Roll Bama Roll MVP
by Bamagrad on Nov 3, 2009 3:43 PM CST
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As we get closer to the holidays, I think it's only fair to end the year with a friendly competition. We've battled long and hard, endured a great deal of...actually, most of us haven't really endured much of anything. Still, it's only appropriate that we hand out some accolades for a lot of excellent work. So, in preparation for the LSU game (and the rest of the 2009 season) I announce the first annual Roll Bama Roll MVP. Who is our most valuable member? Winner receives a surprise.
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shit man
it gives me pride just to be on the list…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 3, 2009 4:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else having trouble narrowing it down? I’m down to the top 3, but as with the BCS, I can’t figure out who gets the #1 slot.
by squinky86 on Nov 3, 2009 5:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
well, pete should probably be disqualified from this little contest...
since he’s on the staff and all.
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by kleph on Nov 3, 2009 5:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice Little Saturday.
I have a story I’d like to share how RBR impacted my life and more importantly NLS.
Last year during week 8 we here at RBR were doing our embarassing admissions to appease the Football gods. It was my first admission and it was a story about how I actually grew up a bama fan and how my grandmother (and gallettes) turned me into a Bama fan. I posted a quote that my grandmother use to say to me when she would tell Bear Bryant stories. She use to say: “Coach Bryant didn’t turn his boys in football players he turned them into men.”
NLS responded with: I like…
…your grandmother. You should sit down and write her a letter, tell her how much she means to you, and drop it in the mail today. To paraphrase Coach Bryant, I sure wish I could write mine.
I never wrote her a letter but, at the Ole Miss game last year I bought her a program so she could follow the players and look them up if she wanted. When I went by her house I stayed for about an hour and she ended up giving me a Bear Bryant program that was made after he died. As it turns out it was the last time I would ever really get to spend anytime with her. During the iron bowl she check into the hosptial with stomach pains I got the call as the game was ending. At first it did sound serious so we stayed until Rama Jamma and then left to go see her. We didn’t make it home before she passed away. But, one of the last questions she asked was “Did we beat Auburn” and when my uncle said yes she said “Thank God”. Talk about a bama fan until the end.
NLS I have wanted to thank you for a long time for putting the thought to write her a letter in my head. Because of your little reply it gave me an extra hour with one of the most important persons in my life. So Thank you. You really have no idea what that meant to me. Again Thank you.
You have my vote. Roll Tide
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2008/10/17/636825/todd-s-week-eight-embarras#9423780
Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
by IHC800 on Nov 3, 2009 5:23 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
+1
Read RBR. Get better ’Bama swag. Take personal relationships to the next level.
That might even be better than, “The Champagne of ’Bama Blogs.”
"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." -- Milton Friedman
by outsidethesidelines on Nov 3, 2009 6:09 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd......NLS is the man! He got my vote.
There are tons of good folks on here. My wife and I never miss Todd’s eating videos and OTS is better than any sports blogger out there. Also, you gotta love Bammer. Anyone that has to endure Tallahasee on a regular has my support.
by akbrown15 on Nov 3, 2009 8:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was an emotional story for me...
…because every day I think about how much I would love to talk to my grandmother. I’m so glad you were able to share that time with her. Irony is even before I read your post, I voted for NLS.
You had me at "ROLL TIDE"!!!
by bamavicki on Nov 3, 2009 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
IHC800...
…I’m having a hard time putting into words how humbled I am by your post. Thank you for helping me remember how much what we say can mean. I’m very thankful that my small words were able to serve as some impetus for such a special moment for you and your grandmother. I’m really just about speechless.
I will say this: I’m sorry for your loss…and I like your grandmother even more now. Roll Tide. And thanks.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 3, 2009 10:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Words no matter how
simple, can have a powerful impact and I am glad it was for the good. Thanks again, man.
Roll Tide.
Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
by IHC800 on Nov 5, 2009 12:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Spock
Jenkins…. As your dad, of course I feel I should vote for you. But as an Air Force Colonel, I still owe you one for the “Go Army beat Air Force” post earlier in the week! But I just have to reward someone who can end a post about Oregon football with the phrase: “I love me some Ducks.”
D.C. Crimson
by D.C.Crimson on Nov 3, 2009 5:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
he's a "staffer" as well.
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by kleph on Nov 3, 2009 5:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
plus he
makes us read too much..
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 3, 2009 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
plus he makes us read too much our brains bleed..
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted...
I voted for BamaGrad, open and shut for me. The movie knowledge, the funny comments, the coach mentality, easily the winner for me.
And the girl voted for you, Bammer, so at least you’re on the board now.
And also, we need to do a poll for best avatar.
"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." -- Milton Friedman
by outsidethesidelines on Nov 3, 2009 6:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
now there's a poll
where i might actually make the list!
by crbama on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
would also be cool
to see a list of the longest active users, though i’m not sure you have all that info still. I might even be in the single digits on that one
by crbama on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bamagrad also got my vote
if for nothing but the movie references. Found this little gem from his long-lost, yet-to-be-published literary masterpiece of a biography:
“What the government doesn’t want you to know is that neither the Russians nor the US won the space race- Bamagrad was already on the moon waving a bottle of cheap bourbon and yelling profanities at Tiger fans. Bamagrad could care less about the fame or the outright boss-ness of being an astronaut; he was there for the fine moon-bitches and won 8 gold medals in the first ever moon Olympics. Sure, some people call Bamagrad things like “loud” or “obnoxious” or “nonexistant in 1969” or “not asian,” but if thats not jealousy its downright French."
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 4, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and yes,
it’s been a slow day at work
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 4, 2009 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Send me a copy of the biography
My interest is piqued.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 8:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for "other"...
….assuming that I’m in that category, since I always vote for myself no matter who else is in the race.
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
by Todd on Nov 3, 2009 6:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
im with you on the "other" side
….knowing a very good few were left off this thing
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
by comer4tide on Nov 3, 2009 6:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well there are some
wh should be on this list but don’t exactly post very often. You and BR07 comes to mind.
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 3, 2009 7:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How altruistic...
…you pompous homer…
by squinky86 on Nov 3, 2009 7:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am...
…my biggest fan.
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
by Todd on Nov 3, 2009 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like your style, man
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 3, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and a legend
in your own mind? nah, i’d vote for you Todd IF you ate pig brains
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 3, 2009 8:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
pig brains are disgusting!
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 4, 2009 2:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well, i'd cast my vote for any number of trolls who pop up here from time to time.
their abject stupidity makes me thankful for the degree of class and introspection that all of our regular posters provide. i’d be a bama fan no matter what but i’m damn lucky to have a community like this one to share my devotion with.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Nov 3, 2009 8:11 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Bamarulez (or however he spelled it)
should DEFINITELY be on there…we need a MVT poll = Most Valuable Troll. Perfect!
I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR
by SugarBowl93 on Nov 3, 2009 10:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Or
how about “RBR’s Favorite Troll”
skigator
GumptownTiger
Bamarulez
…and so on and so forth…
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I vote skigator...here she is with Tebow...
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
I have to ask, are those things real?
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The one...
…in the black shirt is fake…not sure about the other two….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
And THAT is why I voted for you!
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 11:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
All chests are equal in the eyes of the Lord
Tom Cruise, Far and Away
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 11:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i rescend everything bad i ever said about skigator
so, uhh, whatcha doin later skigator? wanna play some beer pong w me and some of my bro’s at the teek house?
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 4, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
fixed that for ya real quick...
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 4, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That...
…would be my new avatar…if I were still single, yo….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think my wife and I could find room for her in our home
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i hope it's high res
cause when i get home, thats my new wallpaper.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 5, 2009 1:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thanky
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 5, 2009 1:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Troll?
