Simeon Castille is the start of Shelby County, and the county newspaper is making sure people know about it.
The Clanton Advertiser's Stephen Dawkins talks about all of the good things about A-Day, and points out his favorite: Coach Saban wore a suit. He has the same idea that I do - if you're a winner, dress like a winner. Sadly, I think it's in Coach Saban's contract that he has to wear a Nike shirt on the sidelines. Since he hasn't signed the contract yet, maybe that's why he wore a suit. Who knows.
Anyway, on with the countdown of most memorable games.
The Mike DuBose Era (1997-2000)
Alabama 23 - East Carolina 22: Oct 17, 1998 @ Legion Field in Birmingham, AL Game Story & Box Score
I remember this game mostly because of David Garrard. The kid was supposed to be ridiculously awesome, and he didn't impress me at all until the 2nd half. The only thing that saved us against them was their inept kicking game, missing on one extra point, and having another one blocked (in which Kecalf Bailey returned it for 2 points).
Bailey's return of the blocked extra point ended up being the difference in the game, which is still unbelievable to me. Shaun never was able to really get going against a weaker Conference USA team, which was disheartening because it looked like nobody really cared about playing that day.
I remember sitting with my grandparents and my dad and them discussing whether or not to go ahead and leave early in the 4th once it got to 23-22 on a field goal with like 11 minutes left. We just knew we were beaten. We couldn't get anything going offensively, and we couldn't stop them defensively. It was ridiculous.
But, alas, both teams were scoreless in the last 10 minutes of the game, and Alabama escaped with a 23-22 victory - but it was another sign of Coach DuBose's inept ability to get a team prepared for the lesser games.
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