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New College Football Playoff ad has mostly everyone

ESPN has released one of assumedly many ads promoting the new College Football Playoff. It is chock-full of cameos and stars, as well as teams that were included for variation. Alabama wasn’t involved and it doesn’t really matter how “in” Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and TCU are, they aren’t making the Playoff this season. But the […]

UPDATE: Alabama fan flies from Australia to see Saban, is ignored

It’s Alabama day at SEC Media Days, the most crowded day on the schedule at the Hoover, Ala. event. Any time Alabama coach Nick Saban is scheduled to attend, the tiny lobby gets filled to the brim, bringing out fans that run the gamut from rational people to Ring Hat Man. A new face in […]

Alabama-USC is on for 2016 but it’s in the wrong place

As we learned yesterday, Alabama will play USC on Sept. 3, 2016 in the Cowboys Classic in AT&T Stadium, the shining, shimmering football monolith in Arlington, Texas. The Alabama-USC rivalry has been dormant for a few decades but it remains historic. The Crimson Tide currently hold the winning record of 5-2 over the Trojans, but […]

The College Football Playoff national championship trophy looks like something

With the College Football Playoff taking the place of the BCS, creating a new trophy was a must. The BCS was blessed with an iconic Waterford crystal football, immediately recognizable for excellence in college football, though it was fragile. Opting for a more sleek, modern approach to the trophy, the College Football Playoff national championship […]

Alabama flag flies over Kyle Field

Texas A&M is one of the new kids on the SEC block but its two years of Johnny Manziel and classic games against Alabama means its stadium renovation is not exempt from SEC rivalry shenanigans. College football is a year-round bragging rights activity, so it would make sense for an Alabama Crimson Tide flag to […]

Prepare yourselves for the onslaught of SEC Media Days

Somewhere, in the bowels of Williams-Brice Stadium, Steve Spurrier has been preparing; readying himself for the moment when he steps from the humidity of the Southern summer into the air conditioning of a dimly lit hotel conference room. This moment does not involve a team or a playbook. It does not derive itself from anything […]

RichRod: Viral Sensation

Nick Saban and Urban Meyer use success and pedigree to convince recruits to join their efforts. P.J. Fleck uses oars and enthusiasm. But some coaches have adopted more unorthodox, modern methods to lure a recruit to their program. Arizona Wildcats head coach Rich Rodriguez, the offensive guru and former Michigan resident, is building somewhat of […]

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