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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Kernel says:
Wait, where’d “NBA Shoot-Around” go????
April 17th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
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sonofsamford says:
Got Douchebag?
April 17th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
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Tommy Tubberville says:
Hey, I’ll take a few!
Must have good character though.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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Ryno says:
Jimmy Johns makes excellent sandwiches!
April 17th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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skinnyphatman says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
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TAFKastOSUB says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
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hunglikehussain says:
……..and Brian Cook was never again invited to an Alabama presser.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
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Johnnie Cochring says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
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grips says:
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!
April 17th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
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Picture Me Rollin says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
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King Harvest says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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Joshua says:
Scholarships? Who said anything about ships? Bitch, you sailin?
*tumult and commotion, asses and elbows*
April 17th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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Doug says:
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.”
April 17th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
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alanon says:
“aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand…” is the calling card of someone who’s lying and was ripped a new one behind closed doors by the boss
April 17th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
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hobeg8r says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
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gerry dorsey says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
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gerry dorsey says:
in other words….yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwn.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
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Dan says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
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EZ says:
I swear if Saban had told the waiter at Pepito’s the huevos rancheros gave him gas it would make fucking Sportcenter.
April 17th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
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Grimey says:
Wyatt Sexton thinks that JPW’s “Lyme disease” story is a little weak
April 17th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
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Last Dragon says:
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…….
April 17th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
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NativeSon says:
“…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.
April 17th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
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Coop says:
#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
April 17th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
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PeterPumpkinhead says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
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Tom says:
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.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
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AU812 says:
I don’t know which is sadder: The fact that Saban freaks out ESPN so bad that they all do a circle jerk every time they get him riled up, or that Saban freaks out Ed’s B.S. so bad that you have to re-post it here as if it’s news.
News Flash: Saban is the coach at Alabama. He doesn’t particularly like the media, but he has historically made a habit of kicking ass. Until he gets around to doing so at Alabama, and very likely thereafter, we should all expect the monkeys to throw feces every chance they get.
Throw on.
April 17th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
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Picture Me Rollin says:
EZ @ 19 – Great Pepito’s reference – I’m still laughing.
April 17th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
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Kecalf Bailey says:
19 & 26
Jalapeno’s is better. Get the Fajita gumbo.
Does anyone else think ESPN was stretching a bit with this one? I mean he hardly raised his voice. He does asshole things like this e v e r y d a y.
Must not have been a whole lot on the wire.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
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Kecalf Bailey says:
The best one yet was the thursday before the Vandy game this season on an episode of the popular call in radio show “Hey Coach!”
I’ll give you a run down of the convo…
Caller (with a hickish voice. Not Selma, but high pitched like Jeff Foxworthy):
“Hey coach, nice ta talk to ya!
Saban: nicetohaveyouoncaller.
C: So, I was wonderin, with yall havin night games the last 2 weeks and this bein the first away game and in the mornin, are yall gonna change anything with the preparation for the game?
S: ………um……uh..um……(5 sec pause)…um..the time of the pre game meal.?.
{silence}.
Saban then goes on to try to explain how he tries to change as little as possible, but the damage was done. Hysterical.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
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Col. Nathan R. Jessep says:
You see Ian, I can deal with the bullets, and the bombs, and the blood. I don’t want money, and I don’t want medals. What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy. You gotta ask me nicely. …..
You’re damn right I ordered the code red on all things Shula. If you wanna coach, grab a whistle and take the field. Until then, I’d prefer you enjoy this fine, processed football I provide and keep your damn mouth shut.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
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Beast44 says:
I think people in the greater Tuscaloosa area look closely, you can see JPW doing push-ups in the rain calling himself Jesus.
Orson, absolutely brilliant. God bless all 21st century FSU QBs!!!
April 17th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
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rebpup says:
BUCK FAMA
April 17th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
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NewAZTiger says:
The best part about Sexton’s “Lyme Disease” is that FSU has a medical school, but he was diagnosed by a non-board certified physician in BFE Pennsylvania who diagnosis everyone with Chronic Lyme Disease.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
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crimson daddy says:
Seriously, didn’t we cover all this in February?
