YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW? REALLY?
You don’t need to know that. What? Whatever. Fans don’t need to know. Anything.
I thought we could get through this without this stuff without an issue. But if you really wanna know how we’re gonna deal with it? I mean, really? Fine. I’ll let you know how we’re gonna deal with it.
—John Parker Wilson’s gonna go to Bonnaroo. And when he does, he’s gonna get the bad acid. We’ll call it Lyme disease and get him a medical exemption. Don’t ask me where we got the idea. You don’t need to know that, either.
—Jimmy Johns will leave to pursue a religious calling. He’s gonna go find a trust fund in his name for $250K in Buenos Aires and then scream, “Praise Jesus!” The trick is: he’s got to walk there. It’ll take him years, but we’re all about the process here at Alabama. I told Jimmy to watch the crocodiles in the Isthmus of Panama. He’s a good kid. He might make it.
—I will pit two of Shula’s signees against each other, and place both in a circle. The circle will be outlined in flames. Two shall enter; none shall leave. Because I’m going to have a sniper shoot the winner, and it’s all gonna happen in slow motion, because this is MY PRISON MOVIE, I’M THE WARDEN, AND YOU’RE ALL DANCING NANCIES IN MY SHAWSHANK SCRIPT!!!!
I also have an announcement, yes, an announcement everyone: there is a horde of killer bees loose on campus, and they’re following Leigh Tiffin around campus. Why he’s covered with honey, I don’t know. That’s why I returned to the college game: for young people, and the crazy things they do, like walking in front of a masked man carring a honey sprayer and a basket full of killer bees on campus and not thinking, “Oh, my, what’s a man doing with a mask on and a gun that sprays honey and a basket labeled “KILLER BEES”, nope not suspicious at all.” Gotta love that about college kids.
I believe that takes care of five scholarships right there. I mean, we’re praying for Leigh to recover.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I don’t have time for this shit.
(HT: The Wiz.)












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Hey TAFKastOSUB, I believe the word you are referring to is “cannot,” and not the words “can not.” Did you not have to learn the basics of the English language before heading off to Columbus? At the very least, did the tOSU administration not stick you in a remedial English class first semester? You are pathetic.
Comment by Tom — April 17, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
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I understand how little anyone here gives a damn about reality, but (as it is often pointed out to me as a university employee) it would violate federal law for Saban to answer that question with any specifics.
And if you think I’m kidding, get hired on at a school and happen to mention to a parent anything about a child’s grades, schedule, living situation, etc… and see how fast you get fired.
Comment by PeterPumpkinhead — April 17, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
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#20 - Thanks, Captain Obvious
Sincerely,
Closeted FSU Fan*
We keep it in the family. Too many jokes come to mind combining “closeted” and Tommy Bowden
Comment by Coop — April 17, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
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“…the fans don’t even ask!”
He’s right, the fans DON’T want to know. But it’s not the fans asking questions like that he needs to worry about.
Comment by NativeSon — April 17, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
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Whether you like him or not, I would be glad my coach didn’t give in to the media’s constant bagering. Dude is focused on his job and - pardon the phase - truly doesn’t have time for their shit. I believe more coaches should take this stance. Of course I always enjoyed Parcells, Bobby Knight and all the others who told the media to shove it up their ass. The media has become far too intrusive (see halftime interviews as the coach leaves the field).
Although we did get the inside trout out of that…….
Comment by Last Dragon — April 17, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
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Wyatt Sexton thinks that JPW’s “Lyme disease” story is a little weak
Comment by Grimey — April 17, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
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I swear if Saban had told the waiter at Pepito’s the huevos rancheros gave him gas it would make fucking Sportcenter.
Comment by EZ — April 17, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
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You guys are forgetting about SEC speed here. SEC recruits are so fast that they actually experience relativistic time dilation just going about their everyday lives. Saban’s fastest signees won’t even show up on campus until some time next year.
Problem solved, as always, with SEC speed.
Comment by Dan — April 17, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
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in other words….yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwn.
