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Every Friday morning it starts, the good-natured ribbing between friends and co-workers. Everyone knows I’m a big Alabama fan, and most will try their best to wind me up. However, last few years have taught me to keep my mouth shut when it comes to football. I may smile and play it down, but really […]

In college I roomed with two girls who weren’t from the South. One was Canadian, the other from Michigan. Neither of them really understood the whole “football thing”. I joked with one, telling her that down here we don’t use DNA testing to determine paternity … we just ask the child which team he roots […]

I knew the anniversary was coming up, but had forgotten about it until I read an excerpt on The Birmingham News’ blog asking readers to share their memories of Paul William “Bear” Bryant, Sr. Saturday is the 25th anniversary of the death of our beloved coaching legend. That day, I think the entire state mourned […]

I had been meaning to post this and kept forgetting until I saw it posted at The Terminal. ESPN is polling the masses asking who is the Greatest College Football Coach of all time. Bear may not have thought of himself as such, but I sure as hell do. :mrgreen: If you feel the same, […]

My mother was able to get copies of these pictures from a lady she works with. My brother was kind enough to allow access to his online photo site so I could see and snag them. These are photos of Coach Bear Bryant at Legion Field. The opponent is LSU — if you look closely, […]