Monthly Archives October 2015

Auburn University Should Not Re-Hire Tommy Tuberville

Auburn University Should Not Re-Hire Tommy Tuberville

Auburn University Should Not Re-Hire Tommy Tuberville The mammoth roller coaster ride that is college football at Auburn University continues through corkscrew twists and 60 mph turns, championship ups and nosedive season downs that leaves its passengers elated, ready to jump back on and ride again or in the nearby bushes barfing and crying for change.  The Auburn football 2015 season with its deceiving 4 – 3 win/loss record has fans wondering where the lowest point on this ride will go before Auburn University athletic director Jay Jacobs, who hired two coaches, with likely lower winning percentages than their predecessor,
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Steve Spurrier Retiring Exits Without Dignity

Steve Spurrier Retiring Exits Without Dignity

Steve Spurrier Retiring Exits Without Dignity There’s a Japanese proverb that goes like this,   “Fall Seven Times Stand Up Eight.”   What attracts people to love, admire and follow leaders, sports figures and football coaches? Never giving up, never quitting, sheer guts and perseverance are not just wonderful traits, but aren’t they the prerequisites at the core of being a courageous leader?  Traits that Steve Spurrier somehow lost along the way. In the midst of a disastrous South Carolina football season and days following a catastrophic flood of October, 2015, leaving people across his state without homes, transportation or
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Alabama Defense 2015: Aggies not the only team punched by Kirby Smart Saturday

Alabama Defense 2015: Aggies not the only team punched by Kirby Smart Saturday

Alabama Defense 2015 Aggies not the only team punched by Kirby Smart Saturday Getting to the top of the mountain, tough.  Staying there, oh boy!  How does Nick Saban and remarkably Kirby Smart’s Alabama defense 2015 manage a consistency rarely witnessed in college football?  Maybe it’s what we saw last Saturday in College Station against the Aggies of Texas A&M.  And that is this, Alabama has two competitors every Saturday.  First, there’s the one on the opposing side of the field wearing the other school colors whose band plays a different fight song.  The second is their chief competitor, the
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Alabama Defense Early Bragging Prevents Future Rewards

Alabama Defense Early Bragging Prevents Future Rewards

Alabama Defense Early Bragging Prevents Future Rewards If it’s true that self–confidence makes anything possible, Alabama should win the rest of its games.  Based on the post-game comments from a couple Bama defenders, this Alabama defense believes in itself, but is it too much?   “I think we are the best defense in the country, honestly,”   said senior cornerback Cyrus Jones after the win over Arkansas.   “As long as we come out there and execute like we’re supposed to, I don’t think anybody can beat us.”   Be careful there.  A team’s worst games can come after a great
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Shiny Sophomores Flashy Freshmen Top New Teammates Carving SEC Football Teams

Shiny Sophomores Flashy Freshmen Top New Teammates Carving SEC Football Teams

Shiny Sophomores Flashy Freshmen Top New Teammates Carving SEC Football Teams By week five of college football underclassmen are not really that any more.  At almost mid-season, they’ve strapped on their helmets and sported their collegiate colors for five games, which includes a couple conference matchups and a road game or two.  But when outstanding performances by underclassmen just can’t be overlooked, let’s don’t. The special passion that southerners have for SEC football teams attracts more top talent, which gives them more to be passionate about.  It’s not a viscous cycle it’s more like a wonderful cycle.  Top high school recruits
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