{"id":23,"date":"2012-09-11T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/2012\/09\/11\/the-greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread-alabama-football-of-course\/"},"modified":"2013-10-16T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T21:18:54","slug":"the-greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread-alabama-football-of-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/2012\/09\/11\/the-greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread-alabama-football-of-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? 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This item is from our extensive collection of University of Alabama published\u00a0 materials, ranging from course catalogs and yearbooks and everything in between, including an extensive collection of University of Alabama football programs.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ri6ar-yxt5k\/UE-IDBs6WPI\/AAAAAAAABME\/UTslrj-lSIM\/s1600\/coach_bryant_gatech.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ri6ar-yxt5k\/UE-IDBs6WPI\/AAAAAAAABME\/UTslrj-lSIM\/s400\/coach_bryant_gatech.JPG\" width=\"298\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The detail here is from the November 14, 1959 game against Georgia Tech, which was played at Legion Field, also in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>What is the significance of these two teams together?\u00a0 Well, we used to play Sewanee and Georgia Tech all the time, and in fact, our fight song, Yea Alabama, features the first line that says, &#8220;Let the Sewanee Tiger scratch, Let the Yellow Jacket sting!&#8221;\u00a0 And while we don&#8217;t sing those lyrics anymore, but start with a rousing &#8220;Yea Alabama! 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