Turning of the Tide | Part 1: The Arrival of Nick Saban

AL.com presents "Turning of the Tide", a three-part look back at the Alabama Crimson Tide's pivotal 2008 football season, and the role that particular team played in changing the face of Alabama football, and all of college football, as we know it today.
In Part 1 of the series, we take a look at the arrival of Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa and how the coach’s first full recruiting class in February of 2008 transformed the program almost overnight. Julio Jones, Mark Barron, Marcel Dareus, Barrett Jones - names that would become synonymous with Alabama’s early dominance under Nick Saban - all joined the roster on the same momentous day. How did it happen? We take a look inside how Alabama’s most important recruiting class in school history came together.
Watch Part 2, here: • Turning of the Tide | ...

[@danielwatts7375]

“I’m not going to tell you what we’re going to accomplish, I’m going to tell you HOW we’re gonna do it.” That’s how you knew good things were in store for the Tide.

[@TheDudeRTR]

I'll never forget, Saban laid forth his plan in his introductory press conference, he put forth a mission statement, while Mike Shula simply said "any questions". Stark contrast between greatness and mediocre.

[@shaynecrimsontide7288]

I remember him saying our objective is to dominate our opponents, I want the other teams to say I hate playing these guys! He's definitely done that. RTR!

[@shaneflanagan5801]

There are so many good quotes from Saban. He doesn't just get football, he gets LIFE! Best wishes and ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

[@BrownBoyVisuals]

People dont realize Julio had prototypical measures as a junior in high school! I got recruited with him , Hightower, John Michael Boswell, Tyler Love, Marcel ect....Julio was the real deal, once in a lifetime talent! Watching this brought back so many memories, i didnt play with Alabama but the recruitment experience was amazing!

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Where did you play?

[@drocapone8023]

I played against julio in high school bro was that dude I thought he was jerry rice

[@BrownBoyVisuals]

@@wildestcowboy2668 central-Tuscaloosa

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@BrownBoyVisuals That's what up b. Julio Jones was definitely a few notches above the rest. Gene Stallings said he could have did like Kobe and I agreed. He was better than some NFL WR'$.

[@BrownBoyVisuals]

@@wildestcowboy2668 definitely! He had certain tangibles you just can’t reach

[@thechristopherfaurisshow6327]

I’m a Buckeye fan and I can really appreciate this series. I remember when Bamba was struggling and I was pretty happy when they hired Nick Saban. The football world wasn’t quite right with Bamba not performing as they should. Looking forward to a great game!

[@ontariopride6725]

I HOPE YALL WHOOP GEORGIA!! COMING FROM A ALABAMA FAN!!

[@wildestcowboy2668]

​@@ontariopride6725Nobody studyin Georgia.....or you!

[@hchastain16]

I’ll never forget how embarrassed I was as a kid to be a fan of Alabama. Those pre Saban days were rough and the only thing keeping me a fan was the stories of all the championships and great players from days past told to me by my dad and grandpa. All that being said, I’m so happy and appreciative of everything Saban has accomplished at Alabama. He’s definitely made it easy to be a proud Bama fan again.

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

you should still be embarrassed. cheating doesnt feel good except to gumps

[@hchastain16]

Cameron Merrill Have any proof of this so called “cheating?” also why are you on an Alabama channel if you dislike them so much? I guess Alabama really does live rent free in people’s heads lmao

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

@@hchastain16 i just think about the hit tua took and get really happy

[@hchastain16]

Cameron Merrill the thought of players getting hurt makes you happy? That’s pretty fucked up man. I guess if we’re sharing thoughts about Tua though I’d say that I like to think about the dime he dropped on Georgia to win the natty, that one makes me pretty happy. 😉

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

@@hchastain16 taking hits is part of the game. i want him healthy for uga so we can knock his bitchass out

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

I love that Saban is also a good Catholic man... he’s a hothead on the field, but he’s a leader and mentors his men!!!

[@JGB1]

Alexander what’s a good catholic man?

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

Jeff Glenn A man who lives the Gospel, develops boys into men, leads, loves his family and a whole bunch more... God, family then Country and everything else will fall into place :-)

[@roberteaston6413]

@@Alexander-fr1kk I am a Canadian who once met three men from New Jersey while vacationing in Scotland. All three were from a Catholic background. One, a Polish Catholic, lamented the fact in the South, it was difficult to find a Catholic church to worship in.