I wouldn’t really consider myself a troll on this board. If you’ve noticed, I spend a lot more time just defending my team, players, coaches, then I do flaming ‘Bama. In fact, I’m not sure if I’ve ever really bad-mouthed the Tide.
Also, if I had tits like that, I’d never leave the house….
by skigator93 on Nov 5, 2009 8:33 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think we need a redo
Not only are all of Pete’s votes illegitimate because he is a staffer, but we need to do away with other. Because no one wants OTHER to be the MVP, and right now OTHER is in the lead.
36-0
by Bamabrave4 on Nov 3, 2009 8:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'd say that OTHER votes don't count
Unless you specify who your “other” is in the comments.
by zeke2029 on Nov 3, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted Bamagrad
I found this site from a link on the scout boards to OTS’s series on the Dennis Franchione Saga. The quality of that post combined with Bamagrad’s firsthand accounts from being there under Dubose had me hooked.
by zeke2029 on Nov 3, 2009 8:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, man
I feel like I’ve written about that time period more than is necessary, though.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 3, 2009 8:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I
find it pretty damn interesting and insightful. A good number of us on here only have memories that go back to Stallings or later, including myself. So hearing an insider’s take from that era, even though it wasn’t always pretty, is refreshing.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
earlier, you mean.
…and i’ve spent a not-so-small fortune in brown liquor trying to block out most of it.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Nov 6, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I appreciate OTS' endorsement
He is a good friend (although I’ve never knowingly met him) and I enjoy his opinions on things. I have to admit, though, most of the movies I quote (other than Lebowski) are the kinds of things you watch at 2 A.M. when you can’t sleep and the tyrants at DirecTv screw you with their programming.
I really wondered about including the staff members because that would be like giving Nick Saban or Kirby Smart an MVP award over Rolando McClain. Kleph would have been my choice because he’s a brave man, a regular old John Dos Passos or Bret Harte, writing away in some sleazy South American bar while pimps in Fedoras and open-shirts glare in his direction and hunchback women sweep the streets.
I included Pete Holiday because we grew up together. We play golf and have dinner once a month. We’re also members of a UFO-chaser club that tracks sightings and interviews witnesses. Pete, is your report on the faux-moon landing finished, yet? Ivan and Jeremy are really breathing down my neck about that and I’m getting sick of their goofy text messages.
I should not have made the final category other (unless people were willing to name a write-in candidate) and I chose the members on the ballot because they were the first people to come to mind and I was in a hurry. Maybe this poll will serve the same function as a primary. We’ll eliminate all but the top three or four and then have a final deathmatch (election). Coach Saban will personally yell at the winner for wasting his time.
BTW…I don’t really know Pete.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 3, 2009 8:47 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Hey Bamagrad.
….who are you? lol. I also know Dubose (even though I am older than you) he was the d line coach. I played TE. Woody McCorvey was my position coach…Coach Fuller and Coach Danny Pearman were our O line coaches at the time. We could share some stories..hell, I may even know you.
by akbrown15 on Nov 3, 2009 9:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW
…lived in Byrd, Bryant, and Burke hall.
by akbrown15 on Nov 3, 2009 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You were there before me
I take it you were there in the early to mid-90s?
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 3, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you're correct...
….hey, we both know Tank. I love that guy! Also, you can’t beat Bama dining!
by akbrown15 on Nov 3, 2009 10:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
God bless Old Miss Margaret
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 12:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw both you and akbrown15.....
Probably 8 Saturdays a year back in the day! I knew several guys on the team between 1993-1999 or so. It seems Shelby county put a few good men at UA around that time. Some of my favorite players of all time were in that era.
by RocksinBama on Nov 4, 2009 5:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just a walk-on
My best moments came in scrimmages and A-Day games. If you saw me on a Saturday back then you saw me standing around (or watching the game from the bleachers). But it was better than playing at a D-II or D-III school. If I could go back and do it again I’d do the same thing. And I’d also play for all five years.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am ashamed to admit this....
