The Best Moments of the 2011 Season | Tournament Selection Thread
by Todd on Jan 22, 2012 12:00 PM CST
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PrintAs some of you may recall, at the conclusion of the 2009 season we decided to select the best moment of the season via a 32 play tournament. Since getting to watch clips of the Tide doing awesome things every day for a couple of weeks was pretty fun then, it probably will be now! Of course, we'll need y'all's help in coming up with 32 moments cause we are old and our memory isn't what it used to be, so fire away in the comments (and link the relevant YouTube if you can) with your favorite memories from the 2011 season. And remember, they don't have to be actual plays on the field a la the Ingram/Saban chest bump, so put your thinking caps on and dig deep for this one folks. With that in mind, my first selection is...
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Maze Punt return against Arky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bXXbOk-Qbo
Right before this Petrino was blowing up someone on the sidelines, would have loved to see his face while this was happening. RTR!
by stwrtchrs on Jan 22, 2012 12:09 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
May be the best punt return I've ever seen....
though David Palmer had a few that were incredible, and as far as intensity Javy’s against LSU in ’08 was pretty nice…
'07...
…and David Palmer’s against Colorado in ‘91 was in-freakin’-credible….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 23, 2012 8:14 AM CST up reply actions
i love vinnie in this video
although, i pretty much just love him, period
"You have to create 6 seconds of hell each play..."
Coach Nick Saban
Along those lines
Saban smacking AJ on the ass against MS State. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjDVsw-eQU&feature=related
Favorite sideline moment of the year.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 22, 2012 6:36 PM CST up reply actions
My fave was
the honey badger sitting on the sideline all pissed off
by lastmilefire on Jan 22, 2012 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
I haven't found it yet on YouTube
But that tackle by committee on the Honey Bastard in the NCG is a beauty.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Jan 22, 2012 12:27 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Hiney Vadger
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 22, 2012 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Here's your video
It’s getting stung about a thousand times!
Fourteen and counting
by CB969 on Jan 22, 2012 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That. Was. Awesome.
How gross was seeing JJ spitting into his towel and then wiping it on his face?!
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by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 23, 2012 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
Mustard Weasel
Audemus jura nostra defendere
"What makes a second chance worth having comes from taking advantage of it, from correcting the mistakes you made and burning for redemption. Not wishing for it. Earning it." -Cecil Hurt, 10 JAN 2012
by animalcracker on Jan 22, 2012 8:18 PM CST up reply actions
Honey Wheat
On account of being burnt so often…
by loxodonta tuscaloosa on Jan 22, 2012 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Doobie Badger
"Some people have a way with words....some people....not have way." - Steve Martin
"A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance." - Unknown
Yes, I loved watching him get mauled by defenders. I vote for this.
by Nick Signore on Jan 22, 2012 11:37 PM CST up reply actions
The most pleasing to the eyes
Final scoreboard reading: Bama 21- LSwho 0
by roby62 on Jan 22, 2012 12:36 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Best highlight, hands down...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RlmHFs-4-M&feature=related
"14 is important mainly because now it makes 15 within reach."-5026
by UtahBammer on Jan 22, 2012 12:37 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Favorite part of that, apart from the cutback, is the vision and acceleration Trent shows.
There’s another vid from the pressbox which shows it off well.
the entire Iron Bowl
but especially the flea flicker!
Alabama Football = Legal Physical Abuse
by Violatron.com on Jan 22, 2012 1:02 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
This has to make it in the top 32
One of my LSU buddies said it best while watching that game:
“Yall using trick play deception bull sh*t against Auburn. That’s just some dirty, cruel sh*t man……LOVE IT”
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Jan 23, 2012 9:12 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, almost forgot this one (nsfw language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx806ZTL79c
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 23, 2012 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
Fake FG TD vs Arkansas goes in the 32, no doubt.
Somewhere in the top 10 this season, for execution, perfect timing, and setting the tone for that game.
oh yea
my bad, not sure why i was thinking that was against penn st.
They were pretty generous to give us that 1st down
Proud member of the Fax Girl fan club.
by billycthulhu on Jan 22, 2012 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
Some of the REC's finest work
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Beautifully designed fake...
and perfectly executed by the guys…
Championship Celebration
After the celebration was over, Upshaw went up to the mic and dropped a “Touch that thang folk!” Was one of my favorite parts of the day.
by Nico2.0 on Jan 22, 2012 1:18 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That's what Courtney said
Fo as in 4
Roll Tide!
by mobilematt12 on Jan 22, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
New abbreviation...
