The worst sports columnist in Alabama is Josh Moon; his columns are filled with half-truths, distortions, and non sequiturs. But despite his platitudinous BS, and serial smears, Moon crossed the line with his Saturday column. Not only did he use the firecoachnicksaban website, but he had the audacity to call other members of the media [...]
Archive | September, 2007
Bowden is old-school, Saban is corporate
Aside from the tone of the article making Bobby Bowden a Saint and Nick Saban nothing more than a Denny’s, the article is very interesting. The best line of the piece comes from Rick Trickett who worked for Saban and now works for Bowden. “If you’re going to work for Nick Saban,…then you better know [...]
Preview: FSU vs. Alabama
Sidenotes before looking at some game preview stories, Dennis Franchione charged $1,200 per year to select boosters for inside information about the football team, according to the San Antonio Express-News. According to the Express-News, “In the newsletter, called “VIP Connection,” Franchione discussed player injuries in detail and offered sometimes-critical assessments of his players.” The worst [...]
Anti-Saban site a joke
The creator of the site firecoachnicksaban.com, Mark Rigsby, kindly replied to our email asking for clarification regarding the site. Mr. Rigsby said the site was created to give a good friend (and Bama fan) a hard time.” Rigsby said the site was not intended as a smear to Alabama fans. We’ll take his word for [...]
Rush Propst denies, dodges allegations
WBRC Fox 6 sports anchor Rick Karle interviewed Rush Propst about the allegations swirling around the coach and the Hoover football program. The Hoover High School coach denied allegations of inappropriate relations with employees at the high school. He dodged giving an answer over allegations of a second family. The entire interview is available on [...]
TI poster unravels mystery of anti-Saban site
UPDATE 2: The creator of the site, Mark Rigsby, kindly replied to our email asking for clarification regarding the site. Mr. Rigsby said the site was created to give a good friend (and Bama fan) a hard time.” Rigsby said the site was not intended as a smear to Alabama fans. We’ll take his word [...]
FSU’s Bowden almost filled role of Idol Bear Bryant
Nice feature story on Bowden’s life in Birmingham, and the biggest what-if in sports. What if Alabama’s idiot president had hired Bowden instead of the buffoon Bill Curry (oops, I shouldn’t insult buffoons by comparing them to Curry.) BTW, Joab Thomas was a complete and utter jackass. Anyway, here’s the feature story from the Orlando [...]
Couldn’t see the trees for the Old Forester
By Hunter Ford Lord knows I cannot support the classless drunks that threw cups and other assorted items at the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend. It’s a shame when a few bad apples spoil the whiskey barrel for the rest of us. But alcohol (especially bourbon whiskey) and Southern college football go hand-in-hand. They are like [...]
Crybaby journalists
So Jenni Carlson can make fun of football players, but when a coach yells at her, journalists get their panties in a wad? Please. I’ve seen real journalists have their lives threatened for writing about indicted criminals; I’ve seen real journalists thwarted by government officials, maligned by investigators and their lives made difficult. Jenni Carlson [...]
Saban asks fans to have class
When did it become necessary for a coach to ask fans to behave? The coarsening of society in general, fired by the excess use of alcohol around sports has created a dangerous situation throughout college football. Saban used his Monday press conference to urg fans to behave with class. He didn’t get into specifics, but [...]
Wow…just Wow
OSU Football Coach Goes Ballistic About Critical Newspaper Column And people think Nick Saban is cruel to the media. I’ve never seen anything like this. EDIT: My post got cut off somehow. Anyway, here’s what a media type said about the OSU encounter. He makes some good points regarding the confrontation. The most obvious was [...]
Passing attack
Are Alabama fans turning into Auburn fans? Are Alabama fans ready to shuffle quarterbacks faster than Auburn fans shuffle excuses? Have Alabama fans decided John Parker Wilson should be thrown under the bus? From reading the message boards and talking with friends—the answer is yes or at least maybe. Beginning in week 1, a vocal [...]
Dawg-bitten
Georgia 26 Alabama 23 Quick thoughts now, wrap-up later. Game plans: 
Georgia’s game plan was outstanding. The use of screens and play calling helped protect the young offensive line—and like a karate expert, used Alabama’s attacking defense against the Tide. Well done, and the Alabama staff was unable to come up with an answer. Alabama’s [...]
Can Georgia Handle Tuscaloosa?
Completely off topic, but who says good things don’t come from France? Consider me a francophile. Ok, maybe just an Alizeephile—Alizee is pretty hot. OK, taking a deep breath here’s a column about Georgia and today’s game. And according to the columnist for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, the came comes down to the dominating the line [...]
FSU leading tackler arrested, suspended
Arrest could mean FSU is without its leading tackler, according to report from the Miami Herald. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An early-morning fracas outside of a Tallahassee bar led to the arrest of two Florida State football players and could force the Seminoles to play without their second-leading tackler next week against Alabama. Junior Geno Hayes, [...]