But I spent the better part of several games and A day games as a teenager googly-eyeing the guys on the benches through my binoculars. So chances are real good I did see you… especially if teeny-bopper me thought you were cute. I had a little crush on Jeff Wall and all he did was hold the ball… I was shameless.
I had to stop that a couple of years ago because it just got weird, and the term “cougar” wasn’t around for me to hide under.
by RocksinBama on Nov 5, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe you probably played with Travis..
…Carroll. Young bucks. I’ve hung out with him a few times down here in FL. At the Landings night before the FSU game in Jville there were a few of us old schoolers….and at Flugtag in Tampa last year… He hated Dubose…with his shoulder and all…anyway…
by akbrown15 on Nov 6, 2009 1:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did he still have his double earrings and goatee?
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 6, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
abercrombie FTW
and RIP
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Nov 6, 2009 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I hit a big snag interviewing that old woman out on C.R. 16 — she won’t give me any info until I let her read my tarot cards, and that shit weirds me out.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Nov 4, 2009 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh...her again.
I’ll send Jeremy tonight after the magic show.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My vote...
goes to all the contributors to the Meltdown Post. Their misery is a crucial part of getting me through the week, and they make me appreciate CNS that much more.
"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance." - Louis Brandeis
by franchizeplaya on Nov 3, 2009 9:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Its obviously me.
and I am Other
therefore I am winning.
Thank you, thank you.
he was injured. injured bad.
by troy145 on Nov 3, 2009 10:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I ain't...
…gonna vote (unless Spock orders me to), but I would add to the ballot…tempebamafan…Bens4vcobra…Queen of the Universe…and prolly several others that I can’t think of right now.
By the way, whatever happened to TexasTideGirl? Did she change her name to Queen of the Universe? Anybody know?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 3, 2009 10:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for thinking of me NLS......j/k
….Queen of the Universe gets my vote for next Bama Sweetheart!
by akbrown15 on Nov 3, 2009 11:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Mine, too...
…and I thought I mentioned something about the folks who had already popped up on this thread, but obviously I did not. The great thing about the site is the plethora of intelligent and witty commentators. For example, I was going to post a response to OTS’s recent post about GMac’s comments about his game vs. UT…but there wasn’t anything left to say after the dozen or so comments already left there.
Now if only we could boost Todd’s intelligence….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Now if only we could boost Todd’s intelligence….
Easy now, he’s a UAB grad so that is a pretty tough assignment.
And thanks for name drop, I’m honored.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You...
…can go to hell.
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
by Todd on Nov 4, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why...?
you already went to school there.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Nov 6, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
quiet you
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
by Todd on Nov 6, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Woo Hoo!!
And I voted for you BEFORE I read this :)
My name’s never been anything other than this one, though I am in Texas…
by Queen of the Universe on Nov 4, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for other...
….because Bama is about championships and not individual awards.
How’s that for a cop out?
by Nico2.0 on Nov 3, 2009 11:55 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I agree, in retrospect...
Other should take the award, even though I voted NLS. After all, what is an awesome commentator without someone to set up his/her awesome comments?
by crimsontsunami on Nov 4, 2009 12:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bama is about championships not individual awards?
i'm not signin shit
by Captain_Oblivious on Nov 4, 2009 2:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
(dude, i can already tell this is going to get old) Yes.
Bama is about championships, not individual awards. see: 12 national titles, 0 heisman trophies….
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 4, 2009 2:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa...
for a second there, I was having a Sybil moment.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not about individual awards?
they why do we brag like hell about our All-Americans, Outland Trophy winners, Butkus Awark winners, etc…..can’t tell you how many emails I’ve gotten today about Ingram for Maxwell, Arenas for Thorpe, McClain and Cody for Bednarik….
