re: Any Bama fans out there slightly miss the Dubose/Franchione/Shula years?

Those were the years where you could tell a true Bama fan. We were pretty good at times, but not that good. We were pretty bad at times, but not that bad. My close Bama friends had a saying that we would always tell each other after all those losses: "Roll Tide Anyway". We knew we all loved Alabama for the same reason and it came from somewhere deep inside. The sidewalkers and the bandwaggoners all went to root for other teams, and that was good.

I do remember getting very excited about things that seem mundane now. When we got Andre Smith, someone that lived 45 minutes from campus, I remember thinking how lucky we were to get him. Now, that kind of thing is expected.

Also, I was younger with hair then, so I had that going for me.