A Knoxville sports writer wrote this column before a Tennessee/Alabama game. It's all in fun. You could substitute the name of your favorite rival. I hope Alabama readers will forgive me for including it those that can read, anyway.

You know the best thing to come out of Alabama? Interstate 59.

We got word this week that Tide coach will dress only 18 players for today's game. The rest can dress themselves.

When you run across an Alabamian today, don't tell him you know why it takes two Alabamians to eat a squirrel one to use the knife and fork and one to keep a lookout for cars. Or why it takes five Alabamians to make popcorn one to hold the kettle and four to shake the stove.

And did you hear about the two clodhoppers from Tuscaloosa who hitched a ride with a Tennessean driving a pick…