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 4, 2009 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
…it’s not that we’re not about individual awards…we’re just against the one individual award that’s not given for some specific achievement, but instead is like some kind of high school beauty pageant/student council election…though I will give ’em credit for selecting Chuck Long over Bo Jackson…that was awesome.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a cop out at all my friend
Most Valuable Participant 2009
by Other on Nov 5, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
MVP?
I vote this guy -—————————————————————————→
PS: ROLL TIDE!!
by rhYno on Nov 4, 2009 12:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
why would we need an MVP?
and how could we tell who it shoudl be?
i'm not signin shit
by Captain_Oblivious on Nov 4, 2009 2:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
bragging rights.
comment dominance relative to your level of participation, it should be someone who makes other commenters want to quit, someone who creates a nightmare for opposing board members.
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 4, 2009 2:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm nominated? wow...
and 4 votes!?! I’d love to know who my admirers are…
I might have a prize for them!
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 4, 2009 4:17 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
where is my prize big boy?
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
by comer4tide on Nov 4, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
sheeit, you have waaay more prizes than me...
I want your toss-aways…
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 4, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you in t-town this weekend
i can direct you to a few
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
by comer4tide on Nov 4, 2009 9:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no, my friend...stuck in NC...
work is hell right now…
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 5, 2009 1:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
can I vote for the great comedy tandem of Captain Obvious and Captain Oblivious?
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 4, 2009 4:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
is that new? Where have I been?
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 4, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oblivious, obviously...
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As my inclusion was illegitimate
I will be distributing my votes according to who recs the most of my comments over the course of the next week.
Ready? Go.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Nov 4, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
you're like a child who wanders into a movie halfway through and wants to knwo whats going on...
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 4, 2009 9:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am the walrus
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 10:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
then your wife
must REALLY love you..
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 4, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My wife? Do you see a ring on my finger?
Does this place look like I’m F’ing married? The toilet seat’s up, man. You’ve got the wrong guy.
(Lebowski…sorry, couldn’t resist)
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
hey Woo, isn't this guy supposed to be a millionare?...
i'm not signin shit
by Captain_Oblivious on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Christ....
this guy’s just a fuckin deadbeat…. thanks a lot asshole…
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 4, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
At least I'm housebroken
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
A fifteen year-old kid?
Is this some kind of a joke?
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
thats what
Comer said last night…ZING!
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 4, 2009 11:38 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
LOLZ
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
by Todd on Nov 4, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
she told me she was 18
all im saying
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
by comer4tide on Nov 4, 2009 9:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You just got my vote! Thanks for taking the responsibility of figuring this one out who to vote for off my shoulders. It was too much work.
by squinky86 on Nov 4, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The list of potential MVP's is a good one. I'm fairly new here at RBR.....
but I’ve noticed the true meaning of brotherhood amungst fans. Other blogs seem to have more anonymity to them and bloggers hide behind it with constant pissing matches and offer very little topic oriented insight. Not here, in my short time following these fanpost and topics from the staff I get a sense of accountability and geniune love for the game. And trust me if there is a question or hot topic on your mind RBR is the place to come for both expert and non biased answers from TRUE Bama fans and a few wannabe coaches. So, that being said I think the MVP award goes to everyone here. Some say it takes a family to make a house a home at RBR each individual opinion makes the family and I’m delighted to be part of it.
Your temper brings dishonor to my happy mooshu palace.
by mulletover on Nov 4, 2009 4:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
wasn't it
Hillary Clinton that said that? no, wait, that was a village….
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 4, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
[Other sites have] constant pissing matches and offer very little topic oriented insight. Not here
I knew work had been busy lately, but I didn’t think I’d been slacking THIS much.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Nov 4, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
maybe we should all increase our drinking? whiskey and kool-aid seem to be the preferred concoction round these parts
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 4, 2009 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
unless you're comer...then it's bourbon...
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 4, 2009 7:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was Milo's tea and Dickel.
by Nico2.0 on Nov 5, 2009 3:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
prolly all of the above...
