Ten years ago, a winning culture was restored to Alabama football.
With a coach who wanted to prove he was the best and players that were tired of seeing the Crimson Tide as a laughing stock, it was the first team since 1992 that was “all in” on winning a national championship and on Saturday, the group will be honored for homecoming.
The year was 2009.
Nick Saban and the University of Alabama had suffered a loss to Florida in the Southeastern Conference title game the previous year and got smack by Utah in the Sugar Bowl.