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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Wait, where’d “NBA Shoot-Around” go????
Comment by Kernel — April 17, 2025 @ 3:06 pm
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Got Douchebag?
Comment by sonofsamford — April 17, 2025 @ 3:06 pm
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Hey, I’ll take a few!
Must have good character though.
Comment by Tommy Tubberville — April 17, 2025 @ 3:14 pm
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Jimmy Johns makes excellent sandwiches!
Comment by Ryno — April 17, 2025 @ 3:14 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, 2025 @ 3:14 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, 2025 @ 3:20 pm
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……..and Brian Cook was never again invited to an Alabama presser.
Comment by hunglikehussain — April 17, 2025 @ 3:21 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, 2025 @ 3:25 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, 2025 @ 3:38 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, 2025 @ 3:47 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, 2025 @ 3:49 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, 2025 @ 3:49 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, 2025 @ 4:02 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, 2025 @ 4:06 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, 2025 @ 4:18 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, 2025 @ 4:42 pm
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in other words….yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwn.
Comment by gerry dorsey — April 17, 2025 @ 4:43 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, 2025 @ 4:48 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, 2025 @ 4:51 pm
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Wyatt Sexton thinks that JPW’s “Lyme disease” story is a little weak
Comment by Grimey — April 17, 2025 @ 4:55 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, 2025 @ 5:03 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, 2025 @ 5:09 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, 2025 @ 5:46 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, 2025 @ 5:55 pm
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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, 2025 @ 6:58 pm
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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.
Comment by AU812 — April 17, 2025 @ 7:19 pm
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EZ @ 19 - Great Pepito’s reference - I’m still laughing.
Comment by Picture Me Rollin — April 17, 2025 @ 7:36 pm
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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.
Comment by Kecalf Bailey — April 17, 2025 @ 8:02 pm
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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.
Comment by Kecalf Bailey — April 17, 2025 @ 8:10 pm
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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.
Comment by Col. Nathan R. Jessep — April 17, 2025 @ 8:22 pm
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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!!!
Comment by Beast44 — April 17, 2025 @ 8:41 pm
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BUCK FAMA
Comment by rebpup — April 17, 2025 @ 9:59 pm
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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.
Comment by NewAZTiger — April 17, 2025 @ 10:24 pm
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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.
Comment by crimson daddy — April 17, 2025 @ 10:25 pm
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I like how at 1:11 he brushes off a Chop Block.
Comment by NewAZTiger — April 17, 2025 @ 10:26 pm
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Put em on the swim team like Bear Bryant did.
Comment by Brian — April 17, 2025 @ 10:40 pm
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@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.
Comment by justanotherbuckeye — April 18, 2025 @ 6:27 am
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desparately awaiting lsufreek’s latest creation…
Comment by kleph — April 18, 2025 @ 7:56 am
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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.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 18, 2025 @ 8:07 am
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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.
Comment by yoyofutbawl — April 18, 2025 @ 8:21 am
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@ 37 - Ha!
@ 39 - You’re so wrong, we’re easily top five in humidity.
Comment by Picture Me Rollin — April 18, 2025 @ 8:22 am
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But the skies are so blue?
Comment by lawtool — April 18, 2025 @ 8:26 am
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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.
Comment by 3rd — April 18, 2025 @ 8:32 am
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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.
Comment by ChemE93 — April 18, 2025 @ 8:47 am
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Enjoy.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/section/tusctube&videoid=1499645626
Comment by ATL AU Tiger — April 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am
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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.
Comment by Jack Mihoff — April 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am
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@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”
Comment by hunglikehussain — April 18, 2025 @ 9:22 am
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#47 - wow - can’t believe they allow her in the state!
Comment by ATL AU Tiger — April 18, 2025 @ 9:50 am
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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.
Comment by Tom — April 18, 2025 @ 10:14 am
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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.
Comment by Tom — April 18, 2025 @ 10:15 am
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#39
We try to talk about those things, but you are always talking about Alabama football and Nick Saban.
Comment by bamafanintigerland — April 18, 2025 @ 10:20 am
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#45 — Sweet Mother of Mary.
What a total loser.
