Alabama versus Texas: Who really holds the advantage?

Posted by A. Isaac on January 7th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

Tonight is the BCS Championship game between two colleges in Alabama and the University of Texas that are a massive part of their respective state legacies. So let’s dig a little deeper than just the two teams playing and take a look, head to head, at 10 key battles to determine which state really rules the roost between Alabama and Texas.

Hotter State Representative

“Miss Alabama” Liz Cochran or “Miss Texas” Kristen Blair

Homegrown Talent

Courteney Cox (Ala) or Jennifer Love Hewitt (Tex)

Alumni Quarterbacks

Joe Namath (Ala) or Vince Young (Tex)

Best Female Athlete

Mia Hamm (Ala) or Mary Lou Retton (Tex)

Best politician named George

George Wallace (Ala) or George W. Bush (Tex)

Bigger Swindler

Bernie Madoff (Ala) or Amarillo Slim (Tex)

Musicians

Hank Williams (Ala) or Janis Joplin (Tex)

Sportscaster

Rece Davis (Ala) or Don Meredith (Tex)

Coach with the best hat

Bear Bryant (Ala) or Tom Landry (Tex)

Bigger American historical moment

Rosa Parks refuses to go to the back of the bus (Ala) or The stand at the Alamo (Tex)

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A. Isaac A. Isaac is the Senior Editor of Guyism.com. You may have seen him before on The World of Isaac or at a local beach showing off his man boobs. His claims to fame include eating 5 cheeseburgers in one minute, having a threesome with two Victoria Secret models, and being a world-class table tennis player. Unfortunately, the validity of some of those claims is under dispute.