tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18314300429445337192012-01-26T15:32:44.244-06:00I'd marry you if you could dance.will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-47336979631012138552012-01-26T15:32:00.004-06:002012-01-26T15:32:44.251-06:00

Because of spatial limitations, my weekly column for the St. Clair Times didn't actually make the paper. And that's probably for the best, because the crux of it is me comparing politicians to waitresses at Hooters. Anyway, you can respond here, or by finding me on Twitter. Thanks. Politicians: They're not really your friend, you know @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal

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A running feature that was well received definitely existed during last basketball season was a series in which we would visit with my brother Whit, a sometimes aspiring basketball coach who now leads a youth group in Panama City. He and I share opinions about Alabama basketball, and many of them are actually acceptable to share with other people. Here we check in with Whit in the midst of a

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With the passing of the legendary Joe Paterno Sunday morning, it seems only appropriate to dedicate this week's Tuesday tube to him. First, the last meeting between Paterno and coach Bryant, which took place at Legion Field in 1982. And, of course, there's the 2011 version, which turned out to be little more than a great road trip. It turned out to be the last loss for Joe Paterno as a head

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Editor's Note: This edition of "Monday links" was going up Monday morning, but the tornadoes that blew through here around 4 a.m. sort of knocked me off schedule. My apologies, and here we go. Like most people who love college football, much of my weekend was dominated by news about Joe Paterno, who really did die Sunday morning, only a few hours after the Internet briefly killed him, then

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Another week, another newspaper column. I had a little bit of fun with this one — which, I suppose, is the whole point. As always, please visit the St. Clair Times website, find me on Twitter or leave your comments here. And thank you for caring. Even if you don't. Careful with the name; it could be tricky I don’t consider my own name to be particularly difficult. It’s just two syllables —

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Now that the season is over and the champion is crowned — and by the way, the celebration is Saturday in Tuscaloosa — there's nothing really to do for the next few weeks except talk. As such, there's probably a need to address several of the talking points which will inevitably become fact about this year's BCS Championship Game. Myth No. 1: Alabama shocked LSU with its offensive game plan by

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We welcome you back to this week's newspaper column, with a piece about me cheering for Birmingham to come back. What can I say? I'm a sucker for rebounding. As always, you can visit the St. Clair Times, find me on Twitter, or just comment here. Believing in Birmingham in new year Every new year starts out with the promise of comebacks, and people believing that this is the year — no, seriously

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Once more for football season, we welcome you back to "Gameday Texts," a long-running open thread of the best text messages from arguably the most hilarious group of friends and family anywhere. For this edition, we're going all the way back to Saturday morning, and continuing all the way through sometime early Tuesday. As with every edition of this blog, each message appears exactly as it does

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I have many bad habits as a sports fan, the worst being an incessant pessimist where my favorite team is concerned. Among those habits, though, is this one: I can't stop thinking about the big picture. Each win, each loss, each bad break, each positive sign — I get flashbacks, I start thinking about history, about momentum, about way too much. It's hard for me to enjoy the moment. So you'll have

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Greetings from game day in New Orleans. We've been here since late Friday, have eaten way too much outstanding food — seriously, if I lived here I'd weigh 450 pounds — have drunk some fantastic drinks, and have heard "Roll Tide" and "Geaux Tigers" enough for (at least) two lifetimes. Today, we're told, there is a football game. It's a game nobody, outside of Alabama (and the city of New Orleans)

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By now, if you've read this blog's thoughts about Alabama's basketball team, you pretty much know what I'm going to talk about: outstanding defense, a shaky offensive strategy and whether this team can create enough of a frenetic pace to be successful. The 2012 version of Alabama — now 11-3 after whipping a (bad) Georgia Tech team in Atlanta on Tuesday — isn't exactly breaking any new ground here

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For storylines, you can't do much better than what's taking place Monday night in New Orleans. Alabama and LSU have a history all their own, of course, and then there's the tiny fact that this time it's for the BCS championship.  Here are some of my favorite videos related to those facts.

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Of all the things I really hate about the current system of college football's postseason — and there are many things about it to hate — the ultra-long layoff for the two participating teams is probably at the top of that list. Look no further than last season's championship game — had they played in December, Auburn and Oregon probably could have combined for 100 points. Instead, they both

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-16845417524260657582011-12-31T00:00:00.000-06:002011-12-31T07:22:35.346-06:00

Apologies for my absence the past few weeks (I'm assuming you care, and if you're reading, guessing you do). It's been a busy holiday season, and really, not much has happened that inspired me to blog here during that time frame. In any case, I feel like we should give 2011 its just due before the new year happens and we can start talking about the BCS and our up-and-down basketball squad that

