Here's Ray's response:
http://www.postherald.com/ba112601.shtml [...] Of all the things people have said about me - and trust me, this weekend there has been plenty - there is one thing I can honestly say about myself: I have never tried to stir up controversy for the sake of controversy. I know that is something a lot of so-called "journalists" do these days, and it creates a lot of attention for them and possibly career advancement. But it has never been my intention (which might explain much of my so-called "career"). That being said, I hope I have never run from a controversy, either. In Wednesday's paper, I wrote a column that struck a nerve - no, slammed into several nerves like a Mike Tyson uppercut - with many Tide fans. I always try to respond to every person who e-mails me, about any column. This was no different. I estimate that on Saturday alone, I wrote something like 82 e-mails. But I did not get a chance to respond to everyone, so let me take a few paragraphs here to try to make clear what prompted me to write what I did last week. [...] IMO, Melick's timing was terrible on this issue and he should have known better. I did write to him last Wednesday, he did respond and we exchanged email a couple of times over the weekend. Ray is a reasonable person, but he really screwed up on this one. ROLL TIDE ROLL!! Rick To unsubscribe from this list just send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a BLANK subject line and the single word "UNSUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes) in the body or visit http://www.RollTideFan.net
