2012: Looking Into the Crystal Ball

I made a friendly wager a few years ago. A friend was making a big deal about one of the many predictions lists that hit the internets around this time each year. The premise was a simple one: my friend was eager to attribute something mystical to people who were right a high percentage of the time. It was an arbitrary number but I argued that anyone, with reasonable knowledge, could make logical assumptions about the coming year and have a respectable record of success.

I won that bet by making vague statements and a few direct predictions. I tossed in a few absurd notions just to be fair. The biggest winner on my list, in 2006, was that Hillary Clinton would not be the nominee for her party in the 2008 elections. Take that Nostradamus!

So, with that same spirit in mind for 2012, here are a few predictions that may or may not come true. It’s all in fun. Don’t head to Vegas with anything I say. My gambling knowledge revolves around betting across the board on the 8-1 dog who pees before the race. Seriously, I have made some money doing that but this is only for fun.

Since we are speaking of crystal balls, Saban and the Tide will bring the crystal football home to Tuscaloosa after a convincing win in New Orleans.
West coast bloggers will still whine that some other team somewhere might have also won if they had played.
An Auburn blogger will accuse Alabama of a variety of activities ranging from over-signing recruits to an extreme Bilderberg level of intrigue designed to make them look bad.
Someone on a message board will start a rumor that Saban is leaving.
Alabama will have a top 3 recruiting class.
Alabama basketball will make the NCAA tournament and could go as far as the Sweet 16.
Photos will emerge of Gene Chizik where teeth are clearly visible. Conspiracy arguments will continue for days on talk radio.
Alabama baseball will contend for the conference title. The local media will still do a poor job of covering baseball.
Alabama will have a large A-Day crowd. One QB on the roster will transfer to a smaller school.
People will still be wondering if Duron Carter exists.
Missouri will win the SEC East. Georgia will stumble and the tie-breaker will come down to the winner of the head-to-head game between the two. If Missouri takes that one, they are on the way to the ATL.
The BCS championship will, again, feature an SEC team. The media will win out and a non-BCS school will finally get a shot and get destroyed.
Media talking heads will ramble on about a playoff, as always, and almost every school will still say “no” to the idea.
Alabama will win the Iron Bowl by three touchdowns.

So, there is a glimpse into the future. I didn’t get into politics, world events, or celebrity deaths. Around here, life, the universe and everything will align properly once the college football season begins. It is as it should be. Have a great 2012 and keep telling everyone about www.bamahammer.com

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Since we are speaking of crystal balls, Saban and the Tide will bring the crystal football home to Tuscaloosa after a convincing win in New Orleans.

West coast bloggers will still whine that some other team somewhere might have also won if they had played.

An Auburn blogger will accuse Alabama of a variety of activities ranging from over-signing recruits to an extreme Bilderberg level of intrigue designed to make them look bad.

Someone on a message board will start a rumor that Saban is leaving.

Alabama will have a top 3 recruiting class.

Alabama basketball will make the NCAA tournament and could go as far as the Sweet 16.

Photos will emerge of Gene Chizik where teeth are clearly visible. Conspiracy arguments will continue for days on talk radio.

Alabama baseball will contend for the conference title. The local media will still do a poor job of covering baseball.

Alabama will have a large A-Day crowd. One QB on the roster will transfer to a smaller school.

People will still be wondering if Duron Carter exists.

Missouri will win the SEC East. Georgia will stumble and the tie-breaker will come down to the winner of the head-to-head game between the two. If Missouri takes that one, they are on the way to the ATL.

The BCS championship will, again, feature an SEC team. The media will win out and a non-BCS school will finally get a shot and get destroyed.

Media talking heads will ramble on about a playoff, as always, and almost every school will still say “no” to the idea.

Alabama will win the Iron Bowl by three touchdowns.