To Greg

great post

I’ll be content to see AJ or Simms or every Bama QB for the rest of my life put up the same numbers Greg did.

usually gets thrown around for kids with not much talent. I’d say in McElroy’s case, it was quite the opposite. It was a compliment from Saban in the highest regard. I would be content if every QB Bama has from here on out has the Game Management abilities of McElroy.

Dang. Well said. Message heard. Sniff .

We should save this post. I predict we’ll be changing the title to “To A.J.” or “To Philip” within the next 3 years.
Bama fans never change.

was a lil drunk 7 hours ago when this got typed up

though I mean every bit of it

The Opening Drive this morning. Really nice to hear Greg talk about his time at UA and to hear his take on his time at Alabama. He talked about coming to Alabama to play because of the passion of the fans in the state (and he grew up in what state???). I think he would/will accept all of our apologies. I was hard on Greg just like almost all other fans when things weren’t going as planned. He will definitely be missed. McCarron and/or Simms are going to have very big shoes to fill. Roll Tide Greg! Good luck in the NFL and beyond.

For all of our unrealistic expectations, Greg will go down as one of the better QBs BAMA has had over the years. To have his record plus his off the field qualities – he truly is one of the greatest ambassadors the Tide could have.

Here’s to hoping he does well in whatever career path he chooses.

Thanks Greg!

I’ve said (or implied) many of the things you’ve stated here. Maybe not in that eloquent, mostly drunk, emotional way, but similar nonetheless. :)

Well said. Roll Tide!

Thank you.

Back when JPW was still the starter. Ahhh perspective.

He always made me feel at ease when he ran the offense. Yes I to bad mouthed his slow delivery and poor check downs, but I knew he wouldn’t cost us the game. I hope his replacement(s) have the same level of confidence and competitiveness.

Roll Tide

I too got frustrated with slow delivery and what at the time seemed like bad decisions on throws, hand-offs, etc. However, now that I can look back I can see that it was just the rabid Alabama fan in me looking for and expecting perfection. And Greg might not have been perfect, but he pretty darn close. To me, the SEC Championship Game is when he signed his name into the Alabama history book. The “Let’s go be champions, boys” in the huddle before the game gave me chills and I knew right then with 110% certainty that we we’re going all the way! And I will never forget that tip-toe down the sideline and seeing replays or pictures of it still brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.

I don’t know that we have ever had a QB with the intelligence and understanding of the play book and the game in general the way he does. Off the field, he is just as intelligent. He has such a grasp of football and could talk about it with anyone and impress them with his knowledge. I would love to be a fly on the wall in his upcoming “interviews” with the NFL coaches. He is going to wow them!

All that being said, to me, the best attributes that Greg has is his leadership and his ability to inspire. He truly cares about the fans and his respect for The University of Alabama is contagious.

Here is an example of his care and respect for Bama fans – I wasn’t at the signing that he did in Cullman last Saturday, but my Mom was and she said that he was the sweetest and most humble player she has ever seen. He made sure to talk with every single person that came through that line and made them feel like they were the only person there even though the line was literally out the door and down the sidewalk past 3 or 4 other stores. He signed everything they brought in and got up from his seat and took pictures with everyone that wanted one.

He is truly a class act and I am very proud to have had him represent The University of Alabama and I know that he will be successful in whatever he chooses to do in the future and will make us all proud for years to come!

Thank you Greg! The memories you gave us all will last a lifetime! ROLL TIDE!!

if AJ and Sims can produce at the same level over the next 3 to 4 years i’ll be happy as hell. and we’ll have one or two more NC’s. Gmac is a class act, and a good teammate. Ingram, Gmac, Julio, we really are losing some special guys on offense this year.

Im realy going to miss Greg but at the same time Im looking forward to see A.J. take over at Q.B. I think hes going to do very well. Best luck to G-Mac I know hes going to make us all proud! R.T.R!

apologize for. I was always big on Greg and had a lot of confidence in him.

I remember at Arky this year when we had the ball with a minute left and needed a half yard to keep the ball and clinging to a slim lead and Saban decided not to punt. My daughter asked me what I thought we’d call. I said, “McElroy will keep it.” She asked, “How do you know?” I said, “Because he is a winner and when it is down to the last play of the game and you need to make a yard you let the winner have the ball.” Of course he kept it, made the 1st, and we won.

No one is perfect, but I think a bad play call at SC (fake FG) and then him getting knocked out against AU cost us both games. I blame LSU on the defense as a whole making Jefferson look like an All American.

