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Having grown up with Bear Bryant and Alabama football, every fall Saturday afternoon, I had my ear to the radio and cheering “Roll Tide!”

Too often, there would be so much static and grinding of the radio that the game would go off and it would seem like forever become the game would come back on.

During one must-win for Alabama, again the Gators, with time running out, the Tide rolled down the field like a herd of Elephants and knotted the score at 12.  All that stood between the Tide and an exciting win was an extra point. Bama fans were going crazy with excitement!

Just about the time, the teams lined up for the Bama’s game-winning extra pint, a transfer truck came flying by and static overtook the radio.

When the static finally cleared, the radio was playing hillbilly music. Normally, I would have liked that but I’d missed all the excitement when the football cleared the crossbar and “Bama Won! Bama won!”

Daddy got up early Sunday morning and went the filling station to get the Sunday newspaper. It was only then that we that found out that Bama had missed the extra point and there was no joy in Mudville.

That was back in the good ol’ days of football.

So, I won’t be wearing crimson and white, this year. Bear’s gone; Nick Saban’s gone and I don’t even know the name of the new Alabama coach. So, no, I won’t be watching college football. I would cancel my cable subscription except for “Andy Griffith” and “Gunsmoke” and, every now and then, “The Twilight Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”

College football’s just not fun anymore. The SEC is all jumbled up. I didn’t know that Texas and Oklahoma are in the SEC. The next thing, girls will be playing football instead of Bridge and baking layer cakes.

And, then too, I don’t like that these kids that are not dry behind the ears yet are making millions of dollars throwing and catching footballs, and running wild like a Mac truck

A million dollars?!!!

Why, that’s more money than most of us make in a lifetime!!!!

So, suit me up and number me $$.