Crimson Red Sports

AN OLD MAN approaches a table of three young men at a Tuscaloosa Applebee's.

"Roll Tide," says the old man.

"Roll Tide," the young men say.

The old man takes a seat. He warns everyone that he's been drinking. Crown Royal Black. "Smooth as a baby's ass," he says. He wants to talk Alabama football, a random drunk guy with stories to tell. The first game that he attended: 1958, against LSU. Bear Bryant's debut as coach. Blew a lead and lost. Still gnaws at him. Then one of the young men -- the biggest of the three, with massive arms and shoulders that extend from his neck like a perfect square -- says, "I used to play here."

"What's your name?" the old man says.

"Rolando McClain."

"Rolando!" The old man turns to his family at the nearest table. "That's Rolando McClain!" 

I really hope OM can get it all together in his life  :clap:

but you have got to love ESPN   :eyeroll:

that game they reference to was in Mobile at Ladd Stadium
the lead they say Coach blew was 3 points , a field goal
the game ended up 13-3 LSU

 the bleachers collapsed that day at Ladd and Billy Cannon went
on to LSU folklore

LSU finished the year 11-0

pretty good research on their part huh ?  :wall:

we didn't play them again until 1964 and we beat their butts 17-9  :lol2:

hard to forget that game , it was the first time I ever
laid eyes on Coach Bryant ...
and boy , I had no idea what was to come while he was a BAMA  :worship:

ROLL TIDE !