WRhodesTider

re: Bear Bryant coached his last game 43 years ago today…

Posted by WRhodesTider on 12/29/25 at 11:26 am to RollTide1987

Was a student then. Very cold night in Memphis. Sat right behind the Million Dollar Band and couldn't wait for them to get back in their seats after halftime since they were blocking the wind.

re: She was White and she was Republican, at Brown

Posted by WRhodesTider on 12/15/25 at 10:44 am to IvoryBillMatt

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I have no idea why one Catholic student and one Muslim student were killed at Brown.

She wasn't Catholic. She was Episcopalian.

re: What % of your school’s enrollment comes from inside the SEC footprint?

Posted by WRhodesTider on 12/11/25 at 10:57 am to skrayper

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I poke fun at Auburn for football all the time, but the veterinary school is supremely legit.

The state of Kentucky doesn't have any vet schools. Instead, Auburn reserves a number of enrollments for Kentucky residents. Don't know the details of the arrangement.

re: If Georgia wins the Sugar Bowl and advances to the Fiesta, they would have been in all 6..

Posted by WRhodesTider on 12/9/25 at 8:37 pm to Lexis Dad

Alabama's been in all 6 and has at least one win at all of them except the Fiesta.

re: Only been on this board since 2011. What was it like in the 30 years prior when LSU

Posted by WRhodesTider on 11/6/25 at 5:09 pm to AtlantaLSUfan

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From 1982-2011 LSU had the series leas over Bama.

Barely at 14-15-1. That period of time bookended by Bama winning streaks of 11 and 8.

re: Only been on this board since 2011. What was it like in the 30 years prior when LSU

Posted by WRhodesTider on 11/6/25 at 3:39 pm to Tridentds

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Those decades when Bama was lucky to get a sniff of winning at Death Valley.

The only recent decade Bama had a losing record in Baton Rouge was the 2000s when it went 2-3. Bama's record there through the '70s, '80s and '90s was 14-0-1.

re: Auburn and the curse of Hickory Ground

Posted by WRhodesTider on 11/2/25 at 8:58 pm to Decker

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Auburn University partnered with the Poarch band of Creek Indians to excavate the Hickory Ground sacred site in Wetumpka, Alabama, in order to develop a bingo hall and later a casino. The land is sacred to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, who were relocated to Oklahoma via the Trail of Tears.

The Auburn archeologists uncovered and relocated at least 57 grave sites considered sacred to the Muscogee. The Muscogee sued both the Poarch Creek and Auburn in 2012, and the suit is still ongoing.

Since 2012, Auburn has had one chance for a national championship in football, but they were defeated by the Seminoles (!).

Coincidentally, Chief Osceola of the Seminoles was born about 20 miles from Wetumpka in Tallassee.

re: The anniversary of one of the most amazing games in SEC history.

Posted by WRhodesTider on 9/19/25 at 8:22 pm to Darth_Vader

Only SEC game I've attended that didn't involve Alabama. Lived in Atlanta at the time and went with a group of mostly LSU fans.

re: Longest Droughts without an SEC Title

Posted by WRhodesTider on 7/21/25 at 4:03 pm to WRhodesTider

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I believe LSU's longest is 15(1971-1985).

Nevermind. :)

re: Longest Droughts without an SEC Title

Posted by WRhodesTider on 7/21/25 at 3:57 pm to AUTiger789

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Longest streaks ever:
26- Tennessee (1999-present)
25- Auburn (1958-1982)
21- LSU (1937-1957)
19- Georgia (1983-2001)
16- Florida (2009-present)
16- LSU (1987-2002)
15- LSU (1971-1985)
15- Tennessee (1970-1984)
14- Auburn (1990-2003)
12- Tennessee (1957-1968)
11- Auburn (2014-present)
11- Georgia (2006-2016)
10- Georgia (1949-1958)
9- Alabama (2000-2008)
8- LSU (1962-1969)

I believe LSU's longest is 15(1971-1985).

re: Top employer in each state

Posted by WRhodesTider on 7/11/25 at 5:35 pm to highcotton2

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Walmart has 42000 employees in Alabama. How many does UAB have?

UAB has around 27,000 I think and would be the largest single site employer. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire UofA system has more employees than Walmart now that UAB bought St. Vincent's.

