First things
first. Kirby Smart, Alabama’s defensive
coordinator, reportedly is remaining with the Crimson Tide “through the College
Football Playoff process” before heading to Athens to become the head coach of the
Georgia Bulldogs. You cannot begin to
imagine what a relief that is to this diehard Bama fan. My perspective is that Smart should be there
to share in the glory when Bama whips some Gator ass at the Georgia Dome and the
Tide goes on to win the National Championship.
If Alabama wins this afternoon as expected, it will be the 10th
consecutive year they have appeared in a BCS Championship Game or the College
Football Playoff. The series history
between these two schools is 38-23-14 with Bama owning the series. The Tide, in fact, has won two of the three SEC
Championship Games since 1999 and has a four-game winning streak against the
Gators.
The Alabama faithful fondly remember the glorious 32-13 loss
they executed against an undefeated defending champion Gators team and their
Heisman Trophy quarterback Tim Tebow in the 2009 SEC Championship Game. At game’s end, Tebow was inconsolable
as the nation watched him openly weeping on the sidelines. Afterwards Alabama would springboard into
three national championships in four seasons.
So humiliating was the loss that Head Coach Urban Meyer would quit
college football after the following season and the Gators football program
would spiral into oblivion.
Anyone who follows this blog knows that I am steeped in
Alabama Crimson Tide football and my reverence for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. I’ve been a fan all my life. The Bear would be proud of the boys from
Tuscaloosa.
Florida doesn’t stand a chance today. I’ve got a feeling that Bama is going to
bring home its 16th national championship.
Today’s game begins that quest.
ROLL TIDE ROLL!
They're all saying ROLL TIDE at SEC Fanfare! The @AlabamaFTBL pep rally is happening now. #SECATL pic.twitter.com/9uUckm4XFS
— SEC Sports (@SEC) December 5, 2015
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