Since our glory days, the 60’s & 70’s, we have really had just two qb’s that I felt were winners & leaders. Barker and McElroy. It was good to have personally been at each of their final games in of all places Orlando.

AJ & Sims have a lot to live up to.

Not only was he everything we ever wanted as an ambassador to The University of Alabama, but he was the consumate professional on-field and never hung his head after a mistake. Adding together his academic prowess, his likeable and well-spoken demeanor, his leadership, the fact that he was a genuinely great QB AND his toughness, I can’t imagine what else you could possibly want in a quarterback?

You’re damn right you’ll be missed, Greg… until you return as a coach, because I see in him the makings of a great teacher in this game as well.

GMac TOTALLY read this! He just thanked you on Twitter!

Someone has some extremely HUGE shoes to fill. You will be missed Greg.

i put it out there in the twitterverse and asked that it be retweeted until it actually got to @GVMcElroy or @BlairMcElroy.

http://twitter.com/#!/GVMcElroy

SUCCESS!

Thanks for bringing us back to the Promise Land, GMac. Can’t wait to have you bring out the game ball when you’re a big time NFL player/exec or a well-respected TV analyst. Proud to be able to associate myself with you!

Greg McElroy is what college football should be about . . . great character, great athlete, team player, great student and great ambassador for The University. I’ll never forget his awesome play in the SEC Championship and his interview after the game . . . it was a perfect recruiting speech. My favorite play of the bowl game was seeing him block for Julio . . . he loved delivering the hit for a change!! Thanks for a great post!!!

if this isn’t the greatest fanpost I’ve ever read here. You’ve perfectly summed up the shared sentiments of thousands of fans.

God bless you, Greg. And thanks for the good times.

is that he wants to be a lawyer. Ha. Seriously though, he will be missed.

Greg, you’d scare me to death holding that ball sometimes…but so did Jay Barker, and Joe Namath. If Coach Bryant could have spent time with you, he’d call you the next Pat Trammel.. and, as usual, he’d be right. Thank you for loving the Crimson Tide as much as we do, and carrying on a winning tradition known world wide : Roll Tide Roll!

…are we going to let an injured QB gif win against epic postings like this?

Nary a chance, I hope.

“Thank you guys for your appreciation & love. I promise I will miss y’all more than you know. RT “To Greg” http://t.co/gzshWVX"
Our players are bigger sports fans than us, they read the blogs, they care, I know the whole story about critical thinking or “you’re a homer”. I’m one of the homers that will support them through thick and thin because I don’t think tearing down our own is helping the team. CNS has asked one thing of me, support the team! RTR!

. . . . .I “think” tears are wellin’ up, because for sure I’ve got a HUGE lump in my throat. (i’d much rather just cry than have tears refuse to leave my eyes and that weird feeling in my throat, DAMMIT!!!!!)

For me, I will always remember being in a room full of Oklahoma Sooner fans who were hosting the SEC CG vs. Florida and watching GMac do his tippy-toe for the first down.

WE HAD ’EM! right there!

Bought myself a GMac jersey last Easter and have it hanging right next to Derrick Thomas’. (i have yet to get an Ingram one, but I also want a Bennett, McClain, and Smith one too, so. . . . .? Hannah, Musso, Thomas, & McElroy aren’t bad though, so far)

Mr. Wallace- having run distance in college and HS, I’m pretty sure 300 lb freaks couldn’t catch you on the field, prolly wouldn’t nail you in dodgeball neither! You’re alright, my man!

Excellent post, you do ’Bama pride well!

Thanks, Greg! And good luck in everything you do!

You’re an Alabama legend. A KING.

As Wayne and Garth would say, “We’re not worthy! We suck!” But in this case it’s more like, “[Your detractors] are not worthy! [They} suck!”

Roll Tide, forever, G-Mac!

Me think Greg McElroy go down as one of best Quaterbacks in Alabama history. He smart and talented. Hopefully he go on to successful career in NFL or in broadcasting or whatever him want to do in life. Thanks for great memories, Mr. McElroy.

Wallace, stay drunk bud. this was awesome. i only wish there was a way to get GMAC to read this!!!

I have to admit I might have yelled a couple of times at him but my frustration was mainly with the OC. I think Greg did well with what the coach wanted him to do.

G’mac had a lot of heart and fight, and that’s what I loved most about him. He will truly be missed.

now thats a cool line….i’ll remember that for a long time ….

be so lucky to have a QB like Greg every year.