Rethinking Georgia
Four weeks ago, I thought Alabama had no chance to defeat Georgia. I was convinced of Georgia’s strength due to good coaching (Mark Richt), a solid sophomore quarterback (Matt Stafford) and a weak Alabama defense. Alabama’s defense is still weak, but my estimation of Richt and Stafford has changed. Stafford is a good quarterback, but [...]
Auburn fingerprints on Richt’s decision
Could an Auburn graduate be responsible for the closed Georgia practice? According to an Atlanta-Journal Constitution writer who appeared on the Paul Finebaum Radio Network, Stacy Searels, a former Auburn graduate and former LSU assistant might have been behind Mark Richt’s move. The AJC.com writer, said he couldn’t confirm that and wouldn’t with anonymous sources, [...]
Richt’s cynical move
I like Mark Richt. I’ve always thought he was a good coach, good recruiter, and most of all a decent guy. However, there is little doubt Richt’s move to close practice is a cynical move to blame outside factors for the loss to South Carolina and a ready-made excuse if the Bulldogs lose to Alabama. [...]
Experts believe national title only matter of time
Recruiting experts believe it isn’t if Saban will win a national title, but when. That’s what Tom Lemming told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Tuesday’s edition. “Mark Richt now has got to be very careful and very wary of what Nick Saban is doing,” said Tom Lemming, a recruiting analyst. “I think it is not a [...]
Is the Bama magic finally back?
From Hunter Ford: THE BAMA MOJO! From Wickpedia: Mojo is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. A mojo is a type of magic charm, often of red flannel cloth and tied with a drawstring, containing botanical, zoological, and/or mineral curios, petition papers, and the like. It is typically worn under [...]
Positive buzz from Saturday’s win
The buzz from the Arkansas win is mostly positive. Check out this blurb from The World According to Garp: â€Alabama, welcome back, the College Football world has missed you. That was an impressive come from behind victory over a good Arkansas squad. You get LSU at home, and you have a team that could upset [...]
Auburn should stand behind Tuberville
Auburn fans should put aside their irrational expectations, and understand the challenges Tommy Tuberville faces. Tuberville has only been at Auburn nine years. That’s a short time in the annals of football history. Just look how long coaches like Jordan and Bryant were at their respective schools. What’s more, look at how long Paterno and [...]
As good a day as it was, better days to come
A fun column and a few links following the dramatic Alabama victory over Arkansas 41-38. Here is a column from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Don’t read unless you have a sense of humor about fellow Alabama fans. And, BTW, the writer is correct, while today was nice, there are even better days ahead. As good a [...]
Alabama defeats Arkansas
It didn’t take Nick Saban long to get a trademark win. Three games into his first season, his team accomplished something Mike Shula was incapable of doing—winning a game by coming from behind in the fourth quarter. The signature win wasn’t a thing of beauty, and it wasn’t even a typical Sabanesque performance. But when [...]
CROOOMMMMED
Auburn loses to MSUÂ 19-14 UPDATED: Here is the game summary story (in Flash). A couple of big items to notice (beyond the offensive incompetence) was Anthony Dixon rushed for 103 yards. Mississippi State won despite the three quarterbacks who played going a combined 5 of 18 for 41 yards. Auburn’s defense is good, but [...]
Mascots fight at Pac-10 game
The Pac-10 thinks it is the best conference in the nation. Well, they certainly are the wackiest. Where else could you see a guy in a duck suit beat up a guy in a cougar suit? It reminds me of watching a Donald Duck cartoon. Donald had the temper problem. Just like Donald, this duck [...]
Quagmire for Arkansas-Bama game?
According to the weather forecasts, Hurricane Humberto could be a tropical depression entering central Alabama from Mississippi over the weekend. This rain event could produce….well….rain. Humberto came in as a category 1 hurricane, and the track map by 1 a.m. Saturday has it near Linden, Alabama. “But it should pack a lot of moisture statewide,†[...]
Auburn fans should leave Tuberville alone
Radio Auburn, errr I mean the Roundtable on WJOX and other shows like them, defended Tommy Tuberville by quoting stats from Tuberville post-Jetgate. But the whole Pravda-like defense of Tuberville misses the point—Auburn has been in serious decline caused primarily by Auburn’s failure to qualify its recruits over the last few seasons. Auburn’s top recruting [...]
Ties are like kissing your sister
Hunter Ford’s thoughts on college football and his column from the Western Star I was glad to see Bama beat Vandy. It was a solid game for the Tide. In my column this week, I recall a few games from the days without overtime. I only like college overtime rules when Alabama wins. Like, the [...]
Seismic changes in college football
I’ve said for weeks that FSU would be beatable. I think more people would agree with that now. I didn’t think Alabama would stand much of a chance against Georgia; however, you can’t tell me South Carolina is really much better than Alabama. Because of the seismic changes from this weekend, the future looks brighter [...]
Hoover braces for baseball tournament without Bama
As the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament begins, Hoover businesses are getting ready to feel, well, not much of anything. Since [...]