College football has been, and will be, as much a part of the fabric of Southern society as fried chicken and political rhetoric, grits and evangelical religion, thoroughbred horses, beautiful women, and sourmash whiskey.
Teams come and go.
I like spring practice the best. It's sort of like going to class knowing you don't have to take a test. Nick is a defensive coach and we've got some good ball carriers. During the 1980 season I was around 12 years old and it was a perfect time for me. I was very impressionable and I was able to see guys like Herschel Walker, Lindsey Scott and Terry Hogue.