The zebras HAD to be from the other conference. I saw all of those holds as well. It is hard to ignore them when the defensive lineman's jersey is almost pulled off form behind. Somehow they missed them though. *sigh* Joe "Moderation in war is imbecility." Admiral John Fisher ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Smoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Hey Pat Smoot!
> He must not have been wearing his team colors or we would have noticed him. > I can assure you that all booing was directed at the refs. They really > sucked & actually gave the aggies that last touchdown. Many blatant holds > that never got called & that was not no gotdamn pass interference either. > Does anybody know if those were SEC officials? If they were, we are in deep > shit. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 8:29 AM > Subject: [RollTideFan] Hey Pat Smoot! > > > > I found a report from one AGG33 that made it to the game! > > > > http://mb3.theinsiders.com/futahstatefrm3.showMessage?topicID=8591.topic > > > > Report from the Alabama trip For those interested, I provide my > reflections of my first trip to Alabama. > > > > The Trip > > > > We arrived Thursday in Birmingham. Spent Thursday evening driving around > Birmingham seeing the town. We ate at the 5 Points Grill on 20th Street. > Kind of a college hang-out but with good food and a lively atmosphere. Utah > v. aTm was on the tube and the whole place was cheering for Utah. I didn't > realize how bitter they were toward Franchione, We had to explain to the > locals why we couldn't cheer for Utah. > > > > Spent Friday doing a few touristy things. We went by Vulcan park. This was > an interesting park/museum in the center of Birmingham. It sits on top of a > hill with a huge statue of the god of forging and metallurgy (the whole > structure is probably 100 feet high). You can see the statue from nearly > anywhere in town. I read a lot about the history of Birmingham and how it > came into being (rich iron ore mines and factories). Birmingham was a vital > manufacturing center during WWII. > > > > Later we went by the Birmingham zoo and Botanical Gardens (got caught in a > torrential downpour). Later we went for a tour of Samford University. This > was a beautiful campus. Many old sandstone buildings and trees and gardens > all over. We were tempted to take a few cuts with baseball team as they were > practicing. The UAB campus was mainly downtown and didn't have the feel of a > traditional college like Samford or UA. Later we drove around the Mountain > Brook (?) area and saw some beautiful plantation style homes with immaculate > yards and gardens framed by southern pine and other trees. I couldn't > believe how green and lush it is down there. Alabama is a very beautiful > state. The highways had nary a piece of litter. > > > > We ate Friday night at the Dreamland Barbeque (sorry Tuscaloosa folk, it > was getting late and we were hungry). It was crowded but the food did not > disappoint. Baylor was in town playing UAB and they had a lot of supporters > in there as well. I was sucking babeque sauce off my fingertips the rest of > the night. They also had a banana pudding that was outstanding. > > > > Saturday we left for Tuscaloosa (about 45 minute drive) at about 11:00. > Not a whole lot of traffic going down at that hour. We drove around > Tuscaloosa for a bit. We parked at the Boy Scout parking lot (thanks for the > tip). We walked around campus and took in the atmosphere. They know how to > throw a party. We went through the temple of Tutankamen, I mean the shrine > of Bear Bryant. We saw the Denny Chimes memorial with all the names and > handprints of Alabama team captains from 1947 to the present. We walked the > Quad and sorority row (no offense to the locals, but I prefer the ladies of > Utah, California and Arizona... I guess it is what you are accustomed to). > UA has a beautiful campus. Many old beautful buildings. The Greek houses > were incredible, those kids live in luxury. The entire area around the > stadium was a sea of red There were probably 3 times as many tailgaters as > people who could fit into the stadium. Many TVs and barbeques everywhere. > They were selling merchandise on every corner. About 90 minutes before > gametime the Tide came down Paul W. Bryant Avenue in buses to a huge ovation > with a police escort and sirens blaring. People lined the streets and waved > pom-poms and touched their forheads to the pavement. > > > > The people were friendly and wanted to chat. We were getting hungry and > got fed at one tent. We were offered drinks often and people wanted to talk > football. We showed some of them USU media guide so they could see our > campus. We waited outside the gate as the band and cheerleaders entered the > stadium. It was quite a scene. I think We had walked about a block before > the first of many dozens of playings of "Sweet Home Alabama" was played from > a pick-up truck. Do you guys ever get tired of that song? > > > > After the game we hung around the stadium for over an hour and still took > an hour and a half to get back to Birmingham for the the traffic. Saturday > night we were back at the 5-points grill to catch the end of the Notre > Dame - BYU game. Live band playing in the background. Damn the Irish, > couldn't they win to at least have something to cheer about? > > > > The Game. > > > > It was disappointing to see UA take the opening drive for a touchdown. > Much has been said about the USU defense but they let down that opening > drive. A personal foul didn't help matters. They did stiffen up the rest of > the half, however. > > > > We did not pick up blitzes very well at all. The lack of a running game > (again) hurts the offense. Robinson made a great move to juke the corner and > get in for USUs first score. He showed a lot of promise for the future. > McNeal is quick. He had some nice gains and Cole found creative ways to get > him the ball. I still think we need a solid straight-up north to south > runner. Forbes struggled getting any positive yardage. > > > > I heard boos from the Alabama fans as the team went in for halftime. I > thought it was sacriligious to boo the Tide. Maybe they were still booing > the refs for the blown call on Leon's punt. Speaking of which, that was one > great punt. I thought we were going to see a fake but he booted a good one. > > > > Spirits were high in the Aggie section at halftime but they got dampened > quickly. An interception of a ricocheted pass returned for a touchdown on > USUs opening drive, followed by a 3 and out and a 57 yard TD pass on Bama's > first offensive possession and the game was over. Bama's last two TDs were > scored against primarily second and third string players. I think almost > everyone played and it was a great atmosphere. > > > > The defense forgot how to tackle in the second half. It turned out to be a > typical USU football game. Hang around early, play tough defense for a > while, give up big plays to keep drives going or scores, get your own drives > stalled by dropped passes or penalties, become predictable in the play > calling and lose by a margin that is not indicative with how close the game > really was. > > > > There were a few beligerant fans in the section next to the USU section > that had to remind us that USU was 117th out of 117 schools and that we were > a joke, etc., the typical stuff a-holes think they have to point out to > people that traveled 1500 miles to watch a game and really have no control > over what goes on with the team they came to watch. I guess you get those > anywhere you go. > > > > There were some postives to be taken, but I also saw several areas of > concern. We are susceptible to speed (obviously), too many dropped passes, > no running game (I think Shields should get more carries), inability to pick > up blitzes, mis-communications between QB and WR, odd play calling, lack of > ability to create turnovers. > > > > Next week will make or break the season, in my opinion. I know it's only > the second week of the year, but if we lose a home game to a conference > rival, the season is over. We better win with a big statement game or the > season is a waste. > > > > On another note, UNLV looks very beatable. > > > > My thanks to the good people of Alabama for your hospitality. I enjoyed > your beautiful state and may even make the trip again next year. Good luck > to the Crimson Tide in the rest of your season. 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