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Topspin
07-24-2008, 05:19 PM
around the whole and down the bowl.

Diuretic
07-25-2008, 03:16 AM
Is it college football season in the US? Crimson Tide, that's Alabama isn't it?

Topspin
07-25-2008, 06:25 AM
No it's a movie about a submarine:clink:

Diuretic
07-25-2008, 06:31 AM
No it's a movie about a submarine:clink:

Oh fuck, so it is. Bloke with a beard I seem to remember.

There goes my Green Card :(

And I was about to really embarrass myself and mention Joe Namath.

Fuck it.

Topspin
07-25-2008, 06:58 AM
no it's really football season. Pro's go to camp this week and the colleges start in about a month.

Damocles
07-25-2008, 07:08 AM
Yeah, Diuretic, he's talking about footsbawl...

Diuretic
07-25-2008, 07:12 AM
I like your football. I don't profess to understand it but I like it. It's a mind game as well as an athletic endeavour.

Mott the Hoople
07-25-2008, 01:43 PM
Ehh Football is ok, but baseball is a vastly superior sport to football.

Mott the Hoople
07-25-2008, 01:48 PM
Drive, drive on down that field
Men of the Scarlet and Gray
Don't let them through that line
We've got to win this game today

O-HI-O!

Smash through to victory
We cheer you as you go
Our honor defend
We will fight to the end
For O-HI-O!

Minister of Truth
07-25-2008, 01:52 PM
Ehh Football is ok, but baseball is a vastly superior sport to football.

This baseball nut agrees :clink:

Mott the Hoople
07-25-2008, 02:20 PM
Check these two videos out. The first one is just wrong on soooo many levels. On the second one.....now that's what I call a good man!

YouTube - Ohio State - Michigan ESPN commercials.

Mott the Hoople
07-25-2008, 02:24 PM
This baseball nut agrees :clink:
And baseball is superior to football for so many reasons;

Baseball is different from any other sport, very different. For instance, in most sports you score points or goals; in baseball you score runs. In most sports the ball, or object, is put in play by the offensive team; in baseball the defensive team puts the ball in play, and only the defense is allowed to touch the ball. In fact, in baseball if an offensive player touches the ball intentionally, he's out; sometimes unintentionally, he's out.

Also: in football,basketball, soccer, volleyball, and all sports played with a ball, you score with the ball and in baseball the ball prevents you from scoring.

In most sports the team is run by a coach; in baseball the team is run by a manager. And only in baseball does the manager or coach wear the same clothing the players do. If you'd ever seen John Madden in his Oakland Raiders uniform,you'd know the reason for this custom.

Now, I've mentioned football. Baseball & football are the two most popular spectator sports in this country. And as such, it seems they ought to be able to tell us something about ourselves and our values.

I enjoy comparing baseball and football:

Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game.
Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle.

Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park.The baseball park!
Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.

Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything's dying.

In football you wear a helmet.
In baseball you wear a cap.

Football is concerned with downs - what down is it?
Baseball is concerned with ups - who's up?

In football you receive a penalty.
In baseball you make an error.

In football the specialist comes in to kick.
In baseball the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.

Football has hitting, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting and unnecessary roughness.
Baseball has the sacrifice.

Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog...
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play.

Baseball has the seventh inning stretch.
Football has the two minute warning.

Baseball has no time limit: we don't know when it's gonna end - might have extra innings.
Football is rigidly timed, and it will end even if we've got to go to sudden death.

In baseball, during the game, in the stands, there's kind of a picnic feeling; emotions may run high or low, but there's not too much unpleasantness.
In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you're capable of taking the life of a fellow human being.

And finally, the objectives of the two games are completely different:

In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.

In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!

Mott the Hoople
07-25-2008, 02:29 PM
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Topspin
07-25-2008, 03:53 PM
Ehh Football is ok, but baseball is a vastly superior sport to football.

that's gay'r than a fanny pack

Thorn
07-25-2008, 04:00 PM
that's gay'r than a fanny pack

No, I agree with him. If you know how to watch the sport, baseball is an elegant game. As far as I'm concerned the scoring is merely incidental. I appreciate the defensive plays far more. Too bad they aren't given greater credit, though stats may be difficult because defensive plays are so largely opportunistic in nature.

