General Thoughts From The A-Day Game

You know the routine... First and foremost, it was a very nice crowd that came out for A-Day, and that should be noted. I don't think we will ever again see a crowd of 92,000+ with the fire marshall turning people away at the gates -- in Tuscaloosa or anywhere else -- but almost 80,000 is a huge number in its own right. I love the A-Day game, but it's just a scrimmage, and the fact that we were able to put that money people in the seats to watch a 7-6 team scrimmage, that really says all you need to know about what is, with little doubt, the nation's most diehard fan base. If anything, I think the crowd would have been a few thousand higher had there not been such bad weather the night before. Either way, we should all be proud of the fan participation, and it is seemingly helping on the recruiting front yet again. more...