tebow’s tears • 12.05.09

so, i was lucky enough to know jason; and he was lucky enough to marry holly; so i ended up being lucky enough to get tickets to the sec championship game. great time. coming into the game, i thought that we would beat florida 7 out of 10 times if we played them. hoped the game would be a 7.
so, they drove in from tuscalloosa, we grilled out some burgers and then we headed down to the game. we had great seats right on the 45 yard line. actually, we were sitting right next to the OC’s wife. really awesome.
we were comfortable enough by the 3rd quarter that we went ahead and took our victory pic.

and afterwards the team celebrated on the field.
it was good to see alabam win it’s first SEC title since 99 (i was there in the dome that night as well and then celebrated til all hours out at buckhead saloon with a bunch of great friends). the team played well all season and it was good to see the guys playing with pride again. i wish i knew some of the pundits who had made such a big deal about saban’s hiring – how bama didn’t know what it was doing getting rid of shula, how no one wanted the job, how bama fans were delusional about still being nationally relevant. anyway, if i knew some pundits, i’d ask them how they like them apples.
i was very lucky this season to get to watch the va tech, arkansas, tennessee, and florida. i’ll be skipping the bcs game, but think i’ll probably head over to alabama to get set for the victory celebration!
also, i hope tim tebow recovers soon from the trauma. although, i do feel good, knowing that his tears have been bottled and flown to various 3rd world countries to heal leprosoy, polio and many other terrible ailments.

btw, i just really loved my SEC Championship game video from last year, mostly b/c i am so impressed there was a place called the Houndstooth Saloon right next to Wrigley Field, so i decided to re-post it here.

SEC Championship Game ’08 (From Chicago) from charles breland on Vimeo.

the below video is from this year’s game. it’s long enough that i doubt much of anyone would watch it all the way through, but it’s worth watching the first few seconds, if only to see the triple t (Tim Tebow’s Tears) in real time

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Bama vs UT • 10.30.09

i headed over to t-town for the bama/ut game last weekend. it was a big game. we were heavy favorites, but my all-time record was 1 – 7 – 1 against tennessee (far and away my worst against any opponent). also, it was michael’s (jason’s eldest’s) first big SEC game. the game was much tighter at the end than it should’ve been, but this late in the season, i spose there is no such thing as a bad victory. survive and advance 12-10.
here’s a team photo with me, michael, jason and kent.
here’s a video of “sweet home” over the loudspeakers
and here is one of a chubby white-dude superhero jam at one of the on-quad tailgates after the game. this video doesn’t even do it justice…..it was weirder than this. superheroes on the quad? having a dance party? for the record it wasn’t halloween yet.
anyway, we had a good time that evening (although i believe we were all in bed by 11 – sad) and then the next day, jason and i played ball with is kids, grabbed lunch at newks and then went to volleyball practice. we scrimmaged against the men’s team for 2 1/2 hours straight. i’ve TOUCHED a volleyball twice since may, so needless to say, i’m still feeling like someone beat the crap out of my body. even my fingers are sore…..not from getting hit, but literally, my finger MUSCLES are sore…….how does that even happen? anyway, i made it home safely to lillis (who had stayed home due to work again) and then had one day to rest up before i (FINALLY) started my new gig with AMEX. glad to be getting going on that, for sure. ROLL TIDE!
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