THE PRINCE OF TIDE
Holy Pat Conroy! Alabama has a linebacker named Prince Hall , which makes him the Prince of Tide. I'm way ahead of you, G.A.: there's nobody on the roster named Santini, either good or great.
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Because Alabama is moving the ball at will on the Buffs ("Horniest Mascot" Alert!), Colorado's secondary is having to make a high number of tackles. And the Buffs' free safety, Ryan Walters, is making most of them. So in the press box I'm hearing, "Tackle made by Walters" more than a little. Which makes me sit up a little straighter...and bow my neck, for safety. Ryan Walters....he's got an inside track at All-Bowlnanza Team mention.
And don't even go accusing me of nepotism. Or name-itism. If Mack Brown can have his stepson field fumbles and CU coach Dan Hawkins can start his son at quarterback (it's 20-0, Bama, late in the first quarter, by the way), then this Ryan Walters fiasco is small potatoes...
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Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Texas
Utah
What of them? Those are the other seven states, besides the two schools playing tonight, that go consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel etc. Is there a term for that? Any linguists out there?
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No one's ever accused me of being a linguist, but by intermingling vowels with consonants, you avoid a consonant cluster, which can have very serious side effects.
Riff on Alabama's football roster? Maybe I'd get a sandwich from junior running back Jimmy Johns. Or savor that the roster has a Goode, Brown and Coffee. Or just giggle at linebacker Brandon Fanney.