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 5, 2009 1:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
To the fans and everybody in SB nation: You know what? I’m sorry, extremely sorry. We were hoping for a complete blackout this whole season, that was my goal. It’s something I have never done hereat RBR. But I promise you one thing. A lot of good will come out of this. You have never seen any commenter in the entire country, drink as hard as I will drink the rest of the season. And you will never see someone push the rest of the commentariat as hard as I will push everybody the rest of this season. And you will never see more beers, bonged faster or harder than we will the rest of this season. God bless
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 5, 2009 1:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
I used to think before today that I couldn’t get any dumber. But your speech just made me realize that I can take my stupidity to a whole ‘nother level. I can be moronic, imbecilic, or even retarded. Anything I set my mind to. Actually, I can’t really set my mind to anything, I’m so dumb. Anyway, all I have to say is: I’m drunk, tempe. And thank you.
by crimsontsunami on Nov 5, 2009 3:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
You were crying when you wrote that, right?
It’s the only way it’ll work.
You had me at "ROLL TIDE"!!!
by bamavicki on Nov 5, 2009 6:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wait a minute...close the votes...
the MVP is and always will be BixBeider…
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 4, 2009 7:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Competing against that guy for an award like this
is like competing against Arnold for Mr. Olympia.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes...he is a living legend...
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 4, 2009 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been...
…wanting to get back to this thread all afternoon/evening to say the same thing. Bix gets my vote fo sho. When you read one of his posts, you first wonder if he has ever had a coherent thought…then, you start to wonder if you’ve ever had an original thought….
Competing against that guy for an award like this…is like competing against Terrence Cody in a blocking-UT’s-weak-a$$-kicks contest…. Game over.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been...
…wanting to get back to this thread all afternoon/evening to say the same thing. Bix gets my vote fo sho. When you read one of his posts, you first wonder if he has ever had a coherent thought…then, you start to wonder if you’ve ever had an original thought….
Competing against that guy for an award like this…is like competing against Terrence Cody in a blocking-UT’s-weak-a$$-kicks contest…. Game over.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
My com-pooter is messed up today….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 4, 2009 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Some comments
are worth posting twice.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 11:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Some comments
are worth posting twice.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 4, 2009 11:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You can say that again....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 7:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You can say that again....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i dont
want to hear about your pooter…ok..thanks
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 8:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
...or anything from your pooter!
Your temper brings dishonor to my happy mooshu palace.
by mulletover on Nov 5, 2009 12:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
yeah there's too many good choices
Bix is freakin awsome/batshit insane, how can you not love that combo? i voted for “Other” just cause i couldn’t choose.
and what about MeanBob? that guy is cool as hell. he deserves some sorta honorary “awsome fan of another team who coulda troll’d the hell out of us but instead is just really cool and has become a geniune member of the community”
and then of course all my homies with hip hop references and dick jokes. where would we be without all the hip hop references and dick jokes? they make the world go ’round.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 5, 2009 1:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the...
…Peter Piper of the 1980s….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 7:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
peter piper?
that’s what she said…
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 5, 2009 1:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
...like a rat does cheese....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad to see folks chiming in with some love for Bix.
Anybody that throws naked sushi hot tub parties is deserving of some votes.
And to go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back to the early days, we gotta give it up to Bama Phreak and Chalkdust Bama
by Nico2.0 on Nov 5, 2009 3:12 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
bama phreak sounds familiar, nto sure about chalkdust...
but more importantly, they are so down, then where they at?
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 6, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and F1Ferarri!
wait… that’s a different site…
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Nov 6, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I must say that I really appreciate the support.
