Living on the Gulf Coast for practically all of my life, we've endured many storms. Most of us have that tupperware storage container in a home closet full of flashlights, batteries, candles, and other things we need when the time comes. And it will come again...
We will never forget this day 5-years ago when so many lives were washed away. Today we remember those who lost their lives, and those that lost everything that they owned. Not even the multi-million gallons of BP oil can wash away those horrible memories.
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was a classic, but who remembers his sixth? "Mona Lisa" was a masterpiece, but who talks about da Vinci's subsequent paintings? So appreciate the predicament of the 2010 Alabama football team as it is called on for an encore to a blockbuster 2009 season. How can the Crimson Tide improve on perfection? As this very talented but very different team tries to repeat, there's nowhere to go (unless you talk to Auburn fans) but . . . sideways.
A national championship is a tough enough act to follow. Success doesn't get better than 14-0. A second consecutive undefeated season might be unrealistic. Since 1956, only Nebraska has been a perfect champ for two consecutive seasons (1994-95). Will tour Crimson Tide match that feat this season?
I would dare not make any predictions considering my many friends supporting their own teams all around the country.
In just 6-days our Tide will roll again. We will just have to wait and see.
Be Blessed.
~Percy
