The Game That Started Alabama Dynasty

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[@gavinclark525]

"Julio Jones his first of many I would say" Oh he had no idea...

[@tidedownoutdoors5411]

I always felt like we never used Julio very well. He could have been so much more. Why was he not getting fade balls everytime we got in the redzone is beyond me. Imagine if Lane Kiffin had JJ!

[@steelwarrior105]

@@tidedownoutdoors5411 gotta remember it was not very advertised but julio almost perpetually had a broken hand and or foot throughout college

[@JK-gu3tl]

@@tidedownoutdoors5411 Didnt' have the QB for it. By the time AJ started, Julio was in the NFL.

[@nickwelch2998]

@@steelwarrior105 almost every game he was banged up...... and nobody even knows

[@drewgagneaux5193]

That's how I know Marshon Lattimore is one of the top cbs the game. Since Lattimore was drafted Julio Jones has not scored a touchdown against the Saints. Last doesn't quite get the credit he deserves.

[@johngardner1290]

2008 was a magical year for Bama fans. If you been a Alabama as long as I have 60+ years, you could tell good things were coming in 2007. Roll Tide!

[@256bradley6]

the good old days when we had a kicker

[@jimmywill5106]

256 bradley 💀😂😂

[@thevillagehiddeninthehood1573]

256 bradley LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@wydfrags488]

256 bradley FR 😂😂

[@retronerds6884]

Facts

[@dannybalon5744]

256 xseswwasftrdcrzd

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

In high school 1968 I was an Alabama fan living in Maryland, I read everything I could about the team and Bear Bryant......playing football, my high school colors were almost the same as Alabama, the only difference was a small black stripe on the shoulder pads.....when I moved to Alabama in 1985 it was a dream come true...ROLL TIDE...!!!!

[@donmassengale1328]

Roll Tide, baby. Welcome home

[@sportsnut198]

The amount of talent on this team was insane. The likes of Jones, Ingram, Hightower... good lord.

[@slimshady69]

sportsnut198 I know that's insane. crazy talent on that bama team I couldn't believe it

[@teller1290]

and candy-ass Andre Smith, who took a powder in the Utah Sugar Bowl, and left chaos at Bama OL that night (compounded by horrendous luck of Smith's replacement getting hurt in the first quarter, leaving only one man on OL starting in 2d quarter in same place he had started the game). Paul Kruger had a field day. And on D, Bama looked like their coaches hadn't seen any of the Utah game film from ALL season.

[@johnnixon7638]

sportsnut198

[@johnnixon7638]

ROLL TIDE !

[@lilcourtny08]

Except the sorry ass QB. John Parker Wilson sucked

[@that_preztel.]

Somewhat ironically, this game was also the catalyst in starting the Dabo Swinney era at Clemson.

[@sethwilkins8989]

Clifton Parker right?

[@davesteller6301]

The beginning of the end for Tommy Bowden.

[@redleg1971]

That's correct. Bowden was fired after 6 games, and Swinney took over for the rest of the season, and was named head coach after the 2008 season ended. But Swinney was in trouble too after two seasons, until he changed offensive coordinators, firing Billy Napier and hiring Chad Morris. Napier, ironically, went on to be an assistant for Saban at Bama, and is the head coach at Louisiana. Clemson's offense exploded under Morris' direction from 2011-2014, setting the stage for the Tigers to be where they are now. Morris left for SMU, and is now the head coach at Arkansas.

[@completecontroll7165]

Lol was about to make that point. This is the season we switched coaches, and our dynasty began as well. This is the game we realized no matter what talent we had, the coach couldn’t make them better. Since that time Alabama has 10 straight 10 win seasons, Clemson just got to year 8 in that same bracket. 2 longest streaks active, and 2 of the top 5 streaks ever.

[@bballskiller]

F*** Clemson. #ROLLTIDE

[@kevinmcdonald6979]

10 years later... 5 National Titles, 4 CFP appearances, with 2 titles won 1 loss and a loss in Semifinals to Ohio state. Ten consecutive 10+ win seasons, 2 Heisman trophy winners and over 70 players drafted into the NFL, 15 of which were 1st round picks!! Roll Tide, Roll!!