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@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Courier; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: Courier; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Editor's Note: In an attempt to maintain this blog's profile without actually trying very hard, I sent an email to various friends and

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I read somewhere once that boxing experts are fond of saying that "styles make fights." Meaning, of course, that not every fight is entertaining to watch, because certain fighters don't complement one another, stylistically. This is something that manifests itself often in basketball: throw together two teams that are superior defensively — like, say, the San Antonio-Detroit NBA Finals in 2005 —

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Strange times to be an Alabama fan — or, really, a fan of college football in general. Not only do we get a rematch of a regular season game against a division rival for the championship ... the game is in New Orleans, a traditional bowl destination for both fan bases (note: that sound you heard was the New Orleans business establishment shouting in jubilation). Lots of different angles to

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Planning to have a few thoughts up later about the ongoing nightmare that is the BCS. For now, enjoy some of the text messages that kept me entertained through "Championship Weekend." As always, some language is less than savory and may possibly be offensive. You've been warned. Whit (9:34 a.m.) Herbstreit laughs like a small girl Halcombe (10:03 a.m.) If your name was Dabo would you embrace

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Since this season began, it has been the strangest I can ever remember. I don't really mean on the field, necessarily. The action on the field — until last weekend, anyway — had been relatively formulaic. It's been a weird season for me personally, for my family and for Alabama in general. The season started really before I was ready for it, without us in the building or even in town for the

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-36779805366566448092011-11-23T12:09:00.001-06:002011-11-23T12:17:17.571-06:00

Editor's note: I feel like I write this particular column every year around this time. So I apologize in advance. As always, feel free to comment here or find me on Twitter. Thankful for these, and all our many, many blessings I’m reeling from these voices that keep screaming in my earsAll the words of shame and doubt, blame and regretI can’t see how You’re leading me unless You’ve led me

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-49367336269494896562011-11-21T20:12:00.001-06:002011-11-21T21:42:55.212-06:00

None of my normal prattling about Auburn Week, at least not for now. Instead, here's something sort of odd to ponder: This will be the fourth Auburn game (beginning in 2008) with a direct impact on the national championship scene. Since it's Tuesday, here are the 2 most fun of the previous 3. Let's have some fun this Saturday. Roll Tide.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-544423019935611942011-11-20T22:12:00.001-06:002011-11-20T22:44:43.954-06:00

Welcome back to another edition of "Gameday Texts," an open thread that chronicled a roughly 28-hour period in which the world of college football basically went ham. As always, messages appear in this space exactly as they do on my phone, complete with timestamp. Also as always, be warned that some of the content here might be mildly offensive. But it's fun. Friday Whit (8:05 p.m.) Espn2! me (

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-14596931469217130682011-11-17T10:40:00.001-06:002011-11-17T10:44:01.416-06:00

I finally got back on the horse with my newspaper column this week, but it never ran due to a lack of space. So it will appear on this blog exclusively, if only because I don't have a whole lot else to talk about this week. As always, feel free to complain about this either here or on Twitter. Nothing left to do but cry We spent almost two years thinking about ways to make the trip to see

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Frankly, we've beaten this playoff horse to death here. We've discussed multiple scenarios in this space; we've discussed the trouble with being too inclusive, and so forth. There's really not much more we could say about this topic we haven't already said. Of course, what else is there to talk about? When you think about it, it's been a pretty boring season: everyone pretty much agrees that

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A little known fact about me: I spent the first two years of my professional career — such as it is — working as a sportswriter in south Georgia, about 45 minutes away from the campus of Georgia Southern University. Like a number of schools, Georgia Southern gave up its football program during World War II; unlike a number of those programs, though, GSU didn't bring theirs back until the 1980s,

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-69743952053629333372011-11-14T06:36:00.001-06:002011-11-14T10:29:09.649-06:00

Welcome back to another edition of "Gameday Texts," which started slow (much like Bama) but picked up as the day went on. As always, all messages appear exactly as they do on my phone, complete with timestamp. Also as always, all are [sic]d; fair warning: a few may be possibly offensive (though not really). Feel free to contribute your own thoughts, either here or on Twitter. Whit (8:05 a.m.) "

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-8349270467869325462011-11-08T10:00:00.000-06:002011-11-08T10:00:17.516-06:00

I can't come up with a clever intro for this week's edition of "Tuesday tube." Let's just say, it's the last time we went to Starkville, and we took care of business.

