Alabama fans are in denial, Bear turned Tennessee in on the recruitment of Albert Davis which they should if we were doing wrong, all though nothing was ever proven. It ruined the career of a great back because he went to the next level and didn't receive the coaching he could have gotten in the SEC. Bear did more underhanded stuff than anyone. He says so in his book, claiming that was before rules were enforced. That shows the interigity of the one they hang on for their pride. Guess what Ala. fans no matter where he was he never beat the "Great Gen. Neyland". Go Vols!
Most of the Bear fans will be dead soon. The rest only know of mediocrity and have only ESPN Classics to see how it was. Time has separated the old from the new at Bama, they now understand their role in the west as the Gamecocks do in the East. Win 6 or 7 to help our power rating, play a couple of quarters close to the real powers to hold hope of next year. Soon the rivalry will go the way of Vanderbilt; another decade will bring 19 out of 20, boredom will be the most used adjective. I heard we were negotiating to pay a few thousand or so to move their home game to Huntsville so more Vol Fans that live in that area can attend the game. I never would have thought they would have fallen this far for so long, my dad talks of the good ole days, too bad they got left so far behind but Auburn and LSU at least have maintained or at least will keep us interested for the next few years.
It's long since past time for Alabama to move beyond their inane obsession with Tennessee and focus on the real sources of their problems: 1) a propensity for the university to make exceptionally poor head football coaching hires, 2) moderately competent players, and 3) a fan base rife with individuals who are yet to grasp the simple fact that their team has come to represent the very essence of the word "mediocrity". I suggest those Tide fans who want to blame everyone else for the embarassing history of their program over the last 5-10 years quit whining and accept responsibility for UA's self-inflicted mistakes.