The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

#RMFT: You WILL Click This Link

Posted on | January 7, 2013 | 11 Comments

The hashtag need not be translated, for there is but one Tide and it shall forever Roll. There is but one Tuscaloosa on the planet, and there is but one team that wears the fabled Crimson, and by whom all others must be conquered. (OK, shut up, Aggies. I’m doing epic poetry here.)

And lo, there was a name,
Heard as an echo awakened,
As if of a Lady possessed by many.
Terrible was that song, that sound that sang
Upon every touchdown they scored.

Then the vision came upon me, as I saw
A tide of crimson that rolled
So that the singers sang of their Lady no more.

Silent were the voices of those
Who came from the North
In the land of the Indians
At a river whose bend was South.

Silent they were, for the glory
Of which they would sing
Had ceased to Be
In the Cee Ess.

Two numbers I saw, a one and a zero;
The former the rank of the Tide, and
The latter the number of points
Scored by those who followed the Lady.

Down were they shut and
Silent was their band.
All the joy in Miami
Was for old Alabam.

The yardage amassed by the One,
Into silence it stunned
The Irish who had defied
The mighty, the awesome,
Triumphant Crimson Tide.

They sang, Rammer Jammer!
And a toast did they drink
To the women you’ll see,
If you’ll just click this link.

 


Category: Alabama, Football

Comments

11 Responses to “#RMFT: You WILL Click This Link”

  1. Adjoran
    January 7th, 2013 @ 2:42 pm

    And in the Category of “Attempts at Art More Embarrassing Than Champagne Dream’s ‘Sweet Home Alabama,'” the winner is . . .

  2. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 7th, 2013 @ 2:53 pm

    Ouch. That was a harsh thing to say!

  3. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 7th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm

    Thanks for the linkage!

  4. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 7th, 2013 @ 2:55 pm

    Here is the link for you Adjoran!

  5. gvanderleun
    January 7th, 2013 @ 3:05 pm

    Bama over Dame. Winner by a cheek. Several.

  6. McGehee
    January 7th, 2013 @ 4:38 pm

    My wife’s enrolled in a different SEC Western Division school. We’d root for Georgia before we’d root for the Tide. And did.

    Anyway, what’s this stuff about a game between Alabama and Notre Dame? Football season’s over.

  7. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 7th, 2013 @ 5:37 pm

    If UGA is not at the game, it is not a game!

  8. McGehee
    January 7th, 2013 @ 6:40 pm

    UGA? I’m sure you mean MS State.

  9. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    January 7th, 2013 @ 7:09 pm

    http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2013/01/bsc-national-championship-fighting.html

  10. Bowl Fatigue - Lowering the Boom
    January 7th, 2013 @ 9:10 pm

    […] also need to see McCain’s poem about the game. That’s right, […]

  11. Adjoran
    January 8th, 2013 @ 12:42 am

    Really? I thought I was maybe being too harsh on Champagne . . .