TWCS = That’s What Courtney Said
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by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
Saban being super happy after the gatoraid bath. The dance, the grin, and the pure joy noone has ever seen from him publicly.
That’s my pick
by ELIminatingthecompetition on Jan 22, 2012 1:22 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Definitely have to include the gatorade dance
They had a remix video of that playing in the stadium. The players even dumped a confetti bath on Saban out of a gatorade cooler.
by Nico2.0 on Jan 22, 2012 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That was excellent.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Jan 22, 2012 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
I was rolling with laughter
watching that! He actually did it when they poured the confetti on him too! It’s been really nice seeing him smile and enjoy this championship. He seems to be taking this one in a little more.
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by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Coach Crunk.
9th January, 2012: Section 101, Row 1, Seat... I'll let y'all spot that one.
"And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land"
-- "Big John" by Jimmy Dean
by TiderUpNorth on Jan 22, 2012 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
1. The Moment of Silence to open the season for April’s tornado victims, salute to the responders, and recognition of Aaron Douglas’s parents.
2. The Decision for AJ McCarron to play over Phillip Sims vs. PSU (and everyone else), one of the most critical choices that led to this year’s championship.
3. The Shutout, the first of the year, 41-0 vs. North Texas.
4. The Return: Marquis’s a-Maze-ing 83-yard TD return vs. the Hogs.
5. Swamped: The 38-3 domination of Florida after the Gators opened the game with a potentially season-changing opening TD pass.
6. Dores blown out: The second-half domination of a Vandy team that showed more pluck and grit this year than any SEC team not name the Tide.
7. The Juke.
8. Bombs away: The complete pwnership of UT after a sluggish first half.
[#] The best loss by any team in CFB this year.
9. The Mini-Juke: Trent humiliates one Bulldog on national TV as he continues to make the state of Mississippi very sad.
10. A Smelley Victory was had over Georgia Southern as absolutely nobody wanted to play DT for the Tide, but Brad Smelley made a very late push for the Heisman.
11. Hey Tigers! We Just Beat The Hell Outta You! 42-14, and it wasn’t nearly that close.
12. Zereaux. The most dominating performance by the most dominant defense in the history of college football. And the people said, “Amen!”
Bonuses: Carson Tinker’s acceptance of the Disney Spirit Award, the decisions by Barrett Jones and Robert Lester to return to Alabama, Coach Saban’s vocal appreciation and visible enjoyment of this year’s championship team.
Runners-up: Iowa State’s win vs. OSU, Oregon’s win vs. Stanford, USC’s win vs. Oregon, Baylor’s win over OU.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 22, 2012 1:29 PM CST reply actions
No Disney Spirit award, please.
I come to RBR to cry laughing, not cry sad.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Jan 22, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
I get it...
…but considering everything that happened in 2011, it was one of the most important moments for Tinker, the team, the University, the town, the state, etc. Plus, CNS said he was prouder of that award than anything else the team had earned last year (which was, granted, before we blanked the Who’s down in Whoville).
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 23, 2012 8:18 AM CST up reply actions
I totally get where you're coming from.
But I also just got two hours of sleep last night because I was freaking out watching James Spann until 3:30am. So, yeah. But I could totally see including it. because it is extremely significant and meaningful.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Jan 23, 2012 9:05 AM CST up reply actions
I hear you...
…I had a rough night as well, and it’s not exactly the kind of thing I want to dwell upon now. Still, in it’s own bittersweet way, it’s highly fulfilling.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 24, 2012 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
There were tornadoes. The worst damage done by an EF-3 on the north side of Birmingham.
But we knew the bad weather was coming in advance, so lots of us freaked out and stayed up most of the night with James Spann.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Jan 25, 2012 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
I 100% agree with everything on your list
and I’d add Barrett Jones winning the Outland Trophy and Trent winning the first Doak Walker for Alabama. Josh Chapman playing the majority of the year on a torn ACL needs to be mentioned as well.
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by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 23, 2012 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
Agreed...
…on all three. I thought about the Outland after I posted this, and I mentioned Chapman later in this thread. I totally forgot about the Doak, which is weird, ’cause that award means more to me than the Heisman. Thanks for the reminders….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 24, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Juking the entire Ole Miss team & Maze's return were def top 2.
Others:
“Rammer Jammer” in the Swamp
Nick Saban: “I could give a @#$% about all that”
Mark Barron’s hit on Jordan Rodgers
Menzie’s Pick-6 vs. Ark
Brad Smelley’s One-handed TD catch vs Ga Southern
Eddie Lacy’s spin moves – take your pick on video
Milliner’s Iron Bowl Pick-6
AND 2-pointer conversion with Barrett Jones’ hilarious acting job
Fourteen and counting
by CB969 on Jan 22, 2012 1:30 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
There was an extra huge defensive hit
during the Vandy game (can’t remember who it was) that was just awesome too. Anyone remember that?
