Re: [RollTideFan] Newsome plans on homecoming

[Pat Smoot]

Don't worry, Jamie.  The rest of us that know you understood that you were 
being sarcastic & we find Gary's remarks calling you a racist  laffable.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JVWatts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" 
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Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Newsome plans on homecoming

hmmmm....I thought I was being sarcastic....Guess it was lost on
you....Thank you for your service to this country....JVW
Gary Pulmano wrote:
JVWatts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

BAMA anin't never gonna hire no coons....
You are one sorry piece of shit. I get tired of
hearing people like you  say stupid stuff. You need to
get your racist head out of you ass. Do you know how
many "coons" or "spicks" or "whatever derogatory term"
you like to use are getting maimed or dying for our
country in places like Iraq. I just got back from
there and seen it. I am a BAMA grad and one of the
first things people ask me about BAMA is the question
of racism. Remarks like yours is one of the reasons
people have that impression. The next time you say
something stupid like that I hope you realize that
there is  a "coon" out there risking his life for your
sorry ass. --- JVWatts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

BAMA anin't never gonna hire no coons....
kurtrasmussen wrote:

 Newsome plans on homecoming
Ex-football star hopes to leave Ravens' front
office one day to return
to Alabama
Saturday, May 14, 2005
By TOMMY HICKS
Sports Reporter
POINT CLEAR -- It's safe to say Ozzie Newsome
still has his "Wizard of
Oz" abilities, even though his playing days ended
in 1990.
The former Alabama All-America tight end, who
defined the position in
his 13 seasons (1978-90) with the NFL's Cleveland
Browns, has proven
to be just as valuable off the field. He's
currently general manager
and executive vice president of the Baltimore
Ravens, a team he helped
lead to a Super Bowl title in 2000.
There is a strong contingent of Alabama supporters
who would like to
see the Muscle Shoals native return to the
Capstone and apply his
experience and success to the Crimson Tide
program, and Newsome admits
that is something he would enjoy doing --
eventually.
"At some point I'm definitely coming back home,"
Newsome said during a
break in play Friday at the McDonald's-Cornelius
Bennett Celebrity
Golf Classic at Lakewood Golf Club's Dogwood
course.
"My son is in the eighth grade and I'd like for
him to finish high
school where he's at now."
As for any job offers from officials at Alabama,
or others connected
with the school, Newsome said there have been
"feelers" but nothing more.
"It's good to be wanted," he said, "but with the
experience I have
gained playing the game and working on the
administrative side, I
think I could be an asset.
"But there hasn't been any pressure placed on me.
I think people
respect me and the job I have and what I'm doing.
And that's nice."
Aside from his record-setting playing career -- he
retired as the
NFL's all-time leading receiver at tight end and
ranked fourth among
all receivers -- he has established himself as a
respected and
successful front-office man.
He was the first black to be named a general
manager in the NFL, and
his success has opened doors for others.
"I had a good high school coach, I played four
years for coach (Paul)
Bryant and I played and worked for an owner like
Art Modell, so I've
been surrounded by people with a passion for the
game and men who were
just good people," Newsome said.
"I have learned something from all of them."
He took those lessons and developed his own style
and approach to his
jobs.
"What (his success) has done is I have blazed a
trail for ex-players
to remain in the game and let people know we can
do a great job,"
Newsome said.
"Now, ex-players are coming back into the game and
that's great to
see. When you are a player and you have
accomplished some things, that
stays with you. That success helps you."
It is a design that has worked for Newsome, who
has been named to five
halls of fames -- National Football Foundation,
NCAA, Pro Football,
state of Alabama and Senior Bowl.
The success he has enjoyed doesn't give Newsome
cause to enjoy those
moments as much as it re-charges his efforts to
gain more success.
"It only drives you more," he said. "I'm very
envious of New England
right now, which has won three of the last four
Super Bowls. That's
what you work for. That's what all your efforts
are aimed toward.
"It's something special to be the last man
standing."
It's also special, he said, to see your alma mater
on top. Newsome
said he has been pleased with the progress the
Alabama football team
has made recently and expects good things ahead.
"The one thing in our game we can't control is
injuries and without
the injuries of last season I think they would
have won two or three
more games," Newsome said. "But to have won as
many games as they did
and make it back to a bowl game, that was a good
job of coaching.
"The program is definitely headed in the right
direction. ... I don't
know who (head coach Mike Shula) could have called
to get advice on
the situation he took over. I don't know if
there's ever been a
situation like that before. He's done a good job.
"But the next steps are important. Obviously, you
have to beat
Tennessee, Auburn and LSU. That's the standard the
University of
Alabama has and we have to beat those (teams)."
The McDonald's-Cornelius Bennett Celebrity Golf
Classic continues
today at Lakewood Golf Course. The event begins
with a 9:30 a.m.
shotgun start.
There is no admission charge and fans are invited
to take photographs
and seek autographs from the celebrities taking
part in the tournament.
� 2005 The Mobile Register
� 2005 al.com All Rights Reserved.
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