{"id":811,"date":"2007-09-21T06:20:10","date_gmt":"2007-09-21T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=811"},"modified":"2022-01-02T07:38:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T12:38:00","slug":"eventually-saban-provides-national-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=811","title":{"rendered":"Eventually Saban Provides National Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the resurging Tide catapulting back into the Top 25 for the first time since 2005, ESPN College Gameday will be broadcasting live from Tuscaloosa tomorrow morning.<\/a> That should give Number One Son a good reason to roll out of the sack long before his usual Saturday wake-up time of twelve noon. It’s my understanding that many will be camping out tonight in the hopes of getting some face time with Chris, Corso and Herbie, but Number One says he will not be among them. As a result, he will likely be more toward the back unless he gets up really early (highly unlikely), and that means he’s going to need a large-print, creative acronym sign in order to leave his mark on a national TV audience.<\/p>\n

Here was Number One’s initial brainstorming idea:<\/p>\n

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E<\/strong>ntire
\n S<\/strong>tate
\n P<\/strong>refers
\n S<\/strong>aban<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That one would be great, except for the little problem of the last letter of the acronym being the wrong one. Nice try, son. I hope English 102 is going a little better than that.<\/p>\n

Next up, Number One’s roommate Zack:<\/p>\n

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E<\/strong>ven
\n S<\/strong>aban
\n P<\/strong>is-es
\n N<\/strong>itrogen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is very creative and frankly one that I would have never thought of. I like the inherent humility, what with some Tide faithful already stumbling drunk from a little too much of the Saban Koolaid.<\/a> But the “P” word remains on George Carlin’s<\/a> “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” list and as such, I’m guessing that reading it on a sign is off limits too.<\/p>\n

Number One, never fear, your dear old Dad is here. Behold, an acronym sure to capture the attention of the ESPN cameras:<\/p>\n

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E<\/strong>ventually
\nS<\/strong>aban
\nP<\/strong>rovides
\nN<\/strong>ational Title<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Everyone already thinks Alabama fans are crazy and will only be sated with a National Title anyway (when in fact, 9-3, a win over Auburn and a nice bowl would suffice for now), so why not go ahead and play up the stereotype? There’s no way Herbie and Corso would pass that one over without yapping about it.<\/p>\n

Number One told me that another of his friends was thinking along the same lines as me, but instead used the word “eminently.” That’s a little too much hubris for my blood. I’m afraid UGA is going to roll into T-town with a couple of busloads of blue-chip talent tomorrow and play the speed bump to the Crimson Tide Express. Las Vegas has us at +3 1\/2 (and they were very right last week), but unless we reestablish our running game some, cut down the turnovers, take care of the ball better so our defense can get a little more rest and not miss key defensive assignments like last week (here’s hoping that Darren Mustin is well enough to call the defensive signals tomorrow), then we may be in for a long evening. I don’t see UGA winning by more than 6 or so, but I do see UGA winning. But I could certainly live with myself if I’m wrong.<\/p>\n

But ESPN’s appearance in T-town was exactly the kind of intangible that Number One felt Bama could offer when he made that very difficult college decision<\/a> last spring. And so far, that, along with the resurging Tide, decent classes, a large quad for Ultimate Frisbee plus playing beach volleyball well past midnight have made the college experience a pleasant one indeed.<\/p>\n

Of course, a National Title in football sometime over the next four years would cap off his Capstone experience quite nicely. And that may happen–eventually, but probably not eminently.\n<\/p>\n

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