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by BamaGirlinDallas on Jan 23, 2012 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
Jones not play of year
but maybe acting job of the year
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
I loved it.
It may not have been the most convincing fake ever… but it was good enough to work on Aubies. LOL
God bless our Dark Lord.
Favorite part about Milliner's pick 6:
he caught it then charged with an apparent attitude of they-must-kill-me-to-keep-me-from-scoring…
i loved that 2 point conversion
it was like the coaching staff was just doing the play for the fun of it
n grit
We did you go for 2 coach?
Because they wouldn’t let us go for 3.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Had an AU fan (one I actually know, not a message boarder) that that was "classless".
Apparently he doesn’t realize that being up by 21 is different than being up by 20. They don’t teach the maths down there, you know.
God bless our Dark Lord.
Most barners...
…claim that all things Alabama are classless. DeMeco Ryans? Classless. Greg McElroy? Classless. Mark Ingram? Classless. Barrett Jones? Classless. Carson Tinker? Classless….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 23, 2012 8:20 AM CST up reply actions
I forgot about Jones' Oscar-winning moment!
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 22, 2012 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
Menzie's Pick-6 vs. Ark
I don’t know what I liked more, the actual pick, or Upshaw LAYING THE WOOD on Wilson at the end, after Wilson was doing a little jawing on the play before. I noticed Wilson didn’t say much the rest of that game.
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Jan 23, 2012 9:16 AM CST up reply actions
Yes!
I had forgotten that, but that was quite beautimous….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 24, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Any play involving Josh Chapman...
after the FL game.
by TiderInTN on Jan 22, 2012 1:52 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
TR's touchdown run...
against LSU. Not only was it a good run, but the line completely sealed off the edge.
Plus it was the last TD of the year, last by TR in a crimson jersey, etc.
That run really tied the season together....
/lebowski’d
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 22, 2012 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
You are entering a world of pain, LSU....
A. World. Of. Pain.
you want a crystal football?
hell, i can get you a crystal football by 3 oclock. you dont wanna know dude, but believe me, there are ways…
In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create. - Raoul Vaneigem
take this job and shove it - Johnny Paycheck
by tempebamafan on Jan 22, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
Hey honey vager...not on the rug!
Proud mini-Saban.
by Tidee Whitee on Jan 23, 2012 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
I see what you did there
And I recommend wholeheartedly.
"That rug really tied the room together."
by pantsfucious on Jan 23, 2012 9:40 AM CST up reply actions
and pushed TR over the top
in breaking the single season rushing record set by Mark Ingram…
One not mentioned yet
was the Arky game when Arky went for it 4th and about 2 feet and did not get it. I knew our D was going to be something special after that play.
A similar play was when AU went for it on 4th and did not make it.
I like plays like that because they show how dominating this defense was.
Trent’s short TD run vs. UT in a pile of big bodies is also awesome.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Vlachos mauling the UF defender after getting called for a hold on the previous play
(1st quarter I think, maybe second)
/show some love to the linemen y’all!
i've been fallin' so long it's like gravity's gone and i'm just floatin'...
by JunctionCrimson on Jan 22, 2012 2:22 PM CST reply actions
If...
…Josh Chapman playing on a torn ACL and meniscus for more than half the season doesn’t make the final four, then we’re all doing something wrong….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 23, 2012 8:22 AM CST up reply actions
7 play goal line stand against LSU on Nov. 5th.
Even though we lost, the D never missed a beat
by Patrick Murphy Sux on Jan 22, 2012 2:37 PM CST reply actions
this is a good call
i've been fallin' so long it's like gravity's gone and i'm just floatin'...
by JunctionCrimson on Jan 22, 2012 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
May be viewed as poor taste by some, but I would add all of the quarterback maulings
by PhiladelphiaBammer on Jan 22, 2012 2:41 PM CST reply actions
I don't like braggin about hurting people
but I am proud to say that none of the people we hurt were due to “dirty” play. It was just unfortunate, hard-nosed football.
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Jan 23, 2012 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Dee Milliner's
Pick-6 has got to be top-3.
"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."
- Bear Bryant
Jesse Williams on North Texas QB " OH SHIT!!"
man… i can’t find the better version of it, but I laughed my ass off when I was watching the game!!