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Welcome back to this week's edition of "Gameday Texts," my own personal open thread from a football Saturday. Apologies in advance for my general sense of pessimism as the day wears on; you can also note the collective urge to kill rising among fellow Bama fans. As always, messages appear here exactly as they do on my phone, complete with timestamp, and all are [sic]d. Also as always, be warned

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-13746596499152715572011-11-07T08:04:00.000-06:002011-11-07T08:04:13.643-06:00

Credit to espn.com for the image One of the reasons I love sports so much is that it is a distraction from "real life," whatever that may be. Of course, it's often a pretty good metaphor for it, as well. See, here's the thing I've learned as I've gotten older: In life, people lose, for the most part, more often than they win. Most folks are attempting to simply make it out with a draw. And

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-51127544661648813942011-11-02T21:35:00.002-05:002011-11-02T21:36:01.176-05:00

There is, as you may have heard, a rather large football game in Tuscaloosa this Saturday. It's arguably one of the largest home games in the history of Alabama football, and definitely the largest game in Tuscaloosa (if only because big games like this took place in Birmingham until the turn of this century). Full disclosure: Growing up, I never thought of LSU as a big "rival" of Alabama's.

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Hard to think of much to say about Saturday's game that someone else hasn't already said or will say, most likely better than I can. So, while I attempt to think of something, here's video of Julio running by the state of Louisiana and into the BCS championship game.

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This week's edition of "Gameday Texts" is even fatter than normal — it was the bye week in Tuscaloosa, meaning most of us had nothing to do other than hang out in our houses and watch football. And there was some pretty good football, as you know by now. As always, all messages appear complete with timestamp, and all are [sic]d. Also as always, some material may be mildly offensive. But it

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This week's column from the St. Clair Times was inspired by the endlessly replayed confrontation between Detroit's Jim Schwarz and San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh from the NFL two weeks back, and the concept of shaking hands after a football game. As always, feel free to disagree (assuming you care), either here or on Twitter. Shake hands or come out swinging It happens every year, and every year

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-13688171566355576902011-10-26T15:57:00.001-05:002011-10-26T15:57:48.115-05:00

Since we're in the bye week, with the titanic showdown with LSU coming up, just thought I'd post this. It works for the speech, if nothing else. I could run through a brick wall after that. Roll Tide.

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Welcome back to "Gameday Texts," my own personal running thread for the weekend that was. One programming note: The phone battery died quickly after we entered the stadium Saturday, which will explain why there aren't more vitriolic messages from me during the first half. As always, each message appears, complete with time stamp, as it does in my phone, and each one is [sic]d. Additionally, some

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I don't ever remember, in my time as an Alabama fan, a season quite like this one. I should back up. I've been an Alabama fan since 1989, and through some curse blessing of life, I have a pretty decent ability to remember things that other people don't consider important. You know, like football seasons. In any case, while scouring that memory bank, I can't remember one quite like this for

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-79262824306398852302011-10-21T13:36:00.000-05:002011-10-21T13:36:13.906-05:00

I'm probably the last person in popular media to point this out, but I enjoyed writing this column comparing the various political movements to "take back" some portion of the country. The ending was a little weak. As always, feel free to complain here or on Twitter. Time to take our country back, but where did it go? If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the upcoming 2012 elections, it’s

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-22466006482522778762011-10-17T22:51:00.001-05:002011-10-18T07:03:36.894-05:00

Because we've been doing this youtube feature for some time, it's become harder and harder to find "unusual" videos you might not have seen, particularly as they relate to Alabama and Tennessee (because I love beating Tennessee, and I love watching highlights of us beating Tennessee ... and there's nothing wrong with that). Eh, whatever ... let's just run a few of the ones you've seen lately.

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Welcome back to "Gameday Texts," a compilation of my favorite text messages from friends and family on a football Saturday. As always, all messages appear here exactly as they do in my phone, and all are [sic]d. Also as always, please be advised that some material may be a tad offensive. Enjoy. Me (9:05 a.m.) Good news: If we can get someone from Big & Rich to call the president Hitler on

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-11046514474255973002011-10-14T10:33:00.000-05:002011-10-14T10:33:42.099-05:00

Editor's note: Fair warning, there's a good deal of high school football coming in this post. It's mainly used for its applicability to the issue of conference realignment, but you may find it off-putting, anyhow.  Friday night, our hometown Leeds Green Wave solidified its standing for the AHSAA state playoffs with an easy home win over region foe Beulah. If that last sentence doesn't mean

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This week's column from the St. Clair Times is about Halloween; specifically, the extraordinarily bizarre and sick people who carry it way too far (for more info, listen to this Patton Oswalt routine about life in the suburbs). Love for Halloween can go a bit too far sometimes I’m almost certain Halloween is not an occasion dreamed up by demon worshippers who wanted an excuse to celebrate

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-5911254470224211502011-10-10T20:38:00.000-05:002011-10-10T20:38:20.360-05:00

