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Had anyone asked me on August 29 of this year (and I suppose several people did) what I would have anticipated Alabama's final regular season record to be, I'd have likely said (which is to say, I'm sure I did say) that I would expect 8-4, would be pleased with 9-3, and positively thrilled with 10-2.

And who wouldn't have been? It'd have been wholly unreasonable to expect more. And while reason is not necessarily a quality often ascribed to the more rabid among our number, I'd imagine one would be hard-pressed to find any Bama fan who could honestly say they expected anything approximating what we've seen.

As difficult as it may be to recall the rather dark days we all experienced as last autumn drew to a close, I think it important that we all do so, if only to be able to fully appreciate what has been accomplished in a dizzyingly brief amount of time.

A perfect regular season is a special thing. A perfect regular season in the SEC is an incredibly special thing. And a perfect regular season in the SEC following a 6-6 season? Well, that just doesn't happen in the real world. Not in 2008.

But it has. And no matter what happens come Saturday in Atlanta and in January, what Coach Saban and his staff and, most importantly, this group of young men has accomplished these past several months should be appreciated, applauded, and revered. By any standards, this is one hell of a football team.

That said, I will employ the same state-of-mind that I had as the Tide approached a neutral-site non-conference season-opener against the then 9th ranked team in the country: one of cautious optimism.

Twelve down. Two to go.

Roll Tide.

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so true, my friend...

I was laughed at by some of my friends for saying that we could realistically win 9 games this year…I anticipated losses to UGA and LSU…
the face that we are undefeated and heading to the SECC is just bananas…
2 more games, guys…
give it your all for 2. more. games…

RBR's KING of HIP-HOP...

by SpockJenkins on Dec 1, 2008 5:02 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

The only game I feared was LSU....

Even that was at the beginning of the season, before WE had played! Once we took the field, I have had confidence that if we wanted to win, we could win. I have watched LOTS of teams before, but this team just doesn’t give up! You see the other teams out of breath, missing tackles, just worn out by the beginning of the 4th, and our guys just keep on keeping on! They are simply amazing in their determination!

12 is more than ANYONE ever expected, but it is more than I can think about right now. I think we can win Saturday if we want to! THAT is what I am thinking about. I guess I will have to wait ’till January to celebrate the perfect season in the right way……

by crimsongirl on Dec 1, 2008 8:18 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I secong that...

only I’m gonna hafta wait til end of May or beginning of June to celebrate the Perfect Season… the remaining 2 games are gonna be a helluva game each. let’s just pray the one game at a time mentality can keep our boys focused on the games at hand… we are proud of them for handing the tigers their tails but now we’ve gotta concentrate on stompin the gators.

by bamagirl78 on Dec 1, 2008 1:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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