phil4bama

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Coach Bryant. I was a senior in his last year as HC. I knew he was old and liked his scotch and cigarettes but it still stunned me. Never really got to enjoy his retirement. Had a hell of a career and was/is a legend but it sucks he didn't get to take it easy, enjoy is grand and great grand kids

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Same for me. I was a high school junior when he passed. I met him at a book signing when I was about 6 or 7 years old and he was promoting his autobiography. To a little kid he was just as much a giant in person as was his legend. I think he knew he didn’t have long to live when he called it quits. It’s just too much of a coincidence that he passed so soon after walking away from the game. I never will forget the funeral procession up I-59 where every overpass had people on it paying their last respects. I was on the McCalla exit overpass since it was closest to me. We’ve been blessed to have had 2 of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game. They each were great in their own way, and I love them both, but I still think Bum Phillips summed up Coach Bryant perfectly when he said “He can take his’n and beat your’n, then he could turn around and take your’n and beat his’n.” It’s true and in a matchup with equal talent, I would take Coach Bryant to beat Coach Saban more often than not.

Rest in Peace, Coach Bryant. Gone, but certainly not forgotten.

I would expect that to be quickly addressed at the meetings next month in Sandestin. They will at least discuss it and schedule further meetings on it, but don’t expect the SEC to sit on their hands while the other leagues are pulling 105 scholarships.

Well, it’s a good thing they are not intimidated, because they’re not getting any help from the dugout. When our once mighty and proud softball program has come to the point where we just hope to get a win at home against Oklahoma it’s time to change coaches. Yes they’re the four-time defending national champions. We used to relish opportunities like that and would stand toe to toe with them, but not anymore. We’re just hoping not to get swept at home.

They need to change that “Do not contact” tag to “Do not contact; already been tampered”.

I heard CKD say Cuevas was done for the spring. What happened to him? TE group is a damn MASH unit.

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Wonder who A&M goes after? Beard or the Texas Tech probably makes the most sense

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Beard was my first thought too. They could land a top notch coach and give him more money and probably better support and facilities than Mississippi. The bonus is the big F U it sends to Texas.
The Tech guy can obviously coach, but there’s something about him that just doesn’t feel like a good fit at A&M. Maybe it’s just me, but my first phone call would be to Oxford.

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I’m hoping revenue sharing comes soon or OSU, the Texas schools and Michigan are going to turn this into Major League Baseball

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If something doesn’t change soon and the Cali schools get their act together, USC, UCLA, Stanford, and maybe even Cal can throw boatloads of money at sports and buy teams too. Texas and USC will be the Dodgers and the Yankees in your scenario and the rest of us are just living in their world.

6 years ago today, Alabama introduced Nate Oats as their new basketball coach. Today, he is Alabama’s all time leader in NCAA tournament wins, has taken the Tide to consecutive Elite Eights for the first time ever, and is responsible for the only Final Four in school history. He also holds the best record in school history against AP top 10 teams. Not a bad hire!

In the last 2 minutes of the game, the double bonus should be 2 shots and possession. That would stop the intentional fouling in a hurry: you have to play lock down defense and full court press to climb back in the game.

Regardless of who it is, that mistake needs to be corrected as soon as the season ends.