OK, so I couldn't really put together enough from the Vandy game to warrant a whole post. Sue me. We sleepwalked for 30 minutes and wound up winning comfortably. Ho-hum. Anyway, on to this week in Oxford. It's hard to believe where Ole Miss is these days — this time two years ago, they were trending upward, even rose as high as top-5 in the country before laying an egg vs. South Carolina on a

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-19648957683281688792011-10-09T21:25:00.000-05:002011-10-09T21:25:12.809-05:00

Going to try to cobble together a few thoughts from yesterday's win over Vanderbilt, which are limited because I was in Opelika welcoming my cousin Rob's new bride Erin to our family. In the meantime, here's a smattering of text messages received throughout the day, related to all manner of things. Note that today's edition includes very little input from either my brother Whit or my dad, as both

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-87359176514731686182011-10-06T00:30:00.000-05:002011-10-06T00:30:00.103-05:00

This week's column from the St. Clair Times takes a very strange turn: starting out being about crying fits, and ending with the story of Steve Bartman. You figure it out. As always, feel free to complain here, or by finding me on Twitter. Fan’s infamous pain still brings tears to the eyes I find I’m crying a lot more these days. Probably because of the fact that my head is constantly stopped

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-85504494122594172562011-10-05T08:26:00.000-05:002011-10-05T08:26:21.647-05:00

Highlights from Alabama's longstanding series with Vanderbilt are relatively sparse: Vandy has traditionally served as a foil, a team that's on the schedule to test us, but ultimately falter down the stretch. As proof, here's video of the last game vs. the Commodores: a 2007 trip to Nashville in Nick Saban's first season. It's pretty much the same pattern every year vs. Vandy: play like garbage

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-73170038783129525732011-10-04T23:15:00.000-05:002011-10-04T23:16:16.525-05:00

Welcome back to "Gameday Texts," this blog's own personal version of an open thread. This week's version suffered somewhat from my phone battery dying (of course it did) but still was enjoyable. As always, the timestamp and name next to each text appears exactly as it does in the phone, and all message are [sic]d. Also, as always, a word of caution: some of the language may be a tad abrasive.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-61824898626291355562011-10-03T22:20:00.002-05:002011-10-03T22:22:24.951-05:00

Most of Saturday, honestly, is a blur. We bought tickets to the game on a whim, woke up before sunrise in Leeds, Ala., and drove like crazy people to Gainesville. By 3:30 local time, we'd parked the car and were on campus. And the game didn't even start for another 4 hours. Riding down the road, listening to the ESPN crew discussing Saturday night's game (ESPN Radio broadcasts the television

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-36145835488373020932011-09-29T00:00:00.000-05:002011-09-29T00:00:02.196-05:00

Here's this week's column from the St. Clair Times, which is largely about apologizing. While we're here, my apologies for not posting the column from last week or the week before. My bad. As always, feel free to complain about this column by commenting here or finding me on Twitter. Writing means lots of apologies Much of my career as a writer has been one long apology.(Here’s where you say,

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-56202551674329829632011-09-28T10:48:00.002-05:002011-09-28T10:48:32.807-05:00

Little bit of trivia: How many times has Alabama actually played in Gainesville since 1990? (Take a minute. Think about it. I've got time.) (Keep thinking.) The answer: 3. Three whole times. 1991, 1999 and 2006. It's a little weird, right? For as much as Bama fans tend to think of Florida as a "rival," the Crimson Tide and Gators have barely met in the regular season since the conference split

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-31201583568635964572011-09-26T21:50:00.000-05:002011-09-26T21:50:52.546-05:00

This week's edition of "Gameday Texts" is pretty mundane, though some of what comes from the Arkansas game is actually pretty good. As always, each message appears here exactly as it does in my phone. A mild warning: Some of the language may be mildly offensive, although it probably isn't. As always, feel free to complain either here or by finding me on Twitter. Please to enjoy. Jamie (8:29 a.m

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-28967056799113861342011-09-25T15:44:00.001-05:002011-09-25T15:59:24.469-05:00

On Wednesday of this week, a co-worker of mine — a world-class reporter who sometimes doesn't notice the world around him — noted that Alabama was ranked in the top-5 in the nation. "Alabama ranked No. 2?" he said. I kind of sighed. "Yeah." "Are we — I mean ... Are we that good?" I confessed I didn't know. True, we'd gone on the road at that point and beat a (average at best) Penn State team, and

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-14728740953039614592011-09-23T07:37:00.002-05:002011-09-23T07:37:28.908-05:00

As you who stop here regularly have probably figured out by now, this football season has been a very strange one thus far for this blog. I didn't exactly start the season raring to go, took the road trip of a lifetime in Week 2 and spent much of last Saturday on the road visiting my grandfather (doing fine, thanks for asking). In a sense, this site has been waiting for the "real" football season

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-54088104323200526982011-09-20T20:28:00.003-05:002011-09-20T20:30:03.183-05:00

Since I'm almost certainly the only blogger left in the world who hasn't spoken regarding conference realignment, I've decided to continue in that vein by publishing someone else's thoughts on the subject. These come from my friends Peter and Amanda, who sent these to me via email back during Penn State weekend (for some reason, I haven't posted them until now). Keep in mind, these belong to a

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-31045230384330586142011-09-19T21:10:00.000-05:002011-09-19T21:10:20.662-05:00

Since I can't think of anything more creative, here are the last four victories over Arkansas, who comes to town this Saturday in pretty much the same spot they've always been: needing a win to validate themselves as a Southeastern Conference heavyweight. So here you go.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-58428815985487298042011-09-18T22:47:00.001-05:002011-09-20T20:44:45.188-05:00

Full disclosure: I didn't see much of Saturday night's romp over North Texas because I was on the road, and I have yet to watch much of the replay. I'll attempt to have some analysis at some point, but frankly I think it's time we start thinking about Arkansas (the line opened at 12.5!). Anyway, here are the gameday texts, many of which encapsulate what analysis there is to be had. As always, the

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-71360464543274524812011-09-16T15:46:00.004-05:002011-09-16T15:46:44.385-05:00

Here's this week's column from the St. Clair Times, inspired in part by this video from Week 1 in South Bend. Please feel free to argue with this, either here or on Twitter.  Maybe the explanation for this weather is in another world It’s entirely possible that the 2011 weather pattern is the work of extraterrestrials. There, I said it.I don’t need to sell you on the idea that something unusual

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-77117834392245392842011-09-13T23:30:00.000-05:002011-09-14T13:55:17.376-05:00

The DBH Dance Party welcomes you back to "Gameday Texts," an assortment of quick-hit thoughts from a pretty hilarious group of friends and relatives. As always, the messages are presented here as they were received, complete with a time stamp and name. They are [sic]d and some may be mildly offensive. Although probably not. Please to enjoy.  Jamie (8:58 a.m.) Fyi if you haven't seen it, the

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-61442127739442568672011-09-12T22:48:00.002-05:002011-09-12T22:48:48.365-05:00

This weekend was like visiting a distant relative. More than a year ago, my wife and I identified this game  — Alabama's trip to State College to take on old foe Penn State — as one of those kinds of games, the kind you're willing to spend a little extra and plan a long way in advance, just to be sure you're there. At the time we were planning, we weren't sure if we'd see Joe Paterno (note: as it

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-5943981935844225992011-09-07T22:58:00.000-05:002011-09-07T22:58:48.180-05:00

Some of Alabama's most memorable moments from the 1980s happened in State College, Pa., for better or worse. For a comprehensive retrospective of the rivalry between Bama and Penn State, read this awesome post at Black Shoe Diaries (h/t to the guys at RBR who pitched in to make it awesome ... I think I ticked them off earlier with a comment I made, but the piece is terrific). For now, let's focus

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-15372940234520877472011-09-07T15:30:00.001-05:002011-09-07T15:30:37.274-05:00

I do have some thoughts on the (apparently inevitable) addition of Texas A&M as the Southeastern Conference's 13th member, even one really crazy idea of how to reinvent the SEC schedule by dumping division play entirely. But that can wait. Right now I want to talk about Gene Chizik. When something happens once, and then that same thing continues happening over and over again, it's hard to

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-411022262630601342011-09-06T22:20:00.000-05:002011-09-06T22:20:06.839-05:00

My new favorite feature of the blog that emerged last year: Gameday Texts, in which I share the best and most hilarious text messages I receive from the world's most hilarious collection of friends. In the opening edition, the time frame spans the entire Labor Day weekend, beginning Thursday night. As always the time stamps and names that appear to the left of the texts is exactly as it appeared

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-91540841641107129932011-09-05T22:49:00.002-05:002011-09-05T23:04:49.696-05:00

The handful of you who read this blog regularly may have noticed I didn't post a great deal of content during August, the time of year when things normally pick back up around here in anticipation of the new season. The truth was, I really didn't have many ideas for blog posts.  The other truth: I almost gave up on college football this offseason. The offseason is always interminable, what with

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-41081651405791158432011-09-01T15:07:00.000-05:002011-09-01T15:07:43.207-05:00

 Football season starts tonight, I know. I'm supposed to be giving you lines before now. I'm busy. What do you want? Anyway, here's this week's St. Clair Times column, wherein I become angry about the governor's office being a group of jerks. Feel free to complain, either here or on Twitter. Thanks as always. I own the place, so I guess it’s my fault Thursday, I entered the newly renovated

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-91013460800304582082011-08-29T23:01:00.002-05:002011-08-29T23:07:03.623-05:00

