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From 1982-2011 LSU had the series leas over Bama.


Barely at 14-15-1. That period of time bookended by Bama winning streaks of 11 and 8.
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Those decades when Bama was lucky to get a sniff of winning at Death Valley.


The only recent decade Bama had a losing record in Baton Rouge was the 2000s when it went 2-3. Bama's record there through the '70s, '80s and '90s was 14-0-1.
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Auburn University partnered with the Poarch band of Creek Indians to excavate the Hickory Ground sacred site in Wetumpka, Alabama, in order to develop a bingo hall and later a casino. The land is sacred to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, who were relocated to Oklahoma via the Trail of Tears.

The Auburn archeologists uncovered and relocated at least 57 grave sites considered sacred to the Muscogee. The Muscogee sued both the Poarch Creek and Auburn in 2012, and the suit is still ongoing.

Since 2012, Auburn has had one chance for a national championship in football, but they were defeated by the Seminoles (!).



Coincidentally, Chief Osceola of the Seminoles was born about 20 miles from Wetumpka in Tallassee.
Only SEC game I've attended that didn't involve Alabama. Lived in Atlanta at the time and went with a group of mostly LSU fans.
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I believe LSU's longest is 15(1971-1985).


Nevermind. :)
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Longest streaks ever:
26- Tennessee (1999-present)
25- Auburn (1958-1982)
21- LSU (1937-1957)
19- Georgia (1983-2001)
16- Florida (2009-present)
16- LSU (1987-2002)
15- LSU (1971-1985)
15- Tennessee (1970-1984)
14- Auburn (1990-2003)
12- Tennessee (1957-1968)
11- Auburn (2014-present)
11- Georgia (2006-2016)
10- Georgia (1949-1958)
9- Alabama (2000-2008)
8- LSU (1962-1969)


I believe LSU's longest is 15(1971-1985).

re: Top employer in each state

Posted by WRhodesTider on 7/11/25 at 5:35 pm to
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Walmart has 42000 employees in Alabama. How many does UAB have?


UAB has around 27,000 I think and would be the largest single site employer. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire UofA system has more employees than Walmart now that UAB bought St. Vincent's.
Apparently, the only people who weren't in on the secret were those in the MSM.
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Recent Alabama 18 wheeler crash


The coach killed in this crash was on his way to meet my brother. Shocked that more people didn't die.
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Gonna be a late night for the last game tomorrow


Not any later than normal. Max of four games each day. Last game originally scheduled for today (Wednesday) has been bumped to Thursday.
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Alabama's is beautiful along University Blvd and the Quad, but, after that, their campus is crammed with very little greenspace. 


You obviously aren't familiar with the north side of campus which includes Shelby Quad, Bryce Campus and Manderson Park along the Black Warrior River.
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Alabamas campus was modeled after UVA.


That was the original campus design but most of those buildings were destroyed during the Civil War. The location of the rotunda was where the stairs and plaza are in front of the library on the quad. The plaza shows the outline of the foundation.
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Vanderbilt


While I don't think Vandy's campus is ugly, I don't understand how it makes any most beautiful list.
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It’s practically still April (or, at least it was when seniors finished).

Does Bama just kinda go “close enough” on these things?


It's always been the first weekend in May but is was not the actual commencement though. There isn't a central ceremony as there are several spread out over the weekend. They are quick affairs with the graduates marching in, the president making a few remarks and then the graduates receiving their diplomas.

re: Colonoscopies. Yes or no?

Posted by WRhodesTider on 4/19/25 at 9:04 pm to
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I love Propofol too, but four in a few weeks may be excessive.


It's actually 4 over a period of 14 years. One one due to a really bad case of diverticulitis about 6 years ago. Ended up having about 18 inches of my colon taken out. Have had a few polyps removed but luckily no positive cancer biopsies.
Get it done. I'm having my fourth one in a few weeks.
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TVA built the dam there to generate electricity to use in production.



The US Corp of Engineers actually built Wilson Dam before TVA was created.
Would like to see it just so that I don't hear "between the anus and genitals" like I did when I walked into the break room this morning.
There is a charitable mileage deduction that you can possibly take advantage of if you itemize. It's 14 cents per mile.