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and the Tide followed after him
Jesse Williams on North Texas QB " OH SHIT!!"
man… i can’t find the better version of it, but I laughed my ass off when I was watching the game!!
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and the Tide followed after him
by Tikka on Jan 22, 2012 3:52 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
TWSS
/justcauseyouhateit
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
by J Tadpole on Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 24, 2012 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
^^^^^This has gotta go green....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 23, 2012 8:24 AM CST up reply actions
One I really liked
Was McCarron to maze vs Arkansas. One of his best throws, hitting Maze right in stride.
And the flea-flicker vs auburn should be nominated as well.
"Those are just facts and facts are just opinions and opinions can be wrong"
-Veronica, Better Off Ted
no video, just memory
i douubt anybody else noticed or could see. at the Penn State game, AJ throws the ball ten to twenty rows in the stands. the Penn State crowd laughed. i thought, good job throwing the ball away. but, AJ takes off and gets in the face of one of our recievers. i thought AJ started being the QB of this team right then and there.
n grit
I've tried to find a photo of it,
but I had a significant tingle when the Tide came out before the NC game and they showed Jesse with his face painted about 5 different colors. He looked like some kind of Zulu/Scottish/Maori warrior.
by tide-n-scottsdale on Jan 22, 2012 4:52 PM CST reply actions
Which is interesting...
because the Maori and their culture are generally associated with New Zealand, where there are about 660,000 as of 2010 (15% of New Zealand’s population), although there is also a large community in Australia (~110,000). But the Maori “homeland” is New Zealand (came from polynesia in roughly 1,300 AD).
Fourteen.
Dre getting revenge on Honey Badger on the Punt Return in BCS CG
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
I think this may have been my favorite!
But also, one that I don’t think has been mentioned yet, was when Trent scored the TD and then gave a high five to Big Al in the end zone. I don’t remember which game. Little help, anybody?
God bless our Dark Lord.
Iron Bowl
"That rug really tied the room together."
by pantsfucious on Jan 23, 2012 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
AJ to Williams for 6 vs PSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUs0e75mml8
Not the best play of the year but definitely in the top 32; cemented AJ’s place (and confidence) as starting QB and set the tone on offense for the rest of the season.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 22, 2012 6:43 PM CST reply actions
I do like this one...
…it seemed to not be the best decision, but he delivered it with authority. Much ’spect.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 23, 2012 8:26 AM CST up reply actions
Did you see the Film Room post on that play?
Basically, it was drawn up so that Williams would catch it or no one would. AJ trusted the coaches and fired it in there (rather than scrambling and trying to make something happen all gunslinger-y). Again, not the best play of the year by a mile but in my humble opinion a crucial one to our identity on offense.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 23, 2012 6:08 PM CST up reply actions
Well, rereading the RBR Film Room post on that play
the guys here would agree with you, that the play was a misread by AJ and a potential disaster averted by exceptional execution. I’m not sure I entirely agree, but they make good points, which I’ll link to here:
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2011/9/13/2419241/rbr-film-room-aj-mccarron-to-michael-williams
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 23, 2012 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
I know it was the end of 2010
Buti think it took place in 2011, and set the tone for this season.
the Mauling of Michigan State in the bowl game, specifially Dial hurtling some defender, then the look on that Spartan’s face on the sideline.
:o
Enter witty Sig here
by That Other Dave on Jan 22, 2012 6:48 PM CST reply actions
Never understood that decision.
Watching the game from that end zone it was even clearer. Why didn’t A.J. just take it in himself? There was a clear path in front of him and a QB keeper in the championship game showed he certainly had the wheels to do it.
Mark Barron's hit on Jordan Rogers.
Epic
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 22, 2012 8:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Dont'a Hightower and his running back skills.
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 22, 2012 8:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Not 2011
But some times we need reminders of when we first saw greatness.
One of the top 5 runs by a running
back in the history of Alabama. More impressive than his run vs. Ole Miss which is the equivalent of a ju co team.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Jalston Fowler is a beast, so he needs to make it.
by Fade to Crimson on Jan 22, 2012 9:45 PM CST reply actions
Great play,
but I don’t wanna celebrate an injury. Especially since it led to an AU victory two weeks later.
God bless our Dark Lord.
We helped the barn win a game?
Sad NLS is sad.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 24, 2012 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
You wrong, main.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 26, 2012 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
The juke
is my favorite. Trent dragging 6+ guys versus the Barn. Carson Tinker celebrating with the fans after NCG. Disney Spirit Award. Saban Gatorade dance. There are so many good ones.
It won't be one of the top moments
…but a little love for Iowa State. http://youtu.be/Uzd7dS5CSDk
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