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

Robert Easton Very true and they’re very anti-Catholic down here... it’s pure ignorance... God bless!!!

[@roberteaston6413]

@@Alexander-fr1kk I have to tell you that Quebec, for a long time, was 90% Catholic. The Jesuit priests there were ultra-montane. For a long time French-Canadians had the highest birth rate ever recorded for a European people. Beginning in the 1890's both Canada and the USA began accepting immigrants from eastern and southern Europe. Most of them were Catholic. The Jesuits would say that with Quebec's high birth rate and with North America taking in so many Catholic immigrants eventually Catholics would become the majority. They would drive Protestants into the ocean. When that happened the Vatican would rule the America's from the North Pole to the bottom of Argentina. Needless to say that did not go over too well with Protestants. The Jesuits did not speak for all Catholics in Quebec and their views did not represent the feelings of all Catholics.

[@m.marcam5683]

Kudos to the miami dolphins players for not embracing the process so saban can come back to teach kids,i enjoyed every minute of it. RTR

[@thedude2264]

I don't think it was the players, saban wanted drew brees and the medical staff told him no.

[@tidefanyankee2428]

@@thedude2264 Exactly..... I don't watch the NFL....how did that Drew Brees fella work out? (extreme sarcasm) LOL. If I remember correctly, there were other players Coach Saban wanted (when he was at Miami) that turned into stars on other teams. That is why Coach Saban told Mal Moore when he took the job "this only works if I have total control", which Moore said he would have. There are boosters who wanted Saban fired early on because he (Saban) rubbed them the wrong way.....Mal Moore was the wall between them, God Rest His Soul.

[@thecrimsonknight4756]

and since that day, teams have all wanted Alabama. Its nice to feel wanted, even when you regret it later.

[@banjo1241]

Listened every game to John Forney broadcast the good and the bad. Blessed to attend Alabama in the championship year of 1978. Bama had years of down seasons post Bryant. Still loved Alabama football!

[@rolltide5059]

Amen brother, a true fan. I’ve been through the 3-8 and 4-7 seasons, every step of the way, and it has only made the taste of success that much sweeter.

[@danielromberg685]

Banjo 12 "Down seasons" is really polite. The program was atrocious. From Perkins through Shula it was some of the worst football I've seen. Even under Stallings the O football was just unwatchable.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@danielromberg685 stallings won a natty u Joe Biden loving gun banning clown

[@dnmoscato92]

Well glad you stuck around because they are the greatest dynasty in the history of college football

[@mas5867]

@@dnmoscato92 Name 1 of Saban's 7 NCs (6 at Bama) that don't have a caveat like both of Dabo's don't.

[@NVRAMboi]

Never forget the members of the 2007 and 2008 teams who bought in, worked their tails off and built the foundation for what everyone has seen over the past 12 seasons. Several of them didn't win rings/titles before they left. Instead they did the hard work of lifting the program up and giving it the direction we've enjoyed since they left. I'd list names but there are too many. Bama fans know who you are, men - and we thank you. Roll Tide!

[@dafreshprincestolemehbitch6340]

Yes. I will never forget those players that helped started the dynasty in the first place. About 1/4 of those weren’t even Saban’s boys. All that hard work and effort paid off.

[@shaynecrimsontide7288]

Absolutely! Great comment. That 07 team lost to La-Monroe and then turned it completely around. If I'm not mistaken the 08 team were never beaten by more than 7. Also we have to thank Rich Rod for turning the job down as well!

[@kd2mill]

I can't help but admire the maturity of the players. A great coach like Saben always matures his players into MEN. He not only teaches them discipline in how to play football, he creates leaders for society, much like Vince Lombardi did with the Packers.

[@cswrel]

good point

[@calebharris3375]

From a Florida fan, I respect the motherfucking shit out of that. There is a core life lesson you can use in EVERYTHING other than football. I think that is where he has made the biggest impact. I mean he took boys and turned them into soldiers ready for not only the pros and a diploma, but just life.

[@PheeFab]

I watched a documentary about Tua and decided to continue... I haven't stopped. Was never interested in college football, but now I am a total Alabama fan. I've looked up the school, the football team, the history (which was not so good. I was surprised to find out it was the college that famously and reluctantly let black students in their school) Love watching Tua and Alabama Tide play. I've watched other players love watching the Coaches press releases, love Nick Saban, he is the man. Go Crimson Tide!!! Oh, and I am a number 1 rugby fan from NZ, Go ALL Blacks!!! For those who don't know - the greatest winning sports team in the last 100 yrs.

