Alabama will play Washington in the Peach Bowl Saturday, December 31, 2016.
Washington has never beat Alabama in football.
I lived in Dothan in the 1970s. A really fine city. There are a large number of murals on buildings in Dothan. One of them is of Johnny Mack Brown.
Another great athlete from Dothan was Richmond Flowers Jr. At one time, probably the best hurdler in the world. Also a star football player at Tennessee and later in the NFL.
Thanks, I did not know of that Huskie connection with Alabama.
If I was going to bet, I think it would be on Washington. Just a feeling I have.
Washington coach Chris Petersen is my favorite coach, has been since the Fiesta Bowl about 10 years ago when his team of come-through Boise State players beat an excellent Oklahoma team with the ballsiest and best-executed bunch of plays I’ve ever seen back-to-back-to-back.
I don’t know if anyone can beat Alabama, but if any team can, it’s a Petersen-coached team. And his team may not match up to Alabama’s across-the-board 5-star players, but some of the Washington players are also 5-star guys, and every player on that team will play to the best of their ability and will come through in the clutch. That’s Coach Petersen’s forte, as well as his own steel nerves.
It all may not be enough to take down Alabama, but it’s not impossible.
Go Huskies!! (From a not-so proud and very disappointed Husker—after today’s loss to a mediocre Vol team...)
Know the history of the Dawgs Rose Bowls games and their unfortunate losses. Hopefully tomorrow they will avenge their prior meetings.
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Very misleading headline. While it was an historic win with national repercussions, it certainly didn’t give rise to football in the south. That goes back to Reconstruction years, possibly earlier than that.
The south’s oldest football rivalry dates to 1892. They’ve faced each other over 120 times. UNC vs. UVA.
Game starts in 15 minutes.
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