Ro Ride, Ro!

A Monday morning mental health break is in order after a week of edgy, political blogging and a weekend of sad news–that’s the way Meg would have wanted it. Behold, Amazing Gracie the Wonderdog:

I told you she was Bama Beautiful in that houndstooth collar of hers!

Gracie is shown here firing up a victory stogy after the Tide’s 41-17 thrashing of the Vols last October. Little did she know that would be her last one for the season.

Like many a Bama fan, Gracie was disappointed in our anemic offense and poor quarterback play, and she didn’t touch her food for days after that loss to Lo-Mo. So when OC Major Applewhite left the Tide and headed back to Texas, there were no tears shed in her doghouse.

But Gracie was thrilled at the Tide’s hiring of new OC Jim McElwain from Fresno State (averaged 420 yards of total offense per game last season!), and she’s really wagging her tail over the likely prospect of signing the number one rated receiver in the country, 5-star receiver Julio Jones on National Signing Day later this week.

If fact, she had this to say about the whole affair:

Rome to Rama Rurio, and Ro Ride, Ro!