I had a "bama" encounter today...

[MLB10]

So y'all know I live in Texas.  Today I took my oldest to an orthodontist to get his teeth looked at and the orthodontist had a Sugar Bowl plaque & pics of an Alabama/Notre Dame game.  He came in and saw my Alabama shirt and we started talking football.  He played under Dan Devine.  He said that he played in the game when AL and ND were 1&2 and Notre Dame won.  I asked if it was intimidating to go against the Bear.  He told me he got to meet him  He said that even though his family would never wear Alabama clothes they pulled for Alabama a lot because it was the only place "down south" that wouldn't call the Notre Dame players slurs and throw empty whiskey bottles at them.  He said the people at Bama were so hospitable and playing at BDS was an amazing experience.  Felt proud to be a Bama fan and I wanted to share.   Y'all keep this in mind the next time we hear something about tree killers and tea baggers.

[2Stater]

So y'all know I live in Texas.  Today I took my oldest to an orthodontist to get his teeth looked at and the orthodontist had a Sugar Bowl plaque & pics of an Alabama/Notre Dame game.  He came in and saw my Alabama shirt and we started talking football.  He played under Dan Devine.  He said that he played in the game when AL and ND were 1&2 and Notre Dame won.  I asked if it was intimidating to go against the Bear.  He told me he got to meet him  He said that even though his family would never wear Alabama clothes they pulled for Alabama a lot because it was the only place "down south" that wouldn't call the Notre Dame players slurs and throw empty whiskey bottles at them.  He said the people at Bama were so hospitable and playing at BDS was an amazing experience.  Felt proud to be a Bama fan and I wanted to share.   Y'all keep this in mind the next time we hear something about tree killers and tea baggers.

I watched that game with a girl that I was dating and her parents. Parents loved me before the game. Afterwards, not so much.

[MLB10]

It was before my time but it sounds like a heartbreaker.  Is it bad that I was more impressed that he met Bear Bryant than that he was the president of some dental society 

[pmull]

When did ND play at Bryant Denny? 

[MLB10]

must have been legion field - looked it up and it was a 0-7 loss.  When he said "down there in Alabama" and talking about how great it was I wasn't thinking Legion Field.  That place is not known for awesome facilities but maybe back in the day it was? 

[MLB10]

Before my time, though.

Can you imagine if he saw BDS now???

[XBAMA]

cool on the close encounter of the BAMA kind   

I bet some folks like me feel old now though ... 

[MLB10]

Hey don't feel old. 

One of my husband's uncles tells me I cannot be an Alabama fan if I don't know who Leroy Jones is or something like that.  I am not good with things I didn't live through.  I sucked at history in school and I'm visual so there is no way I can keep things straight from before the time I was born.  I have 3 boys between the ages of 5 and 8- I'm doing good to remember what happened this morning. 

[lstephen]

Not as much conversation but my wife and I were in Boquete, Panama last week on vacation.  We were walking down a side street, I had my Alabama football t-shirt on and, from inside a tour guide office we hear ROLL TIDE.  Guy was a gringo from VA but had watched the NCG and wanted to talk American football with some BAMA fans.  My wife told him about a couple of her encounters with the Bear and he talked about what an idiot Les Miles is.  We were a long way from home but it is a small world!

[SUPERCOACH]

Hey don't feel old. 

One of my husband's uncles tells me I cannot be an Alabama fan if I don't know who Leroy Jones is or something like that.  I am not good with things I didn't live through.  I sucked at history in school and I'm visual so there is no way I can keep things straight from before the time I was born.  I have 3 boys between the ages of 5 and 8- I'm doing good to remember what happened this morning. 

[XBAMA]

Hey don't feel old. 

One of my husband's uncles tells me I cannot be an Alabama fan if I don't know who Leroy Jones is or something like that.  I am not good with things I didn't live through.  I sucked at history in school and I'm visual so there is no way I can keep things straight from before the time I was born.  I have 3 boys between the ages of 5 and 8- I'm doing good to remember what happened this morning. 

oh' man .. I choked on my cracker      

I'm good now   

[SUPERCOACH]

During his career for Alabama, Jordan received high praises from coach Bear Bryant. Bryant stated, "He was one of the finest football players the world has ever seen. If runners stayed between the sidelines, he tackled them. He never had a bad day, he was 100 percent every day in practice and in the games."

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[td57]

Hey don't feel old.  

One of my husband's uncles tells me I cannot be an Alabama fan if I don't know who Leroy Jones is or something like that.  I am not good with things I didn't live through.  I sucked at history in school and I'm visual so there is no way I can keep things straight from before the time I was born.  I have 3 boys between the ages of 5 and 8- I'm doing good to remember what happened this morning.  

Didn't Jim Croce sing a song about him and Superman?  

[ricky023]

Hey think about this. Chris Jackson and his partner whoever at that time. When they first started putting the score in the box on TV. Here comeeeeeeee the Tigersss. Whoaaaaa Nellieeeeeeeee here comes thew Tide headed by Paul Bear Bryant. This looks like a barn burner tonight. Gosh that brings back memories. For those of you who missed it, I am sad but it was chill bump raising especially with Auburn or Tennessee. The announcer Chris Jackson loved covering Alabama Football! RTR!

[XBAMA]

Ricky ... errr Keith ... it's Keith 

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