[@ive_beenthere_2638]

Kevin McDonald without a doubt. Roll Tide

[@mroerled]

Yep...Got 15 year old Bama fans that seen more championships than 90 year old fans from other teams

[@jarretttidwell8047]

Might as well throw in that "2 heisman winners, with 3 others making it to NY: Trent Richardson, AJ, Amari Cooper

[@rayaanmahmood8969]

*26 first round draft picks

[@Josh83838]

Freshouttathebox Gamer we sucked during that time, and truly only during that time, while your school continues the long legacy of suck

[@sethbm8344]

some say hunter renfrow played in this game

[@stannkayreallife1100]

SethBM 😂😂

[@tobiramasenju9321]

Legend comment

[@snapperco]

Perfect😆😆😆

[@bama_1k420]

😂😂😂

[@lifeisgood3589]

That was a awesome comment. I swear it seemed like that guy was there forever. Being and Bama fan I must admit that im a Hunter Renfro fan as well. I saw him practicing with the NFL and he looked like a future hall of famer

[@Jay-ly3ux]

Julio Jones is playing in the stadium that he would later on blow the top off in the last game ever played in the Georgia Dome.

[@Yugiman94]

I was there for the final regular season game at the dome

[@webinator9715]

CFP should be renamed the Alabama Invitational Tournament.

[@3crosses718]

Shannon sharp reference, i got that!

[@DavidLee-fe6rf]

Roll Tide!💪🏿💪🏿

[@crollwtide9452]

I remember watching this game on TV, and I knew then that this was the beginning of something big. I tend to call this game the "Bama Is Back" game.

[@JB88-]

I remember this like it was yesterday. One of my favorite quotes during this game was "Offense, Defense, and Special Teams. Complete domination by Alabama"

[@kdogg6781]

i was there.. and, as a tiger fan.. it was exactly that.. it was that game that i realized "my team is a long way away from being at the top"... so glad we gotta coach, now, that knows what it takes cause he's seen it.. he's experienced it.. he knows it.. and, that's why clemson is where they are.

[@NoName-hc4fh]

Tennessee is a bunch of dog track mouthed halfasses. LSU is a bunch of divas, and Auburn are the trolls of college football. The new "rivalry" that's grown with Clemson tho has been fun. y'all don't talk too much bullshit, we played in good games at the biggest stage, and I like y'all's coach, he's a class guy. ain't never gone wish y'all good luck against us ha but good run Clemson, y'all are the only "rival" we have that I can respect.

[@enazmisey5963]

“Favorites over alabama” is not a phrase often heard anymore.

[@melcardonell759]

Well we had kicker this year Roll Tide Roll National champs

[@BeRevengeful]

I remember watching this live with my dad. I was about 10 and didn't really get how monumental this game was but will never forget that memory. ROLL TIDE

[@cole51tm91]

The game that started Bama-Clemson rivalry

[@charlieballou8285]

It’s funny how Bama started and ended against Clemson L

[@pacojuanrico7083]

We played Clemson 2begin season the yr prior 2this one as well

[@paverdaddymcslingsabrick896]

@@charlieballou8285 ended? I don't think you know anything.

[@crimsonkings205]

@@charlieballou8285 Nothing ended son. Not even close to "ended"..

[@biorgoanylchem]

@@charlieballou8285 hmm Bama did have 2 chances, 2016 & 18, to beat Clemson so I guess what you’re sayin is Bama started and ended with an L against Clemson 🤔

[@jarredsnider7527]

