I saw something in Alabama that almost made me throw up a little in my mouth.  I was passing a big SUV somewhere around Birmingham when I noticed a red square bumber sticker in the lower right hand corner of the back window.  In the center of the square was a large "S" and beneath it read "the coach."   It was remniscient of the "W" stickers people used to have on their cars after 9/11 when they thought George might not wreck the country...we saw how that turned out.  I'm not suggesting that Sabin will wreck Bama, but I am saying that if I loved my coach, this is not how I would choose to honor him. 

I think it would have been more appropriate for Tennessee fans to have had "K...the coach" bumper stickers.

I heard a story at a party this weekend that a local (Cincinnati area) high school defender broke his back trying to tackle LSU recruit, Spencer Ware.  Spencer has been recruited as an athlete and I believe is projected to be a running back at LSU.  He appears to be very quick and strong in his recruiting videos.  He has been hampered this season with a leg injury, making the game this past Friday his first of the season.  In that game, (according to the story that I have not been able to independently confirm), a safety for the other team attempted to tackle Spencer and the collision was so brutal the safety broke his back in two places.  Fortunately, he is supposed to make a full recovery but his football playing days are now behind him.  Spencer went on to run for 156 yards and four touchdowns in his season debut.  Unfortunately, he also threw two interceptions.  Spencer has been described as a man amongst boys on the football field.

The article below talks about the game. 

http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/article/20090913/SPT01/909130305/Viking+opponents+need+to+be+Ware