He is, of course, emblematic of the Mullet Nation. Love that newest tattoo over his man teats.
Comment by gurn — April 18, 2025 @ 11:04 am
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Holy Toledo TAFKastOSUB. Were you born this stupid or has it taken you many years of practice to reach this pinnacle of cretindom?
Comment by maomatt — April 18, 2025 @ 11:35 am
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Col. Nathan R. Jessep @ 30
I don’t have a whistle, I just say “Whistle.”
Comment by Kenny — April 18, 2025 @ 1:38 pm
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#50
Hey dickhead, since when is “can not” an incorrect spelling of cannot? WTF? I’m not an English professor, in fact, writing and proper grammar are not my strong suit, but I think I know enough to know that “cannot” and “can not” are both acceptable uses/spellings. And since when are blog forums a grammar course? Yes, I have a few college degrees, and I passed a few written composition courses in my day, but I am no wordsmith or grammar wiz. Guilty as charged…still doesn’t change the fact that Alabama is fucked up and about back-ass-ackwards as anything I have ever seen. And yes I made that up.
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English seems to agree with me that, while “can not” is not exactly Formal, it is acceptable.
http://www.bartleby.com/68/4/1104.html
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 18, 2025 @ 2:15 pm
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Nick: Bama fan will shoot you in the face one day for being an asshole and going 6-6. Arite?
Comment by UgasTexan — April 18, 2025 @ 2:27 pm
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I’d rather have a dick as a head coach than a pussy in a sweater vest. Nick Saban doesn’t have time for your grammar. RTR!
Comment by TheDeuce — April 18, 2025 @ 2:39 pm
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Hey TAFKastOSUB, it is acceptable if misspelling words is acceptable. Of course, that probably is acceptable to a supporter of tOSU, the proverbial “close, but no cigar” school. The Buckeyes have almost beaten an SEC team, and they almost won the last two national titles, just as you almost spelled cannot correctly. Of course I know that this is a blog, and thus proper grammar is not needed. I just found it thoroughly amusing that some pretentious Yankee was lambasting the state of Alabama, yet this same snob cannot seem to make a post without misspelling words. Also, what is your excuse for misspelling redneck? You are a joke.
Comment by Tom — April 18, 2025 @ 3:48 pm
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Yet another testament to the joke that is ESPN.
Boy, that Nick Saban was out of control there, huh? To compare that clip to even 5 seconds of the Gundy tirade is beyond laughable. It must’ve been a terribly slow news day.
Comment by Rainmaker — April 18, 2025 @ 4:05 pm
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“Can not” is not a misspelling you arrogant cock-sucker.
Next you’ll be telling me that shouldnot, couldnot, and wouldnot are all better than should not, could not ,and would not, since clearly, should not can be shouldn’t, could not can be couldn’t, and would not can be wouldn’t…I mean, how is can, can’t, and can not any different???
And while you are dazzling us with your brilliance, enlighten me as to how being 0-1 all-time in BCS bowls, being Auburn’s bitch, nearly getting the death penalty for cheating, and having the highest paid coaching staff in the country yet still going 6-6 is better than being 4-2 in BCS bowl games with a 14-0 BCS NC and two other appearances…
Alabama despite all its tradition and all of the fury of an entire state that has nothing to do but support one sport, still hasn’t been able to do shit in the BCS era, except lose to Michigan in the Orange Bowl.
So if losing the National Championship game 2 years in a row in your eyes is the worst thing for a program, what is going 6-6 and losing to Oklahoma State? Or hiring a $32M asshole who oversigns recruiting classes and is doing everything he possibly can to keep from having to leave Alabama under the cover of darkness for him and his family’s safety? I call it desperate, you probably call it “The Process.”
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 18, 2025 @ 4:30 pm
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At least we bothered to show up for our one BCS game. Ohio St. got stomped like a klan member at a black panther party.
Also, considering the sess pools that Cleveland and Columbus have become (Hey, we’re almost as bad as Detroilet!), I wouldn’t bring up the crime in B’ham, which is amateurish compared to your pro level shit. Crime is so bad in Ohio that it even spreads to your football teams (Re: Bengals).