Cancel3
07-25-2008, 06:44 PM
Baseball is a sport for mathematicians. Its as much about memorizing stats as about waiting for something to happen.

Topspin
07-25-2008, 07:07 PM
If I was a Bama fan I'd be switching to baseball to.
Baseball is as exciting as watching paint dry.

Cancel3
07-25-2008, 08:10 PM
If I was a Bama fan I'd be switching to baseball to.
Baseball is as exciting as watching paint dry.

I watched us when we sucked. I'm ready to watch this season when we show people something different.

Diuretic
07-26-2008, 04:07 AM
Cricket. Now that's something I can't truly understand. But as a game it's probably more intricate than string theory. Well, not quite, just a bit of hyperbole there.

Minister of Truth
07-26-2008, 11:08 PM
I watched us when we sucked. I'm ready to watch this season when we show people something different.

In Seattle, for instance, people will pack into Safeco Field even though the Mariners suck like there's no tomorrow (huge M's fan, btw). Seahawk mania has only been around since the Hawks 2005 season and 2006 Superbowl appearance.

Mott the Hoople
07-27-2008, 05:52 AM
In Seattle, for instance, people will pack into Safeco Field even though the Mariners suck like there's no tomorrow (huge M's fan, btw). Seahawk mania has only been around since the Hawks 2005 season and 2006 Superbowl appearance.

I know what you mean. I'm not a professional football fan.......I'm a Bengals fan.:)

Dixie - In Memoriam
07-27-2008, 05:59 AM
Hey we can talk about Crimson Tide baseball if you like, coach Wells has done a fine job at Tuscaloosa, but having a thread called "ROLL TIDE" is sacrilegious in Alabama unless you discuss the University.

I am a Braves fan, but I don't follow baseball much, maybe when I am old and have no life, I will sit for hours watching the game, it is filled with strategy and thinking. I love a really good close game for all the marbles. I guess I am mainly a collegiate sports fan, I like the competitiveness of it, as opposed to the highly-paid and spoiled rich people.


Default Roll Tide
around the whole and down the bowl.

eehuhu, hadn't heard that one before... :rolleyes:

Cancel3
07-27-2008, 03:48 PM
In Seattle, for instance, people will pack into Safeco Field even though the Mariners suck like there's no tomorrow (huge M's fan, btw). Seahawk mania has only been around since the Hawks 2005 season and 2006 Superbowl appearance.

Yep, when a runningback from Bama named Shaun Alexander helped ya'll get there.

Mott the Hoople
07-28-2008, 05:13 AM
Hey we can talk about Crimson Tide baseball if you like, coach Wells has done a fine job at Tuscaloosa, but having a thread called "ROLL TIDE" is sacrilegious in Alabama unless you discuss the University.

I am a Braves fan, but I don't follow baseball much, maybe when I am old and have no life, I will sit for hours watching the game, it is filled with strategy and thinking. I love a really good close game for all the marbles. I guess I am mainly a collegiate sports fan, I like the competitiveness of it, as opposed to the highly-paid and spoiled rich people.



eehuhu, hadn't heard that one before... :rolleyes:

We have a similiar one in south west Ohio....If it's brown, flush it down!:cool:

Dixie - In Memoriam
07-28-2008, 05:51 AM
We have Auburn jokes....

Q: What is the best thing to come out of Auburn?
A: Interstate 85

You heard about Auburn installing artificial turf in their stadium?
Yeah, the cheerleaders had to get used to not grazing.

You heard about the injury to the Auburn starting QB?
Yeah, he was getting a drink of water and the toilet lid fell on his head.

The Sugar Bowl used to HATE having Auburn play there...
Officials said, they come to New Orleans with a clean shirt and a twenty-dollar bill, and don't change either one!

...there are millions of 'em! :D

Cancel3
07-28-2008, 07:32 AM
We have Auburn jokes....

Q: What is the best thing to come out of Auburn?
A: Interstate 85

You heard about Auburn installing artificial turf in their stadium?
Yeah, the cheerleaders had to get used to not grazing.