Welcome to Game Week. I have plenty of thoughts, but nothing really worth sharing, at least for now. Instead, let's reminisce about (arguably) the most significant game of the current era of Alabama football: the 2008 matchup with Clemson in Atlanta. In fact, let's watch it twice: I wrote this at the time (and got a good bit of razzing for it from my Auburn friends) but the most surprising

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-18817240571765328652011-08-25T12:55:00.002-05:002011-08-25T12:59:28.723-05:00

Finally got back to writing newspaper columns this week after a two-week hiatus. I don't have an explanation — well, I do, but it's lame and basically has to do with a lack of newspaper space — but hopefully you can enjoy this week's edition. As always, you're welcome to complain here or on Twitter. Thanks. For members of the media, perception is usually reality In my mother’s office at Opelika

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-80535965269428334852011-08-22T21:36:00.002-05:002011-08-22T21:39:28.339-05:00

Our continuing tour of memorable season openers continues today with the 2009 grudge match vs. Virginia Tech. As it turns out, that game was a prelude to a championship. That was a fun night. By comparison, it seems almost cruel to make us wait this long for football, only to have a garbage game vs. Kent State be our reward. But, whatever.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-91314697440719394132011-08-16T07:09:00.002-05:002011-08-16T07:13:33.067-05:00

Continuing with our video series of memorable season openers in Alabama football history, here's the 1985 opener vs. Georgia at Sanford Stadium. Every so often, the "Crimson Classics" edition of this game turns up on the local station — it's remarkable how badly Alabama dominated the action, yet couldn't put a stamp on the game. Which, of course, led to the memorable finish. That day was the

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-13579769579193111802011-08-10T13:59:00.003-05:002011-08-10T17:33:52.249-05:00

For my many Auburn friends and family, the 2010 season was a truly memorable ride. And, like most people who experienced such a memorable ride, they are fiercely protective of it. So it's not a huge shock that most Auburn folks turn nasty around people attempting to marginalize the 2010 season. They cheated ... they were dirty ... they got lucky. They got lucky. For whatever reason, this one sets

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-30159231501373685462011-08-08T21:35:00.002-05:002011-08-08T21:50:20.720-05:00

It's a difficult thing, really, to find too many memorable moments in season-opening games for Alabama. Particularly recently. The reason for this is simple: Alabama's season openers haven't been terribly memorable for most of my lifetime. With a few notable exceptions, Alabama normally opens the season quietly, with an opponent that's barely notable. In the last two full decades, here are

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-1565153534450640202011-07-28T10:15:00.002-05:002011-07-28T11:52:24.216-05:00

People associate Nick Saban, the football coach, with a number of different words. Like finish. And process. And discipline. And so forth.In fact, Saban hits all those high points in his talk to football campers last month.To be honest I wanted a reason to post that. "Hey coach ... um, can I go to the bathroom?"To go back and watch many of the highlight videos early in the Saban era —

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-23386241967247739202011-07-14T13:30:00.002-05:002011-07-14T13:44:01.570-05:00

This week's column from the St. Clair Times was about "Harry Potter." It's not quite the rant I went on a few months ago, but I got to have some fun with it, anyway.Harry, Ron and the neverending storyThe only thing I’ve wasted more hours thinking about over the past few years than my alma mater’s football team is the “Harry Potter” franchise. And that’s not even a joke.(OK, it’s a little bit of

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-64690397295454485452011-07-11T22:23:00.002-05:002011-07-11T22:51:32.824-05:00

Editor's Note: I'm fully aware of my blog shortcomings of late. I suppose I could apologize, but it's the summer and frankly there's just not a whole lot that's capturing much of my interest (really, the Women's World Cup? I'm supposed to get excited about that?). I was gone all last week to camp anyway, and it's that week that's inspired me to pen what you're about to read (it wouldn't have

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-72838984585940138782011-06-24T13:53:00.003-05:002011-06-24T14:00:17.836-05:00

Apologies for the lack of posts this week. You can blame the summer. Or me being out of things to talk about. In any case, here's this week's from the St. Clair Times. You're welcome.False alarms? Would no alarm be a better way?Like most people in this state, I grew up reading and hearing about the importance of severe weather warnings.And, like most people, at some point in my life I learned to

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-69817196170001982382011-06-15T10:31:00.004-05:002011-06-15T13:53:36.773-05:00

Editor's Note: Sometimes I start thinking too much about a topic and I feel the need to get those thoughts out in print. You may recall that this happened recently in a post about Harry Potter. Apologies in advance. Since we occasionally fuss on this blog about playoff representation, it seems like the perfect time for me to discuss the state of Alabama's high school playoff representation rules

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-40969295003696613122011-06-14T06:59:00.002-05:002011-06-14T07:02:54.751-05:00

With 82 laborious days still to endure before football returns to our lives, we at the Party feel compelled to share this video of Trent Richardson 2010 highlights.It's pretty exciting just to watch him and imagine what could be (note: if you say the "H" word, I will shoot you).

