Message Board Post of the Century

It’s been over five years since this was put on the interweb, but nothing’s come close to topping this gem in my opinion.  I wonder if USC fans have been this generous and kind to the Juice:

Posted by Roger on December 14, 2004 at 21:54:49:
Repost: Sorry, this story is just awesome to me.

Posted by Roger on December 14, 2004 at 17:21:06:

Unbelievable. I called FCI to ask about what the rules concerning sending inmates money and the officer on duty said “Who’s the inmate”.  After I said Sherman Williams, he said hold on a second and yelled “Hey Sherman, come here, phone.” I couldn’t believe it!  He told me to tell you all hello and thanks for praying for him.  He restated that he thought we’d be good next year if we didn’t have the key injuries.

Something funny that he said was  “Are those Auburn fans down there complaining about not playing for the NC?  After I said, you know it, he said well tell them that’s what you get for scheduling the Citadel.  HA,HA!

All and all, I got to speak with him for about 25 minutes.  This was incredible.  I told him all about the TiderInsider and he told me to tell you all Roll Tide.

In case you can’t quite place Sherman, here’s a refresher from April 24, 2000:

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboy Sherman Williams was arrested on charges he ran a Texas-to-Alabama marijuana racket, and prosecutors say they caught him on videotape with the drug.

Williams, who was arrested Friday, is being held in jail pending a preliminary hearing Thursday.

An FBI affidavit made public Monday quotes another suspect, Demetrius Thomas, as saying he bought about 1,000 pounds of marijuana from Williams during the past year. Thomas also was quoted as saying Williams makes several trips each week to pick up marijuana in Texas.

Police, with the assistance of an informant, videotaped Williams placing bags of marijuana in his vehicle Friday before his arrest, the FBI said.

Williams’ lawyer, Robert Clark, said the government was “trophy hunting” by arresting Williams on the word of two “snitches.”

If convicted, the 26-year-old Williams could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison.

Williams, who lives in Mobile, was once a star running back at Alabama and helped the Crimson Tide win the national championship in 1992.

He played for the Cowboys, mostly as a backup tailback, from 1995-98. He returned to the Cowboys last year but didn’t make the team.

Williams played for the Mobile Admirals last year in the Regional Football League’s inaugural season. He had signed a 10-game contract worth $80,000.

Admirals Coach Tom Walsh said Monday he had talked to Williams about why he was not back in the NFL.

“He wanted to show people he could carry the ball 18 to 25 times a game, and withstand punishment,” Walsh said. “We talked about image and appearances. I just used to tell him, `Sometimes you are who your friends are.’”

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