You heard about the injury to the Auburn starting QB?
Yeah, he was getting a drink of water and the toilet lid fell on his head.

The Sugar Bowl used to HATE having Auburn play there...
Officials said, they come to New Orleans with a clean shirt and a twenty-dollar bill, and don't change either one!

...there are millions of 'em! :D

What is the difference between an auburn cheerleader and a catfish?

One has whiskers and smells bad....and the other one is a fish.

Mott the Hoople
07-28-2008, 08:46 AM
In Ohio, of course, it's Michigan jokes.

Two US soldiers in Afghanistan, one from Ohio and one from Michigan, are prisoners of the Taliban and are about to be executed by firing squad. The Taliban commander asks the two men if they have any last request. The Michigan man say's "I'd like to hear "The Victors" one more time". The Ohio man, a Buckeye to the end, rolls his eyes and say's "Please, Shoot me first!"

Did you hear about the University of Michigan library burning down? The real tragedy was that most of the books hadn't been colored yet.

and the best one of them all.

Why doesn't Ohio fall off into the Ohio river and float away? CAUSE MICHIGAN SUCKS!!!!

Mott the Hoople
07-28-2008, 09:15 AM
My cousin from Phoenix City, AL got his Masters from Auborn and has some Bama jokes.

What does a Bama student get on his SAT? Drool.

What do you get when you cross a Bama grad with a ground hog? Six more weeks of bad football.

Two Bama grads, Billy Bob and Dixie, bump into each other on the street. Dixie is carrying a bag. Billy Bob say's "Hey Dixie, what ya'll gots in dat bag?" Dixie say's "Chickens". Billy Bob axe "If'n I cans guess how many chicken ya'll gots can I has one? Dixie say "If you guess right ya'll can have both of em." Billy Bob says "Ok, how bout 5?"

Mott the Hoople
07-28-2008, 09:29 AM
Here's my favorite Bama joke.

A man is walking down a street in Auborn Alabama when he see's a rabid rottweiller charging towards a boy. Thinking quickly he tears lose a board from a fence, jams it into the rottweilers collar and twist the board instantly snapping the dogs neck.

A nearby reporter sees what happens and runs over and say's "That's the most amazing thing I've ever seen and writes down in his notebook. "Auborn man kills vicious dog attacking a boy."

The man say's. Excuse me, I'm not an Auborn man I"m a Bama man. Reporter say's "Oh, I'm sorry." and writes on his notepad, "Vicious redneck kills family pet.".

Cancel3
07-28-2008, 04:21 PM
Three men are trying to get a job with the power company setting power poles. One is a Bama man, one is an LSU man, and one is an OSU man. They are sent out to see who will set the most poles in one day. About 4:30 the LSU guy comes back in, drenched in sweat. "I set 11 poles today" he said proudly. The power company guy complimented him on a good days work. About 5:15 the Bama guy comes in and reports that he set 17 poles. The power company man is astounded. "Thats more than our best crews do". About 6:00 the OSU guy comes dragging in and reports that he set 4 poles. The power company guy just stares. "You were out there all day and only set 4 poles?" he asked. "Hell, the other guys had that done before lunch". The OSU guy smiles and says "Yeah, but you oughta see how much they left sticking out of the ground".



Know why OSU grads tape their diploma in the window of their car? So they can use handicapped parking.

Dixie - In Memoriam
07-28-2008, 07:50 PM
Bear Bryant, Pat Dye, and Woody Hayes were out on a boat on a fishing trip down south of Tuscaloosa. They weren't catching much, so Bear says, "I think I am going to go over and fish off the bank awhile." So, he steps out of the boat, walks across the water to the bank and starts fishing. A little while later, he comes back across the water and gets back in the boat.

Woody Hayes is astonished by this, and he starts thinking... Hey, I am a great coach too, if Bear can walk on water, so can I! So, he steps out of the boat and promptly sinks to the bottom... kerplunk! Woody climbs back in, very embarrassed by what happened. After a while, Pat Dye says, "You know, I think I will give that bank fishing a try, Bear!" And Dye steps out of the boat and walks over to the bank to fish... after a while, he returns, right across the water to take his seat in the boat.