[@matthewsmith4647]

Alot of schools did the same racist shit. But unlike Alabama, they lied and hid it.

[@ljhaimsohn8226]

Lkkkjij

[@mas5867]

Tua, the most overrated QB in AL history. 3-2 in games that mattered.

[@jakebuchsbaum3348]

@@mas5867 you gotta stop bro you’re the one that said nick saban is the most overrated when that’s not true he’s the greatest college football coach in history and it’s not debatable anymore what he has done no one will ever come close to you’re just dumb

[@liljoec.952]

Roll Dam Tide!! Nick Saban needs to make 20 million a year. The best coach ever and the best coach ever at the University of Alabama!!! Unbiased by race at any and every position!!! NO WALLACE!! NO "I GOT TO GET ME ONE OF THEM!!" Just a great man at the greatest University. Roll Tide Roll!!

[@oscarevans3966]

The greatest dynasty in the history of college football!!

[@mozezeli]

Yes sir...#RollTide.

[@hurricanegrindmodedalecwo9572]

Oscar Evans I like my 2001 canes to blow any bama squad by 3 TD’s

[@achilles1373]

@@hurricanegrindmodedalecwo9572 2001 Canes had the talent but Bama has talent and coaching. UGA has more talent than Bama but it's hard to outcoach Saban. It would be a good game that's for sure

[@waynewilliams5802]

@@hurricanegrindmodedalecwo9572 Lol. Oscar

[@savagesouth1806]

@@hurricanegrindmodedalecwo9572 no. They had a great team but 2020 Bama rolls any Miami team

[@billybergendahl3515]

Nick Saban, Rich Rodriguez and Jimbo Fisher all came from my home state of West Virginia.

[@waynewilliams5802]

Lol...where did you coach at bill?

[@averystiles5308]

🍪

[@22mbo]

cool

[@rt2255]

One is great, one is good, and one is forgettable. Bama got the great one. No one else even registers.

[@michaelpendergraft341]

I’m an OU fan! I have watched this documentary like 4 times. I love college football. There is no doubt Nick Saban is the best College Football Coach in my lifetime so far.

[@jmua8450]

The 2008-2012 teams will always be my favorite.

[@jantzenallen3077]

Yes and the best defense I ever seen now this year’s defense could be something that could change my mind

[@mas5867]

LOL. the last of the hated and despised, now defunct BCS system.

[@dadrianjohnson5648]

Cannot believe he made a grown man cry .

[@Kingman6912]

I feel old seeing the word Cingular 😂

[@mr.wizard2974]

Cingular was my first small phone

[@mr.wizard2974]

Hell dude I grew up with no electricity and an outhouse to do my business. You were lucky!

[@Alexander-fr1kk]

Hahaha I was At&t then Cingular then back to At&t... ugh...

[@BAMA-2019]

I feel ANGRY that you made that dumbass comment

[@RT22-pb2pp]

I remember cell one and alltel in Alabama that was before cingular

[@dontarguewithfools]

I will never forget the plane arriving and us Tide fans going crazy for Nick Saban. The rest is history

[@jumpinjack889]

The night that I realized we had hired a coach was when we were down two scores, had a great drive going and Saban sent the FG team on the field with under 5 minutes to play. Made a stop and won the game and the rest is history. Welcome to Tuscaloosa Coach, stay as long as you please.

[@mas5867]

Name another 9-2 Bama coach that had Auburn down 24-0 and lost.

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

@@mas5867 name another coach greater than Saban. I'll wait.

[@mas5867]

@@CrazyWeatherDude Name another "great coach", no, very good coach that is 0-8 against the school's nemeses that finish with 9 or more wins. I'll wait?

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

@@mas5867 exactly, nobody is better than Saban.

[@marimartell3498]

Best coach in college football! Roll tide coach Saban ❤🐘🏈#🏆

[@mattmann111]

THANK YOU COACH SABAN...ROLL TIDE FOREVER!!!

[@jacobbankster7811]

mattmann111 6:56 was my high school lol

[@neznaf]

Tua Tagovailoa got me watching college football, but I’m invested in watching and knowing anything about Alabama RTR and I don’t even know anything about American football, I’m from Australia and we don’t even play NFL we play Rugby league and union with no protective gear or helmets lol, but I watched something about Tua and how they won and bammm here I am loving the Crimson Tides and their dynasty and Nick Saban nd the story behind a great college football team... brought to you by kangaroo valley lol

[@benwoodruff1321]

Let me know if you have difficulty finding a shirt or hat.

