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My dad, Mitch Best, was a fullback at Alabama in 1935 and 1936. He was on the same team as Paul Bryant for one year. In fact, in the team photo in 1935, he is sitting next to Bryant. That photo is a treasure for me, and is framed and hanging on the wall right behind me! Dad played at Arkansas...

BAMA NO 1. I've had these plates since 2009. You would believe how many folks in Ohio asked me why I liked Obama so much.

What about the National Championship game in 2010?

I'm running an outdoor skills day up here on my farm in Northwest Ohio. We're going to take kids through shot gun muzzle loading, archery and fishing stations. I planned it for the bye weekend. I tell people up here that it's the weekend Ohio State doesn't play, but everyone who knows me knows...

50 points but no rushing touchdowns. That has to be an odd stat for a Saban coached team, or for Alabama in any era.

Growing up in Ohio, Alabama seemed so far away it was pretty much a dream to think I could see the Tide play in person. I was able to go to a couple of games, just kind of by luck, being in the right place the right weekend. In the late 90's I figured it was just a weekend trip to make a game...

Bowling Green is my home town. I was at this game and saw both catches live. I wish I'd known he was coming to Bama for this upcoming season. I'm very excited about this.

I had kind of an interesting pregame experience. I was in the grocery store in little Bluffton, Ohio, wearing my Bama sweatshirt, and I see this older gentleman in a Missouri Tigers Jacket and cap. So I approached him, started a conversation, mentioned how coincidental that there would be a...

Here's the article from the local paper. Too bad, I was hoping to catch him in action sometime this season. http://www.bcsn.tv/news_article/show/417891?referrer_id=966212

http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/loubest224/media/bama35_zps245b36e9.jpg.html?filters[user]=141219982&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1 This is a picture of the 1935 Crimson Tide. In the secondrow, just behind Number 25 and to the right of Number 37 (who happens to bePaul Bryant) is number 7...

I have the team pictures from 1935 and 1936. My dad was a fullback on those teams. In the ’35 team picture, Dad is sitting next to teammate Paul Bryant. That’s a real treasure for me. My Dad’s brother went to a book signing and had Coach Bryant personalize a copy of...

Had a lot of rain. High winds, but not as high as they expected. Overall, not nearly as bad as it could have been. Thanks for the thoughts.

I will be there. Shortest trip I ever have to make to watch the Tide Roll. This will be my first live game since Arky in 2010, and I am really looking forward to it. My first time to see AJ play in person.

News of an Alabama quarterback transferring to Toledo certainly has created quite a buzz around here. Everyone up here knows I’m a big Tide fan, and all have been asking me questions about Phillip Ely. I’ve told them that he seems to be a quality young man and a talented QB, but...

That streak included two missed extra points. Could have been 71.