I'll bet you will be happier on the Jerry Springer board where you can run down all the Tide players you want. HTH
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If I wanted to run someone down, believe me I could.  I choose not to do that...and not because I respect the person who is doing it.  I'm sure every college program has some like him lurking around- that's life.  The "dime a dozen" remark rubs me the wrong way.  The players are JUST kids and they grow up to be JUST people like the rest of us.  It's fun to watch but a 20 year old boy is not going to be my hero and his life has no more value than anyone else's.  Sorry if that's not hardcore enough for you but the point where I mourn more for a celebrity or public figure than a real person I've interacted with is the point where I will reevaluate my priorities.

HTH!

Ok, One thing about this bothers me and it's this: Taz was not born with the physical advantages the "guys in Crimson" were.  His heart was all Bama though.  Those players go there 90 percent of the time with the eye on the NFL.  Even if they don't make it, they get a free college ride.  Taz gave his heart to Alabama with nothing in return except the enjoyment of the Crimson Tide.  Some players give their all, some don't.  If he had been born with the physical abilities of some of these kids he could have been the greatest who ever played.  I won't worship an 18 year old boy because he was blessed by God with the ability to play football well.  What you make out of what gifts you were given is more a mark of your character than the gifts God chose to give you.   

PS: I know some very private details about one of "the greats" in crimson and despite everyone thinking he's a stand up guy I can tell you he's a heel, a phony, and a crappy human being.  So no...no player or coach worship here. 

beautifully put, Terrie...
and I hope Jesus will introduce him to the Bear.

that sucks because my family was talking about coming to stay with me and watch demeco play.  they loved him.  the texans suck and they will always suck.  the astros and texans have been run into the ground.  Why can't houston get a good pro team???  I have no clue how the rockets are...i hate basketball

fans are a dime a dozen ...yet ed's memory remains

As a fellow married gal, these guys are as good as you are going to get on a sports board.  The preacher would hit them with his walker (or a good Bible verse) if they got too rowdy.  They are completely respectful and this is THE only Alabama sports forum I would let my 8 year old read.  I think you're confused about the situation- Coach Hank Crisp was just a username...not the real name.  There might be another CHC on another board, but it's not the same poster who was one of us. 

this feels 10 kinds of wrong.  I wish there was something we could do in memory on CRS.  My thinker is stumped.  I'm just very sad.

oh man...so sad.  This is too much for one board.  55 is way too young...

sorry to hear it!  I did not know him well but from all your accounts I look forward to meeting him on the other side.  prayers to the family.

Good luck...fun times. 

How close do you live?  Maybe you should just go drive around and look.  I moved to Starkville while my now husband was finishing up his degree and in a college town you really need to lay eyes on it if you can...or have someone you trust tell you the scoop.  I got lucky and landed in a cute, cheap, place with no roaches and only had to step over a passed out frat boy once 

insert obligatory "you go girl" here.

they are used to cow utters.  I guess normal size women are a disappointment after that.

absolutely...cannot sell power tools because it would be a liability to let someone dumb enough to love auburn run them.  they have plenty of manure on their own, so no gardening department.  no indoor plumbing so there goes the bathroom remodeling aisle. 

Cool...now they can't  keep talking about Saban saying he wasn't going to be the coach at Alabama.

Athletes should get the same kind of scholarship commitment from a university as a person there on academic scholarship.  No more.  No less.  I know the athletes have a lot extra on their plate but that's how I feel.  The world could live without sports, but doctors, teachers, etc...no way.