Dear Christopher Walsh:

[GalensGhost 0]

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/2007.../703310342/1004

Christopher Walsh's column from today's Turdscaloosa News.

Allow me to summarize:

The College Hall of Fame is mean and predjudiced against the tradition and history of Alabama football. It should change the rules so more Bama players can get in. Why isn't Jay Barker in there? Waaah, waaaah, waaaah. Waaah, waaah, waaaah.

[aumd03 2]

I say we post-humously chnage the rules for awarding national championships and take away some of Alabama's while we are at it.

Man, what a Homer

[WarTiger 3,909]

what a cry baby.. chances are they will start their own version of the college football hall of fame with their own rules:

1. anybody that dare challenge the superiority of uat will be automatically ineligible.

2. anybody that was on a team that beat uat is ineligible

3. any players ever from Auburn, Tennessee, and Notre Dame are automatically ineligible.

4. All uat players/coaches regardless of the contribution (or in most cases LACK of contribution) will get an automatic pass into the hall after they have been gone from uat for 5 years.

they've been doing it with MNC's for years, why not this too??

[AUslug 1]

All I got from the article was more excuses and conspiracy theory, typical Bama homer. Namath should be in the hall but Jay Barker? What did he do beside hand it off and watch a great defense play? Why wasn't Brodie or Watts not on his short list?

[quietfan 233]

Classic uat "have your cake and eat it too" mentality.

For years we've been told the only reason they haven't had any Heisman winners is because they don't emphasize the individual, just the team, or as Walsh himself says:

..many key Tide players didn’t make those first-team lists. Most only started for a season or two, and Alabama has a strong tradition of not running up scores or padding individual statistics. It’s why, in part, Alabama has never won a Heisman Trophy.

That's just fine if that's what you believe. But you can't argue that and also demand personal honors unless you live in some sort of Orwellian doublespeak world.

[Oh wait, what am I thinking. This is Bama. They DO live in some Orwellian doublespeak world...never mind. ]

[DKW 86 7,429]

But many key Tide players didn’t make those first-team lists. Most only started for a season or two, and Alabama has a strong tradition of not running up scores or padding individual statistics. It’s why, in part, Alabama has never won a Heisman Trophy.

Dont even get me started on the total delusion of that argument...

[AUmattyD 0]

2. anybody that was on a team that beat uat is ineligible

3. any players ever from Auburn

Aren't these two the same thing??

[TigerOne 1,148]

boy, they are really running out of things to write about.

Could it be that, most of these players really were just not that good?

[WarTiger 3,909]

boy, they are really running out of things to write about.

Could it be that, most of these players really were just not that good?

Of course... We know it, the rest of the country knows it, just try to convince the bammers of it. This is the spin to rationalize the lack of big numbers being put up by some of their skill personnel. Who is uat's all time leading rusher?? where would his numbers rank among Auburn's top performers? StatTiger?? lol

[Nay4AU 2]

boy, they are really running out of things to write about.

Could it be that, most of these players really were just not that good?

Of course... We know it, the rest of the country knows it, just try to convince the bammers of it. This is the spin to rationalize the lack of big numbers being put up by some of their skill personnel. Who is uat's all time leading rusher?? where would his numbers rank among Auburn's top performers? StatTiger?? lol

Career Passing Records

MOST YARDS GAINED

6,382 Brodie Croyle (488 of 869) 2002-05

8016, Stan White (1990-93)

MOST COMPLETIONS

488 Brodie Croyle 2002-05

(869 atts., 6,382 yards)

Career — 659, Stan White (1990-93) [1231 att.]

MOST ATTEMPTS

869 Brodie Croyle 2002-05

Career — 1231, Stan White (1990-93)

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

(Min. 100 completions)

60.7% Steve Sloan (142 of 234) 1963-65

Min. 200 completions)

57.5% Tyler Watts (284 of 494) 1999-02

Career (Min. 150 att.) — .646, Jason Campbell (2001-04) [552-of-854]

Career (Min. 300 att.) — .646, Jason Campbell (2001-04) [552-of-854]

MOST TOUCHDOWNS THROWN

41 Brodie Croyle 2002-05

Career — 53, Pat Sullivan (1969-71)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN

32 Scott Hunter (672 atts.) 1968-70

Career — 52, Stan White (1990-93)

Career Rushing Records

ATTEMPTS

727 Shaun Alexander (3,565 yds) 1996-99

Career — 741, Carnell Williams (2001-04)

NET YARDS GAINED

3,565 Shaun Alexander (727 atts) 1996-99

Career — 4303, Bo Jackson (1982-85)

HIGHEST YARDS-PER-RUSH AVERAGE

(Min. 200 attempts)

7.2 Wilbur Jackson 1971-73

(1,529 on 212 atts)

(Min. 400 attempts)

6.3 Bobby Marlow 1950-52

(2,560 on 408 atts)

Career (Min. 225 att.) — 7.2, Brent Fullwood (1983-86) [390 for 2789 yards]

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

41 Shaun Alexander 1996-99

Career — 45, Carnell Williams (2001-04)

MOST 100-YARD GAMES

15 Shaun Alexander 1996-99

15 Bobby Humphrey 1985-88

Career — 21, Bo Jackson (1982-85)

MOST 200-YARD GAMES

4 Bobby Humphrey, 284 vs. Miss. State

1/11/86; 220 vs. Penn State 9/12/87; 217

vs. Tennessee 10/18/86; 204 vs. Auburn

11/29/86

5 Bo Jackson, 290 23-4 SW Louisiana 9/7/85

256 20-2 Alabama [b’Ham] 12/3/83

242 32-1 at Georgia Tech 10/19/85

240 38-2 Ole Miss 10/5/85

205 30-2 Southern Miss 9/14/85

Career Receiving Records

MOST RECEPTIONS

152 Freddie Milons (1,859 yards) 1998-01

Career — 150, Karsten Bailey (1995-98)

MOST YARDS GAINED

2,070 Ozzie Newsome (102 catches) 1974-77

Career — 2507, Terry Beasley (1969-71)

HIGHEST YARDS-PER-CATCH AVERAGE

(Min. 50)

22.7 Wayne Wheeler (55 for 1,246) 1971-73

(Min. 100)

20.3 Ozzie Newsome (102 for 2,070) 1974-77

Career (Min. 50 rec.) — 23.6, Alexander Wright (1986-89) [56 for 1320]

Career (Min. 100 rec.) — 17.8, Terry Beasley (1969-71) [141 for 2507]

MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS

18 Dennis Homan 1965-67

Career — 29, Terry Beasley (1969-71)

MOST 100-YARD GAMES

6 Ozzie Newsome 1974-76

Career — 12, Terry Beasley (1969-71)

Career All Purpose Records

4,958 Bobby Humphrey 1985-88

(3,420 rushing, 523 receiving, 1,015 KO returns)

Career — 5596, James Brooks (1977-80)

Career Scoring Records

MOST POINTS SCORED

345 Philip Doyle 1987-90

(1 touchdown, 78 FGs, 105 PATs)

(non kicker) 300 Shaun Alexander 1996-99

(50 touchdowns)

Career — 276, Carnell Williams (2001-04) [46 TD}

MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED

50 Shaun Alexander 1996-99

(41 rushing, 8 receiving, 1 KOR)

Career — 46, Carnell Williams (2001-04)

MOST POINTS SCORED BY A KICKER

339 Philip Doyle (78 FGs, 105 PATs) 1987-90

Career — 260, Damon Duval (1999-2002) [45 FG & 125 PAT]

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE

78 Philip Doyle (105 atts) 1987-90

Career — 45, Damon Duval (74 atts) (1999-2002)