im just wondering
2006-10-10 13:24:29 · 3 answers · asked by chico_33471 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Mascot: The elephant's association with Alabama dates back to the 1930 football season when the Crimson Tide was led by Coach Wallace Wade. Following the 1930 game versus Ole Miss, Atlanta Journal sports writer Everett Strupper wrote:
"At the end of the quarter, the earth started to tremble, there was a distant rumble that continued to grow. Some excited fan in the stands bellowed, 'Hold your horses, the elephants are coming,' and out stamped this Alabama varsity. It was the first time that I had seen it and the size of the entire eleven nearly knocked me cold, men that I had seen play last year looking like they had nearly doubled in size."
Name: Early newspaper referred to them as the "varsity" or the "Crimson White". The first nickname popular with the media was the "Thin Red Line", which was used until 1906. Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, is credited with coining the phrase "Crimson Tide" in an article describing the 1907 Iron Bowl played in Birmingham. The game was played in a sea of red mud with Auburn a heavy favorite to win. Alabama held Auburn to a 6-6 tie, thus graduating to their newfound nickname.
2006-10-10 13:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by MoJay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The mascot is an elephant...
they are red and white...
tide? no clue...
ROLL TIDE!
2006-10-12 05:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Shawnee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well Albama is one of the poorest worst educated states in the union, mississippi and arkansas are up thier with it. maybe thats why they have a weird name and stupid elephant. go north young man, go west just get ut of that hell hole. i left 20 yrs ago and it was the best thing i ever did.
2006-10-10 13:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