Kecalf – Whoever that ESPN anchor was was definitely stretching it. To say that that was Saban’s “I’m a man, I’m FORTY” moment is absolutely ridiculous.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
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NewAZTiger says:
I like how at 1:11 he brushes off a Chop Block.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
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Brian says:
Put em on the swim team like Bear Bryant did.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
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justanotherbuckeye says:
@10 Picture Me Rollin,
You want to bust the SEC OSU argument out? Don’t make us send our bitch Michigan down to kick some more SEC ass for us.
April 18th, 2008 at 6:27 am
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kleph says:
desparately awaiting lsufreek’s latest creation…
April 18th, 2008 at 7:56 am
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TAFKastOSUB says:
Alabama is ranked 48th or worse in the country in just about every major category for a reason…nearly dead last in education, piss poor state government, one of the worst state constitutions in the country, shitty roads, humidity, Birmingham has one of the highest crime rates in the country, the Birmingham Water Works is about to go bankrupt, Richard Scrushy and Healthsouth robbed thousands of people of their life savings…Birmingham has been in violation of the clean air act since the late 80’s, should I continue….does anyone from ALA BAMA really want to talk about civil rights, corruption…..This fucking state is a cesspool of shit and the red necks who stick up for it and defend it like a badge of honor are just too fucking stupid to think otherwise…fuck alabama…period.
Except for Auburn fans…I love Auburn fans…they are about the only good thing to come out of the state of Alabama.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:07 am
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yoyofutbawl says:
36
MOts egregious was Johnny Vaught at Ole Pi$$. Both foorball & baseball. See 1971 UM Yearbook Swim Team photo.
Bear hid em everywhere and he was never questioned by the NCAA after the Saturday Evening Post lawsuit in the mid 60s.
FWIW, my cousin played under Ears Whitworth and thinks Satan is a great coach but a sorry SOB.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:21 am
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Picture Me Rollin says:
@ 37 – Ha!
@ 39 – You’re so wrong, we’re easily top five in humidity.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:22 am
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lawtool says:
But the skies are so blue?
April 18th, 2008 at 8:26 am
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3rd says:
tafkastosub’s s the Real Snake Oil Salesman Around These Parts
You’ve got some fucking issues son. Probably about time you found a new place to live.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:32 am
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ChemE93 says:
The fans don’t care? 160,000+ fans from the last two spring games would beg to differ. They want to know how the footwork of the 3rd string right tackle is coming along, they sure as hell want to know about the scholarship situation.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am
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ATL AU Tiger says:
Enjoy.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/section/tusctube&videoid=1499645626
April 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
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Jack Mihoff says:
tafkastosub must really hate the state of Alabama. He must also really suck at his job, since he can’t get out of the state he hates so much after two years of bitching and moaning. Keep your head up man, you’ll break free eventually, there are toilets to clean everywhere.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
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hunglikehussain says:
@45
I quickly scanned the Tuscaloosa news sidebar and came upon this little gem:
“Joan Baez is to play at a sold-out concert April 11th.”
/mind reeling from “disturbance in the force”
April 18th, 2008 at 9:22 am
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ATL AU Tiger says:
#47 – wow – can’t believe they allow her in the state!
April 18th, 2008 at 9:50 am
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Tom says:
TAFKastOSUB, you are truly pathetic. If you hate us, please leave. In our glorious history of being the greatest state in the union, we have made it our basic practice to not care one iota about one people from Big 10 country (ill-mannered Yankees) think about us. Also, you failed to explain your inability to spell one of the most commonly used words in the English language. One would think that such a high-and-mighty Yankee such as yourself would have a better command of the English language than us Alabama “red necks.” By the way, when used in the manner of your posting, redneck is one word, not two. The phrase “red neck” literally refers to a neck with a crimson hue, not the derogatory term. Idiot.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:14 am
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Tom says:
TAFKastOSUB, you are truly pathetic. If you hate us, please leave. In our glorious history of being the greatest state in the union, we have made it our basic practice to not care one iota about what people from Big 10 country (ill-mannered Yankees) think about us. Also, you failed to explain your inability to spell one of the most commonly used words (”cannot”) in the English language. One would think that such a high-and-mighty Yankee such as yourself would have a better command of the English language than us Alabama “red necks.” By the way, when used in the manner of your posting, redneck is one word, not two. The phrase “red neck” literally refers to a neck with a crimson hue, not the derogatory term. Idiot.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am