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-82085809976002686602011-06-09T17:33:00.001-05:002011-06-09T17:35:36.145-05:00

This week's column from the St. Clair Times, which reads like it was written by a 75-year-old crank.Rules are rules, even when we know they’re really notEvery year around this time, the same scenario plays itself out.It’s the NBA Finals. Superstars for one team or another — think Dr. J, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan or Lebron James — is leading his team toward that championship trophy he’s been

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-88950087580593096182011-06-07T20:56:00.002-05:002011-06-07T21:13:03.682-05:00

By now you've figured out the point of this "Family Conversation" thread — my cousin's husband (cousin-in-law?) Jamie, an Auburn fan and graduate, and I trade emails about Auburn football, Alabama football and life in general. One day we may collaborate on some sort of "Sane Fans' Podcast," which will probably be fun and will attract exactly 0 downloads. In any case, if you want to read last

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-16984161175666908772011-06-06T07:38:00.003-05:002011-06-06T07:59:07.783-05:00

Of course it's cliched — what'd you want, really? You may have noticed, but it's really hot outside. Consider this your excuse to stay inside a few extra minutes. You're welcome. — Alabama's baseball team has fought to the death this weekend in Tallahassee; unfortunately, they're currently down to their last few outs in an 8-1 game vs. FSU and have run out of pitchers. The game was postponed

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-29844009502095534542011-06-02T16:56:00.001-05:002011-06-02T16:58:33.015-05:00

Editor's note: In the ongoing effort of this blog to ... blah blah blah, you know what this. Comment if you have something to say.Heroes from all over after stormsThat the governor’s office issued a proclamation honoring someone or something is not such a huge story.Government officials — and the governor’s office specifically — issue proclamations about various things all the time. Either they’

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-23614373293195876452011-06-01T21:32:00.002-05:002011-06-01T21:49:44.648-05:00

With the offseason dragging on like a Yankees-Red Sox game — seriously guys, go pound salt or something — it seems like the perfect time to bring back the ongoing blog gimmickfeature "Family Conversations," wherein I trade emails with cousin's husband (cousin-in-law?) Jamie, then post the results. Note that neither of us really has any inside sources; we're just two ordinary (mostly rational)

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-63498554325246828992011-05-31T21:36:00.004-05:002011-05-31T22:22:07.169-05:00

Anyone who works in the news business long enough has been cursed at. Sometimes it's for a missed paper, or because someone's kid's name was misspelled in the Saturday sports section. Most often, though, a good cursing inevitably is borne out of a story about someone getting arrested, or cited, or sometimes (in the case of teachers) laid off from a public job. Sometimes it's the person who

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-24112043328944933312011-05-30T21:37:00.002-05:002011-05-30T21:43:20.250-05:00

With the downfall of Jim Tressel now complete, I can't think of anything else to post today, so here's the last time Alabama played Ohio State: the 1995 Citrus Bowl. (Note: As always, before you watch, we implore you to visit the Red Cross' website and donate, if you haven't done so already. Thank you.)The Buckeyes actually scuffled along for a few more seasons with John Cooper as their coach,

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-43457127816393491872011-05-30T06:54:00.004-05:002011-05-30T10:28:27.122-05:00

A quick roundup today, since I have to be off for the office — yes, I'll be honoring the troops by working today — in a few minutes. As always, let's be careful out there.UPDATE: Two things we missed: first, the inevitable Jim Tressel resignation finally came down today; second, as always, we implore you to visit the Red Cross' website and donate, if you haven't done so already. Thanks. —

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-40932340948143486102011-05-27T08:01:00.002-05:002011-05-27T08:03:19.300-05:00

One man's attempt to revive the weekly visit to Mayberry: Andy, Barney and Malcolm Tucker singing "Church in the Wildwood" on the front porch. Remember: An entire town can stand still because two women's feet fall asleep.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-64450096823302506432011-05-26T11:30:00.002-05:002011-05-26T11:35:11.029-05:00

Editor's Note: In the ongoing effort of this blog to fire Will Heathpromote its primary author's failedcareer as a writer, we present this week's column from the St. Clair Times. As always, we invite those of you with thoughts on this or anything else to comment here, or find us on Twitter. We thank you in advance for your feigning of interest.If the Rapture really does come, please hold all my

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-73845848697122009722011-05-26T07:40:00.003-05:002011-05-26T07:42:04.846-05:00

In an attempt to revive our running feature about insane people working in Hollywood making insane things, we present to you the trailer for "Green With Envy," which is about something wholly different than what it appears. So ... there's that.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-90711380757894297342011-05-24T06:50:00.002-05:002011-05-24T06:52:42.887-05:00

With our campus minister, Ken Smith — one of the people in my life I count as a guiding influence — on the verge of retirement, and with me unable to come up with anything else, here's a video from one of the noisiest home games of my tenure at the university. Yeah, we lost. We lost most of the big games we played while I was in school. Sue me.

