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4-team BCS wouldn’t stop the whining

The Bowl Championship Series appears to be moving closer to something that we might call a playoff, but here’s guessing the complaints about the system won’t go away. The conference … more

2/9/12 | 173 views

Eli is awesome, but his old man was good, too

The Manning family won another Super Bowl championship Sunday, giving Eli two to brother Peyton’s one. But are either truly the best quarterback in their family? Their father, Archie Manning, … more

2/6/12 | 268 views | 2 comments

It takes more than recruits to be winner

Alabama cleaned up again, Auburn pulled in a few prized prospects, and another recruiting season is in the books. Before picking over the talent that the Crimson Tide and Tigers have recruited … more

2/2/12 | 380 views | 2 comments

Haynes’ first varsity title highlights county tourney

FLORETTE — The Morgan County basketball tournament ended Saturday night with Priceville High varsity boys coach Darrell Haynes’ team getting to raise the championship trophy, and few deserved … more

1/30/12 | 527 views | 2 comments

Division II no longer good for UNA

If you’re like me, you’ve questioned the University of North Alabama’s desire to move to Division I. The plan is to shift to provisional Division I status by 2013 before becoming a … more

1/27/12 | 409 views | 1 comment

JoePa, Penn St. had truly rare relationship

Joe Paterno spent nearly 46 seasons as Penn State’s head football coach, and there never will be another like him. For major college football, at least, that seems obvious. What current … more

1/23/12 | 300 views

Texas, Miami, Tide round out top 3 on this list

When Alabama stomped LSU 21-0 in this past season’s national title game, did we see the greatest college team in the BCS era? Or was Vince Young’s 2005 Texas team the best? Or the … more

1/16/12 | 694 views

Early NFL departures recruiting tool at UA

Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and running back Trent Richardson are bypassing their senior season for the NFL, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing for Nick … more

1/13/12 | 934 views | 2 comments

2011 turns into special Tide season

NEW ORLEANS — When Alabama clinched its 2009 national championship, some of the players dumped Gatorade on their head coach, Nick Saban, who looked annoyed. He always has seemed good at that. He … more

1/11/12 | 496 views | 1 comment

Alabama proves it’s No. 1 again

NEW ORLEANS — We never should’ve doubted Nick Saban. He promised this would happen. About a week after Alabama won a national championship in 2009, the Crimson Tide celebrated with a pep … more

1/10/12 | 576 views | 1 comment