The Mighty Crimson Tide

As the season came upon us, it was all a big guess,

with so many holes to fill, it could have been a big mess;

A brand new quarterback and a rebuilt O-line

left little reason to think everything would be fine;

Caldwell and Smith and John Parker moved on,

Even tight ends Walker and McCall were all gone;

Greenwood and Rashad were no longer there,

Who's gonna snag all the balls from the air;

We went to Atlanta just hoping for good news,

while the barn fans sat home just hoping we'd lose;

The first half was shaky, the second looked great,

we suddenly felt better about our 2009 fate;

34 to 24 when it was all said and done,

and that was just the beginning of a hell of a run;

The Panthers and Mean Green offered little resistance,

and we ran over the hogs with constant persistence;

The Wildcats of Kentucky came ready to play,

but it was the Tide of Alabama victorious that day;

“Now its back to reality” the barners would shout,

the Rebels will beat you and make it a rout;

Then came the beat-down at Vaught Hemingway,

while the barners got beat the very same day;

We thought South Carolina might be ready to fight,

but deep in our hearts, we knew roosters don't bite;

Tennessee came calling and about made us sick,

Til Cody came through with his second blocked kick;

He removed his helmet just a tad bit to soon

making Kiffin and Danielson sound like a buffoon;

“We beat them worse” the barners let us know,

all the while losing their third game in a row;

After the longest two weeks, LSU finally came,

with the SEC West riding on this one game;

They were fighting us hard with their good speed and size,

until we forced their players to start dropping like flies;

Jefferson suffered a high ankle sprain,

and hobbled off the field in obvious pain;

Charles Scott followed suit with a broken collarbone,

and just like that POOF he was gone;

Peterson was cramping like he had PMS,

who was gonna cover Julio was anyone's guess;

They blew their wad, their energy was spent,

after Julio burst down the sideline in a 73 yard sprint;

Chattanooga and Mississippi State had nothing for us,

for two games in row, there was no need to cuss;

Then came the game we were all waiting for,

we had no idea we were in for a war;

A double reverse for a score then an onside kick,

made me wonder if they had a play that wasn't a trick;

Our team settled down and methodically came back,

the mighty Crimson Tide was finally on track;

It was obvious to all, we weren't playing our best,

but one final drive ripped their hearts from their chest;

15 plays, 79 yards, and 7 minutes later,

it was time turn our attention to the almighty gators;

Carlos Dunlap had some headlines he wanted to steal

by giving new meaning to the phrase “asleep at the wheel”;

It was clear after all the predictions were made,

to the media the game had already been played;

Urban Meyer this and Tim Tebow that,

the Florida Gators is where it's all at;

They have too much talent, there's no way we can win,

we heard this over and over and over again;

But after the kickoff a strange thing took place,

Alabama didn't fall flat on their face;

Instead, Bama was putting on a helluva show,

and Timmy and company had nowhere to go;

With Tebow shut down and our offense rolling,

it looked like Florida who would be Sugar bowling;

Total domination is how you describe this win,

it was like we played Mississippi State all over again;

Our 22^nd SEC championship we now have in hand,

just a month before we show we're the best in the land;

Number 13 is just one win away,

DOMINATE and FINISH is what Nick Saban would say