Comment by Steve — April 18, 2025 @ 5:18 pm
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wow, TAFKastOSUB calling some arrogant is great.
No you did not not misspell “can not” but like most of your posts it was not used in the right context. That or Reggie Germany said it was OK to spell it that way.
The fine people of Oxford dictionary have this to say:
Both cannot and can not are acceptable spellings, but the first is much more usual. You would use can not when the ‘not’ forms part of another construction such as ‘not only’
But yes Saban wants to leave, he is no good, he is taking our money, the state of Alabama is terrible. The moment you take your mouth off of Maurice Clarett’s dick and stop being a bitch will be a nice moment.
Comment by bamafanintigerland — April 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
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TAFKastOSUB, in your post’s context, you did misspell “cannot,” not that I really care that much. I was simply pointing out the fact that you were acting as if you were above us “rednecks” (again, not “red necks”), when in actuality, neither you nor the state of Ohio is superior to the state of Alabama. And yes, Ohio State has been a more successful program than Alabama recently, but the Tide still has Ohio State beat in tradition and history, as well as the head-to-head series. As far as Saban, he will win and win big. It is inevitable. This is really getting to you, isn’t it? Maybe it’s time you left the state. Carpetbagger.
Comment by Tom — April 18, 2025 @ 7:07 pm
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They call Alabama the Crimson Tide…
Comment by Trakem — April 18, 2025 @ 9:15 pm
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Ohio = North Kentucky
Comment by jegtar — April 18, 2025 @ 10:34 pm
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# 24
yup, theyz called FERPA regs. federal educational rights to privacy act.
I used to sell online degrees for the “university” of phoenix, “online campus”
my consistent violation of “FERPA regs” always lead to poor quality scores. however lying to people and getting them to drop 18 large an AA degree kept me paid..
ps no one pay for UoP, ever, only let your employer pay for it, it is a total fucking scam “school”. although, when i worked there, i dicked around all day on the internets and discovered this lovely little corner of awsomeness.
Comment by tempebamafan — April 18, 2025 @ 11:54 pm
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# 60. tOSU is 0 for 3 vs Alabama all time
and for the record Bama is 4-1-1 in the Rose Bowl, 4-4 in the Orange Bowl, 8-4 in the Sugar Bowl, and 0-1 in the Fiesta Bowl.
Thats an aggregate score of 16-10-1 all times in “BCS” bowls.
also, congratulations on your 5 national championships, and of course you know Bama has 12.
Comment by tempebamafan — April 19, 2025 @ 12:25 am
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Man, tafkatosu@columbusub, you know once tOSU gets beat by USCw, all bets are off as far as braggin for anytime in the future…being as a PAC-10 team whacks you, thus saving you from getting beaten a 3RD time in the BCS Championship by Georgia this year— but if ya happen to luck up and keep Terrell “The Terrorist” Pryor out of jail-(tOSU’s Perriloux Version 2.0), you will have to face another SEC defeat on a National stage in front of millions of people…..again…..then of course the next year Florida will beat ya, then the next year Alabama—National Champs in 2011….35-10 over tSOU, the 5th loss in a row to a SEC team…….good luck with the Illini…
The thing with tOSU-they have great individual talent at spots, but when they match up with someone with equal or better talent, they fold. Alabama has only had maybe at best 3 guys on either side of the ball at most the past 6 yrs at times to go to the next level, once we get at least 5 or so guys on each side at NFL caliber, then we will compete….we are about 3 recruiting classes away from a SEC championship that will put us automatically in the BCS, unless the tOSU wants to bust that up for a micro playoff to get away from the SEC…..just sayin…..last 2 years aint been pretty, and I kinda feel sorry for tOSU……two words for Auburn-Parole Tide—-Auburn will be saying that after the prison raping they will get in Bryant Denny Stadium in November….better get an answer for Hulio Jones quick
Comment by Mr Pelican Pants — April 19, 2025 @ 12:02 pm
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The two most pertinent examples of “yankee” from the OED are as follows:
1825 J. NEAL Bro. Jonathan i. I. 13 He was a Yankee, the very character of whom is, that he can ‘turn his hand’, as he says, ‘to any thing’. 1891 DUNCAN Amer. Girl in London 23 The Yankees are the New Englanders,..the name would once have been taken as an insult by a Southerner.
