His father, a creative man, gave Fuller a special gift that took him about three weeks to make. It's a little more than three-feet high, made out of PVC pipe, and covered with a crimson Brody Croyle jersey that says "Loser" on the back. Yes, it's an Alabama tackling dummy for a two year old boy.

"I thought, 'Hey this will be kind of cute to see if he has an interest in this,'" Damon said. "Our friends really thought it was kind of funny."

It's not easy to find a jersey for a tackling dummy this small, but Damon Crumley is a dedicated parent. He has a dream for his son, and will stop at no cost to see him sack Alabama time after time.

"I went to the thrift store, found a red jersey that was about the right size," he said. "I had to spray paint it a little crimson because it was too red. I bought some iron on letters and ironed it on. I kind of went a little overboard but it was important to sort of ingrain in our son to always tackle the guy in crimson and white."

But what about the innocent Alabama fan who shows up for kindergarten with his 'Bama jersey?

"We could always home school," Fuller's mother, Alli, joked.

The Auburn-Alabama rivalry is alive and kicking in the Crumley house. The family of three will most certainly watch this year's Iron Bowl on television with some friends. Don't misinterpret these two people as haters, though. They were wonderful, light-hearted hosts who I'm sure would be just as kind to Alabama fans as they were to our crew today.

Still, there's nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned rivalry. That's the message they seem to be trying to send to their son.

So it took some coaxing, but Fuller eventually woke up, got out of bed, and gave us some high-fives and hand pounds. He started out wearing khaki pants and a green striped shirt, but a few minutes later he was an Auburn Tiger. Cleats, socks, the Auburn pants, the jersey, and even a helmet.

Fuller was a little cranky, but then his father started singing the Auburn fight song, and his eyes widened and his face lit up.

We took about a ten minute drive and ended up across the street from Finley Stadium, home of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. We found an open spot near the parking lot, and Fuller made his way out of the car. His father laid about seven yards of turf out, placed the tackling dummy upright, and we were underway.

"Down! Set!" his father yelled. Fuller crouched down and put his hands on the ground.

Then he ran full-speed at the quarterback, so to speak, and knocked over #12.

"That was stopped for a loss," Damon said.

But shortly after, Fuller jumped onto the tackling dummy and finished the job. He repeated the whole process a few more times, with only one problem. He hasn't quite developed that menacing look on his face that will scare opposing quarterbacks. Most All-American linebackers aren't smiling and giggling when they get their sacks, but Fuller has plenty of time to learn that.

For now, he just has to tackle the guy wearing crimson and red.

"Pretty much since birth I have always known that Auburn is good, Alabama is bad," Damon Crumley said. "I just wouldn't be a good parent if I wasn't teaching that, passing that along to my son."

Well, Damon, you've got about 16 years to continue teaching your son before he signs that letter of intent.