It saddens me, the lack of knowledge of when Alabama first dynasty was. Bear Bryant was not the first coach at Alabama to lead a dynasty. He was brought in for the same reason as saban, to revive a once historically great football program. Alabama's first dynasty came at the hands of that "denny" guy the stadium was named after. George Denny was an athletic director for Alabama in the 1920s. He realized the rest of the country was being captivated by this interestingly tough sport called football. He hired a man named Frank Thomas (not the baseball player) to be the head coach and Thomas went on to win multiple national titles in his fairly short tenure at Alabama. Before Denny and Thomas, football was a relatively unknown sport in the south. If I'm remembering my history correctly, Alabama went to the rose bowl in the 20s as a heavy underdog to USC and bama won in dramatic fashion. The 40s and 50s didn't do Alabama any favors as they had multiple losing seasons and entire seasons were cancelled due to ww2. In 1957 Alabama was particularly bad. Bad enough that they gave a man named bear Bryant a call and boy, did he answer. Bear Bryant retired in 80 or 81 after winning 6 national titles. The 80s were not good to Alabama on a national scale, though some will say that Bryant a legacy drove to a coye of 10 win seasons. They did again reach the top of the college football mountain in 92 under coach Stallings but if one championship is a dynasty then every champion of every sport every year is a dynasty. A dynasty is not being "pretty good" for a few years. A dynasty is winning titles. Not conference titles. National titles. Plural. What makes the saban dynasty unique is that is lasted for 10 years now. For the last 10 years Alabama has 5 national titles. That means that the other 128 teams in college football have 5 tiles in that same time. One team has taken half the championships over the last decade. THAT is a dynasty. Clemson winning one title is NOT a dynasty. Ohio State winning one title is NOT a dynasty. And to all that are just waiting for saban to retire so their team has a chance again, ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

[@dylan2nasty]

Imagine writing a 3 page essay for a comment to get 3 likes

[@jimbeam3783]

@@dylan2nasty 😂

[@jeromywhite2326]

He had alot of time on his hands to write that book 📖 😂

[@thumbsaloft]

Bama hasn't looked back since! ROLL TIDE!

[@teller1290]

and they haven't had a kicker since!

[@teller1290]

Tide all the way since my dad told me his dad an he listened to Bama winning it all on the radio in 1934 - with a defensive end named Bryant. Lesson here: just because someone says ONE THING that deserves to be said doesn't mean they're trash talking because you don't like it. Bama's kicking, putting it generously, has sucked since Saban got there and it cost them one national championship (and an immortal three-peat [which they were cheated out of in 1967 with Stabler, my fav all time, as QB) vs Barn in the damnable so-called Kick-Six game. It should've, indeed, been called Kick-Something but not for the 56-yarder that poor freshman Griffith was called on to make, but due to bozo #43 Cade Foster (who looked like he spent more time on his arms than on his kicking under pressure) missing THREE FGs (43, 32, 33) that game, Bama never had the 10-pt cushion they should've had going down the stretch. Had he made one of those 30-f'n yarders, that bullshit Barn gimmick play with 35 seconds left would've been window dressing on Bama's way to a three-peat against FSU that year - who all but lost to Barn up to the last play - Barn being a legit 10-pt underdog to Bama (as posted by Vegas before the 2013 iron Bowl, btw), Bama would've punished Winston and FSU that year. Not to EVER be because Saban will not hand out a fucking scholarship to a mere FG kicker. Meanwhile, Barn goes all the way to Colorado to get what's his name (Daniel Carson, NFL now) and I think he missed like three times in three or four years. Then, you have a Greek walk-on that not even Hotty Toddy wanted and he does all he can do to ruin things in both Clemson blow-out (where, mercifully, 3 didn't matter in the end) and close one with UGA.

[@teller1290]

@@___meph___4547 yeh

[@Iamjustavibe]

It's also what started the Clemson rise to.a national power, it was the game that got Tommy fired and dabo hired

[@peytonnewell9146]

Tyrone Q Clemson actually needed the wake up call. Actually love this rivalry as a clemson fan

[@alexandertharpe8738]

not a rivalry in the least

[@BangBang-cq8fc]

Then they really turned it around after the embarrassing WVU Orange Bowl where they got whooped

[@unclecock7393]

TonyPit2 Alabama dominated the majority of the first game, lost the second one on a last second touchdown, then completely owned clemson in the third game. Not a great rivalry

[@kdogg6781]

