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The most exciting season in Iowa football history will end with a thud. The biggest problem with using polls to help determine a national college football champion isn’t the possibility that an … more

11/7/09 | 43 views

Give Alabama edge as LSU visits T-town

No. 9-ranked LSU offers No. 3 Alabama its toughest test of the season, but it’s hard to figure the Bengal Tigers have enough juice to win in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. LSU (7-1) has struggled all … more

11/6/09 | 434 views

There’s plenty of life in Auburn

AUBURN — Auburn isn’t dead. Just in case you wondered, the Tigers are still with us. Mark Edwards Sports Editor Head coach Gene Chizik and his team wondered if maybe a few folks … more

11/1/09 | 221 views

Ole Miss will keep Auburn’s slump going

How much is reputation worth in college football? According to the “human” and “computer” rankings that the Bowl Championship Series uses, the answer is quite a lot. Mark … more

10/30/09 | 368 views

Ogle helped one Daily reporter trump us all

Perhaps the biggest sports story in the 97-year history of The Decatur Daily appeared in the Nov. 9, 1963, editions: “After 35 years Ogle heads last team,” the headline read on the front page … more

10/28/09 | 493 views | 1 comment

Under Kiffin, Vols getting better quickly

Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin may be dumb as a rock when it comes to NCAA rules and trash talking the Florida Gators, but through seven games, he’s proving himself as a decent college football … more

10/26/09 | 514 views | 1 comment

Sometimes style points don’t matter

TUSCALOOSA — One of the best games of the rich Alabama-Tennessee series came down to big Terrence Cody’s left underarm. If the Crimson Tide remains No. 1 in Sunday’s Associated Press … more

10/25/09 | 575 views | 2 comments

Tide should dominate rival Vols at home

Auburn stands as Alabama’s biggest rival, but there’s a special place in Crimson Tide history for Tennessee. No. 1-ranked Alabama (7-0) hosts the Vols (3-3) on Saturday to continue what’s … more

10/23/09 | 585 views

Ingram gives Alabama a comfort zone

TUSCALOOSA — About midway through the fourth quarter of Saturday’s ugly 20-6 homecoming win over South Carolina, Alabama finally figured out its best hope of moving the ball and actually … more

10/18/09 | 388 views

Spurrier no longer tough on Alabama

Remember when Florida folks used to say they considered Steve Spurrier every bit the college football coach that Bear Bryant was? Spurrier had such a nice run with the Gators during 1990-2001, … more

10/16/09 | 467 views