Sometimes you just have to wonder...

I imagine, dear readers, that you are nearly overcome with joy at the prospect of two posts in two days. Not since the heady days of this blog's first posts have you been treated to such abundance. Please try to not get too worked up over it.

Anyway, the Wife and I have often joked that should we ever create small children (we're only prepared to do it if we can skip over the whole baby part - you know, the part where they wear diapers and smell bad) we would choose a name that incorporated Fighting Irish lore to some degree. Or maybe that was for the dog's name? I can't really remember, which I'm sure will get me in trouble later. At any rate, apparently we aren't the only people to think this way. In fact, this couple actually followed through with naming their children odd names in order to support Alabama football. I'll give you a minute to read the article, and another to digest it. Yes, you read that right - apparently they've named their sons Tyde and Saban. I only have a few suggestions for these obviously insane Southerners:

1. Learn to spell. Last time I checked, the "tide" in "Roll Tide" had an "i." Perhaps I am mistaken, having attended a decidedly Yankee school, but when even the University of Alabama's official athletic site uses an "i," it ends up making you look stupid. Additionally, misspelling one child's name may lead people to conclude that you misspelled the other child's name as well. Do you really want people to think that your second child was supposed to be called "Satan?"
2. Go with your gut. Your first instinct, to name your second son after "Bear" Bryant (although with an intentional misspelling of "Bear," according to the article), actually has some merit. Bryant was a good coach, and is a legend at Alabama, for what that is worth. Saban's only accomplishment, as near as I can recall, was to get Ricky Williams to briefly return from the land of magic mushrooms to the NFL.
3. Stop being insane. If you've ever wondered why Southerners have a bad reputation north of the Mason-Dixon line, stuff like this goes a long way towards explaining it. Toss in Kenny Chesney and a stubborn refusal to admit that the South lost the Civil War (or "War of Northern Aggression" as some seem to like to call it), and it becomes pretty clear that the heat and humidity south of the Ohio River must warp the minds of some residents.

Now, I realize that not everyone from the South is crazy. But people like this certainly make me wonder. Tyde and Saban? I guess it's better than Gamecock and Spurrier (just try to get a shortened form/nickname out of the first one).