Comment by gerry dorsey — April 17, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
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fact: nick saban is a dick. he was a dick at michigan state…he was a dick at lsu…he’s a dick now at alabama. however, if you win, nobody cares.
fact:ian rapaport is a weasely douche who enjoys pushing the saban’s buttons and does so with a certain amount of regularity. the saban just happened to pick this day to tell him to “fuck off” in his own little way.
Comment by gerry dorsey — April 17, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
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All that was missing from that press conference was Saban wearing the new Alabama t-shirt - the one bragging about the No. 1 recruiting class and all. Now that would have been perfect.
Comment by hobeg8r — April 17, 2008 @ 4:18 pm
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“aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand…” is the calling card of someone who’s lying and was ripped a new one behind closed doors by the boss
Comment by alanon — April 17, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
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That’s the tack I’m gonna take with my credit-card company from now on. “It’s being taken care of, a’ight? I wouldn’t have gone into this situation without knowing what was ahead, so just don’t worry about it, a’ight? And don’t worry about all those bars where I ran up enormous tabs; those bartenders don’t wanna know, they don’t even ask.”
Comment by Doug — April 17, 2008 @ 4:02 pm
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Scholarships? Who said anything about ships? Bitch, you sailin?
*tumult and commotion, asses and elbows*
Comment by Joshua — April 17, 2008 @ 3:49 pm
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Hey tafkatosub,
You have been in Alabam too long.
For all that don’t like it, write a letter. Sit down, craft a well thought out, strongly opinionated letter on your stance on how UofA is morally corrupt….. and then stick it up your ass. If you have any suggestions on how UofA could run their program better, again, write a letter…fold it up…and then cram it up your ass.
Comment by King Harvest — April 17, 2008 @ 3:49 pm
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Orson, great work - I never would have thought about that angle. Brilliant.
TAFK - the more likely scenario is that Alabama will be playing Ohio State in a bowl in the near future and will also kick the shit out of your overrated football team… again. I hope you’ll enjoy every minute of that.
OSU is too inconsequential for me to tell them to fuck off (every SEC team they play does that for me) but you, you sir can eat a big giant bag of dick.
Comment by Picture Me Rollin — April 17, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
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Why you always got to be asking me about that that? Huh? I got that shit locked down, you don’t even have to worry about that shit. I’m busy thinking about other more important things.
Like what?
Who said that? Who the fuck said that? Aight I’ll give you something. You ready? Write this down
M-A-R-S
mars bitches, red rocks!
Comment by grips — April 17, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
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You want a toe? I can get you a toe. I could get you one by three o’clock. There are ways, Dude. You don’t want to know about it, but I could get you a toe.
Comment by Johnnie Cochring — April 17, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
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……..and Brian Cook was never again invited to an Alabama presser.
Comment by hunglikehussain — April 17, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
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I can not wait for Bama fans to turn on Saban…it is going to be marvelous and I am going to enjoy every single minute of watching them eat it when they finally come to realize that he’s not the savior they have been hoping and praying for.
Saban is a dick, plain and simple.
Not only is Saban a dick, but he’s miserable in Tuscaloosa…just look at him. No other coach in the country looks as miserable as Nick Saban.
F-Saban and F-Alabama.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 17, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
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The WWL missed the best part of the presser. Here is the transcrpit….
Ladies and gentlemen of the supposed free press, I have one final thing I want you to consider: this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now, think about that. That does not make sense!
Why would a Wookiee — an eight foot tall Wookiee — want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense!
But more importantly, you have to ask yourself: what does that have to do with our supposed scholarship numbers issue? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this issue! It does not make sense!
Look at me, I’m a highly paid college football coach, coaching the number one recruiting class of 2008, and I’m talkin’ about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense.
And so you have to remember, when you’re in that press room deliberating and conjugating the Emancipation Proclamation… does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed free press, it does not make sense.
If Chewbacca lives on Endor, the plan will work! And that is all you need to know.
Comment by skinnyphatman — April 17, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
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Jimmy Johns makes excellent sandwiches!
Comment by Ryno — April 17, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
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Hey, I’ll take a few!
Must have good character though.
Comment by Tommy Tubberville — April 17, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
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Got Douchebag?
Comment by sonofsamford — April 17, 2008 @ 3:06 pm
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Wait, where’d “NBA Shoot-Around” go????
Comment by Kernel — April 17, 2008 @ 3:06 pm