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-55657131457716713212011-05-23T07:00:00.002-05:002011-05-23T07:23:42.014-05:00

With yet another tornado ripping through another area this weekend, suddenly it's more imperative than ever that we all donate whatever we can to the Red Cross. Here are a few links to keep us distracted while we pray for ... well, everybody. — Our softball team is on about the task of resolving last year's unfinished business with a whipping of Chattanooga for the regional title. That means our

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-74207041951843379772011-05-18T09:43:00.006-05:002011-05-18T22:02:00.326-05:00

The feature on the strange and inexplicable road trips that I intended to carry this blog through the offseason fell off after the first try, and to be honest I really don't have much of an explanation. I'd like to blame the tornadoes, but that's not really accurate; the truth is, I wasn't sure where to go after Volume 1. So let's start at the beginning: My first trip to Legion Field, the night

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Thought we could use something football related, so here's a highlight video from January's Capital One Bowl victory. As always, if you're watching, please visit the Red Cross' website and donate or get involved, if you haven't yet. That was fun, right? Let's hope this fall is as much fun; like coach Saban said, we could use the escape.

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It's been a big weekend here at The Home of the Party. My wife graduated from Samford's Nurse Anesthesia Program on Friday. Auburn and Alabama met in a big weekend baseball series at Three-Name Complex. And apparently the world is ending Saturday. So, here's an attempt to get back on a regular schedule in the interim. Hey, assuming we're all still here this time next week, maybe we'll settle into

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Editor's note: In the ongoing effort of this blog to fire Will Heathpromote its primary author's failedcareer as a writer, we present this week's column from the St. Clair Times. As always, feel free to leave your thoughts here or by finding us on Twitter. One additional wrinkle: We ask that, if you have not already, you make a donation to the Alabama Red Cross before going any further. Every

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Apologies for the lack of blogs the past few weeks. Frankly, I've been at a loss on how to best proceed. The best thing I know to do: post a link to the local chapter of the American Red Cross, encourage you to go donate and volunteer ... and hope that eventually we can find something that's "normal." Also, here's last week's ESPN segment about the "Toomer's for Tuscaloosa" group. It's, um,

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-43021045449572873322011-04-29T06:48:00.003-05:002011-04-29T07:44:25.357-05:00

Editor's note: What you are about to read is a collection of thoughts from a news reporter who's been attempting to report the events of the last few days in between crying fits. A number of better columnists are already attempting to put this thing into proper perspective better than I. Just seemed like this site should do something.As a news reporter, one of the things you never know is when

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I realize that if you're clicking past this blog, it's probably because you were searching for something sports-related, either some post about the impending disaster at quarterback in Tuscaloosa, or possibly a rant about Fredi Gonzalez's F-minus performance as manager in Atlanta, or maybe even something about the NBA playoffs (note: probably not the last one).But all that can wait another day.

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Editor's note: In the ongoing effort of this blog to fire the hell out of Will Heath promote its primary author's failing career as a writer, we present to you this week's unbelievably pretentious column from the St. Clair Times. Please note: This week's column did not actually run due to an editor who had good sense spatial limitations. It is, in this sense, a blog exclusive. As always, feel

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Continuing with our theme of insane people in Hollywood making insane movies, here's something that appears to make sense only to someone on drugs. Yeah. Really.

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Since we're stuck until sometime in August when practice starts up again, here's the trailer for NCAA 2012, already broken down in glorious detail by Holly at EDSBS. Pretty cool, particularly since our own will grace this year's cover. Thanks for stopping by. Roll Tide.

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Not to sound like Cate Blanchett at the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings," but the world is changed. On Saturday, I was strolling around campus holding hands with my friend Peter's 2-year-old daughter, surrounded by roughly 90,000 people, the point was driven home. The University barely resembles the place I knew when I graduated. It's not like I didn't know this already: Right after we

will heathhttps://profiles.google.com/106429583112892111848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831430042944533719.post-37626837627739503652011-04-15T07:35:00.001-05:002011-04-15T07:36:57.990-05:00

Today's edition of "Friday Andy" is one of my favorite scenes: Barney capturing an escaped convict ... by accident. The Andy Griffith ShowTags: Free Full Episodes,Classic Video Clips,TV Land Schedule

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