re: LSU made "The Bear" retire, it's only fitting that they do the same to Saban

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Bryant also lost to Southern Miss that season. Probably USM that did him in.

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Bryant also lost to Southern Miss that season. Probably USM that did him in.

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I remember listening to that game on the radio at deer camp. Collier was a hell of an athlete. Worked with a guy that played tight end (I think) on that team.

Yep. If it weren't for Pat Dye (or LSU, whatever), the man would still be coaching today. Great job, guys!

The most interesting thing about Bama LSU was that Bama was unbeaten in Tiger Stadium from 1969 to 2000. LSU had some great teams and Bama had more than a few teams that were not dominant or even very good through that period
But even the lesser Tide teams failed to lose in Red Stick.
Looking back it is still hard to believe.

The USM loss in '82 to Reggie Collier and Co. was the impetus that pushed Bear to retire. It broke a 57 game winning streak in Denney Stadium that dated back to 1963.
Granted Bama played most of their big games at Legion Field in those days. Still that was very impressive to go almost 20 years unbeaten at the on campus stadium.

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Auburn claims to have made Bryant retire.

Bryant also lost to Southern Miss that season. Probably USM that did him in.

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Actually the story is Ben Tamburello made him retire. He realized that it was time when Ben shunned him for Auburn.

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I look for this year's LSU team to really bring it to Bama

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but......SIX!

Not LSU, but definitely a dufus named Dabo.

You are a child, crazy or drunk.

Actually that was Bo Jackson.
Bear lost twice after LSU. To Southern Miss the best week and to Auburn the next game (three weeks after LSU)
Didn't just make him retire, killed the old drunk bastards by taking his will to live.

LINK

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His last regular season game was a 23–22 loss to Auburn

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That was November 27, 1982.

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After the game, Bryant was asked what he planned to do now that he was retired. He replied "Probably croak in a week."[18] His reply proved eerily prophetic.

Four weeks after making that comment, and just one day after passing a routine medical checkup, on January 25, 1983, Bryant checked into Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa after experiencing chest pain. A day later, when being prepared for an electrocardiogram and sitting in a puddle of his own drunken piss, he died after suffering a massive heart attack.

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Nearly 2 months to the day after Auburn won the old drunk couldn't handle life anymore.

This is the play that killed the Bear, "Bo Over the Top"

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He is interred at Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery

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Elmwood has a red line from the entrance of the cemetery leading straight to the Bears grave, like some sort of white trash morbid road side attraction.
Ironically he's about 100 yards from a good friend of mine from HS who was one of the biggest Auburn fans I ever knew . Everytime I go to see my buddy there's always still Bama memorobila, coca cola bottles, bags of golden flake chips, and for some reason pennies scattered around/ on Bear's grave. Of course whenever I go down there I make sure to drink something before so I can do the classy thing and piss on the Bears grave.

Please stop posting

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Elmwood has a red line from the entrance of the cemetery leading straight to the Bears grave, like some sort of white trash morbid road side attraction.
Ironically he's about 100 yards from a good friend of mine from HS who was one of the biggest Auburn fans I ever knew . Everytime I go to see my buddy there's always still Bama memorobila, coca cola bottles, bags of golden flake chips, and for some reason pennies scattered around/ on Bear's grave. Of course whenever I go down there I make sure to drink something before so I can do the classy thing and piss on the Bears grave.

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You are one sad and sadistic idiot. Funny you have so much hatred for this guy but never knew him. Whats also funny is without him you perhaps wouldn't have had one of your best coaches in your schools history. You are the perfect example of the red headed step child.