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To: wardaddy

One Alabama coach, Bear Bryant by name, arranged a series of games between Alabama and USC. Alabama did poorly, in part because USC had many large and athletic gentlemen from Alabama.

Bear was asked why he lost so often to USC. and he stated it was because so many student athelets from Alabama went to college at USC. They were black, and not permitted to attend Alabama.

And so, eventually Alabama, to remain competitive, changed its admission practices.

Roll Tide!


207 posted on 04/28/2013 7:39:29 PM PDT by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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To: donmeaker

George Bone is a personal friend of mine

Alabama and Notre Same solicited my father with cash and gifts etc in 1951..football

He chose VMI for only a scholarship

Drafted by Giants in 55

Chose USAF tac fighter commission instead....7 years

I like Obama and LSU


215 posted on 04/28/2013 10:43:34 PM PDT by wardaddy (wanna know how my kin felt during Reconstruction in Mississippi, you fixin to find out firsthand)
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