Just saw ESPN breaking down 21 five-star recruits and I cannot help but think about the old ramps at Legion Field. You ever walk up those concrete steps on a November Saturday with the fog rolling in off the Birmingham hills? That stadium shook when we played Tennessee in the 80s. The whole place smelled like burnt peanuts and cigar smoke. These kids today sign with a program based on what the NIL collective promises them and they have never felt those old wooden seats vibrate during a goal line stand. We lost something real when we moved everything to Bryant-Denny full time. Not saying the new place isnt something to be proud of but Legion Field had soul. You could feel the history in every crack of that concrete. These 21 five-stars will never undertand what it meant to walk through those tunnels.