What a Tangled Web We Have Weaved...

by Richard Scott

American Football Monthly November 2001 Issue OnlineRewind your football clock 30 years, to a time when legendary Alabama coach Paul \"Bear\" Bryant used preseason practice to install the wishbone in total secrecy and used it to ambush an unsuspecting USC team in the Crimson Tide\'s season opening 17-10 win over the Trojans.

Fast forward that clock to August, 2001, to a time when first-year Alabama coach Dennis Franchione attempted to prepare his team for its season opener against UCLA. Franchione, following an Alabama tradition, opened his p...Login to Read More

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