@@unclecock7393 bama dominated the first one, huh? let's seeeeee... first downs? bama 18, clemson 31... yards rushing? bama 138, clemson 145... yards passing? bama 335, clemson 405.... T.O.P.? bama 29:52, clemson 29:11.. that ain't dominating.. sorry. the second game was back and forth, also.. the third one was one team that had zero offense.. had a pick 6 against them and another pick that led to 6.. so, that's 14 pts off two TO's and you won by 18.. so, i'll give you the third one.. you dominated that one defensively.. but, the first two?.. uhhh.. negative. as for "rivalry"?.. i don't think so.. we hardly ever deal w/ your fans.. don't think much about you 'til the end of the season.. and, couldn't care less about your over-rated conference.. if it weren't for bama, the sec would be another big 10. hahahaha.. wow!!.. i read your comment w/out even looking at your name.. FIGURES!!!.. another coot living vicariously through bama.. geez.. does it ever end???

[@Britton_Thompson]

You could argue this was the game that produced Clemson's great historical run too since this thrashing led to Tommy Bowden being fired in the middle of the season, where he was replaced by Dabo Swinney.

[@kdogg6781]

as a clemson fan,.. i gotta disagree.. while this game was definitely eye opening.. had bowden been able to produce enough to beat the likes of an 8-5 maryland team and an 8-5 wake forest team, this game would have been forgiven.. and, the bowden years woulda continued.. but, he had lost the respect of his players.. and fans.. bowden was a good guy, but not a championship caliber football coach.. he was held in high regards for owning south carolina.. even though they were terrible.. what's odd is that when dabo came along, south carolina entered their greatest era of football EVER.. and, dabo lost 5 in a row to them.. yet was kept on cause everyone could see the writing on the wall.. the best was yet to come.. and, still is.

[@williamlucas4656]

Do not forget history. This is Alabama's third dynasty. Just because that was a decade or so with some losing seasons does not mean that the Tide has not been rolling for a long long time. When I attended we often did not go to the games because they were such bad victories as to be boring in the heat. The house I lived in now part of the stadium enabled me to sit on the porch swing and every time a cheer was heard, I knew we had scored again.

[@ianharper3213]

he should have put "the saban dynasty" instead

[@SeminoleSpaceForce]

Drogas

[@tycalvert9633]

William Lucas only 4 losing seasons. 4!

[@bfg5291]

Won't ever forget this game. I was in Iraq, stayed up til like 2/3 am to watch this game, and won some money!!

[@hugsavage5286]

Damn man saban got hired when I was in 5th grade I'm 22 now I've watch damn near every game since

[@bubbariots9854]

I was in the 7th grade when Saban got hired(I'm 26 now) I definitely remember watching the 08 SEC championship game and every game since.

[@deadheadwsp705]

The freshman class at Alabama is legendary. Julio, Ingram, Hightower...

[@CharlesButler1]

Remember it like yesterday as a 16 year old kid. I knew as soon as I watched this Alabama was back.

[@Youre_Right]

It’s been a great era to be a Bama fan! I’ve been a Bama fan my whole life. Cheering them on in 91 when they beat Miami in the Sugar Bowl for the NC. Then through the dark times of the 3 Mikes. Then Nick Saban came to T town and Alabama has been the best

[@grantmorrison7397]

Julio’s first TD brought back the memories 🙌🏽 RTR

[@turtleman6294]

Thank you! Im from clemson born and raised. watched this game and left the game saying alabama is a dynasty. I have never seen such a good team. and that was game 1

[@AW-zy1kw]

First and only time an opponent tried to single block Terrance Cody

[@dlanegreene6513]

Wow this Alabama team seems really good. It’s nice to see the underdog win once in a while.

[@sayerscollins4773]

It’s insane to see Brent and Herby talking about “keeping an eye on the talented Julio Jones”

[@PerryCuda]

Was at that game. Remember texting my OU friend - "Our days of going to the Independence Bowl are over."

[@jayminanderson2834]

This brings back good memories

[@turinsbane4200]

Happened my sophomore year in college at Clemson and was part of what led to the start of the Dabo era by the end of the season. That was a good old fashioned beating Alabama gave us in this game.

