Favorite team:Alabama 
Location:Salem. Al
Biography:Born Columbus,Ga. Dad went to Bama in 35-36. Yes, I'm old.
Interests:SEC football. Golf
Occupation:retired educator.
Number of Posts:306
Registered on:9/12/2022
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Jameson Williams was big for Bama. He's probably a little ahead of Jahmyr Gibbs.

re: Chips are down: Alabama edition

Posted by Foots51 on 8/4/26 at 1:36 pm to
I think most of the DeBoer disrespect that is coming from Alabama fans are from the younger ones who have really only known life under Saban and DeBoer.
Us fans who have made many trips around the sun can remember hard times in various eras.
Heck, I'm old enough to remember hearing my dad after picking up the newspaper yelling to my mom, "We got the Bear". I went running off to tell my brother that we were getting a bear.

re: Best OL in your team’s history

Posted by Foots51 on 7/25/26 at 8:22 pm to
One of the most "awarded" college offensive linemen for Bama was Barrett Jones.
3 time All-American at 3 different line positions.
3 times BCS National Champion
Outland Trophy.
Rimington Trophy
Wuerful Trophy.
Jim Parker Trophy.
Jacobs blocking trophy.
3 times first string All-SEC.
Probably most famous for shoving AJ McCarron in a disagreement in a playoff ballgame.
Still not as good as John Hannah back in the day.

But my favorite Bama o-linmen was Landon Dickerson.
In a flip of the immortal words of Cardale Jones," We ain't going to Emory to play football!"
Both DeBoer and Courtney Morgan addressed this high school recruiting class early in the spring. They were looking at signing 16-17 high school players this year. They took huge high school classes the past 2 years and have about 80 players who are freshmen or 2nd year players.
The goal this year was using NIL funds for roster retention and being very specific about who they recruit. I guess we'll have to wait and see how this strategy plays out. Bama doesn't have Ohio State/Michigan/Texas schools money to try to outspend their opponents.
DeBoer is unlikely to be on the hotseat barring a loss of control over the team. He just got an extension. Bama doesn't have money to burn like TT and others. If I'm asked to choose any coach in CF to replace him, I'm not sure I can think of one better than him for our situation.

re: What do you think of Oxford, MS?

Posted by Foots51 on 6/30/26 at 6:31 pm to
I spent most of the summer of 1975 there on a construction project. I remember those young ladies quite well. They seemed to be looking to go slumming with the blue-collar guys and get away from frat boys. We were happy to oblige them.
Fond memories of the place.
Alabama's biggest rival has been debatable for decades.
Most of the younger fans would agree that it is Auburn. The majority of us older fans tend to lean toward Tennessee as the true rival. Some of us are old enough to remember when Alabama and Auburn did not play each other in football.

re: Your too soon 2026 takes

Posted by Foots51 on 4/10/26 at 4:05 pm to
4 teams go 7-2 in conference as no one really looks elite.
The tiebreakers actually put the 4th best of those teams into the SECCG which they lose and are subsequently left out of the playoffs fueling the outcry to ditch the SECCG.
Maybe ask this question after the portal window closes on Jan 16th.
"Alabama is probably not going to beat Indiana."

Based on the odds makers, this is a factual statement.
Based on the Tide's inconsistencies, this also makes sense.
On paper, Indiana rolls the Tide.
Games aren't played on paper, so we'll just have to wait a bit to find out.

For what it's worth, I appreciate the heck outta what Coach Cignetti has done at Indiana. I always liked him when he was Saban's wide receiver coach back during Saban's first 3 Natties at Bama.
If Bama is 10-3 and Texas is 9-3, Bama would have the better strength of record.
Both teams have a bad loss to Florida schools, Texas to 4-8 Florida and Bama to 5-7 FSU.
Bama has more ranked wins than Texas and has a victory over #3 UGA while Texas has a win over #7 A&M.
The past committees have said that losing a conference championship game would not eliminate a team.

Having said all that, If Bama loses, they very well be left out, but Texas won't be taking their spot.

re: Who wins, Texas or Georgia?

Posted by Foots51 on 11/11/25 at 12:26 pm to
UGA plays well and Texas plays well -- UGA wins.

UGA plays poorly and Texas plays poorly -- UGA wins.

UGA plays well and Texas plays poorly -- UGA wins.

Uga plays poorly and Texas plays well -- Texas wins.

re: SECR Power Rankings Vote - Week 11

Posted by Foots51 on 11/11/25 at 12:10 pm to
Looks like a solid list to me.
Sorry about that. My mind is a terrible thing to waste. I do believe you are correct.
I'm pretty sure Sark was never the Bama Head Coach.
2020 is off.
I have neither anger nor fear to direct at LSU. I've always kinda liked LSU and Ole Miss and I can't definitively say why. I know I like the uniforms for both of those teams, I only rooted against LSU when it was needed for Bama to achieve a goal. There is a bit of excitement, and dare I say, romance to the Tigahs and Rebels.
So no, I don't hate LSU, but I have despised Brian Kelly since long before he was your coach. I think much of the LSU fan base was put in a position of defending him, because he was your coach, when you really didn't like him either.

re: Saban to LSU?

Posted by Foots51 on 10/26/25 at 8:57 pm to
Miss Terry is very happy being near the grandkids. She's not leaving.

re: DeBoer's teams just win

Posted by Foots51 on 10/26/25 at 11:16 am to
DeBoer literally has the highest winning percentage against ranked opponents of any coach in the history of college football (minimum of 10 games).
This one looks as though it might be an overtime game.