[@ChristopherX30]

This is funny to read. I've taken about five work trips to Brisbane, Australia since 2011. A few of Alabama's national champion teams had Aussie guy named Jesse Williams on it. he was an offensive lineman. He even won a Super Bowl ring with the Seattle Seahawks.

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

dont be a bandwagon guy. learn about other teams.

[@cletustrainer]

God bless and Roll Tide

[@bardlover6]

Welcome!

[@nickelz256]

I remember all of this. Only the true Alabama fans remember the probationary years. Prothro breaking his ankle etc.💯

[@tycalvert3395]

Why was he in the game? What was the point the game was over!?!?

[@tjpowell234]

And his catch... He shouldn't have been in the game when he broke his leg..

[@alwayslookinround]

Love this. Anxiously waiting for notification.

[@Siix8five]

Tua got me hooked watching Alabama to be honest since that touchdown in last season championship game against Goergia im from NZ but we pretty much into rugby but other than that Roll Tua Roll

[@neznaf]

Same here neighbor (from the Ozi mate slash uce) lol Alabama has worldwide fan base! RTR!

[@radicalhindu]

Is cricket popular in NZ? How does Cricket compare to Rugby?

[@SoHighIFly]

@@radicalhindu Cricket is pretty popular as well. Crickets our number 1 summer sport and Rugby is number 1 winter sport

[@SoHighIFly]

@ImNotMad ButUR Our national Rugby team (The All Blacks) is the best in the world. We won the last 2 World Cups and hopefully win it again at the World Cup currently playing

[@faydenereed4056]

Are you still watching Tua at the Miami Dolphins?

[@franzhaas3712]

THE GOAT.

[@Legendary_UA]

Outstanding!

[@rolltide5059]

Moral of the story, don’t hire a “Mike.”

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Don't Hire Ray, Bill, DuBose, Franchione, Price, and Shula PERIOD.

[@smokeymayrand4757]

Mike price was a good coach, just look what he did with Texas el paso's football program

[@tominator028]

Mike Leach 🙄

[@bretthackett4124]

Awesome! Can't wait for part 2

[@donyoung7133]

So ready for part 2 lol!

[@barryrobinson8085]

I'm from Texas and love Alabama!

[@michaelhighland4749]

Sure is good to be back.... September 23rd 1978 day i became a fan..(fyi lost that day to USC)... thank u nick... u da man!!!

[@rt2255]

I may be biased but was kid during bear, hurt in the post bear era. The saban hit. Was bama since i was 5 watching with.my dad. He died before saban. But it was worth the bad yrs.to DOMINATE last 15 yrs. No one has ruled a sport like Saban. Proud crimson tide fan, no excuse no bs, we own college football and we love it. You hate us cause you aint us, we can live with that, happily. ROLL TIDE, we are the standard, and we k ow it and so do you.

[@uss_cushing]

I’m not even an Alabama fan but name the college football championship trophy after Nick Sabin there is no one else.

[@MetallicAAlabamA]

