From yesterday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Sam Atkins’ 11-year-old son Jake has never seen Alabama beat Auburn. His dad grudgingly agreed to take him to this year’s Iron Bowl after skipping the previous two-“we haven’t even been competitive,” he lamented.
That six-game losing streak to the Tigers is a distant memory now as Alabama has re-emerged as a national powerhouse.
“I compare it to being saved,” said Atkins, who played tackle on Bill Curry’s Alabama teams in the late ’80s. “I feel like a major weight has been lifted off my shoulders.” [emphasis mine]
Either this guy’s salvation is woefully inadequate or his college football holds a questionable place in his priority list. Of course this is the issue for most Alabama fans that I know.
Lovingly dedicated to C. B. Scott, Kevin Bussey, Adam Feldman and my sister. [David Phillips added by request.]
