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Time out: Alabama judge delays trial for college football
Yahoo News (CS Monitor) ^ | December 18, 2009 | Carmen K. Sisson

Posted on 12/18/2009 8:11:22 PM PST by UAConservative

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Every good Southerner knows there are only two religions in Alabama – football and football. This week, a new maxim emerged: When it comes to the state judicial system, there’s a lot of crimson hiding beneath those billowing black robes.

Circuit Judge Dan King announced Wednesday he would grant a delay in the civil suit Traywick v. Energen Corporation, which was scheduled for trial Jan. 4 in Bessemer, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham.

The reason?

Energen’s defense attorneys want to attend the showdown between the University of Alabama and University of Texas at Austin, scheduled for Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl. If Alabama wins, it will be the first time in 17 years that they’ve claimed the Bowl Championship Series national title, considered by many to be the apogee of college football achievement.

“Such an event only comes infrequently during a person’s lifetime and is an achievement of such a magnitude that all involved in this litigation should want everyone to fully participate in this achievement,” writes Jon Terry, attorney for Energen, in his nine-point motion for a delay.

Because so many lawyers, jurors, and witnesses are planning to travel to Pasadena, Calif., for the game, it would be a hardship, he says. February would be better. Much better.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Sports
KEYWORDS: alabama; criminaljustice; crimsontide; football

1 posted on 12/18/2009 8:11:23 PM PST by UAConservative
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To: UAConservative

Too bad their team is going to get crushed.


2 posted on 12/18/2009 8:14:15 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: FlyingEagle

LOL get real..This is the top SEC team here not some community college team. Texas won’t know what hit em.


3 posted on 12/18/2009 8:16:13 PM PST by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)
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To: FlyingEagle
This AUBURN fan says:

WAR EAGLE!

4 posted on 12/18/2009 8:22:17 PM PST by Jemian (Why do the nations rage? And why do the peoples imagine a vain thing?)
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To: Mmogamer

My University of Texas Rose Bowl Champions t-shirt from Jan 2006 is starting to fray a bit, so I am glad I will be getting a new one now.


5 posted on 12/18/2009 8:24:32 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: FlyingEagle

The only, and I mean only reason Texas is playing in this game is the massive help the team received from the Texas officials.

Texas football officials, including some in the Big 12, are as crooked as an epileptic snake.

Nebraska won the game.


6 posted on 12/18/2009 8:25:49 PM PST by bushpilot1
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To: UAConservative
I seem to remember the last time Texas played a "Number 1" team with a Heisman winner, TEXAS WON!

HOOK EM!

7 posted on 12/18/2009 8:29:14 PM PST by pvoce ('Good' sense and 'Common' sense are two entirely different concepts.)
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To: UAConservative

Roll Tide Roll


8 posted on 12/18/2009 8:37:21 PM PST by blam
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To: Jemian

Am i the only one seeing metal horns instead of hook ‘em horns?


9 posted on 12/19/2009 10:54:15 AM PST by John Will
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To: UAConservative

A judge with his priorities straight. This Gators says, “Roll Tide!” bring another title home to the SEC.

(But we want our revenge!!!) ;)


10 posted on 12/19/2009 10:55:30 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mmogamer

Agree. ROLL TIDE


11 posted on 12/19/2009 11:02:02 AM PST by pappyone (New to Freep, still working a tag line.)
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To: pappyone

I am a Dog’s fan.. but gotta support the SEC here.. even support the gators (that hurts to day that).


12 posted on 12/19/2009 11:04:25 AM PST by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)
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To: pappyone

I am a Dog’s fan.. but gotta support the SEC here.. even support the gators (that hurts to say that).


13 posted on 12/19/2009 11:04:33 AM PST by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)
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