Eli Gold gets mail. Lots of mail. Alabama football fans from all over thanking him for bringing the total game-day experience to them – whether they are in a 50-yard-line seat with a headset on or watching the game at home with the mute button depressed.
But the ones Gold cherishes the most? The notes from fans who need those pictures painted in their mind of how green the grass is at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the shimmering sheen of how the Tide’s crimson helmets glint in the sun.
“The most impactful response ever from listeners are when I get notes from folks who are blind,” Gold said earlier this week during a call to promote his updated book “Crimson Nation” ($24.