I tell all the Texas fans here that Colt was a wimp. McElroy played the whole game with two cracked ribs, Colt just had a stinger. That shuts them up real fast. Then I rub it in and say, "Our Texas QB was tougher than yours." They just walk away after that.
They will likely say something but it may not always be what you expect. There are plenty of anti-longhorn types in Texas. When I was in Houston after the '09m championship I heard lots of positives. Many from A&M fans....I arrived in Dallas yesterday for a 5 day job in Longview. I'll be 2 hrs from Dallas an an hour from Shreveport. My hard hat has 4 stickers: my name, my company, a small quarter-sized script A on the front, and the same sticker on the back. We'll see how it goes.
Plus, when I'm off site, either one of two BAMA caps I brought will be on my head. Someone's gotta say something!
Fixed it for you!
We have that problem here in the great state of Alabama too... (and from what I hear, its the same in the state of Oklahoma as well).
Carol, former Bama Coach Gene Stallings lives just up the road from Paris, on his ranch at Powderly. He and wife, Ruth Ann, attend church in Paris. If I lived in Paris, I'd visit a few Sundays in hopes of seeing him for a short chat or more.I've lived here for three years and no one has ever said that to me. I walked in the grocery store the day after the game, wearing my very bright sweatshirt. A Crimson shirt with huge letters across the front spelling BAMA. You couldn't miss me! One man talked to me, congratulating me on the win, saying Mack Brown was whiny, etc. He was an Aggie though. One duo of women saw me, I saw one of them look at me and bump the other to get her attention. I acted like I didn't see it but I didIn all the years of wearing my Bama clothes, no one has ever said that to me. I think they know better! Some non Texas fans have mentioned it, I always say Colt had not had a good year, stumbled in all of his big games that year, backed their way into the game and he did not play on defense, therefore he would not have stopped our TWO rushers who put up over 100 yards. The kids have said that it's all they heard at school though.
God bless little Johnny, he is missed. I will never forget how excited he got when I stopped by the ranch one day. When I pulled up to the barn and stepped out of my truck in an Alabama cap Johnny's eyes lit up and he smiled from ear to ear. "Roll Tide" he said as I walked over to him on his little cart he drove. I've still never seen anything like the way both of their eyes lit up when they looked at each other. There's no question coach loved Johnny with all his heart and there's no question that not only did Johnny love his dad, but "pops" was his hero and his world.Carol, former Bama Coach Gene Stallings lives just up the road from Paris, on his ranch at Powderly. He and wife, Ruth Ann, attend church in Paris. If I lived in Paris, I'd visit a few Sundays in hopes of seeing him for a short chat or more.
A week after A-Day game 2007, I saw him in Covington LA. His eyes lit up and he called me over, when he saw my vintage script A cap. He is always gracious and likes to see Bama fans. August 2nd marks the 4th anniversary of son John Mark's death.
Oh! Get you a copy (hardcover preferred) of his story, Another Season, and ask him to autograph: http://www.amazon.com/Another-Season-Coachs-Raising-Exceptional/dp/0316056529
Life on the Ranch
Gene Stallings may live in Texas, but he's taken a piece of Alabama with him.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/TMAG01/60901002/1138
Perhaps, I should start a thread on Coach Stallings. :BigA:
Yes, they do. I see Coach and Ruth Ann all the time. They are the sweetest, most humble people. I've had them over for dinner and I've been to their home as well. They took us on a tour of their ranch and it is stunning. They showed us Johnny's grave and told us an amazing story: The day they buried Johnny, they were sitting out there by his grave and Ruth Ann looked up and saw that the tree branches and leaves were formed in the shape of an elephant. They stretched over the highway a little, as though it was watching over his resting place. Ruth Ann said she burst out laughing when she saw it, she'd never noticed it before and it's not there now. They ran in the house for a camera and took pictures of it. I saw those pictures and it was AMAZING! An elephant made of leaves and tree branches were watching over Johnny's grave!Carol, former Bama Coach Gene Stallings lives just up the road from Paris, on his ranch at Powderly. He and wife, Ruth Ann, attend church in Paris. If I lived in Paris, I'd visit a few Sundays in hopes of seeing him for a short chat or more.
A week after A-Day game 2007, I saw him in Covington LA. His eyes lit up and he called me over, when he saw my vintage script A cap. He is always gracious and likes to see Bama fans. August 2nd marks the 4th anniversary of son John Mark's death.
Oh! Get you a copy (hardcover preferred) of his story, Another Season, and ask him to autograph: http://www.amazon.com/Another-Season-Coachs-Raising-Exceptional/dp/0316056529
Life on the Ranch
Gene Stallings may live in Texas, but he's taken a piece of Alabama with him.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/TMAG01/60901002/1138
Perhaps, I should start a thread on Coach Stallings. :BigA:
Johnny passed away before we moved so I never got to meet him. Coach told us some good stories about Johnny but I'd have loved to meet him myself.
