Thanks Tuscaloosa

[DownUnder]

Just wanted to say we had a great time in TTown. Was nice to meet those of you I did. Enjoyed the leadup, the pre-game, the game and postgame. Everyone we met involved with UA were fantastic ambassadors of the program. All the fans were so amazing and passionate in their support of the team, and proudly of Jesse. On gameday in our green and gold Boxing Kangaroo shirts we got plenty of people come up to say hi and share a conversation. Fingers crossed I can return for a big game in New Orleans in January if you catch my drift.

Roll Tide!

 

[Black Warrior]

Thanks for all the good words mate! Happy you could come. We're thrilledn to have Jesse on the team and we hope we can fulfill your wish of spending the New Year in New Orleans.

 

[Chukker Veteran]

If you came from home, you may well have set a record for the number of miles traveled to watch a Bama game. Glad you had a good time.

 

[b2v4ua]

I paid special attention to Jesse on Saturday. What a great player, and we are glad to have him. Ya'll come back now. ( a little southern phrase)

 

[CraigD]

What an awesome post! Welcome aboard, and come back soon (to the board and to T'town - or New Orleans)!

 

[bilbo]

when you get over your jet lag, can you give us a detailed account of your experience from Australia and back? Thanks

 

[Al A Bama]

Mate! You got any more recruits Down Under who would like to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide?

Please send them to Tuscaloosa. If they are rich, let them know that they can walk-on.

 

[TideFan in AU]

Awesome! I'm glad you got to make the trip!

 

[ART]

AWESOME!! So glad you were able to make the trip and we all hope you do have a reason to come back to New Orleans in January!! = )

Jesse is AMAZING and getting better every game!!

Roll Tide!!!

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Kickers, we need kickers. Aussie rules football will do...

 

[p'colabamaman]

ALL the Bama fans are proud to have Jesse on our team. He seems to be doing his job of clogging up the middle. Spread the word in Australia that Bama needs some more like Jesse, and we hope the name of "Crimson Tide" has spread throughout Australia.

 

[lafella]

Kickers, we need kickers. Aussie rules football will do...

LOL I was just about to ask if they had another son/cousin/nephew that can kick with either leg. .. Glad you folks had a good time and enjoyed yourselves though.

 

[BEATtutorsee]

Kickers, we need kickers. Aussie rules football will do...

I was about to post the exact same thing Earle! LOL!!!

 

[CrimsonDollar]

Just wanted to say we had a great time in TTown. Was nice to meet those of you I did. Enjoyed the leadup, the pre-game, the game and postgame. Everyone we met involved with UA were fantastic ambassadors of the program. All the fans were so amazing and passionate in their support of the team, and proudly of Jesse. On gameday in our green and gold Boxing Kangaroo shirts we got plenty of people come up to say hi and share a conversation. Fingers crossed I can return for a big game in New Orleans in January if you catch my drift.

Roll Tide!

Wow! Definitely saw you guys near the stadium. Didn't make the connection regarding the t-shirts though until I saw your post.

 

[FAYETTE4BAMA]

Wow! Definitely saw you guys near the stadium. Didn't make the connection regarding the t-shirts though until I saw your post.

Dang! Me too, wish I would have known. Made me dizzy(er) trying to figure out the t-shirt thing. LOL Good buzz logic told me soccer,...... the OTHER Futbol!

 

[happytidefan]

Huge JW fan here! I've been jokingly accused of stalking your son...love his tats and his talents - he is huge! And, in the first game of the season on the first play of the season, when I heard his name called by Eli, I yelled "that's my baby!" The lady in front of me, who is also a season ticket holder said "you too?" Seriously, I pick a new team member out every year and brand them as my baby....Mark Ingram was my baby too.

 

[REBELZED]

Glad you could make it, and even more glad you had a good time!

 

[SavannahDare]

Sounds like you enjoyed yourselves. Hope you come back again.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

Thanks Brisbane for sending us Jesse Williams. I am glad you and the Williams family enjoyed the Tuscaloosa visit. I hope y'all had a safe trip home.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/09/jesse_williams_from_australia.html

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - When coaches, teammates and friends talk about how far Jesse Williams has come, they gush. Some refer to distance, others to discipline.

Literally, he has come 9,230 miles to Alabama. It's 7,450 miles from the picturesque beaches of Brisbane on Australia's east coast to the barren desert outside Yuma, Ariz., where he played football for two years at Arizona Western Community College.

And it's 1,780 more miles from Yuma to Tuscaloosa, where he is a starting defensive end this season for the Alabama Crimson Tide.