[@warriorq7672]

Wow.. This was awesome to look back on.. Now that both programs have own the decade

[@My4165]

Hearing all these true freshman names are shocking me

[@snapperco]

So Beautiful...was there...Clemson folks looked a little in shock walking around at halftime...RT

[@charliekennedy2545]

I remember this game. Fun times for sure as u knew we were commin. 6 titles later..oh my.

[@ezmoney79]

RTR I remember watching that game so much talent Mark Ingram. Won our 1st Heisman the following year

[@barryrobinson8085]

I'm from Texas but I love the Tide

[@tvd-theremedy2515]

I miss Javier Arenas. That dude was a punt & kickoff return BEAST, and ended up being a GREAT college DB.

[@tvd-theremedy2515]

Marquis Johnson (#24) ended up being pretty good once Saban came in, after a subpar start to his college career... and expanding beyond just the secondary, a LOT of players actually had huge turnarounds once Saban arrived, like Glen Coffee, JP Wilson (his senior year- the year of this game), and several more guys, especially on defense.

[@willmcdaniel5989]

I remember this game like it was yesterday...hell of a way to start my freshman year..after that game I didnt think wed have such a good season but I saw what was too come.

[@willmcdaniel5989]

Oh and my best friend was a Clemson fan..until halftime 😂😂

[@cpowell6070]

What’s funny is this was the last time we had a great kicker😝

[@teller1290]

take away Kick Six nightmare game, Griffith is the best they've had since Tiffin. And that bloop kick-throw onside gem vs Clemson was Griffith's. That was all-time great moment in Bama kicking going back a century.

[@kevinworley1254]

Your team shouldn’t rely on a kicker if everyone else does their job. Justa saying.🐘🐘

[@paulalexander2176]

Cpowell: Not really the Reichardt kid looks pretty damn good to me this year. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Tiffin have 3 missed field goals against Arkansas that year or the year before. And as a result game lost the game. Sounds familiar to what's been going on the last 5 or 6 years to me.

[@peytonnewell9146]

I always feel like it’s my clemson Tigers vs bama. Guess this is how it all started. I hate the tide but gotta respect them. Hopefully this year it’s bama clemson again

[@jorear74]

That game started 2 dynasties. Sabans at Bama and Dabo at Clemson.

[@philwilson4706]

I loved this win

[@Da-Boo33]

Keep up the good work Alabama Rolltide

[@jmua8450]

That 2008 team will always be one of my favorites....the season ended bad but it was a sign of great things to come!

[@RT22-pb2pp]

2008 was the beginning of the end for all teams not named alabama

[@averyholsomback9145]

I was 10 years old at this game...

[@brandoniskewlig]

Ill never be able to enjoy and cheer for a team like alabama... Enjoy the years of dominance... We shall enjoy our 2 win season

[@kevinrobinson6601]

Julio Jones as a true freshman! Damn I feel old

[@atlsooner85]

Two dynasties that started and ended with the same team. Alabama/Clemson and in the 1950's Oklahoma/Notre Dame.

[@griftide]

I think this is when Saban was able to truly get his players to all buy into “the process”. After they saw what they could accomplish against a top 10 team opening week, the sky became the limit. Source: 6 National Championships in 12 years, and 8-3 in the playoffs.

[@PJErvin]

I’ve heard rumors that lot of those seniors from the previous year were problems in terms of buying in. That team took a monster LSU deep into the fourth quarter and then totally collapsed for the remainder of November. (Losses to Mississippi State, ULM and Auburn...) This was the first game without that bunch. Add a few elite freshman from Saban’s first full recruiting class, and this was the result.

[@michaelschausten5257]

"Julio Jones..his first of many I would say" oh the foreshadowing. I'm a UGA fan but man the names on this team and pretty much every bama team since Saban took over is incredible. Even seeing them ranked #24 at this time doesn't feel right. What a dynasty.

[@WellnessRosterHQ]

The end of Bowden at Clemson and what a class of freshmen at Bama!

