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re: Cool sidenote on Paul Bryant Jr and the "Junction Boys"
Posted on 10/19/12 at 2:46 pm to Pigimus Prime
Posted on 10/19/12 at 2:46 pm to Pigimus Prime
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I was talking about Stallings. I think Bear is safely in the great coach category.
Kinda figured that...Stallings had 1 good season at A&M when he won the '67Southwest conference title ( and then beat the Tide/Bryant in the 68 Cottonbowl). Even then A&M went into the bowl with a 6-4 record. After that season everything went south quickly. The only saving game worth remembering was the 1970 LSU game in baton rouge when Hugh McElroy caught a pass from Lex James and scored a 79yd TD with 13 secs on the clock and beat lsu 20-18. I was there and none of us could believe it. Stallings went on to lose most of his games as coach and was run off eventually ( I remember him being burnt in effigy at 1972 mid week rallys) going to the Dallas Cowboys as a DB coach followed by his Tide job. But he isn't to blame totally...hard to recruit to A&M back in those days and I guess we didn't write big enough checks.
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Posted on 10/19/12 at 3:06 pm to BuddyB73
Gene Stallings is my favorite coach of all time. I was old enough to remember the last decade of the Bryant years, but not old enough to appreciate how special they were. Gene Stallings is all class, and he'll probably always be my favorite Bama coach regardless of the fact he's probably no better than 4th on the list based on accomplishments.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 3:21 pm to BuddyB73
Stallings definitely had the deck stacked against him at A&M. A&M was still All Male when he was hired and mostly Corps. No scholarship limits had A&M playing with half the players of their competition all too often. He wasn't loved though.
Now he is seen for the man that he became more than anything. He has the Junction/Bear connection and has always been a good Aggie. Certainly he was a lead voice in helping us to go to the SEC as well. Class man and his son was also an incredible person.
Now he is seen for the man that he became more than anything. He has the Junction/Bear connection and has always been a good Aggie. Certainly he was a lead voice in helping us to go to the SEC as well. Class man and his son was also an incredible person.
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