26 (Bobby Humphrey) Days Until Kickoff

And we're 26..26 Bobby Humphrey days away from the kickoff of College Football. Today, we pay homage to Bobby Humphrey, one of the best running backs to ever wear Crimson. With Penn St. back on our schedule this season, I decided to post the video of the 1987 Bama vs. Penn St. game where Humphrey pulled off one of the greatest individual runs I've ever seen. Also in this video, you'll see the late, great Derrick Thomas and Sigma Man, Lamonde Russell (SU' 89,Theta Delta Chapter). In an ironic twist, it was Penn St. who was coming off a National Championship season and Bama visiting Happy Valley. This season, Bama's coming off of a national championship and Penn St. is visiting the Capstone. Hopefully Bama can get a W this season.




As a bonus, I wanted to show some love to the 28 and 27 guys that passed through over the weekend: Javier Arenas (28) and Siran Stacey (27).

Javier came to Alabama to play for Mike Shula at a time when nobody else wanted Arenas. Nobody had ever heard of the guy when his named first popped up on Bama's radar, but as soon as he stepped on the field as a freshman return man, you could see that he was just a football player. Fast forward 4 years, and he's not only one of the best Bama players in recent memory, but he's also made his mark in NCAA history. His knack for always being able to bring a spark to the team through his return ability as well as on defense will be sorely missed at Alabama.



As far as Siran Stacey is concerned, nothing that he has ever done on the field will surpass what he's been able to do as a man, as a human being. Being dealt one of the toughest hands in life that anyone could be dealt and turning it into a positive. 3 years later, it's still just as heartbreaking and gut wrenching to read about. I cannot fathom, nor do I ever want to know experience such a thing. Not enough can be said about the measure of a man that he is.