Daddy Dee Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 What is the story behind Alabama's team being named The Crimson Tide and elephant mascot. never have heard the story, any help is appreciated. Roll Tide! Beat LSU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 http://www.redelephants.com/redstory.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Alabama sure has a proud tradition. Once we stayed the night in Tuscaloosa enroute to elsewhere. That night was some kind of Bear Bryant event in the stadium...anybody named after Bear Bryant in any way was welcome. They had like 30,000 at it! Meanwhile, so far this year LSU has the win. Heh. (Go Tigers, etc., etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 LSU BABY! How many times we gotta beat someone to get a Crystal FootBall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Alabama's A Day game this year was televised and over 92,000 attended. That should tell you something about Alabama football. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 LSU BABY! How many times we gotta beat someone to get a Crystal FootBall? LSU may have won the game but they didn't beat Alabama. Here's a picture of the interception call that cost Alabama the game. I hope Alabama plays this next game with the class, or lack thereof, that LSU displayed this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 How many times we gotta beat someone to get a Crystal FootBall? Twice.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Lessee, Lsu may have won but didn't beat Alabama. Ok. Sure. Uh-huh. 9-6 BTW, that was an interception. I didn't think so either until I saw all the views. The Bama receiver lost control before any part of his body (other than his feet, of course) hit the ground. It was a hard-fought, close game and Bama outplayed LSU in some categories. LSU outplayed BAMA in some other categories. It seemed that by the 4th q and OT, LSU defense was having its way, and to a lesser extent its offense. Curiously, Nick's coaching decisions down the stretch seemed to contribute as well. Anyway, I predict quite a bit more scoring by both teams but another close, hard-fought match. I hope both teams put on a show that deflects the disappointment many have voiced about the game being all-SEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragusa3 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 While I agree with this matchup as the pairing of the best two teams in the country, I have some reservations. I think LSU could have "proven" more by playing Ok State. If LSU wins, they haven't done anything they didn't just do a few months ago. If Bama wins, they've only tied the series. You cherry picked a photo for that interception. Several other angles prove that it was a good call. Geaux Tigers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHF63 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 "Any team that does not win their conference should not play for the National Championship." - Nick Saban, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Another interesting angle (well, it's interesting to those of us with a dog in the fight) is the matchup pits two AP Coach of the Year winners...Saban in '03 and Miles in '11. I'm in a drawing for tickets. If I win them I'm not sure if I'll go or sell. [*-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WS65711 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I had 5 chances (at $10/chance) in a drawing to win two SugarBowl tickets PLUS two BCS Championship tickets. The drawing was this mourning . . . [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 "Hah", mourning. [:'(] Hope I do better. Mine is Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Lessee, Lsu may have won but didn't beat Alabama. Ok. Sure. Uh-huh. 9-6 BTW, that was an interception. I didn't think so either until I saw all the views. The Bama receiver lost control before any part of his body (other than his feet, of course) hit the ground. It was a hard-fought, close game and Bama outplayed LSU in some categories. LSU outplayed BAMA in some other categories. It seemed that by the 4th q and OT, LSU defense was having its way, and to a lesser extent its offense. Curiously, Nick's coaching decisions down the stretch seemed to contribute as well. Anyway, I predict quite a bit more scoring by both teams but another close, hard-fought match. I hope both teams put on a show that deflects the disappointment many have voiced about the game being all-SEC. I would really like to see the view that convinced you that Williams lost control of the ball before any part of his body, excepting his feet of course, touched the ground. Please post that view here if you don't mind. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You cherry picked a photo for that interception. Several other angles prove that it was a good call. How about cherry picking one of the many other angles and post that picture here. Thanks. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragusa3 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 In a quick search, I didn't find what I was looking for, but I know it was obvious to me and every Bama fan in the room the day of the game. So, point taken, I shouldn't smart off unless I'm willing to come up with it. I'm just not going to keep digging. Besides, we'll likely win a second time before I find it. [] That game had several points that could have swung the game either way. It's a matter of perspective. But the main point of my post still stands. What do you guys claim if you win? Yippie! We split the season with LSU? And what do we claim if we win? I don't think it would change our standing with public opinion around the country. It would maybe convince some Alabama fans...unless,of course, they have the wrong perspective. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 It was the last of these slo-mo replays at the end of this You Tube clip...I certainly understand that one's leaning will color what one sees. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQjPZRRDD64 BTW, it's just a game y'all. Game implies fun, so let's have some o' dat fun, mkay? Goofy as he seems sometimes, that's one reason I like Les Miles...he's like a kid and having fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragusa3 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I hope I don't come across any other way. It's hard to tell on the internet sometimes. It definetely doesn't go any further than honest fun for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 In a quick search, I didn't find what I was looking for, but I know it was obvious to me and every Bama fan in the room the day of the game. So, point taken, I shouldn't smart off unless I'm willing to come up with it. I'm just not going to keep digging. Besides, we'll likely win a second time before I find it. That game had several points that could have swung the game either way. It's a matter of perspective. But the main point of my post still stands. What do you guys claim if you win? Yippie! We split the season with LSU? And what do we claim if we win? I don't think it would change our standing with public opinion around the country. It would maybe convince some Alabama fans...unless,of course, they have the wrong perspective. LOL You didn't find it because it does not exist. Perspective has nothing to do with it, the pictures show the reality of the play and there are a series of photos that can be found in less than a minute . I posted the first and last photos relevant to our discussion. The first photo clearly shows a player catching the ball with both hands. The second photo shows the receiver still has control of the ball although Reid is caught in the midst of wrestling the ball from Willaims hands, with the actual receiver's shoulders on the ground at the 1 yard line with 11 minutes to play in regulation. It was a bad call that cost Alabama the game. I really enjoyed reading the article where Reid stated that he actually caught the ball and Williams wrestled the ball from his hands but because of Reid's great athletigism was able to wrestle the ball back. A class act for sure. To answer your second paragraph, had the correct call been made LSU would be insignificant right now. K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragusa3 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Wow! LSU insignificant? Really? I don't think you could find any true fan of football to agree with you there. By that logic, I would think Bama insignificant after loosing at home and not playing for their division championsip? (I define loosing as the team with the lower score at the end of the game) If that call had gone the other way, you have no way of knowing what course the game would have taken from there. I had several Alabama grads at my house for the game. We all have mutual respect for each other and each others teams after that game. We enjoyed civil fellowship over a "game". Truely, Merry Christmas to you, and best of luck on Jan 9th. I'll revisit this thread then and we may all have a new "perspective". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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