Part of his inductee bio reads, "Newman was the prime motivator behind the establishment of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He said Alabama reminded him of the sea pounding the sea shore and that's from a quote from him, another great Birmingham writer, Clyde Bolton, who interviewed him, but yeah, Zipp Newman probably popularized Crimson Tide.
He was kind of the big writer at the time for this area. Hugh Roberts was probably a little bit before him. So, there's not a lot of clarity behind who, when, how or why one of the best football programs in the country got its nickname, but that's just part of Alabama's story.
Believe what you want. Where did these iconic mascots come from? FBS Football. But where did the nickname "Crimson Tide" come from? It's complicated. Who is created the nickname 'Crimson Tide'? But it may not be true. Undefeated college football teams in Here are the last remaining undefeated teams for the season. It's bad enough that a catchy song like Lynyrd Skynyrd's " Sweet Home Alabama " get ruined every single time it's played around Crimson Tide fans—although it is like the school's anthem.
But it's worse when the words, "Roll Tide Roll," are tossed in there to pack extra punch to it. And you can bet that every single wedding of a Bama fan makes sure that this song is played, and those words are screamed loud and proud when it is. After winning the college football national title for the second-straight season and third time in four years, the Crimson Tide found themselves back at The White House visiting with President Barack Obama.
With Obama tossing in a few jokes and admitting that he turned the title game against Notre Dame off at halftime because it was such a blowout , he slipped in a, "Roll Tide" for the cameras to catch. When the most powerful man in the world does something like that, it really gives serious cred to a school and its fans. Some people may fear for America's youth because they're constantly on their phones or handheld video games, but maybe we should be scared because their teachers are a little out of whack.
At least, that's the case with this former teacher, who, after passing out on his desk during class, got cuffed up and taken to jail after getting busted. His lasting words before heading into the paddy wagon? What any true Bama fan would say, "Roll Tide! While most people remember where they were when they first heard the news about Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death in , one girl specifically stood out above the rest during an interview in front of live cameras outside of The White House.
And a quick check of the explanation provided by the university proves to be rather unhelpful. Obviously, it's derived from the moniker "Crimson Tide" which most agree was bequeathed upon the team due to a newspaper description.
So by the time Alabama traveled west to play in the Rose Bowl , the name "Crimson Tide" was in common usage and the victory in Pasadena ensured it would from thenceforth be associated with the football team.
But was "Roll Tide" being used at that time as well? For a long time, I just assumed so. As we are all aware, the phrase appears in Alabama's fight song, " Yea Alabama. And when I looked up the original sheet music to Sykes' composition, the phrase "Roll Tide" is nowhere in it.
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