I remember being a kid around the age of 8, or 9, I remember walking into what you would call a rent a center here in Florence, Al. I remember looking and watching their zenith TV's (No flat screens lol) and watching David Smith lead Alabama on a comeback win against Army in the Sun Bowl. I knew my Mom and Dad both were Bama fans, but I became one because of that day. I started checking out the history on Alabama football. Started realizing that "Hey this school has been winning titles since the 1920's!" Watched alot of ESPN shows and the history of college football. They talked about Bama, Notre Dame, USC,Army, Michigan, Oklahoma ,Nebraska ,I was intrigued. But being a Bama fan in the late 80s was tough, just as was the 2000's. That 92 team against Miami, was a special day. Cause I was born in 1978, Bama won titles in 78,and 79, and with that 92 title, it made my love for this school even stronger, i now have 2 kids, both were born on National Titles seasons (My son Marshall 09, my daughter Zoe 11,12). Their mother is from W.Virginia, where Saban is from, she now is a huge Bama fan, and to this day I call her my "Good luck, grid iron girl " I met her in 2007, Saban' s first season, It was destined to be lol. I loved everything about Bama,the uniforms, i loved their fight song, I loved EVERYTHING about the "Crimson Tide" (Wich I feel is the greatest team name in all of sports) As I watched that 92 team, the wins over Vandy the first game of the yr, I remember those Saturdays so well, and It has been like that ever since. I've never not listened, watched, or went to an Alabama game since that day in that store. In 1999 Bama won the SEC title, and played Tom Brady and Michigan in the Orange Bowl. Bama lost, I was devistated! Bama just came off a 4 win season in 97, and not much better in 98. So I went to my first game in 2000 against Vanderbilt in Birmingham, Bama was just beaten by UCLA in Pasadena, Ca after being ranked as high as #3 in the start of the season, Bama won 3 games that season. I didn't stop watching, my friends laughed, my family stopped watching, and careing, I didn't give up hope. My best friend left in 2003 and went home to NW Indiana, he was a huge ND fan, and he told me "Bama will NEVER top ND in National Titles!" I said to him "Just wait, Bama will get a great recruiter,and a great defensive minded coach. That's all Bama needs and no one will stop em for years to come." In comes Saban in 2007. Believe it or not, my friend whom was so high on ND, now is a huge Alabama fan, he still watches his Irish, but he calls Bama the best college program of all time, and it's not even close. The 2012 BCS title game he sent me a picture of his coat, and it was half ND, and half Alabama,it was amazing to see. And he tells me every day, that when he is working, he sees different ppl at the truck stop and they see his Bama swag, and they say "ROLL TIDE! Folks this is what makes college football great! And Alabama is the GOLD standard ,along with Notre Dame, Michigan, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, USC, and Texas. It is always better when these teams are at the top of their game. And not only has Alabama dominated the CFB world. It's also been reason for some teams success i.e. Clemson , every Clemson national title team has been won by a former Bama player or coach. Howard,Ford, and Swinney. Look at Miami, Howard Schnellenbrger was a former assistant under Bear Bryant. He started their climb to power in the 80s. No doubt about it, Alabama IS and will ALWAYS be the GOLD standard in College Football! Will Bama's Dynasty end? Yes it likley will, but not while Saban is still recruiting at the level he is, and he knows who to hire as assistants. He's the best, and just as Bryant' s last game at the Liberty bowl in Memphis against Illinois was probrably one of the most covered bowl games during that time, the same will be for Nick Saban when his last game is coached. And that man will be hoisted above the players shoulders, and he will leave the CFB as "The greatest EVER" And it makes me damn proud to know that not only will Saban retire as the greatest, but Bama will have the honor of saying "We had the 2 greatest coaches of all time!" (Coach Bryant, and Coach Saban) and don't worry Bama fans, when Saban retires? Trust me, there will be another great head coach, that is a destined winner that will walk into the press conference and say "This is Alabama, this is where champions come to win, this is the holy grail of college football!" Mabe Dabo, mabe a coach we've never heard of. But when it happens we all will know that regardless, he will be one of the greatest. That's the power of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football! "ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLL TIDE ROLL!

[@MetallicAAlabamA]

@ImNotMad ButUR Yeah turning 40 on the 20th this month myself lol. Thanks alot for the kind words. Roll Tide my friend!

[@rolltide8089]

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!

[@orangefanization]

Saban made the Tide what it is today in the modern era.RTR!!! Best coach of all time!!!

[@mas5867]

Name 1 of his 7 NCs (6 at Bama) that don't have a caveat like both of Dabo's don't.

[@kcchiefs7850]

Yea this video has me hooked. Where's part 2??!!

[@faydenereed4056]

So cool! He’s so great in Foley and he’ll be great as always at Alabama!!!!! Julio was and still is great! Miss seeing him here in Foley! And at Alabama. Atlanta Falcons had him first in NFL! Lucky team!

[@RT22-pb2pp]

These 3 parts of this series is great, now it is time for part 4,the dynasty.

[@kcchiefs7850]

I read your comment. A FEW WEEKS?!?! Don't worry I subbed. That being said, you cannot put out a video like this and not have the rest done. I need to see the rest, right now, lol. Very, very, very good video. Will definitely watch more than once.

[@joshct9426]

This is a awesome show. Sincerely a Hurricanes fan!

[@lurchlogan]

I never knew that Elvis & Moses parted the red sea together?? Interesting🤔... you learn something new everyday!! 😆

[@joeblow2069]

The last 2 years Mike Shula was at Bama we had the 11th and 10th best recruiting class according to rivals. Saban's first full recruiting class in 08 was #1.

[@jacobbankster7811]

6:56 was my high school that Julio was playing at

[@walkerwalker8264]

part 2!! PART 2!! (banging table with fork and spoon).. part 2....(please) great video!

