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by Holly Anderson • Aug 10, 2011 1:25 PM EDT
Don’t let that gruff exterior fool you: The Ol’ Ballcoach and Rocky Top are basically like boyfriend-girlfriend now.[ESPN] ran an ad featuring fans saying “Roll Tide” during the bowl season. “I said, ‘How much did Alabama pay those guys to do that?’” Spurrier said, recalling his conversation with Slive. “He said, ‘Oh, they didn’t have to pay them anything.’ I said, ‘Well, what happened to Go Gators or Rocky Top or Go Gamecocks?’ I didn’t think that was all that fair.”
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Jealous much?
ROLL TIDE!!
by BamaTom on Aug 10, 2011 1:28 PM EDT reply actions
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