DKW 86 7,424 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/travel/3...amp;oref=slogin He was Danny Rountree, a local artist, and his advice proved invaluable. Sketching out a map on a piece of poster board, he directed me first to the Waysider (1512 Greensboro Avenue, 205-345-8239), a hidden-away diner where I feasted on ham, eggs, grits and tiny, bouncy biscuits ($11.36 with tip), and then, of course, to the Paul W. Bryant Museum (300 Bryant Drive, 866-772-2327, www.bryant.ua.edu; entry $2), a temple to the legendary Bama coach better known as Bear Bryant. With its litany of sports stats, a replica of the coach’s office and utter lack of historical context, it reminded me of the Joseph Stalin Museum, in Gori, Georgia (the country, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaGrad03 0 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 How can that be? A negative comment about Alabama in the NYT? Afterall, doesn't the all powerful "U of A anti-Auburn conspiracy clan" control the NYT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_tiger_2000 0 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I find it funny that when Bammer had money for a museum, they didn't build an athletics museum, they built a museum to honor one person. Now I don't know a lot about Bahr, but I'm sure he had an ego (all head coaches seem to), and I wonder how he would feel about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaGrad03 0 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I find it funny that when Bammer had money for a museum, they didn't build an athletics museum, they built a museum to honor one person. Now I don't know a lot about Bahr, but I'm sure he had an ego (all head coaches seem to), and I wonder how he would feel about that? Spoken like someone who has never been to the Bryant Museum. Let me ask you this...do they only let old Auburn teams play on Pat Dye field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinCrimson 61 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Good thing he didn't meet Mr. Rountree's daughter. Nah. MH knows I love her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaReAgLe83 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Coming from the NY Times, I don't think it was meant as an insult... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_tiger_2000 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I find it funny that when Bammer had money for a museum, they didn't build an athletics museum, they built a museum to honor one person. Now I don't know a lot about Bahr, but I'm sure he had an ego (all head coaches seem to), and I wonder how he would feel about that? Spoken like someone who has never been to the Bryant Museum. Let me ask you this...do they only let old Auburn teams play on Pat Dye field? No, but they do only let football teams play there. We make the futbol teams play somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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