Now, Woody is REALLY perplexed... He thinks... I KNOW I am a better coach than Pat Dye, Dammit! So, he tries it again, and kerplunk... right to the bottom. As he struggles to get back into the boat, Bear leans over to Pat Dye and says, "Pat, you think I should tell him where the rocks are?"

Cancel3
08-02-2008, 10:36 AM
Woody Hayes died and went to heaven. Being the celebrity that he was, he got the grand tour by God himself.

God took Woody around showing him famous people, streets paved with gold and the like. He said "Woody, I have made a special place for you" as they walked down one golden street. "And here it is" God said pointing towards an adorable cottage decorated in the OSU colors. There was a banner with 'Buckeyes!' on it over the door.

Woody was impressed somewhat, but he kept noticing the grand mansion on the hill with the big crimson A on it. The place was almost a castle, with banners flying and bricks of crimson & white.

After the tour of his very nice little home, Woody turned to God and said "Heavenly father, I don't mean to sound petty or ungrateful" he said sheepishly. "And this house is very nice, but why would you give me this and another coach a much nicer place?" he asked.

God looked surprised and said "My son, I treat all of my children the same".

Woody pointed towards the mansion on the hill and asked "Then why does Bear Bryant get that huge house and I get this little cottage?"

God smiled and said, "My son, Bear Bryant got a house much like yours, that house on the hill is where I live".

Cancel3
08-30-2008, 09:55 PM
ROLL TIDE!!!!!!

Someone here (Topper will remain nameless) predicted that Clemson would defeat the Crimson Tide.

Alabama completely ruined Clemson's night. They camed in with their vaunted "Thunder & Lightning" duo of running backs, a much heralded QB, and were predicted to win the ACC conference.

Turns out Bama won 34-10. The total yardage was even better, with Alabama getting 417 total yards to Clemson's 188. But the best stat is Net Rushing yards. Bama had 238 net yards rushing. Clemson? 4 net yards rushing.

Clemson started the season at #9. Should be different now.

I am thrilled that LSU showed App State that they may be able to beat Michigan, but the SEC is a different show.

Cancel3
08-30-2008, 10:01 PM
The ACC is looking weak this year.

The Hokies lost to East Carolina. NC State got beaten severely by South Carolina. And Bama beat Clemson like a red-headed stepchild.

Epicurus
08-31-2008, 11:06 AM
SUCK MY BALLS TOPPER 34-10!

Topspin
09-03-2008, 02:12 PM
Hey bicurius, go back and read where I said Saban is a football god and Bama would be back.
Tapping that Clemson ass is a great first step, Auburn and LSU won't be like the kindergarden Clemson game.

Cancel3
09-03-2008, 02:49 PM
Hey bicurius, go back and read where I said Saban is a football god and Bama would be back.
Tapping that Clemson ass is a great first step, Auburn and LSU won't be like the kindergarden Clemson game.

No they won't. With them we will play like it REALLY matters.

Dixie - In Memoriam
09-03-2008, 03:24 PM
The Tide dominated the entire game, Clemson never stood a chance, but the play that clinched the game, in my opinion, was actually a fairly decent offensive play by Clemson. The Clemson receiver beat the coverage and caught a pass over the middle, and there was nothing between him and the goal line... suddenly, out of nowhere, and reminiscent of the George Teague play against Miami, two Alabama defenders chased him down and made the touchdown-saving tackle. That was it, the entire Clemson team knew at that moment, it doesn't matter... we can't beat these guys.

This was just one game, and it's a long season, but this is the best I've seen Bama play in the past 5 years, at least... maybe 10. All I can say to the rest of you is, put your chinstraps on, we're ready to play some football boys!

Cancel3
09-03-2008, 04:07 PM
And get ready to play some old-school, smash mouth, beat'em-in-the-trenches football.

Cancel5
09-03-2008, 04:08 PM
Go Kansas? oh, wait, not till basketball.

Cancel3
09-03-2008, 05:21 PM
Go Kansas? oh, wait, not till basketball.