Mr. TAFKastOSUB is neither from New England, nor can he ‘turn his hand to any thing.’ As such, Mr. TAFKastOSUB is in fact not a Yankee, and we true Yankees would be much obliged if you’d stop associating him with us.
Comment by George — April 20, 2025 @ 2:03 am
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George, my apologies. However, to people in the Deep South, anyone north of the Ohio River qualifies as a Yankee.
Comment by Tom — April 20, 2025 @ 2:29 pm
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I love it, random Buckeye fan misuses can not and random Alabama fan with a huge inferiority complex goes out of his way to point it out and then goes on to claim that Ohio’s educational system is “no better” than Alabama’s. That is hilarious.
Am I the only one who remembers that Craig “Fricking” Krenzel was a Molecular Genetics major taking 700 level courses his Junior season? Does Alabama even offer that major?
Here’s how it works. As the starting QB for a National Championship team at Alabama you get to have the illustrious career of being a local sports radio host in Birmingham. Kirk Herbstreit on the other hand, was a crappy QB who lost to Michigan 3 times if I remember correctly, yet he’s the face of ESPN Gameday and the apple of Erin Andrew’s eye.
Robert Smith, Eddie George, etc., all have great post football careers in the national media. Obviously the education they received at Ohio State had nothing to do with that.
But Alabama does have Bo Bice, the Velvet Teddybear, and Talyor Hicks…Soul Patrol!!!!!!!!!
Oh and look up the crime statistics and the murder rates….Birmingham is one of the worst in the country…definitely in the top 5.
This state is a shit hole, just admit that and move on. Everyone in the entire country laughs at Alabama and the people from Alabama…that’s just the way it is. Deal with it.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 21, 2025 @ 10:02 am
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And no, I am not a Yankee, I am a Midwesterner.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 21, 2025 @ 10:05 am
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Yet its the only state that can offer you a job it appears with your many college degrees.
and wow, your ex-players can work on ESPN. So can Sean Salisbury. No one gives a fuck. Kirk is an apple of Erin Andrews eye, but can’t have her. Jay Barker is fucking Sara Evans. I rather be Barker.
Glad to see that you watch American Idol. And here is to hoping you stay around Birmingham.
Comment by Bamafanintigerland — April 21, 2025 @ 10:30 am
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How many divorces has Sara Evans had? And which Tennis player did Jay’s wife leave him for, again? You obviously haven’t seen Kirk’s wife.
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 21, 2025 @ 10:51 am
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Evans has 1 divorce. Which means what? She is like 50% of the country, oh no!
Comment by Bamafanintigerland — April 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am
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TAFKastOSUB, I never wrote “no better.” Instead, I used “not superior.” Speaking of superior, what team did Jay Barker vanquish in his final collegiate game? That’s right, it was tOSU Buckeyes. How appropriate. You are a joke, and you are a Yankee. Deal with it.
Comment by Tom — April 21, 2025 @ 2:04 pm
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Yep, Jay Barker to Sherman “Cocaine” Williams for a 70 yard screen pass thrown off the wrong foot. That was a great come from behind victory for a 1 loss Alabama team against a 3 loss Ohio State team. Too bad we didn’t play the next to years or any time since.
Is Sherman still serving his 20 year sentence for trafficking cocaine?
Comment by TAFKastOSUB — April 21, 2025 @ 3:06 pm
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I think that Sherman and Maurice Clarett are good friends now. My favorite part of your most recent post is that you actually try to discredit a 70 yard, game winning touchdown pass by pointing out a flaw in the mechanics of the quarterback. Never mind that no matter how Barker threw the football, the pass resulted in yet another SEC triumph over tOSU. Also, ignore the fact that it was indeed a SCREEN PASS, meaning that Barker had to get rid of the football immediately due to the oncoming rush, thus leading to the mechanical flaw. Let’s instead focus on the fact that Barker threw off the wrong foot immediately before beating the Buckeyes. At least tOSU kept it closer than the first time the Buckeyes ran into Alabama.
Comment by Tom — April 21, 2025 @ 3:15 pm