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« on: November 23, 2018, 05:29:35 AM »

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A lot was riding on the 1961 Iron Bowl when Alabama pulled up to Legion Field a day before kickoff.

Bear Bryant’s fourth Crimson Tide was undefeated, touting what many still consider the most dominant defense in program history. Since national titles were awarded at the end of the regular season back then, the finale with Auburn meant even more.

So, what Alabama found when it arrived in Birmingham on the eve of kickoff was troubling.

“It was like walking around on concrete,” said Bill Battle, an end on that 1961 team.

Months of high school and college games on the turf not designed to modern standards left Legion Field a disaster. That’s what made Bryant’s response to the conditions so clever.

It involved a network of state troopers, commitment to the cause and a last-minute secret weapon...

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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2018, 07:33:15 AM »

Cool story. It was hard to outfox Coach Bryant.  Cool
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2018, 02:35:31 PM »

Awesome.  CBB was a sly fellow, huh?

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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2018, 02:42:43 PM »

Cheating. State Troopers who gathered up and delivered all the shoes from around the state were paid off by the REC.
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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2018, 02:53:36 PM »

Cheating. State Troopers who gathered up and delivered all the shoes from around the state were paid off by the REC.


That is good it is nice to know the REC was working back then. RTR!
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2018, 11:59:57 PM »

Cheating. State Troopers who gathered up and delivered all the shoes from around the state were paid off by the REC.

The state troopers did it for free because they are members of the REC.
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2018, 05:12:56 AM »

Cheating. State Troopers who gathered up and delivered all the shoes from around the state were paid off by the REC.

The state troopers did it for free because they are members of the REC.

Jamos was prolly King of the State Troopers.   
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2018, 08:11:54 AM »

Cheating. State Troopers who gathered up and delivered all the shoes from around the state were paid off by the REC.

The state troopers did it for free because they are members of the REC.

Chief Jamos was prolly King of the State Troopers.   
FIFY...  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2018, 08:23:13 AM »

Gross misappropriation of power and taxpayer money?
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« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2018, 08:30:46 AM »

Gross misappropriation of power and taxpayer money?

Stan White could not have stated it better.
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« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2018, 08:41:15 AM »

Gross misappropriation of power and taxpayer money?

Stan White could not have stated it better.

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« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2018, 09:12:47 AM »

Gross misappropriation of power and taxpayer money?

Stan White could not have stated it better.

Stan has always seemed like a level-headed fella to me.

Too bad all those refs are so blatantly anti-Auburn.
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