[@Sk8rebel99]

I was at this game! Way up in the thin air section albeit but what a great game it was

[@Thetruehustla626]

When they talk about the money and incentives he got as a coach as a Bama fan it’s money that was well worth it

[@philwilson4706]

How gratifying it was to beat them so thoroughly !!!!

[@pccoder]

I remember that game.

[@stevephillips2740]

That was a hell of a recruiting class

[@christopherbrock8913]

I always said it was it was the game against Colorado in 2007 that jumpstarted this run - even tho that 2007 team lost had a terrible lost to Louisiana Monroe, I have much respect for that team - they took the bumps and bruises - all 6 losses were by one possession - and honestly Bama could have beat Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, and Louisiana Monroe easily if not for mistakes - in Iron Bowl and the Florida State game Bama was horrible on offense and both of those games came down to a onside kick at the end - people give all the credit to the 2008 and the 2009 teams but the 2007 team put in the hard work and never gave up - 🐘🏆 ROLL TIDE

[@commonramen3978]

God this freshman class was amazing. Miss these days

[@charlie.something]

aw man. i swear i thought they were gonna tell me about the game in 2005 when tyrone prothro's ankle spun in the end zone. THAT was when i became a tide fan. huge prothro fan, hope he's doing well, hope he shall always be well. you, sir, are the reason i'm a bama fan. not saban. much respect to you. and roll tide forever.

[@richardroberts4355]

His leg is messed up for life man. He could hardly walk for two years. I think he had 12 surgeries. That was a terrible injury. It wasn't his ankle. It actually snapped his bone in half. His freaking shin bone broke in half and came thru the skin. It had turf and dirt stuck in his bone marrow! Dudes selling cars in Gadsden Al now.

[@drewgagneaux5193]

As an LSU fan I really liked watching Glen Coffee.

[@kadeemthomas6]

The good ole days when we had a great kicker. And to be technical Bama had a dynasty in the 70's & 90s also 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@11PIANOBOY]

B.I.G. Deem not in the 90s. Bama fell off the map after that 92 championship. In the decade before they hired Saban Bama had 4 losing seasons and only 1 bowl win. Bama was a shithole before Saban started this run.

[@willhopson1277]

What was your dynasty in the 90s? Florida’s 6 sec titles ?

[@kenp6892]

Joshua Chapman Yes Bama was struggling before Saban came there Now what has Bama done since Saban has been there?

[@tranquiltide7405]

Joshua Chapman they also had a dynasty in the 20s winning 3 NCs with Wade as head coach.

[@tennesseecurtiss5741]

Tennessee going to the natty in 97 and 98, winning it in 98 and what about Florida? 96 national champion, bama who?

[@sportsgurusportsguru]

I definitely remember where I was when this got started

[@thecrown_jul]

sportsguru0512 sportsguru0512 where would that be?

[@cadecornell1817]

The start of the Bama dynasty was when they defeated UF in the 2009 SEC championship and ran Urban out of the SEC

[@charlesnewman1364]

I kinda think its this game... put the tide back out on the national stage. this was Julio and Ingrams first game

[@jarretttidwell8047]

I would say it was this game here. They went 12-0 regular season that year. Just a few weeks after this game they beat down uga in the infamous blackout.

[@AFizzleProductions]

Cade Cornell Nah....It was this game. Now, the UF game in the 2009 SEC Championship game was the changing of the guard of the SEC.

[@FtmfwId]

It was definitely this game. Clemson was being touted as a National Championship contender and Bama was a heavy underdog. This was the first year their new strength training program went into full effect along with a great incoming freshman class. It was a night and day difference from the previous year.

[@davidhamilton4030]

The Dynasty began when Nick Saban said " Yes I'll be the Head coach of the University of Alabama".

[@thecrimsonknight4756]

"the bad boys of the SEC" - Brent Musburger

[@carloshill76]

More like the bad boys of college football. Alabama and Ohio State. They both have the most players in the NFL

[@SnakeHiggins]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. As a lifelong Tide fan it had been a rough few years, hell decade honest, but after watching this game I knew with Saban things were gonna turn around. Then I posted about it MySpace. 🤣

[@Becker333]

Was there. Beautiful..... ROLL TIDE!