[@Outlaw-oc2uv]

Boy oh boy. Where would be today without Saban. Our program and our dynasty would not even remotely be the same without Saban. I don’t think we would have been near as successful without him. Saban is a one of a kind coach.

[@tonylirette8988]

Coach saban is eerily similar to john wooden at ucla when all those championships were being won. Two of the finest men and coaches to ever coach young men. The imprint you leave on men is inspiring! Roll tide FOREVER coach Saban.

[@tromboneman4517]

I think Saban is more intense than Wooden, but yeah. They are really similar.

[@Youre_Right]

I was so happy when Nick Saban came to Tuscaloosa. He is the goat college football coach. I was loyal through the dark ages of the three Mikes. It did get tiresome never going to bowls.

[@redmustangredmustang]

You better find someone similar to Nick Saban the day he retires. With Nick he knows how to get the most out of his players. He know when to discipline them, knows when to work them hard, but also when to lift them up and when to praise them. That's why he's the best. He has a system and is organized and know who to recruit.

[@Outlaw-oc2uv]

To me, this is the best Alabama team we have ever had. I’m not being cocky, but honestly (knock on wood) I don’t see anyone that could stop us. And that’s just the truth. I believe the closest game we would have would be against Clemson. I want to see that game. ROLL TIDE ROLL LETS MAKE IT BACK TO BACK ONCE AGAIN!!!!!!

[@nicholasjordan326]

Part 2!!!!! Now!!!!!!! 💯 💯 💯

[@kaylianwilliams8881]

So happy Nick came to Alabama

[@gmajor1273]

Where's part 2? You're not going to leave us hanging are you? Great video.

[@AlabamaCrimsonTideonALcom]

Part 2 is coming soon! Subscribe to the channel and you'll get a notification when it goes live (should be a couple of weeks from now)

[@percyveer2355]

dude, that is not cool!! i hope there is more than 2 parts!!! more insight into "the process" would also be interesting. one comment from Coach Saban that has stuck with me is regarding practice. he mentioned about some practicing until they get it right, whereas he chooses to practice until you cannot get it wrong. so simple, so obvious, but rarely done.

[@gmajor1273]

@@percyveer2355 totally agree.

[@thestoobers7084]

@@percyveer2355 if you read the freaking description you'd realise its a 3 part thing

[@percyveer2355]

ooops!! okay, i'll give you that one :)

[@joyfuljaj]

my first BAMA game in person was the ULM loss. Fortunately I have been able to attend some wins since.

[@PermacultureLongboarder]

Loosing makes you appreciate winning all the more~

[@kylemma33]

Are you going to upload more? I love this, it’s so interesting.

[@freshtendrills5969]

It takes a guy like Saban. That's why they're so rare. It's a rare breed of man that will literally work at something for 20 hrs a day, seven days a week. Never break from the standard, never break from the mantra. He's a machine. That's the kind of guy needed to dominate a profession as thoroughly as he has for as long as he has. You look at dabo or kirby. Great coaches but they seem to NEED that certain player at that certain position to put it all together. Saban takes the 5 star roster and just wins. He finds the guys, develops and wins. Every... Year. That's why I have NO DOUBT they'll have the QB position ready. How many times have we been down this road at this point?

[@mas5867]

Name 1 of his 7 NCs that don't have a caveat like both of Dabo's don't.

[@freshtendrills5969]

@@mas5867 Well hell, if you want to split hairs every *play* has a caveat. The comment still stands. He has consistently, year in and year out taken whatever he had available and won. Whether it be injuries, or lack of depth at a crucial position. They won an SEC championship with a converted 4th string running back at QB. No one has been able to match him year for year, and the reason for that is stated above. I know he hasn't bottomed out like dabo did this year, with a 5 star QB. They said Saban couldn't win without kirby. We see how that turned out. Lets see how dabo does without BV.

[@mas5867]

@@freshtendrills5969 Working backwards,, you mean no one has been able to match him like OSU who had only played 58% of the games that Bama had (12-0 vs 7-0) or only played 3 games in the last 6 weeks of their season. From an experience standpoint does that really seem like 2 equal teams to you? That is the last NC. Everyone of his 7 NCs have a caveat.

[@jmarine1516]

Thanks Nick.

[@mrmikeflo11]

Who came here after Nick Saban announced his retirement?

[@AlabamaCrimsonTideonALcom]

WE DID!

