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Alabama Football: The 32 greatest moments of the Saban era

By Dakota Cox

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide drops back to pass as nose tackle John Atkins #97 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 26-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide drops back to pass as nose tackle John Atkins #97 of the Georgia Bulldogs during the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 26-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Rocky Block Region

1-seed Rocky Block vs. 9-seed “elect to kick a**”

The 9-seed was technically a tie, but I actually voted on my old podcast account to see if everything was working. My vote for Tua’s touchdown run made it a tie, so I decided to take it away and let the 9-seed win. I’m not sure if it will matter, though. After all, it is going up against one of Alabama’s greatest plays in history.

4-seed OJ Howard’s monster game against Clemson vs. 5-seed Blackout game vs. UGA

Based on how the last round went, there is a great chance that the 5-seed pulls out the upset in the next round of polls. Howard was a monster, but Georgia wore black to their own funeral. That deserves heavy consideration, even if it happened in a year where Alabama did not win the title.

3-seed National Championship game against Notre Dame vs. 11-seed Dixieland Delight in 2014

Dixieland Delight pulled an incredible upset in the first round, and it has a great chance to win in this round as well. The Notre Dame win was great, but people remember the atmosphere in the 2014 Iron Bowl.

2-seed Marcel Dareus’s TD against Texas vs. 10-seed Derrick Henry’s Heisman

I put the Heismans as low seeds because they’re not really moments. Most people can’t remember anything from Henry’s speech, but they’ll remember Dareus spinning into the end zone. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think that neither Heisman campaign will make it to the Sweet 16

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