What is the true definition of Crimson Tide? Is it just a mascot for Uof A. or is there more?

Question

I don't need to know about the 1995 movie of the same name...

Answer 1

Legend has it that in the early history of the school one sports reporter described their defense as "a red line" that could not be crossed. Another described their defense as a "wave" that swept over the opponents. From there the red changed to Crimson and the line became Tide. A "red tide" is an aquatic condition where too much bacteria or fungi have invaded the water and removed the oxygen. The fish die from this lack of oxygen, so "Crimson Tide" also refers to a condition that kills its opponents.

Answer 2

in the early 1900s before there was television, radio and newspaper reporters used very vivid descriptions of football games to "paint a picture" for fans. The University of Alabama was beating some team very badly in the early 1900s in the middle of a massive storm and a reporter wrote that the University of Alabama (who were wearing crimson colored jerseys) looked like a crimson tide rolling down the field

Answer 3

nothing to do with "red tide". The old name of the team was "The red and whites" predominently red. They were good and rolled over opponents. This was noted by someone as a "tide". It stuck. I was curious and looked it up a few months ago. Now, about those "Orangemen".

Answer 4

* The Crimson Tide, a book in the Fighting Fantasy series written by Paul Mason and illustrated by Terry Oakes.
* The sports teams of Glencoe High School
* The sports teams of Concord High School
* The sports teams of Everett High School
* The sports teams of the University of Alabama

I assume it could also have previously referred to communism during the Cold War.

Answer 5

I believe it refers to Red Tide which a condition in the Eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico that occurs with certain algae. The water apprears red.

Answer 6

Some of my friends refer to their periods as their "Crimson Tide."

Answer 7

It's slang for a woman's period.