[@shannonnelson4001]

The 2006 Iron Bowl, as an Alabama fan, the only time I have ever wanted auburn to win a football game. If Bama wins it might just be enough to give Shula 1 more year. With a loss we could pull the plug.

[@joeblow2069]

Remember that Mike Shula was hired because they thought the gravitas of the Shula name would be good for recruiting. In the 2008 nfl draft not one Bama player was taken. That is how bad recruiting was. You had players like Terry Grant who was a starting RB, 891 yards in 07 who instantly became 3rd string the next year.

[@locker-roomdwarf3549]

GOD BLESS

[@mr.walker5957]

We ready for part 2, 3, and 4....lol Roll Damn Tide

[@rollotomassi6374]

I played high school ball in Baltimore County 69, 69, 70…..our colors were Red, White and small Black accents….I was a big Alabama fan, tried to play like Bear Bryant would be watching films of me…..Bear and his tower, badass….ROLL TIDE !

[@roltyd22]

#18's on the way it's all good ! RTR !

[@douglasgapch6273]

I need part 2

[@AlabamaCrimsonTideonALcom]

On the way soon! Subscribe to the channel and you'll be notified as soon as it's up.

[@SnakeHiggins]

There's a lot of people that will point to the fact that Saban failed in the NFL as a negative, to them I say, in the NFL as a head coach you are at best, third in command taking orders from the GM and owner and don't have full control of the program, Alabama gave him full control and said just do what you gotta do and he did it and look at the results.

[@lilmanjp]

I moved to Bham in '01 from CT. First thing i noticed was the accent second was these boys down here were BIG early & they was all about football. My mom boyfriend was Roll Tide and needless to say I fell behind & disliked Auburn. All I could remember was how not only Alabama basketball team was lackluster but so was The football team. The biggest rivalry auburn vs roll tide was always going to War eagles. It was no question. That all changed when Nick Saban came. A total makeover, Im now back in CT but am still Roll Tide it is Stupendous on what that coach and team has accomplished/accomplishes year in & year out.

[@sideskraft]

I like Finebaum's ears -- clearly a good listener.

[@williammuthee2474]

Roll Tide baby!!!!

[@richfairclough123]

Not sure about Saban comparing a loss to 9/11 and Pearl Harbour.... but that is taking football serious

[@jareddaves5168]

Yes

[@humbleworld7754]

Roll tide roll!!

[@DaTryHard]

Excellence

[@jordanbyrd6251]

Fuck yeah repping Foley high!! Julio Jones!! ❤️

[@robertmosley8568]

ROLL TIDEE ROLL!!!! 🏈🏈🐘🐘🔥

[@candymcdaniel5125]

This is how I know the 30 for 30 on the Alabama football program is going to be epic

[@tylerbrown8386]

Awesome video!

[@c.juneau410]

IM A DIE HARD LSU FAN!! BUT... I MUST SAY; I REALIZE THAT BECAUSE OF NICK SABAN, LSU IS NOW ON THE MAP. I GIVE SABAN HIS DUE, HE IS THE BEST COACH IN COLLEGE HISTORY! YES I SAID IT. LSU NEEDS TO REMEMBER WHAT SABAN DID FOR LSU.. THANKS COACH, MUCH RESPECT HERE......

[@acvieluf]

hoooo, boy. I'm going to enjoy this series! The one thing that i wish would've gotten a greater focus, is everything the administration went through to get him to come! Great Video, though. Love it!

[@AlabamaCrimsonTideonALcom]

There have certainly been a LOT of people involved in transforming the program but we tried our best to boil it down to the basics and keep the video a manageable size. Thanks for watching!

[@bamarolltide3771]

And we are still dominating roll tide

[@mikedenman2567]

Alabama fans knew what they were getting

[@kenonoke1395]

Y they stop putting these episodes out ?

[@ralphbryant8178]

Those banned years was so hurtful to see my team not being competitive

[@drocapone8023]

Roll tide

[@woodya2842]

Funny seein “Cingular” in the background and to know that used to be a thing and isn’t anymore.

[@dnmoscato92]

Hey coach? Would you come give Scott frost some tips for Nebraska football.

