thesneakypelican
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
| Location: | Nowhere |
| Biography: | WGAF? |
| Interests: | Winning |
| Occupation: | Eyebrow Wrangler |
| Number of Posts: | 58 |
| Registered on: | 2/16/2014 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Eli Gold not returning to the radio booth
Posted by thesneakypelican on 2/22/24 at 8:27 am
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Really lousy way to treat an icon. It would have been VERY EASY to ease him out after 2024 without firing him just months after a major health crisis.
More bullshat and disloyalty from UA.
I sure hope Deboer is a rock star and wins like crazy.
If not, the University might start reaping the “rewards” of 30+ years of treating the average fan like garbage…..
Exactly, the amount of disrespectful Alabama fans celebrating one of the most iconic voices of Alabama football history being forced out is disgusting. However, it's incredibly indicative of our society writ large now.
Eli Gold was an iconic voice for CTSN, TNN, and MRN just to name a few. His calls of the 1999 Florida game in Gainesville with Kenny, the Penn State block in 1989, Rocky Block in 2009, the Drake return against Clemson, his Talladega race calls, Daytona race calls, all of these made him a radio legend with an iconic and unique voice. It's shameful and disgusting to see people on this here board celebrate the firing of a legend and a man's voice that has transcended Alabama football. Alabama is the bad guy here, and they deserved to be booed. Eli Gold was a hell of a lot more than just the "Voice of Alabama Football."
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re: Tide Hoops | Recruiting
Posted by thesneakypelican on 9/22/22 at 10:09 am
Any idea when the single game ticket sales start?
re: I may have to check out our top 10 soccer team!
Posted by thesneakypelican on 9/22/22 at 9:45 am
I cannot stand watching soccer on T.V., but it is a much different deal in person. Soccer is so fun to watch in person because your fellow fans act like hooligans, and I can get behind that. I would very much enjoy playing a vuvuzela at an Alabama soccer game.
re: Bama Played “Bad”
Posted by thesneakypelican on 9/12/22 at 12:32 pm
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I’ve seen this narrative going around the rant. Texas didn’t play well either. Special teams was a mess until the back up punter came in. Worthy dropped an easy TD. Jamison dropped an easy pick 6. Watts missed a clean shot on Young to end the game. Bijan tackled himself like 4 times on turf, also missed a handful of huge blocks. Jalen Ford had one of the worst 1st Quarters of football I ever seen at LB, but he redeemed himself. Bama got beat up by the refs justifiably, and it could have easily been worse. Texas played shitty too. People see the score & assume we played lights out or some shite. Who gives a frick if we were playing with a back up QB with his ankle hanging off the bone? You can objectively see Texas was not executing consistently at any level. Bama was bad, Texas was bad. Bryce Young sweeps it all under the rug again.
I saw a well coached team in Texas on the field on Saturday. Sark has Texas heading in the right direction. A struggle win is a struggle win, no matter how ugly. I hope this win wakes Alabama up because Texas punched us right in the mouth. One more thing, Gary Patterson as an extra brain on that Texas sideline is a nice one to have.
re: Ahem! Attention, A&M! Y'all had 56 4* & 5* recruits on your roster...Appy State had ONE!
Posted by thesneakypelican on 9/12/22 at 10:22 am
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What happened, please? The world needs to know (me, too!).
App State outcoached the $10 million dollar man. I guess money doesn't buy happiness.
re: Some game thoughts from an in the stadium perspective
Posted by thesneakypelican on 9/6/22 at 10:28 am
Kobe Prentice was the greatest surprise. He should be a real asset later in the season.
re: Any Bama players you are especially rooting for this year?
Posted by thesneakypelican on 9/1/22 at 2:47 pm
Seth McLaughlin. Seeing Dalcourt be ahead of McLaughlin was surprising to me. McLaughlin's presence made the O-line better the second half of the Auburn game forward last year.
re: All Pickem Contests are LIVE! CFB Week 1 deadline is TODAY at 11am CT
Posted by thesneakypelican on 8/30/22 at 12:37 pm
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Most of this board is below average intelligence. At least 10% of you act like you have never watched a football game. When I factor in the drug abusers, the alcoholics, the people going broke and those of you whose marriages are in trouble, I am actually only competing against about 4 people.
