Hot off the press! By: Ward, Butch November 21, 2003 7:46 AM Iron Bowl '03 by: The Goat Man The leaves have fell and it's gettin' cold, It must be time for another Iron Bowl, A lot has happened since Two Thousand and Two, To the Crimson and White and the Orange and Blue...
I might as well mention, good ol' Coach Fran, The all-time, hands down, sorriest man, Who the Good Lord might not let into Heaven, I'm glad Oklahoma beat him, by seventy-seven... And over at Auburn the rumor mill, Was bearing down on Tuberville, When he was hearing noises he wanted to muffle, What was Tubby's answer? - "The Assistant Coach Shuffle"... Meanwhile, Bama thought Coach Price was right, But we didn't know how he spent his nights, Hangin' out with hootchies, carousin' and drinkin', Made us wonder, "what was we thinkin'?"... So we had to show Coach Price the door, One more ulcer for Mal Moore, You might say Price was not elated, About his story in 'Sports Illustrated'... But it all worked out, we found a coach we like, Don Shula's son, the one named Mike, He's young and smart, he's got lots of class, And through his doors no hookers pass... At this point I cannot neglect, To use a verse to pay respects, Without "The Voice of Auburn", Jim Fyffe was his name, "Touchdown Auburn!" won't ever be the same... Pre-season hype had Auburn "the best in the west", "We're loaded with hosses, put us to the test!", "This is Auburn's year!" there were winks, and back-slappin', Now, five lost games later, ... it ain't gonna happen... At Bama the season was a big question mark, Did we have enough depth, would Brody be the spark?, Would the new coaching staff have plenty of knowledge? Would Shula figure out, how to coach in college? Now eleven games later, we're bruised, sore and bloody, Our record's a shambles, Big Al's grass-stained and muddy, But our players never quit, they lay it all on the line, We've come up barely short, in seven overtimes... Our coaches have good game plans but we've got holes to plug, It's hard to do and fight off the injury bug, Brody's been a tough one, he throws the ball with some zing, And that's hard to do with a shoulder busted like a chicken wing... So into Jordan-Hare two mediocres stumble, But do not be deceived, it's gonna be a rumble, 'Cause every coach and player knows that he is on a mission, To be a part of history and carry on the grand tradition... Before we get excited and fill the air with our invective, Let's take just a moment, to get a real perspective, The Tigers and The Tide are getting ready for a "war", While half a world away, our kids are fighting for much more... And back here at home, right here in our state, Decent people look for jobs, 'cause things ain't all that great, So as we settle down to enjoy the Iron Bowl game day, God bless Auburn, God bless Bama, and please God, bless the U.S.A.... Cheers - VO- ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