You guys have been great. I have thoroughly enjoyed the friendly banter and the hostile death threats alike. RTR I wil take my trophy in an extra large please. Or if you could just enable me so that each time I comment it automatically turns the green color. Thanks
by Other on Nov 5, 2009 8:28 AM CST reply actions 6 recs
rec'd
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 9:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You've done a fantastic job
I don’t know how this thing is going to end up, but let me tell you it’s been an honor competing in the same venue as you and if I have to lose to anyone, I want it to be you. You’ve represented yourself with class and dignity.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 5, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
a novelty username?
why didn’t I think of that…
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 5, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we'll think of somethin dude...
i'm not signin shit
by Captain_Oblivious on Nov 5, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They're gonna kill that poor woman, man
That poor woman—that slut—kidnapped herself. You said so yourself.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 5, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
are you sure? I don't think you will...
enjoy...
by SpockJenkins on Nov 5, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thinking
is not Cap’n_Oblivious’ strong suit… in case you couldn’t tell.
it is what it is...
by Captain_Obvious on Nov 6, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you all for your love and support.... also I would like to thank all of our rivals sites for banning me therefore motivating me to enrich the lives of my fellow bama natives more frequently
by Other on Nov 5, 2009 10:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bammer?
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Nov 5, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
love the sig. Now for a new poll: “Who really is ‘Other?’” My guess is Bammer or Todd. It’s something Todd would do, since it boosts his already inflated ego even more, but Bammer isn’t a bad guess, either.
by squinky86 on Nov 5, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
as the
resident smart ass…it makes me proud that you think “other” is me…If only i had the idea first…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what the culprit would WANT you to think…
by squinky86 on Nov 5, 2009 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
exactly ;)
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 5:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it was tough......
Bamagrad or bammer? Then I remember bammer is a smart@$$ that gets the best of me on holiday post when we are looking for anything to post about like movies and throwing out Monty Python references, so NEEE to you bammer!
Bamagrad it is, great stories and that SoCal state of mind. By the way, did you know Patrick Hape while you were at Bama?
I don't mind bad news, and I don't mind good news, but I can't stand surprises! Coach Nick Saban
by jtCRIMSON on Nov 5, 2009 12:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He was on his way out as I was on my way in
I ran into him several times and met him at the complex and at parties and whatnot, but I don’t really know him personally. That guy was strong. Once he locked onto a defender, the defender was blocked.
MATRIX: Bennett, I thought you were--
BENNETT: Dead? You thought wrong. Ever since you had me thrown out of the unit, I've been waiting to pay you back. Do you know what today is, Matrix? Payday.
by Bamagrad on Nov 5, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I fart in your general direction!
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries!
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Should I go away before you taunt me a second time?
by RocksinBama on Nov 5, 2009 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
She turned me into a mute!……well i got better..
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 5:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, bro...
…but that’s ‘newt’, not ‘mute’….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
freakn A..
i knew that…really i did…im serious…you gotta believe me…
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We don't have to believe you...
Only the true Messiah denies his divinity.
by crimsontsunami on Nov 5, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Are you a member...
…of the Judean People’s Front…or the People’s Front of Judea?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 5, 2009 8:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Piss off...
“Judean People’s Front.” I’m with the People’s Front of Judea! The only people we hate more than the Romans are the f-ing Judean People’s Front.
by crimsontsunami on Nov 6, 2009 1:30 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
All right...
…but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 6, 2009 11:32 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
one clue VOR
Most Valuable Participant 2009
by Other on Nov 5, 2009 6:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Voice of Reason..
should have known…:)
Scoring against Alabama will be like birthing a child: rare, painful, and messy. - The Ghost of Jay Cutler
by bammer on Nov 5, 2009 6:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
gotta say
this has been one of the more entertaining threads i’ve witnessed here
"Well Eli, Smokey just came out of the tunnel, and he's about 100 yards away from me now, and if I had my deer rifle I believe I could drop him, back to you Eli" -- Jerry Duncan's comments to Eli Gold just prior to kickoff against Tennessee
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 5, 2009 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
that's partially due to the notable lack of trolls.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Nov 6, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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