[@jimellenw]

Absolutely right. Athletics is a big part of any university and it’s not only football.

[@nathanstroud2223]

Now I've got to do some research on that art deco Clemson font in the endzone. I don't remember that.

[@lasergames1798]

Ironically this game was the start of two dynasties, Bama and Clemson. This game got Tommy Bowden fired which lead to Dabo taking over. I know Clemson (and everyone else) don't have the hardware to match Saban's Dynansty but this was the beginning a greatness for Bama and the turning point towards greatness for Clemson. They last 6 or so years Clemson has been second only to Bama in wins and that's thanks to Bowden getting crushed by Saban in Atlanta.

[@jodyvance1554]

Clemson??? Wtf are you smoking? Clemson's only won one championship since this game.A lot of people have a REALLY odd definition of 'dynasty' these days. Hell, GS isn't even a dynasty. The team that's won the last two titles is significantly different than the team that went to two finals in '15 & '16 because of Durant. But, they'll be there next season after another easy win. And no, the Spurs weren't a dynasty and neither were the Giants. Consistency in winning every other year for a bit is not a dynasty. Gotta repeat some time.

[@lasergames1798]

It hasn't been every other year or "a bit". I acknowledged the lack of multiple NCG's but only Bama has out performed Clemson for the last 6 or so years. tOSU is probably the only other school that is close.

[@thecrown_jul]

Laser Games If Bama has outperformed Clemson since this game, then how tf did a dynasty start in Clemson then? Lmao

[@morehamsandwich]

LMAO, Clemson has never had a dynasty. They’ve had only 2 NC in their entire history... both by Bama products I might add.

[@tombrewbaker45]

Still waiting on a Clemson dynasty to exist.....Unless you call every team that has ever one a single championship a dynasty..

[@craterus-ii9im]

This is very well titled, This is the start of the dynasty. Broadcast played AC/DC rockinrolltrain and it dont get better than that.

[@tyruslewis9933]

Clemson and Alabama arectbe best teams in college football

[@jaredgoolsby5528]

Saw #24 Alabama, had flashbacks to the Mike years, Hold me Nick.

[@lilcourtny08]

Marquis Johnson. Always got beat

[@geoffreythomas7253]

That's also the game that started the Clemson dynasty. Bowden started his way out after this game and before seasons and it was Dabos team.

[@jimbeam3783]

When I saw Mark Ingram run that first kick off, I knew he was going to win the Heisman. I kid you not. He ran the ball like had been in college for at least 3 years.

[@thund3r94]

Bro, as a freshmen in college (19) I can’t imagine the pressure the freshmen have, I could maybe play well with this crowd since I’m sorta used to doing stuff in front of a crowd but still it’s nuts seeing how many people these kids play in front of

[@kirbyawesome5077]

I feel like this game sparked the rivalry between the two schools.

[@bonkersmcgee4356]

There were several years in this era where almost every game of the season was a complete dismantling of the opponent in this manner.

[@tvd-theremedy2515]

Man, on one hand, this game seems like a lifetime ago- yet, on the other, it seems like it was just yesterday... Interesting that this was the very first opening weekend game in Atlanta, for the College Kickoff Game, or whatever they call it.

[@theknowitall4090]

What a night. We had gone through the lean 80's, all the stars lined up in 92 and we won one but couldn't sustain. 2 probations, Dubose, Perkins, Curry. It was a rough 30 years. This game, Bama may have been 24th or 25th ranked. Clemson was supposed to roll. We heard all summer how Clemson was gonna ream us on their way to a possible title. We were coming out of a horrific schollie reduction period and 2008 was the first year we would have 85 schollie players since 02. It's a cliche but in the dome that night there was a feel you couldnt describe. When the game kicked off you just knew Bama was about to do something special. Saban had started the year before and had an undisciplined, lazy group that he had to deal with but beat Colorado in the bowl and they weren't supposed to win that. He weeded out some bad apples, got the team doing things his was asking them to do, had brought in some freshmen that we hadn't been getting. We couldn't get one single great player to come to Bama but he had reeled in Julio and Ingram. This night , the discipline, the heart, the cohesiveness, the want to, the TALENT that we hadn't seen in years was evident. THe sanctions were over, the negative culture was gone, players showing up late for practice, bringing food to team meetings, falling asleep in film...all that was gone. We were Bama again and we....and the nation knew it.

