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A Sneak Preview of the SEC Network Fall Lineup

The SEC and ESPN announced on Thursday a partnership that will create the SEC Network and broadcast Southeastern Conference-centric programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the next 20 years.  While…Read More

NCAA Football: Jim Delany’s Righteous Indignation

Another week staring at a blank page, stuck in the vice like grip of writer’s block.  Another week saved by the blustering idiocy of Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany. The madcap Midwesterner has…Read More

Alabama Football: Who’s Your Guy for 2013?

It’s easy to root for the superstars, but it is fun to root for the role players. Each year I tend to gravitate towards a somewhat under the radar player to pull for as “my guy’. In…Read More

Alabama Football: Little Known Facts About Nick Saban

  When Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban announced earlier this week that the four players who were recently arrested were no longer with the team, the usual jokes about oversigning…Read More

Alabama Football: Early Thoughts on the 2013 Crimson Tide Schedule

The 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football season is still many months away, but we did get a small piece of good news this week; a slight glimmer in the crushing blackness of the offseason with the release…Read More

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SEC Football: Is a Nine-Game Conference Schedule on the Horizon?

Each Thursday night I sit down to write my column for the following day, often not knowing what topic…Read More

Alabama Football: Instant Impact Freshman O.J. Howard

Last week the Alabama football machine added 25 new cogs and some of the incoming freshman are already…Read More

Dear Big 10: Urban Meyer is Disappointed in You

When the dust settled on National Signing Day, the SEC thoroughly and completely embarrassed the Big…Read More

Alabama Football Recruiting: National Signing Day Drinking Game

Recruiting is ridiculous. Everything about it from the press conferences with multiple hats on a table…Read More

The Madness of Jim Delany

Earlier this week while perusing my Twitter timeline, I noticed a slew of conference realignment jokes…Read More

Tennessee Volunteers Athletics, and the Danger of Leverage

Sports Illustrated it was reported that the The University of Tennessee Volunteers athletic department…Read More

Alabama Football: An Offseason Wish List

I realize that it may seem incredibly arrogant for Alabama Crimson Tide fans to wish for anything after…Read More

Alabama Football: Can You Spot the Real AJC Headline?

Since his arrival in Tuscaloosa, Nick Saban has been a source of consternation for the folks at the…Read More

The Top 15 Alabama Crimson Tide Wins of the Nick Saban Era

Last January I wrote a piece on my favorite 14 Alabama Crimson Tide victories overseen by Coach Nick…Read More

Requiem for a Smock: A Farewell to Gene Chizik

It was a dark day this past Sunday, when Auburn decided they were no longer All In behind coach Gene…Read More

Tailgate Cocktail: SEC Championship Edition

This week the Alabama Crimson Tide returns to the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 2009.…Read More

Tailgate Cocktail: Western Carolina Edition

It’s Western Carolina week and the bakery is open.  As is SEC custom, teams typically schedule…Read More

Alabama vs. Texas A&M: Confidence and Concern

This week Alabama welcomes Texas A&M to Tuscaloosa for the first time as a member of the SEC. …Read More

Alabama Football: LSU Game Brings Causes for Confidence and Concern

Make no bones about it; tonight is the season.  A win means the Tide is headed to Atlanta and has as…Read More

Tailgate Cocktail: LSU Edition

It’s LSU week, and for Alabama it’s basically the entire season, so we have to go big. This…Read More