Some people who have nothing better to do than make up stuff to make the idea of death seem more comforting like to think that the souls of humans will linger on amongst us in the form of the sky. I guess legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant, who died in 1983 after a bout with being old, has a soul that was so commanding that he could arrange clouds to appear in his likeness to University of Alabama fans. He’s presumably doing it to remind everyone that he’s the real Alabama coaching savior, and Nick Saban’s just a program ditcher in desperate need of a pair of coaching platform shoes.
From a commenter on the AlabamaWX Weather Blog, seen via Every Day Should Be Saturday:
My name is Neil Eubanks, I used to live in Hokes Bluff Alabama, but now I work for the U.S. Coast Guard in Jacksonville Florida. The picture I have attached is of a cloud that appeared here in Jacksonville last month while I was on duty attending to evening colors. The cloud has a likeness of the late Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant wearing his traditional hounds tooth hat. I am an University of Alabama football fan and thought I would share this photo with you.
Of course, this could also be a desperate attempt by Bryant to remind everyone that nobody associated with the Alabama football program is allowed to make it into heaven and must forever be stuck in cloud purgatory. Florida football fans probably like this explanation much better.
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Bear Bryant Cloud? [Alabama WX Weather Blog]
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- Fitz - Aug 26, 2010 at 4:41 PM
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Whats Bear doing to that other cloud?
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7928/4926110665fa1ae6afb8.jpg
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- LewP - Aug 26, 2010 at 5:36 PM
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That’s not Bear Bryant, it’s Tom Landry!
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- Rick Chandler - Aug 26, 2010 at 5:46 PM
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Tom Landry driving a Zamboni?
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- LewP - Aug 26, 2010 at 7:27 PM
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Or a bumper car?