Bama team that is inspired.

[@marktastic86]

I thought the ball may have been loose when I watched it live, but not 2 years later after watching it countless times! Come on, man.

[@whitebeardthefatass1147]

18 NATTYS

[@grantsteele2800]

Unfortunately I know what number one is with out even watching 😒