TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - What happens in Alabama's locker room stays in Alabama's locker room.

Cigars, for instance. It was a long-standing tradition after a victory over Tennessee for Alabama players to light up cigars in celebration on conquering a big rival.

But the Surgeon General frowns on smoking, so surely this is a tradition that has gone away. Right?

Well, after a 41-10 victory last season at Tennessee, Alabama players could be seen with cigars after the game.

Alabama coach Nick Saban was asked about the tradition after Wednesday's practice.

"You know, anything that we do like that, I think is something that is internal to the team, and I don't think it should be a public issue," he said.

"And we're certainly not going to make it one, one way or the other."

Former Alabama head trainer Jim Goostree is credited with starting the tradition in the 1950s.