A big thank you to the 2008 team.

I posted this on another site but thought I would repost it here because I think this team deserves all the accolades it can get.

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Alabama teams are clearly judged by championships but this team will go down as an all-time great in my opinion because of some the moments it created. There were some truly classic moments but a few of my favorites include:

1) The ATL beat down on Clemson: Given the total in your face euphoria of Clemson fans before that game, the beatdown on Bowden was one to remember (and I never liked how Bowden used the Alabama job to get a raise back in 2000 and how the Clemson AD rolled over like a dog during UA's NCAA appeal).

2) The 4th quarters of the Tennessee and Auburn games: Those 4th quarters had to have been like Chinese water torture for Fulmer and Tuberville (two of the slimiest guys in football). The games were out of reach and the Tide just systematically ground them into the turf during the 4th quarters. The look on Fulmer's face when we converted a 3rd and 9 with a few minutes left and the look on Tuberville's face on that final TD to Maze were priceless (and by the way, where did the Tuberville smirk go?).

3) OT in LSU: Ripping their hearts out in OT helped make up for the heartbreakers in 05 and 07.

4) The first half of the Funeral Game in Athens. Just beautiful.

We didn't finish off Tebow (and I was hoping to get a payback shot at Stoops) but this team created some lasting memories.

All in all, a very good year.