SEC Football's Most Feared Defensive Beasts, Part 1: The Best of the West

12/21/10 The late, legendary coach of Alabama, Bear Bryant, once said, "Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships."  Bryant also quipped, "There's no substitute for guts." These defensive beasts, who lack not for guts, seldom get the accolades or media coverage that they deserve, but play an instrumental role in the ultimate measure of success for their teams, wins. It's no coincidence that the ...

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Interview with a legend

02/03/11 The Tiger: Coach Ford, you spent your playing days under Bear Bryant at Alabama. How do you remember him as a coach? Danny Ford: You always think of your coach as the greatest there ever was, and I happen to believe that Coach Bryant was really great at what he did.

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Schuckman: Mizzou needs to listen to Mama

03/24/11 "When Mama calls, then you just have to come running." Those were Bear Bryant's words in 1957 when the University of Alabama asked him to return to Tuscaloosa, where he had starred opposite NFL Hall of Famer Don Hutson as an offensive end in the 1930s and the place he always considered home.

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