Return to Excellence

[Jack Burton]

Alabama 10-year record after finishing 1st in the West in 1996

1997 4-7
1998 7-5
1999 10-3 (Conference Champions)
2000 3-8
2001 7-5
2002 10-3
2003 4-9
2004 6-6
2005 10-2
2006 6-7
2007 7-6

Total: 74-61

Tennessee 10-year record after finishing 1st in the East in 2004

2005 5-6
2006 9-4
2007 10-4 (Division Champions)
2008 5-7
2009 7-6
2010 6-7
2011 5-7
2012 5-7
2013 5-7
2014 7-6
2015 9-4


Total: 73-65

You’re leaving out 2016-2018 for us. We’re still down with no signs of returning. We’re now in “further down than Alabama ever was” territory.

 

[T2P_Priceless]

Alabama absolutely was.

Yep, I remember when we beat them what was it? 9 years in a row? And we were always heavy favorites, like the game was a gimme

 

[Scorpio]

Just about to say the same thing......Peyton made bama his beeotch. Wasnt till Saban came they started back up the mountain.

Peyton never beat FL.....just sayin'.

 

[Mr. Orange]

You’re leaving out 2016-2018 for us. We’re still down with no signs of returning. We’re now in “further down than Alabama ever was” territory.

The comparison did not include 2016-2018 because that would have been a 10-year comparison vs. a 13-year comparison and the OP asked for examples of a decade. It just highlights how the 2 programs had similar 10-year stretches and how quickly Alabama was able to return to greatness after hiring Saban.

 

[PhoenixAZVol]

The comparison did not include 2016-2018 because that would have been a 10-year comparison vs. a 13-year comparison and the OP asked for examples of a decade. It just highlights how the 2 programs had similar 10-year stretches and how quickly Alabama was able to return to greatness after hiring Saban.

I think 2008-2017 would be our worst 10 years, right?

 

[Mr. Orange]

I think 2008-2017 would be our worst 10 years, right?

The examples I used weren't the worst 10 year records for either school. The focus was on Alabama using the 3 criteria given by the OP and how their and Tennessee's records were similar in the decade prior to their resurgence.