[@therealfronzilla]

Little did that Clemson team know they were a out to run head on into a buzz-saw.

[@danielminton3876]

That beat down actually opened the door for the Clemson rise. That was a step towards their head coach getting fired and replaced by an assistant named Dabo Sweeney.

[@jarretttidwell8047]

Daniel Minton you took the words out of my mouth

[@kennethburleson1031]

We will see them again this year except this time the outcome will be different

[@therealfronzilla]

Kenneth Burleson with Tua, no one is going to come within 21 points of Alabama... But good luck with that

[@clemsonfan3691]

Kevin O keep telling yourself that bud with Trevor Lawrence no one will come within 28 points of Clemson

[@RichardRpond]

National Championships in men an women's golf, Softball and gymnastics. Keep drinking that hateraide

[@jesuslover8]

Richard R. Pond dont forget men's golf 2x in a row shortly after the women's golf championship.

[@RichardRpond]

Xavier Beach, didn't we recently win a rowing championship also.....anywho

[@jesuslover8]

Richard R. Pond we did, we did lol.

[@thatclemsonfandudeguymanwo7234]

Richard R. Pond I'm a Clemson fan and I have nothing but respect for Bama. I used to hate the tide but these last few years have given me a new outlook on them. Bama and Clemson are now life long rivals and I hope we meet again for another epic battle of the defences. I'm sure we will meet again down the road in the Natty or the playoff either way their will be fireworks. 😉😋

[@82ghall]

this game also open the door for Dabo

[@ellissmith4545]

82ghall oooooooof

[@Itsyoboi489]

Some of the best nfl players on one Bama team

[@d1grant857]

This game started the Saban dynasty, Bear Bryant started the first Bama dynasty

[@AbbieWaters-oh3qq]

Lil Island Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas had dynasties before the Bear.

[@thatfarang3497]

No matter how good or bad Bama does in a season, they're the measuring stick for every other team in the SEC. Remember when Old Piss tore down the goalpost after winning? A non-fan would have thought they won the Championship. Hail Saban and Roll Tide!

[@kenland9598]

The "Dynasty" started years before that play!

[@wtss1406]

I remember watching this game live and being like "uh oh..." as a Georgia fan. Now it's come full circle 10 years later and we're making Tide fans say "uh oh...".

[@waltn6318]

This was a nice win that got the ball rolling in that 08 season, but imo the game that really started the dynasty was the “Blackout Game” later that year when they came into Athens and blew out that UGA team that had Stafford, Knowshon, AJ Green, Massaquoi, Geno Atkins, Justin Houston, Reshad Jones, Brandon Boykin, Cordy Glenn, Clint Boling, Blair Walsh, Drew Butler, basically 2 minor league NFL teams full of pro bowlers. Watershed moment for both programs. Started the slow downfall of Richt at UGA and Bama announced to the country that they were here and here to stay

[@blackmillionairestatus5034]

FACTS! Richt got fired because he could never beat 'Bama and win the SEC championship.

[@michaelwhite77]

Roll Tide!!! Alabama is back! Just in the Nick of time!!

[@treykidd3338]

I remember this game. Loss to Florida that year then dethroned Florida every year after that

[@matthewjoseph236]

Who would’ve thought that these 2 teams would play in back to back National Championships in 2016 and 2017

[@MegaSpurs18]

That freshman class was crazy oh my god

[@NeverlandSystemPixie]

Bama has been a BEAST under Saban... Easily one of the best things to like ever happen to Alabama.

[@dawsondudark]

Back when Bama had a kicker.

[@michaelmitchell8800]

It’s what we do. Roll tide

[@donmassengale1328]

Lil ol' Clemson has been front and center throughout this run of ours. Not this year, tho. Hell, we're not even in the picture much longer I'm afraid.