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
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Basketball isn’t just the offseason in Alabama anymore
With Bruce Pearl in Auburn, Nate Oats at Alabama, Andy Kennedy at UAB, and Richie Riley at South Alabama, we may be in the early stages of this state’s new Golden Age of college basketball coaches.
Despite a beatdown, rumors of Alabama’s demise are greatly exaggerated
By MIKE HERNDON Here we go again. Have we gotten to the point where every time Alabama loses a game, people will be lining up to declare the dynasty dead? Apparently. No, you’re right: Monday’s 44-16 beatdown by Clemson was… Read More ›
For good or ill, who wins Bama-Clemson IV?
BY MIKE HERNDON Back in August, when we first kicked off this fun-filled four-month jaunt known as the 2018 college football season, I picked Alabama and Clemson to meet in the national championship game. That would be impressive, if practically… Read More ›
Jalen Hurts is a hero, but not for the reason you think
By MIKE HERNDON Picture sharpens to a football field, where 21 players stand while one is behind helped off the field, arms slung around two trainers, walking gingerly. Camera follows this player as he exits, then picks up another running… Read More ›
Everybody wants Bama: 2018 college football predictions
(Even Purdue wants Bama. And they couldn’t even beat Northwestern./Twitter @capstonekid) By MIKE HERNDON “We Still Want Bama,” the sign read. And as Central Florida made its season opener against UConn look like a glorified walk-through in a 56-17 victory,… Read More ›
Second-guessing the king
By MIKE HERNDON We are a nation of Monday-morning quarterbacks, even on a Tuesday. It’s probably not even an American thing, just an innate impulse we carry as humans to second-guess anything of which we think ourselves capable. And we… Read More ›
Alabama vs. Clemson: Who ya got?
(Dabo Swinney leads Clemson against Alabama on Monday for the college football national championship. Photo by LambeauLeap80/Wikimedia Commons) Alabama (14-0) meets Clemson (13-1) in Tampa on Monday night in Tampa for the college football national championship, a rematch of last… Read More ›
College football week 3 predictions plus a glance back at week 2
With several teams scheduling “lesser” opponents for week 2, the expectations were a little on the low side; however, last week’s college football games performed better than expected as the teams still produced close games, a miracle finish, and a… Read More ›
College Football Coaches are Law Enforcement?
Normally, we expect fans or people who profit from college football’s “Win at All Costs” culture to give preferential treatment to players; however, after watching what happened in Louisiana regarding the arrest and then immediate release of two Alabama football… Read More ›
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