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I hope Dabo is in no position to say, "No."

Really, in these particular countires--until we decided to start a land war in Asia, at least--they kind of followed Islam (mainly with regard to customs, like marriage, food, praying five times per day, and all of the colloquial Islamic sayings that are a part of Islamic culture) mixed with animism. They were far from fundamentalists, and other religions openly existed. Things are different and much less tolerant by the locals now, although the governments still welcome any and all religions as that's where a large portion of their aid comes from.

We were in the Sahara and Sahel, so there really wasn't any typical safari stuff. I got very close to some giraffe and even closer to some hippos in a canoe-gondola hybrid. We paid a guy $6 to take us up the river to see some hippos in the leaky watercraft that he used pieces of cotton to patch up along the way, and we got a little too close for comfort.

That was an odd second half in general. I think the us against the world mentality that the coaches were drilling into the players may have gotten into their own heads. There were several times when I expected Saban to take care of the pass interference issues, but when I saw what looked like, "We aren't calling pushoffs," mouthed by a ref to Saban and noticed that Saban just walked off rather than asking to speak with the head ref, I didn't feel like we had the usual attitude of imposing our will on all aspects of the game.

One of my Facebook friends shared this as a joke. The guy on the left and the guy on the right don't really even favor that much, to me.

I will say that I just wish refs called games the same nationwide. I don't think they were against us at all, but I do think they favored the "powerhouse" offense because that's what they know.

I do not want to see Dabo at Alabama.

Plasmodium Vivax. Had to take several courses of Mefloquine and Primaquine for several years after I returned.

Thanks. I guess I'd just like a "Yes," "No," or "Go to Hell." I'm curious as to how there are rival posters on the Alabama board...

Haha. Because this is the only website where an "alter" exists? Lol...

Evidently I have to commit my first born son to the Mods or something?

No seriously...I get a message that it's a private forum. I click the button to apply for access. I write in the text box that I'm and alum and have lurked for a while but have just now started posted. And then...um...crickets.