Every Spring, the Bammers get their A-Day, where 2 squads square off, and the losers have to eat weenies for supper, not to be confused with your B-Day, which is the anniversary of your squirting out of your mom’s leathery baby-maker.

BUT, in the words of LSU bloggers And the Valley Shook “the 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide changed the way we look at Spring Games“. (Though, quickly forgotten, Ohio State pulled in 75,000 that same year, and they actually charge admission, and it was probably colder and their coach looks like a math teacher) Anyway, point being, the fan support  and circus like atmosphere of 84 thousand folks watching a practice helps recruiting and serves as a selling point for the program in general.

The Good
Everyone’s favorite endzone poser Marquis Maze impressed on the white team, he got open as much as anyone, showed some serious moves and led all rushers with his two gimmicky scampers. While his dropped passes were troubling, he made a case to be used in a Percy Harvin/Trindon Holliday role.

The Bad
The kicking game was uglier than a salad made of used diapers. The punting looked awful and Tiffin missed two FG’s. Understandable, with all the pressure of this game. Fragile psyches on the special teams, you know this. The white team offensive line was manhandled by the crimson defensive line.

The Quarterbacks
Greg Mcelroy (G-Mac?) looks every bit the starter, and his 2 touchdown passes were right on target. It’s only his lack of bama bangs that has the Tower concerned. This is a tradition that goes back over a decade, and we hate to see it broken now.

A-Club Classic
Around 30,000 showed up to watch the game before the game that doesn’t count, the first annual A-Club 7 on 7. I missed out on this, but I’m sure the reality was far less exciting than my mental image of 52 year-old sideline reporter and goal line stand hero Barry Krauss trying to grab a hanky out of Tyrone Prothro’s pocket.

ESPN
If you kept your ass at home, you were no doubt treated to a bit more of Boston Celtic basketball than you were planning on. When the guys in the booth weren’t on their cell phones, cursing at ESPN headquarters for sending them to cover a Spring game, they decided to chew up some clock by looking at every single SEC teams schedule, as well as continuing last seasons favorite past time, “Who Can Shove Their Head Furthest Up Tim Tebow’s Asshole?” Lundquist FTW!

Worth Checking Out
New Blog Bryant Drive have posted their own A-day awards, including the The David Cavan Handicapable Appendage Award.