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Bama Schedule: Stumbling Blocks “Turned” in to Building Blocks.
November 2, 2008
By Terry Pellman (TerryP)
It’s always been fun to look back at things in our past and see different ways they relate to our future.
I’m sure at first blush you are thinking back to past years when Alabama was sitting undefeated in the month of November. Today, that’s not what I’m referring to. I’m not talking about past games. I’m not talking about past championships. I’m talking about something much simpler.
Quite frankly, when a lot of Bama fans looked at the 2008 schedule it was done with trepidation. It was a fear, or dread, based on the way the games lined up for a very young and unproven Alabama squad. It started with a game, on the road though considered a neutral site game, against Clemson. It was followed by seeing games in Fayetteville, then Athens, followed by Knoxville and of course this weeks trip southwest to Baton Rouge. Those worries also made a lot of sense because most of the games that were considered to be the “toughest on the Bama schedule” where not going to be played in the friendly confines of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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November 2, 2008
By Terry Pellman (TerryP)
It’s always been fun to look back at things in our past and see different ways they relate to our future.
I’m sure at first blush you are thinking back to past years when Alabama was sitting undefeated in the month of November. Today, that’s not what I’m referring to. I’m not talking about past games. I’m not talking about past championships. I’m talking about something much simpler.
Quite frankly, when a lot of Bama fans looked at the 2008 schedule it was done with trepidation. It was a fear, or dread, based on the way the games lined up for a very young and unproven Alabama squad. It started with a game, on the road though considered a neutral site game, against Clemson. It was followed by seeing games in Fayetteville, then Athens, followed by Knoxville and of course this weeks trip southwest to Baton Rouge. Those worries also made a lot of sense because most of the games that were considered to be the “toughest on the Bama schedule” where not going to be played in the friendly confines of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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