I'm going to assume this means Texas is back for the third or fourth time since 2009. I wish that the SEC would take Kansas over Texas. At least they play football in Lawrence.
re: Avery Johnson OFFICIALLY hired as Alabama MBB coach
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/8/15 at 2:12 pm
Where can I watch the press conference? I've been at work and missed all the excitement. I've read the press excerpts and it made my clackers tingle with pride and I so want to watch the press conference to experience full Bama bliss.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/5/15 at 1:55 pm
Let's hope Avery Johnson fully follows through to the dotted line. He may be a pretty big game changer for basketball at Alabama. Here's to the future with Avery Johnson, cheers :cheers: :cool:
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/4/15 at 10:28 pm
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Are you trying to kill the program.
Well, they just beat undefeated Kentucky.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 8:28 pm
Excellent point.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 8:27 pm
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Correct, it's two elite eight...but it's a far cry from "regularly getting to the elite eight and final 4" as you mentioned earlier. quote: he could be a winner at a bigger program given a chance to build a program. could keyword. Right now we do need need an experimental coach whos never even assisted at a Division 1 program. Division II recruiting is a lot different than D1. He won't be able to load up on 2 star guys from the Huntsville Metro if he was to coach at Bama and be successful.
I misspoke, I was trying to recall his runs while sitting in traffic coming from work. All his deeper tournament runs have come in the last five years. I'd say that warrants a fairly regular moniker. Do you need to be an assistant at a D-1 program to translate coaching style to basketball players? Basketball is basketball and coaching is coaching, no matter what level, fundamentals, talent, and ability translate at any level depending on what you are trying to create. Just curious, do you think Huntsville Metro is good for just two star players? Trevor Lacey, Levi Randolph, Josh Langford, and the Petty kid at Johnson would beg to differ.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 8:12 pm
Lord, I hope so because I think Prohm will be who Battle targets next. However, who knows if the feeling is mutual?
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 7:51 pm
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His best player just transferred. They'll be just as bad next year, and I doubt he survives another 20 loss season.
Then he wasn't what the program needed if he is fired next year. Frank Haith didn't exactly recruit the greatest players to Missouri. How much of his success at Miami was Nevin Shapiro? And how much was Haith's success at Missouri with Mike Anderson's recruits?
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 7:45 pm
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This is dumb, quit mentioning it....If Acuff was on the staff as assistant than it would be great because he has ties to North Alabama obviously. and UAH has never been to the final 4 and only 1 elite eight appearance. This is true....great guy, great coach...just not for a school like Alabama.
I thought UAH went to the Final Four in 2011 and came close to getting to the national championship, but I was wrong, he went to two Elite 8s for sure there bud. I don't quite see why it's dumb, it's no dumber than Bill Battle spending eight hours in Wichita and then getting played like a two bit trick. Frankly, Acuff's teams can score and they run a Kevin Stallings style of offense. Do I want Acuff as my number 1? No. But if it gets to crunch time, he could be a winner at a bigger program given a chance to build a program. There is no doubt he has won in the GSC and done well, UAH was pretty bad before him, that's for sure. He has championship credentials, just not at the D-1 level as a head coach.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 7:30 pm
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Ask Missouri how hiring an in-state D2 coach worked out.
It was his first season, Missouri was coming off of depletion of the roster and a coaching change. Sometimes you lose before you win.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 5:15 pm
He (Acuff) took Anthony Grant to overtime in 2011 against the Alabama team that went to the NCAA Tournament in an exhibition game and lost 67-60. I played ball with many of those men that played on that UAH team in 2011 that nearly won a national championship in Division II. He is a proven winner and men love to play for him in Huntsville.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/2/15 at 4:55 pm
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Pitino is my last choice at the moment. His resume isn't impressive at all yet. I'd rather take a chance with Acuff (UAH) .
I'm on board with Acuff, he has worked wonders at Alabama-Huntsville going to multiple Division II tournaments and making Elite 8s, Final Fours fairly regularly, winning multiple GSC regular season and tournament championships, and recruits Huntsville and Europe incredibly well. He uses Madison Academy to his advantage constantly. Acuff knows X's and O's incredibly well.
re: Possible coaching candidates
Posted by thesneakypelican on 4/1/15 at 11:08 pm
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Battle fricked us by not getting rid of Grant last year
He most certainly did.
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