Much ink has been spilled over the Crimson Tide’s glorious beating of Tennessee this year—heck, “beating” seems too kind a word. My English isn’t even good enough to describe it: I keep trying to type and then I leap up on my desk, pounding my fists against my chest and grunting. It’s just that good.
My favorite response is two-fold. First, Paul Finebaum—the enemy of all good and righteous peoples—in his October 23 column basically tells Tommy Tuberville to take a hike, as Auburn was going to go downhill, fast, as Alabama regains its state and southeastern dominance. High praise from this longtime Bama sniper, a man described by his own alumni association as “possibly be the most hated [University of Tennessee] alumnus ever.”
But you don’t care about Finebaum, do you? No, you don’t. You care about how—right after SEC Freshman of the Week Kareem Jackson snagged his second interception—the crowd erupted in a fiery rendition of “Rammer Jammer” the likes of which has not been heard in a long time. Folks, you hear about the Swamp, you hear about Death Valley—but I can tell you that Bryant-Denny is getting louder and louder. The proof:
That’s pretty rad, but if there’s ever in question in your mind about the function of a band in a college football, check the following. The Rammer Jammer cheer is triggered by the band, and seventy thousand people respond accordingly. This video is my favorite; is it shaky? Yeah, but there’s a good reason. A member of the Million Dollar Band was filming it:
(Thanks to St. Rammer Jammer himself).
We’ve got a bye and then the biggest game of the year is next: LSU. The odds? Forbidding. The stakes? Impossibly high. Yet the mere fact that people are even mumbling to themselves that we could win is a victory in and of itself.
Coming in two weeks! The titanic SEC clash that ripped PrettyFakes apart! Nah, it should be a good game. One thing Contessa and I have noted the last few weeks is that it’s actually not that much fun to watch LSU lately on account of their inconsistent play. Or rather, there are bursts of great fun in the midst of long, gnawing, anxiety-inducing bouts of inconsistency.
Peace!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch1sPRiglBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMs721RhXls
Congrats on the Vols win, Gorjus. The Tide veritably rolled them.
I really wish we didn’t have to give another week to the pundits before Tigers v Tide, but I guess that gives both you and Fury both time to whip the PF comments section into a frenzy.
HELL YES
That totally made my morning! I’ve been listening to the games with fervor on the radio (no TV!) and it just keeps getting better.
(I’m ashamed to say that I may actually be turning into an Alabama fan. sigh…. can’t fight my roots forever, I guess.)
I agree with the Prof—the Tigers are shaky and inconsistent. Still, it’s the SEC…tough games all around.
I hope the Tigers stomp the Tide and that Saban is in tears afterward.
Geaux Tigers!
PS: Y’all can’t even imagine how much crap I have to deal with here in the Bluegrass as an LSU fan after the triple-OT loss…
Okay, Finebaum is a moron. Tuberville and Auburn have won the last five Iron Bowls.
Think about that for a minute. There are children in kindergarten classes all over the state of Alabama that have never known a world where Alabama could beat Auburn.
Going back a bit further, Auburn has won 7 of the last 10 meetings. Bama should win one of those games before anyone expects Tuberville to run from Auburn, bawling like a little girl, at the prospect of having to compete with the great and terrible Saban.
Btw, does it really matter who wins the LSU/ Bama game if Saban’s going to take credit for it either way?