Roll Tide, Roll

We did the "loop" this Thanksgiving - sometime I'll have to explain exactly what the loop is - and ended in Troy.  James really wanted to stay an extra night so we could actually watch the Auburn-Alabama game IN Alabama.  With a lot of Alabama fans.  With a lot of people who would act crazy with him.  Maybe even someone who would act as crazy as him mom.  

Missing from this chaos are Uncle Tony and me, who also had our colors on.  If you check out the far left edge of the picture on the right, you'll see something that doesn't fit.  It was a lonely day for Barrett and Aunt Joanna, but they were good sports.  Uncle Keith had a good day with Tech winning over Georgia for the first time in 8 years.  (Even if he didn't get to see the end of it when CBS cut away to start our game - how frustrating.)

In the end, though, he was outnumbered and it was all about our game.  In the end, I don't think anyone at our house was quite as crazy as James's mommy.  (I was very careful not get to copies of my mother's pictures.)  And in the end, it was a very great game and we're still #1.   Florida win or not, national championship or not, it's been a great season.

 

"Arabama's #1"

I haven't really gloated this entire season.  Except that one minor slip the week after the Georgia game with a couple of guys in the office - actually just one of the guys who just didn't gracefully acknowledge their whuppin'.

Yesterday we had a prospective investor in from Japan, who during the meeting, mentioned that "Arabama is #1".  [James, note the use of the who/which clause.]  That comment, of course, led to the immediate discussion that maybe not after today.  Which, of course, led me to the conclusion that whatever gloating I wanted to do I needed to get in TODAY before 3:30 EST.    So, here it is....BAMA's #1!  BAMA's #1!  BAMA's #1!!

Boy, does that feel good.  It's been a long time.  It is fun to watch an Alabama game.  It's fun to have to guys play good games - to look like they've been coached in the basic fundamentals.

However it turns out today, let it be known that I'm a Bama fan and, at least for these few hours, I'm gloating.