Does anyone remember Ed Scissum?

[jdpas29]

what we're trying to say is...
"we love you, Ed!!!"

 

[BocaLance]

Worst play call in the history of the sport of American football.

As that poor kid got whacked and coughed up the ball, I could just feel my heart drop for him.

And DuBose was dam*ed if he did and dam*ed if he didn't, so he opted to plead ignorance and drop the hatchet on his assistant coach. First clue he was a yard short on character.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I had already bailed on Dubby at that point (in fact, I was not a "faxer" - I wanted Neuheisel - probably a mistake of equal proportions), so I actually enjoyed his discomfiture as he tried to weasel his way through the "maybe I did - maybe I didn't" minefield...

 

[BamaGary]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Forever Crimson 1221:
I remember Ed Scissum well. When he dropped the ball in the '97 Iron Bowl I jumped up and threw my shoe against the wall. I've never been so mad. It's just too bad that Scissum got that blame for that play. Kitchens called that play, what an idiot. I still can't believe they put the ball in the air. All Bama had to do was to run the clock and punt. Their defense had played well all day and would have shut down AU. Worst game I've ever seen. But Scissum was a good player.</font>

I can tell your still mad over the game. But please get your facts straight before you type. There has never been an idiot that played for Alabama. Be a fan with some class and please refrain from calling any player, past or present, names.

 

[Probius]

Hey Tommy Mac I grew up in an area where we sometimes use words like idiot without meaning anything mean by them. Kitchens actually wasn't a bad player, but he could have been so much better. Had a lot of talent but drank way too much. As I remember in that game Dubose couldn't get the play out quick enough so Kitchens just called a play himself. I didn't mean to put down Kitchens, but the play call was pretty bad. But for Freddie Kitchens, he was just a dissapointment because I know how good he could have been. Unfortunately he couldn't get past some bad habits.

 

[TommyMac]

I can't speak to Freddie's bad habits, but I don't see how he could've been much better considering the lack of pass protection he had going for him. Maybe he had to drink to screw up the courage to keep going out there.

 

[Capstone46]

Hey FC1221,
I grew up in an area where we when we called people ignorant fools we meant it. Your foolish comments about the Freddie Kitchens indicate your complete ignorance of his career. He was a football player and worked his tail off to be the best player he could be. Freddie was large and carried some weight but your drinking statement is pure ignorance. You owe him an apology for posting something completely erroneous.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

As someone posted above, Kitchens definitely did not call the play. Arians, the OC, confessed the next day...

 

[CrimsonChuck]

I think Freddie was a decent QB. He was kind of inconsistant until he came of age in the 1996 Auburn game. After that, he was pretty solid. Freddie Kitchens definitely was not the reason for the 4-7 season. He may have had more heart than anyone on that team.

 

[BamaFanNKy]

Please refer to him as Coach Freddie Kitchens:

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[BamaTodd]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bama Torch in Pcola:
It wasn't a bad call. A first down would have iced the game. The Auburn kid just made a good play. Scissum didn't have time to put the ball away. I believe he would have scored on the ensuing kickoff if they hadn't dragged him down by the facemask.</font>

Sure a first down would have iced the game, but with only a minute and a half left and with Awbun having no time-outs, a run and punt would have iced it as well. It was a poor play call, and Ariens was fired because of it.

And the Awbun player who made a good play was a guy named Takeo Spikes. Maybe you have heard of him. All-pro for the past few years with the Bengals and now with the Bills. He stuck Ed hard, and made a play that your average defender wouldn't make. But then again, the pass play should have never been called.


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[TRU]

Old Ed was one of the first of many players who will be remembered rather sourly by the faithful, thanks to good old DuBose. It was a bad call badly executed by Freddie. Fredie should have eaten the ball when he saw it would not be a sure bet. God knows he had a lot of experience in eating the ball over his career. So thee was plenty of blame to go around. But I think that none of it can be pinned on Ed.

 

[Mr. Bob]

Sadly, I still have that game on tape. Ed clearly had possession of the ball before fumbling. Still, in a season full of bad plays it's hard not to forget that specific one because I, like all Bama fans, thought we had the game won. What stands out in my mind, though, about Ed was the ensuing kickoff after the game-winning field goal. He fielded the kick and ran almost 30 yards dragging several Auburn defenders along. He was actually tackled by his face mask. The return plus the 15 yard penalty put the ball 55-57 yards away from a winning field goal. A.J. Diaz's only collegiate field goal attempt was dead on but fell about 10 yards short.