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01-07-2010, 05:39 PM
Texas coach Mack Brown a lifelong Crimson Tide fan
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer 4 hours, 0 minutes ago
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP)—As a high school running back in Tennessee, Mack Brown proudly wore uniforms patterned after Alabama’s, with a number on the helmet just like the Crimson Tide, and a coach who loved talking about Bear Bryant.
Bryant was a favorite of Brown’s beloved grandfather, too. So imagine how excited he was a 17-year-old, sitting in the legendary coach’s office and asking if he could help ‘Bama as a punt returner.
“That was the school that I thought was the place that it all happened,” Brown said. “I wanted to coach there, I wanted to play there, I just wanted to get around Alabama as much as I could.”
Read more Here (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25-bcs-mackthetide&prov=ap&)
By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer 4 hours, 0 minutes ago
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Buzz up!
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP)—As a high school running back in Tennessee, Mack Brown proudly wore uniforms patterned after Alabama’s, with a number on the helmet just like the Crimson Tide, and a coach who loved talking about Bear Bryant.
Bryant was a favorite of Brown’s beloved grandfather, too. So imagine how excited he was a 17-year-old, sitting in the legendary coach’s office and asking if he could help ‘Bama as a punt returner.
“That was the school that I thought was the place that it all happened,” Brown said. “I wanted to coach there, I wanted to play there, I just wanted to get around Alabama as much as I could.”
Read more Here (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25-bcs-mackthetide&prov=ap&)