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"Where is TJ Yeldon today?"

I've got to stand up for Yeldon here. Like Trent Richardson, he was an outstanding college running back, who just didn't thrive in the NFL.

In my opinion, the most underappreciated play in the Saban era is the one that took place on the play before McCarron's 45 yard touchdown pass to Cooper in the 2012 SEC Championship Game. It was a 3rd and 5, and if we didn't get this first down, that long pass doesn't happen. If the long pass play doesn't happen, Georgia likely wins, and we don't win the National Championship against Notre Dame...Georgia does instead.

Yeldon made this first down happen through sheer strength and will power:

Yeldon's Underappreciated Run

Huge, huge play, and I never hear it mentioned.

Roll Tide!

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At some point, you are what you are as a personality.

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I can agree with that.

Never heard this story, and made me laugh.

This is probably just one episode that contributed to Lane not getting serious head coach consideration.

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Same for me but the 2005 OT Loss against LSU. I’m heart broken and these dudes were high-fiving each other and laughing

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For me, it was a basketball game of all things...

Bama v. Loyola in the Sweet 16.

Lost at the last second. We did everything right, but couldn't come out with the W against a team that was heavily favored and a national favorite (due to the sad death of Hank Gathers earlier in the year).

Man, I wanted to see the team win that game and go to the Elite 8 for the first time.

"I cannot be convinced that Saban and brass had a plan for his retirement."

"We were very flippant with the energy we put in to keeping this roster when that’s the most important thing in this sport."

So not really an evidence thing?
Just a feeling you get based on the players who have left?
If so, fair enough to have that opinion I guess.

(I guess I could ask for evidence of the flippancy, but what's the point? Folks believe what folks want to believe.)

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Doesn’t change the fact that Alabama had no plan to keep as many core guys as possible.

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What is the evidence that there was no plan? Just because many guys went after money, or left because Saban was gone, doesn't mean there was no plan.

The one thing Dubose did accomplish was beat Spurrier (twice in one year) and win an SEC championship (unless I'm dreaming all that, but in my dream I was at the championship game, and it seemed so real).

Two thoughts:

--Some have said if Byrne strikes out on DeBoer, and doesn't hire Kiffin that he ought to be fired. My thought is that he might be fired if he DOES choose Kiffin. If the Trustees instructed Byrne not to touch Kiffin with a ten-foot pole, then his hands are tied.

--If a choice has been made, I wouldn't be surprised if they wait until the thunderstorms pass through before announcing it. They don't want happy or angry or both kinds of mobs out in the weather after the announcement.

I agree.

And, again, if they are receiving NIL money, there should be a stipulation that they will receive less if they opt out of any game.