Horrible first half for John Parker Wilson. Poor reads, poor throws, poor decisions. That’s two weeks in a row Wilson hasn’t looked sharp. The second half wasn’t much better. Offensive line seemed to play well even with an injury, which disrupted the rotation in the second quarter. The line play is so much better than [...]
Archive | September, 2007
Quick reaction: Le Batard interview
UPDATE: Check out Eight In the Box for his thoughts on Le Batard on WJOX. I enjoyed the comparison of Le Batard to Ahab! WJOX’s mid-day program the Roundtable discussed Dan Le Batard. The crux of the interview was the Miami columnist’s opinion that Saban was a jerk to people. Unfortunately after Le Batard left, [...]
Roundtable takes on Vandy game
The Crimson & White Roundtable is up this week, hosted by Eight In The Box. Check it out if you are interested in what the best minds in college football are saying about the Tide’s chances against the Commodores. More thoughts on Baumhower Earlier this week I defended Bob Baumhower standing by his defense of [...]
Mike Shula enters new chapter of life
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There’s a Shula coaching in the NFL this season. He lives in Jacksonville, he coaches quarterbacks and his baseball cap is pulled anonymously low across his brow as he jogs nigh unnoticed past fans and reporters and into the Jaguars’ training facility, far away from Tuscaloosa… With those words, The Miami Herald [...]
SEC launches Story of Character campaign
The nation’s most powerful football conference launched an advertising campaign to celebrate its 75th Anniversary season. The SEC and its media firm Creative Prescence Partners (CPP) snagged luminaries including former president Bill Clinton (Arkansas), actress Ashley Judd (Kentucky), bestselling authors John Grisham (Mississippi State) and Winston Groom (Alabama), NFL quarterback Peyton Manning (Tennessee), television personalities [...]
Hunter Ford on college football
I felt a little off my game last Saturday as I watched Alabama get it’s game on against Western Carolina. I was very impressed by the increased intensity and enthusiasm of both the Tide players and fans. I wore my Alabama golf shirt in the press box. An acquaintence of mine teased me “I didn’t [...]
What’s wrong with Alabama…
I hated having Mike Shula as Alabama’s football coach. I believe I made that feeling clear on message boards and my blog for months last year. And what was the reaction from fellow Alabama fans? I got called a “barnerâ€, was banned from al.com’s message boards, and accused more than once of just causing problems. [...]
Recruiting: How they fared Week 1
Wondering how those early commitments fared? Here you go: Fullback Ivan Matchett rushed 24 times for 224 yards and three touchdowns as No. 1-ranked 5A St. Paul’s opened the season with a 42-20 win over visiting Fairhope at E.E. Delaney Stadium Friday night, according to the Mobile Press-Register. Two other Tide commitments scored for St. [...]
Hope reborn
As the sun slipped ‘neath the horizon Saturday, the waning light of the day gave way to a new light—the light of hope. For the first time in recent memory, and certainly for the first time since Gene Stallings coached at Alabama, I can say, I’m satisfied. No, the team on the field against Western [...]
Hey NFL, I’ll risk a concussion if you’ll give me a shot
Would someone reading this please help me? I’ve got a real problem on my hands and I’m out of answers. [...]