ANDRE SMITH, ON THE RECORD(ISH)
Andre Smith, Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Sugar-Bowl, has spoken out concerning his elimination from the postseason roster at Alabama.
“It was just a bad decision,” Smith said. “I went to talk to coach (Nick) Saban about it, and he thought it was best to protect the team. I hurt, I cried, I shed some tears, I talked to my teammates about it. But it had nothing to do with an agent.”
Aww, Julio, we miss you too.
Two possibilities here:
1. This really is about an agent, however tangentially; the initial rumors about unauthorized contact with some unauthorized person were true, and Smith is trying for some wiggle room by pointing out that technically, the person who actually did the actual interacting was a booster/relative/other entity who was not an actual agent, actually.
2. Something funnier happened.
Speculations, go.
(In other jolly Alabama news, the scoreboard at Bryant-Denny is on fire. The jokes write themselves some days.)
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Godfrey says:
If you examine the facts of the scoreboard fire rationally, it’s pretty clear that it was all Kiffen’s doing.
February 20th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
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Kecalf Bailey says:
SIAP: http://deadspin.com/5157091/meet-tebow-sanford-crumley
Even more depressing is the number of 5 year olds named Brodie walking around this great state at the moment.
February 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
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Holly says:
The Knoxville paper did an article a couple years ago on all the kids named Peyton in the area. There were over a hundred just in Knoxville. Ay caramba creepshow.
February 20th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
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DrBundy says:
The easter egg in Freek’s work above is fantastic. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed at Saban before. So glad Freek is on our side…
February 20th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
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Phocion says:
The scoreboard at Bryant-Denny is on fire!?!?!? Has the beating of the Vols begun already?
February 20th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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PeterPumpkinhead says:
The law of averages was going to catch up eventually…. that scoreboard hasn’t been on fire since the 2005 Florida game (damn, Swindle’s not even around today).
February 20th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
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Kerwin4two says:
Hilarious Kecalf,
“Apparently the Crumleys live in or near Auburn, Alabama, where their child is going to have to grow up with the name Tebow. Should go over really well on the playground.”
First thing that popped into my mind – “My name is Tebow!’ How do you do! Now your gonna die!!”
February 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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yoyofutbawl says:
So, if Hello Kiffin leaves UT and goes to Oregon will he change his new son’s middle name from Knox to Eugene?
February 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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rgw says:
That scoreboard was coming down soon anyway as they are about to start the renovations and expansion in the South endzone. I wouldn’t be surprised if some work they were doing with it to take it down had something to do with the fire.
February 20th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
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SmokingScoreboard says:
That is what was happening. In the process of taking it down, sparky sparks = FIYAAH
February 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
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sb says:
The net result of Andre’s brainfart is Utah attaining some semblance of national legitimacy…his absence actually made the Utes look like Tebow-beaters. Fallacy, I know, but still…
February 20th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
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Running Joe Rides Again says:
Heck, if their replacing it let the thing burn. The administration could charge 5 bucks a pop, say the Bear’s spirit was in the flame and they’d have 50,000 show up for the show.
February 20th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
Do you want to know how many hunting dogs are named “Bear” in this state? Do you?
or Major? Oglive, not Applewhite….hell for that matter, Bo?
February 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
As far as the scoreboard goes, consider it a dress rehearsal for the Auburn game.
“We dont need no water, let the MF burn”
February 20th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
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JD Hogg says:
Except the Iron Bowl will be in the loveliest village this year, Mr. PP. The fire was caused when all the points that were supposed to be scored against La-Monroe and Utah spontaneously combusted.
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:46 pm