BOL Round Table

Where is this park you speak of?

LOL sorry it is not a park, it is where Denny Chimes are. I am tired. It was a long drive home.

Us Bama fans were maybe too confident that we would win. In that context we were probably "too nice", like we are to teams like Western Carolina and Western Kentucky. There were definitely a lot of Bama fans asking the Aggies if they were having a good time and was everyone treating them okay. It seemed a little condescending to me.

I was impressed with every single Aggie I encountered over the weekend - and I'm not that easy to please. This (and their football prowess) only reinforces what a great get it was to bring aTm into our conference. Now, if only we could lure a Va Tech, NC St or UNC to pay the ACC's 50-million exit fee and join the SEC.

When Alabama played Texas A&M at Legion Field my wife and I was at the game. It was a nice day and neither one of us had a jacket. As it got dark it got chilly. Some A&M fans were sitting next to us and let us use a blanket to have around us. The Tide one and the A&M couple were so nice through the game and after. Every time I see A&M I think about that night.

I'm sure they were the nicest fans that will visit BDS this year. They're probably better behaved over all than Bama fans. I'm just saying that after 20 years of playing each other and beating each other every year, things won't be as nice and peachy between the fan bases as they were this year. Just human nature. Football in the south, and the SEC in particular, is too competitive for the warm and fuzzy feelings that you experienced Saturday to carry over every year. Like it or not, that's the way it is. Name another SEC rival that was as nice to be around as A&M's fans were yesterday. Catch my drift?

From a BAMA fan who was born in Texas but grew up in Alabama, I want to thank you for sharing your experience as well as the attitude/perspective of your Aggie friends. I have some dear native Texas friends whom I have known all of my life and there are no words that come to my mind which would describe the quality of kindness, goodness and integrity which they possess. I am sure that you and your friends are reflective of all the honorable characteristics of true native Texans. I am proud to have Texas A&M be a part of the Southeastern Conference as representatives of that great state.

10-4. Got your answer.

Thank you WEST GA BAMA. That is all I was saying.

Sorry man.

What say you and me meet in ttown next weekend? I have an extra ticket. We can meet for breakfast at the Farsider. Maybe swing by the Ray Perkins Museum. Grab a drink at the Hounds Booth. If the bball team is in town we can double dip and check out Gottfried Arena.

You know. Really make a day of it.

There were several factors that may have kept our team from another national title but you can not blame Texas A&M for playing their very best game of the year. This team gave us the best they had and came out on top.

Our guys, for several reasons were not up to par on Saturday afternoon. If Bama had played up to its potential they would have won and would still be unanimous favorites to win the national title for a third time in four years. However, there are still some areas where this team needs to grow and improve. I believe in the coaching staff and in the talent that we have. I also believe the team will go undefeated for the remainder of this year and that we will remain in contention next year for another chance to take a run at the national title. But Bama is not the only team competing at a high level and with a lot of pride.

We should always carry within ourselves the heart of a champion and should prove by our attitude and behavior that we deserve to be called champions. I am 60 years old and have been a Bama fan for 50 years for the reasons stated by Circle Seven. If you were representative of the Bama nation 50 years ago, I would never have become a Bama fan.. Just because a fan does not know the proper name of some of the campuses historic spots, that does not make the person less a supporter of the University or its athletic programs than you. There are many supporters of the University of Alabama who were never enrolled at the University or have never visited the campus. Many became fans from having known some representative of the University who treated them with dignity and respect while introducing them to a long history bound in a tradition of pride and class.

I don't know who you are or how you may be connected to the University but you certainly owe Circle Seven an apology for your rude and snobbish comments. I know very few people who would want to be identified with the attitude that you have demonstrated on this board. Champions don't whine and pout when they have been defeated. True champions hold their heads up with pride and class while treating their opponents with dignity and respect.