Since I'm a Bama alumni '68, I gotta make a small post. SWMBO put me through the Jr & sr yrs there, which were unbelievably happy for us both. No money , living in dirt cheap married housing, which were relocated barracks from revolutionary war?😃 Nothing like now. God ,it was great. We could look out on the training field and see Bear's tower. Just up the street one of married team guys & wife lived. He drove a new Shelby Tang Cobra big block something the other. NCAA winked lots back then, I guess . Nameth , then Stabler were QBs then if I remember. Tuscaloosa was and still is great little college town. Football wasn't quite the money thing it's now but biggest thing on campus. Seems like we lost a couple of games post season ,maybe Nebraska or Penn State. Really can't remember many losses ...
My only have to win game is the Iron Bowl which , sniff, I'm still trying to get over. The team this year , with all the cliff hangers, is arguably to blame for our new heart problems. Wifey too, since she's a bigger Bama fan than me. We have had to double up on the BP meds pre-game and still spiking way high during game time , just like last night . I threatened to block out the last few games to protect our health, but know I didn't have that authority . We survived, as did , the team , but holy cow, just like this year's Rose Bowl, way much drama. Anything but boring , particularly if you're supporting one of the contestants . Folks got their money's worth IMO.
In spite of Bama's recent Championship wins it's great to see the parity through out the top level schools and would expect it very unlikely even NICK can keep up with his past success record. I wouldn't bet good money against him though.
ROLL TIDE y'all ! Yeeha !