[Cory] Reamer lost a small part of his left ear during Saturday's game, but doesn't know when it...

[Cory] Reamer lost a small part of his left ear during Saturday's game, but doesn't know when it happened.

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How do you LOSE PART OF YOUR EAR....

…and not know when it happened?!

Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.

by Todd on Oct 12, 2009 4:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

In the words of Mike Gundy..

“…cause he’s a MAN!”

"We intend to go out and hit people in the mouth. That's how we play. We're going to run the ball at you and we're going to stop you from running the ball. That's our personality, and we're going to have fun doing it." - Rolando McClain

by lcase373 on Oct 12, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just Crimson Tradition

Bully Van de Graaff’s brother, Hargrove, tried to tear off his own ear in a game against Tennessee. It was dangling from his head, and his teammates had to stop him from finishing the job. Guy just wanted to get back in the game….

by DurhamO on Oct 13, 2009 8:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought...

…that was Bully himself, our first All-American.

"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban

by NiceLittleSaturday on Oct 13, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought so too

Until I tried to confirm and found these articles:
http://bama.ua.edu/~jharrell/PH106-S06/vandegraaff.htm
http://www.rolltide.com/archive_files/files/football/1910s/1913.pdf

Both “Hog” and “Bully” Van de Graaff played in the 1913 Tennessee game, so the legend is true about when it happened. Can anybody help provide confirmation of which of the Van de Graaff brothers was the toughest son-of-a-gun to play?

by DurhamO on Oct 13, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll...

…check my sources and get back to you. Thanks, DO.

"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban

by NiceLittleSaturday on Oct 13, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He better get tested for

all sorts of diseases like AIDS, Rabbies, Mad Cow etc.

My UA daughter says he is hot enough without it, so I guess it is no big deal.

I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.

by 5026 on Oct 12, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh man, I can totally relate.

The other day, I had to move this box that must have weighed at least 20 pounds. And when I carried into another room, I scraped my knuckle on the door frame. And it bled a little. And my wife said, “you might want to put a bandaid on that.” But I was like, “no, it’s okay.” And she said, “well, at least let me put some Neosporin on it.” And I said “okay, you can do that.” Then I sat down for awhile and she put the box on the shelf.

Yeah, I guess physical toughness and a high pain threshold just come naturally to guys like Reamer and me.

by Nick's Hat Band on Oct 12, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs