Florida State University quarterback Tommy Castellanos called his shot: “I dreamed of moments like this. I dreamed of playing against Alabama. They don’t have Nick Saban to save them. I just don’t see them stopping me.” Did he follow his… Read More ›
College football
Because we said so: More alternative facts and fake championships
Auburn claimed seven more national titles this week. But they don’t award those for “trust me, bro.”
Joyless Murderball is finally over (and we’ll miss it)
By MIKE HERNDON OK, so now I guess you can say the dynasty is over. For years, many blowhard so-called sports analysts have been proclaiming the Alabama dynasty is “dead” pretty much anytime the Crimson Tide lost a game. And… Read More ›
The championship may pass Nick Saban by this year, but the game hasn’t
By MIKE HERNDON The college football national championship is Monday night and for the first time since the very first year of the playoff, an SEC team will not be in it. That’s made some people deliriously happy (has anyone… Read More ›
All’s fair in love and sports
Is it fair that NFL running backs earn less, or that Big Ten athletes will now have to travel cross-country? Fair’s got nothing to do with it.
Carnell Williams proves you don’t have to have all the answers to coach
How has Carnell Williams turned what seemed to be a lost season into the feel-good story of the year? By being himself. By telling the truth. What a novel idea.
College football 2022, with an expanded playoffs on the horizon? Sign me up
By MIKE HERNDON If the past week was any indication, we’re in for another heck of a season of college football. We are only a handful of games into the 2022 season and already, we’ve had at least three classics…. Read More ›
Baylor’s Dave Aranda shows there’s more than one way to lead
Aranda’s success is a lesson that we don’t have to settle for the boundaries of our comfort zones. It doesn’t always take an alpha to lead. Just someone who knows how to climb out of the pit.
The dynasty that will not die
Sooner or later, people are going to learn that predicting the end of the Alabama dynasty is a losing proposition as long as Nick Saban remains on the sideline
The Countdown has Started: Can Coach O keep his job?
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron must feel the heat coming into his kitchen after losing to Auburn in Death Valley this past Saturday. This loss, plus coming up short against the “sissy blue shirts”, makes two with the bulk of… Read More ›