A series of articles on Freddie Kitchens.
https://www.cleveland.com/expo/spor...g-respect-the-kitchens-way-built-in-bama.html
https://www.cleveland.com/expo/spor...g-respect-the-kitchens-way-built-in-bama.html
News Article: Freddie Kitchens: Built in 'Bama
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Many times I cussed him in a game, when he'd almost knock a receiver down over the middle, but, in the end, you had to love 'em. Nice to discover the cloth he was cut from...
Wasn't it Freddie that was spotted by the cameras smoking a cigarette on the sideline during the game a couple of times?
I went to UA during the Kitchens' years, and a father of a friend was a HUGE Freddie fan. I can't remember who we were playing, but it was at Bryant-Denny and it was cold. He was a faculty member and got us all seats together. All we heard for the first half was "I hope Freddie gets in the game . . . You think Freddie will get in?" Fast forward to the fourth quarter, Bama up big . . . Freddie Kitchens enters the game.
Seemed like the first play of his first drive, but it may not have been. Freddie hits a WR for something like a 50 yeard TD. The Prof goes wild! "Way to go, Freddie! Roll Tide!" He high fives my friend, then me. I turn to high five someone else, and turn back to get another high five from Prof . . but he's gone. I look and seeing him heading down the stairs! He got what he wanted, and was headed home.
One of the funniest things I can remember from attending a game. And, I'll add that I don't believe the Prof in question is Crimson Prof that's a member here.
Seemed like the first play of his first drive, but it may not have been. Freddie hits a WR for something like a 50 yeard TD. The Prof goes wild! "Way to go, Freddie! Roll Tide!" He high fives my friend, then me. I turn to high five someone else, and turn back to get another high five from Prof . . but he's gone. I look and seeing him heading down the stairs! He got what he wanted, and was headed home.
One of the funniest things I can remember from attending a game. And, I'll add that I don't believe the Prof in question is Crimson Prof that's a member here.
Link to all 5 in the series:
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...series-on-the-cleveland-browns-new-coach.html
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I grew up in the house behind the original East Gadsden sporting goods store which was in the same building as the Medders’ grocery store. They extended credit to my family as well. The patriarch, Nelson Medders, was my youth league football coach. Smartest football man I ever met.
I am pretty sure that was the '95 Mississippi State game. It was bone chilling cold and I dont think we had the east side upper deck built to knock that wind down. That was the coldest game I have ever attended at Bryant Denny. And that 1st snap touchdown was the best part of the ballgame outside of getting back in the car and thawing out for the next 3 hours driving home.
Would be interesting to see how interested everyone would be in Kitchens returning to the Capstone after Saban, IF he could get and keep the Browns in the playoffs, and win a playoff game or two.
Honestly, it is too early to tell. We have to see a lot more, not just in terms of wins and losses, but in terms of how he manages his team. Being the head coach at a school like Alabama is a lot tougher than being a head coach in the NFL, IMO.
No argument here. I'm a Kitchens fan, so I'd love to see him come back IF he can prove he can run a winning program. I'm not as high on Dabo as I once was, so . . .
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