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Conversation with a former classmate/ friend of Bear Bryant re:leadership
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:41 am
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:41 am
Very interesting conversation this morning with an older gentleman that said he was a former classmate/friend of Bear Bryant. This automatically got my attention and I was all ears. The older gentleman told me that he remembers when Bear was the coach for Bama he would appoint a player that was the biggest, badest and well respected and essentially put him in charge of the team for the 20 plus hours they were not at practice or at the facility. Now I understand that all the news from yesterday is pure speculation but I think deep down inside most of us believe there may be something to this story. Either way... I was just wondering does the team have that one guy that Miles could choose to be that leader. He would have to be well respected (like a big brother to these young guys). One player from the past that comes to my mind is Glen Dorsey. Does this 2011 team have that guy? Who do you think that would be?
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Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:42 am to LSUJOE75
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Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:45 am to LSUJOE75
I know that people believe that everything was perfect with Bear Bryant, but there was alot of fuzzy stuff that went on with recruiting and such way back then.
I can promise you that those players did the same stupid shite that players today do, but the press didn't have access to all of the discipline issues. The few media outlets who would find out, weren't going to report it anyway because you just didn't do that kind of stuff back then.
I can promise you that those players did the same stupid shite that players today do, but the press didn't have access to all of the discipline issues. The few media outlets who would find out, weren't going to report it anyway because you just didn't do that kind of stuff back then.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:51 am to LSUJOE75
Bear also fired two team doctors ON THE FIELD in the same game for refusing to shoot up an injured player for a second time with painkillers- great example he set. I think Les is doing fine.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:51 am to LSUJOE75
Don't want to cast doubt about the authenticity of your source (classmate) but the Bear would be 98 years old this year.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:53 am to BigAppleTiger
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Bear also fired two team doctors ON THE FIELD in the same game for refusing to shoot up an injured player for a second time with painkillers- great example he set. I think Les is doing fine.
Can a fella get a link? TIA
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:55 am to NBamaAlum
quote:Just ask Broadway Joe.
Can a fella get a link?
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:58 am to La Place Mike
How could Bear dicipline his players for drinking or cheating when he was the biggest drunken cheat on the planet? Oh yeah, he was also a hypocrite.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:58 am to La Place Mike
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Just ask Broadway Joe.
You mean the player he kicked off the team for a period of time due to drinking? That guy?
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:00 am to notiger1997
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I can promise you that those players did the same stupid shite that players today do, but the press didn't have access to all of the discipline issues. The few media outlets who would find out, weren't going to report it anyway because you just didn't do that kind of stuff back then.
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In the 1960s, Alabama ruled college football, winning national championships in 1961, 1964 and 1965. But even Bryant's top players weren't exempt from the coach's wrath. Joe Namath was suspended for the final two games of the 1963 season for violating Bryant's no-alcohol policy and Ken Stabler was booted from the team in 1967 for cutting class and partying. Both eventually got second chances.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:04 am to crimsonsaint
As crimsonsaint shows......it's been happening for years
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:31 am to LSUJOE75
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Who do you think that would be?
Should be Taylor, Claiborne, Baker, Adams, JJ, Lee, Hebert, Peterson, Randle, and Shep at the very least. Shouldn't just be one guy making sure the younger guys aren't being knuckleheads.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:43 am to notiger1997
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I know that people believe that everything was perfect with Bear Bryant, but there was alot of fuzzy stuff that went on with recruiting and such way back then.
I can promise you that those players did the same stupid shite that players today do,
eh...to a certain extent. Talking to players from Maclendon's teams, there wouldn't be but one or two that failed a drug test (if they had drug tests back then). I'll just say that the players of that era were from a "different cross-section" of American society than today. Not saying they were way better, but it was different thant today no doubt.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:50 am to notiger1997
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I know that people believe that everything was perfect with Bear Bryant
My wife's uncle was dismissed from the bama football team by the Bear for smoking the reefer back in the 70's.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:52 am to HeadSlash
Ej kuale, we need you now!
Posted on 10/20/11 at 11:57 am to DamnStrong
Kind of missing the point.. Yeah the story was fun to listen to but it really just got me thinking about what kind of leadership we had on the team?
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