Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy reveals a long-held secret.
There’s nothing wrong with lighting up a victory cigar after another Alabama win over Tennessee, but you might wait until the clock hits zero, especially if you’re under center for the final snaps. Greg McElroy kept a secret for 14 years, confessing he had lighters in his pants as the final seconds ticked during the Tide’s 2008 win over the Volunteers in Knoxville.
McElroy said he, then the backup quarterback to John Parker Wilson, and other players had hundreds of cigars awaiting them in the visiting locker room with just one problem: No lighters to fire them up after the win. He said they began asking fans in the stands to toss them lighters so they could partake in the annual tradition.
Then the unexpected happened: Nick Saban called No. 12 to come in for mop-up duty. “Go play? What? I’ve got cigars in the locker room, lighters in my pants, and you want me to go in the game?!”
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