re: Frank Thomas was better for Alabama football than Bear Bryant

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They talk about Frank Thomas a lot in "The Last Coach" particularly his interaction and influence on Coach Bryant

great book

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Yep. I've read that one. I figure the op is talking about a book about Thomas.

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The 22 Alabama players who traveled by train to Pasadena felt a tremendous responsibility to defend the honor of the South, still stinging from the distant Civil War, still burdened with feelings of disconnection and inferiority, unaccustomed to claiming national superiority in any significant endeavor. The full measure of the Crimson Tide’s accomplishment began to sink in as their victory train rolled across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, where delirious crowds gathered at stations large and small to clap and cheer.

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I had the pleasure of riding in a convey thru LA coming off deployment, but I bet that paled in comparison to traveling by train through the South after that game.