[@zeusdeuce7438]

RIP Mal Moore. We all owe you one

[@Britton_Thompson]

Outstanding idea, AL.com. I like the effort, but there's one glaring piece to this puzzle you missed, unfortunately. First, let's cover the good. We needed a documentary like this to really encapsulate how far we've actually come in the past 11 years of the Saban Dynasty. Where we are now is unprecedented enough, but to remember the base line era of malaise he launched us from is practically superhuman. I was a student at the university from 2005-08 and it's embarrassing now to look back on the post-Stallings years and remember how effortlessly we excused our mediocrity; how we arrived there by medicating ourselves with the same old heroic retellings of glories past. I was a diehard Bama fan back when we weren't that great, so I'll be the first to admit we really didn't know then just how far away from the promised land we really were. Thankfully, one man knew. That man was Mal Moore, and his exclusion from the first part of this story is inexcusable. Mal Moore knew what we'd deteriorated into, and he knew what it would take to be a championship program again. He was that critical bridge linking the Bryant & Stallings eras of Alabama football to the modern giant we are now. Without Mal Moore, Alabama football isn't ALABAMA FOOTBALL in the year 2018. There's no excuse for not mentioning just how important Mal Moore truly was to erecting the current foundation of modern excellence at Alabama.

[@dadestarmysteries255]

What you're describing from the pre-Saban years sounds a lot like what I've been going through as a Nebraska fan. Hopefully Scott Frost will be the answer. I'm tired of relying on tributes to far distant past NC teams to get us excited and I'm so sick and tired of hearing about the god-damn sell out streak. I don't care! I want to the announcers to have something real to compliment us on.

[@screamingeagle5776]

I didn't give a S!@# about Football until Nick showed up.

[@ChristopherX30]

Roll Tide, brother!

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

another bandwagon gump. surprise surprise

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

@ImNotMad ButUR you are one original gump. fuck bama

[@austinlewis5504]

Cameron Merrill WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA

[@CameronMerrill-vz1qj]

@ImNotMad ButUR jealous of what? cheats and the bitchass bandwagon losers like you who follow them. hahahaha ok

[@Jbsutt]

As an Auburn fan, I dont hate Saban. Because i know that just as much as he made Alabama better, he also made Auburn better. Since Saban has been at Alabama, AU has had 2 SEC Championships; 2 BCS NC berths; 1 BCS NC; 4 new years day Bowl berths; 9 bowl berths outright; 1 heisman winner; ...and was 13 seconds away from shoring up a 2nd BCS NC. Auburn wouldnt have had most of that without Saban at Alabama. And unless im wrong, during his time there, of every team in the country that has had to play Alabama at least once a year, none have had as much success as Auburn in that same timeframe.....and It's not even close. So yea, I've rather enjoyed Saban being at Alabama. 😉

[@Magicconchshell1]

I can’t wait to see this about Scott Frost in a decade

[@cm1133]

This comment didn’t age well at all. Frosty is failing BADLY at Nebraska.

[@mas5867]

@@cm1133 GD pathetic Neb fans.

[@brianburnett4514]

When done we are going after Clemson Tae coach Dabo Swinney

[@Originalgamer022]

Part 2??

[@MrBigdjg]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHnKlWqrmt2sb7M

[@dnmoscato92]

I'll be honest. I'm a die hard Nebraska cornhusker fan. But I love nick saban. And there for I love Alabama. I always root for em. My friends call me a band wagon. But what is there not to love about Alabama. They are great year in and year out

[@mas5867]

LOL. Neb, what a joke. Miss the Big Easy, huh!

[@brucefranklin1317]

In the end coach saban will have numbers that no one will surpass. Lately his offence is explosive to go along with his specialty the tide dee. Bama stock in 2021 is as high as its ever been.

[@mas5867]

Name 1 of his 7 NCs that don't have a caveat like both of Dabo's don't.

[@aregimechangeisimminent5781]

Composite 247 ranked Marcell Dareus as a four star recruit.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Bama DTs always underrated. Look at Quinen Williams.

[@InnovatewithLes]

I had every one of those coaches smh but shout out to Shula for holding it down

[@RoseFielden]

It's hard to beleive at one point we were just "awful". That we were just a burden nobody wanted to come coach here. I didn't know what to think when I heard we got Saban. Was certainly nervous and seeing the turnaround in 2008 blew my mind.

[@Covey7342]

Saban got his cheeks clapped by Dabo tonight lmao

[@aeromedical6750]

Yes they did. You can’t win everything and Clemson was clearly the better team that night. I’ve never seen the Tide get handled like that since Saban got this thing a rollin’. Bama will be back and more hungry than ever.

[@HealthySkepticism777]

Feels better now