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re: Hurdler Wins 400-Meter Race Despite His Dick And Balls Falling Out Several Times

Posted by WRhodesTider on 6/24/25 at 5:37 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer

Roll Tide?

re: Chuck Todd was cheated of his opportunity to effectively debate

Posted by WRhodesTider on 6/20/25 at 1:54 pm to TheHarahanian

Apparently, the only people who weren't in on the secret were those in the MSM.

re: Big win: CDL holders required to be fluent in English, effective immediately

Posted by WRhodesTider on 5/21/25 at 1:42 pm to BucketListNomad

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Recent Alabama 18 wheeler crash

The coach killed in this crash was on his way to meet my brother. Shocked that more people didn't die.

re: Last game tonight postponed due to weather

Posted by WRhodesTider on 5/21/25 at 7:15 am to Lawyered

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Gonna be a late night for the last game tomorrow

Not any later than normal. Max of four games each day. Last game originally scheduled for today (Wednesday) has been bumped to Thursday.

re: Rate the SEC Campuses that you have been on by beauty

Posted by WRhodesTider on 5/18/25 at 3:03 pm to PrattvilleTiger

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Alabama's is beautiful along University Blvd and the Quad, but, after that, their campus is crammed with very little greenspace.

You obviously aren't familiar with the north side of campus which includes Shelby Quad, Bryce Campus and Manderson Park along the Black Warrior River.

re: Rate the SEC Campuses that you have been on by beauty

Posted by WRhodesTider on 5/17/25 at 4:06 pm to PSS101

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Alabamas campus was modeled after UVA.

That was the original campus design but most of those buildings were destroyed during the Civil War. The location of the rotunda was where the stairs and plaza are in front of the library on the quad. The plaza shows the outline of the foundation.

re: Rate the SEC Campuses that you have been on by beauty

Posted by WRhodesTider on 5/16/25 at 4:35 pm to Shamoan

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Vanderbilt

While I don't think Vandy's campus is ugly, I don't understand how it makes any most beautiful list.

re: President Trump To Give Commencement Address @the University of Alabama OMB Speaking

Posted by WRhodesTider on 5/1/25 at 9:12 pm to Ag Zwin

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It’s practically still April (or, at least it was when seniors finished).

Does Bama just kinda go “close enough” on these things?

It's always been the first weekend in May but is was not the actual commencement though. There isn't a central ceremony as there are several spread out over the weekend. They are quick affairs with the graduates marching in, the president making a few remarks and then the graduates receiving their diplomas.

re: Colonoscopies. Yes or no?

Posted by WRhodesTider on 4/19/25 at 9:04 pm to RougeDawg

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I love Propofol too, but four in a few weeks may be excessive.

It's actually 4 over a period of 14 years. One one due to a really bad case of diverticulitis about 6 years ago. Ended up having about 18 inches of my colon taken out. Have had a few polyps removed but luckily no positive cancer biopsies.

re: Colonoscopies. Yes or no?

Posted by WRhodesTider on 4/16/25 at 3:28 pm to East Coast Band

Get it done. I'm having my fourth one in a few weeks.

re: Chips are down: Is Muscle Shoals the strongest city in the SEC footprint?

Posted by WRhodesTider on 3/28/25 at 10:17 am to Lynxrufus2012

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TVA built the dam there to generate electricity to use in production.

The US Corp of Engineers actually built Wilson Dam before TVA was created.

re: RFKjr Announces Plans for Pharma TV Commercial Ban

Posted by WRhodesTider on 3/24/25 at 4:28 pm to VoxDawg

Would like to see it just so that I don't hear "between the anus and genitals" like I did when I walked into the break room this morning.

re: Tax Experts - Need some advice for non-profit org

Posted by WRhodesTider on 3/18/25 at 6:59 am to lockthevaught

There is a charitable mileage deduction that you can possibly take advantage of if you itemize. It's 14 cents per mile.

re: YouTube rabbit hole: Underground Birmingham

Posted by WRhodesTider on 3/16/25 at 8:55 pm to Jim Rockford

There used to be one close to the top of Red Mountain near The Club. Walked in as it had pretty high ceilings so no crawling was involved. Its entrance was covered several years ago. At Red Mountain Park West of Homewood, there are several open mine entrance and vents. They're covered with fencing to prevent entry. I do quite a bit of trail running there and the cooler air they emit is really nice in the summer.

re: Weather forecasting is out of control!

Posted by WRhodesTider on 3/16/25 at 12:45 pm to FairhopeTider

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And like clockwork Spann is doing the “Good morning to everyone but this guy” thing this morning where he goes engagement fishing by doxxing people who call him out. He does it literally after every storm.

Kinda hard to dox someone if their name is blurred. Would you have been happier if a tornado had hit your house? I was thankful all I got was some rain.

re: Nomination thread is over. Please go to the voting thread.

Posted by WRhodesTider on 3/5/25 at 5:52 pm to Harry Rex Vonner

There are obviously some Black Belt counties in Alabama that should make the list. I'm thankful that my home county of Sumter is not one of them. We're fortunate that most of our elected officials are competent people even if they're all Democrats. The board of registrars could also teach lessons on how to keep a voter roll clean and up to date.