Aww froggie, and here you were pretty much my fav person on this board. And you have to go and be sarcastic about college football?

Couldn't you have insulted my manhood, called me gay, made fun of my wife, or just cussed at me? None of those would have matter.


:cof1:

Topspin
09-03-2008, 06:42 PM
gotta go with dix on the chase down.
What the retards on ESPN who keep picking Ohio (Slow) State don't know is that it's defensive speed.
EVERYBODY, has a fast back and recievers.
Not everybody has corners and safeties that can chase down your burner like BAMA did.
Did you see how many freshman contributed, that tailback.
WOW, Saban can recruit and Ala. is loaded.:cof1:

Cancel3
09-04-2008, 06:37 AM
gotta go with dix on the chase down.
What the retards on ESPN who keep picking Ohio (Slow) State don't know is that it's defensive speed.
EVERYBODY, has a fast back and recievers.
Not everybody has corners and safeties that can chase down your burner like BAMA did.
Did you see how many freshman contributed, that tailback.
WOW, Saban can recruit and Ala. is loaded.:cof1:

Speed on defense is what wins championships. I can't wait to see what we do as the season progresses.

Topspin
09-04-2008, 06:56 AM
My LSU brother would kill me, but if BAMA can build on that and play as tough on the Oline and Dline lookout.
I kept saying about Michigan; run the football. Saban knows, run it and take the pressure off the QB. JPW looked like all SEC with a great running game killer recievers, it's going to be fun except when you play us watching baby TO develop.

Cancel3
09-04-2008, 07:02 AM
My LSU brother would kill me, but if BAMA can build on that and play as tough on the Oline and Dline lookout.
I kept saying about Michigan; run the football. Saban knows, run it and take the pressure off the QB. JPW looked like all SEC with a great running game killer recievers, it's going to be fun except when you play us watching baby TO develop.

The secret to a successful passing game is to have a successful running game. If your RBs can break thru the line, then the defensive backs and safeties HAVE to play forward. When the receivers blow by them, they have to choose. Or they play man-to-man coverage. And if they do that....well Julio will have some fun.

I am looking forward to seeing our tightends get lots of play this year. I liked seeing Nick Walker have such a good game. When your receiver is 6'5" and 255lbs, it gets hard to cover him or tackle him.

Cancel3
09-04-2008, 07:03 AM
LSU isn't on my radar yet as far as opponents.

We have a couple of easier games ahead now. I am focused on Sept 27th when we go to GA.

Topspin
09-04-2008, 07:59 AM
Is he #80 that dude had a game and looks like a pro receiver.

Cancel3
09-04-2008, 08:41 AM
Is he #80 that dude had a game and looks like a pro receiver.

He is the tightend wearing #88.

The #80 is McCoy, and he is an excellent wide receiver.

Epicurus
09-07-2008, 11:49 AM
Roll fucking tide. Suck it Tulane.

Cancel3
09-07-2008, 05:34 PM
Tulane shouldn't have given us that much trouble. Losing Andre Smith off the O Line made a big difference.

Tulane hasn't beaten Alabama since 1958. And they haven't beaten us in Tuscaloosa since 1900.

Dixie - In Memoriam
09-07-2008, 05:48 PM
Tulane shouldn't have given us that much trouble. Losing Andre Smith off the O Line made a big difference.

Tulane hasn't beaten Alabama since 1958. And they haven't beaten us in Tuscaloosa since 1900.

Our O-line is very weak at the moment, we had another go down Saturday. JPW is a good QB, but once he gets his cage rattled a few times, he loses it. He starts hurrying his passes, and not checking his options. Overall, we didn't have a focused game from the team. This is not uncommon after an emotional win, but winners have to learn to do this.

W. Kentucky is probably about the same as Tulane, they could probably beat Tulane though, so it won't be an easier game, that is for certain. And we are Alabama, which means everyone wants to beat us... it would be the biggest win in W. Kentucky history! Couple that with the fact they could sense some blood in the water from Tulane, and our vulnerabilities on the O-line, and it could be an upset.

Epicurus
09-07-2008, 06:00 PM
We def shoulda played better against Tulane, but a win is a win.