Mike Slive, you’re a disgrace. Your apparent thirst for BCS money has clouded your judgment. Got a minute? Watch this… Nick Fairley’s cheap shots vs. Georgia video A closer look at Nick Fairley’s cheap shots. video Nick Fairley rubs his facemask against Georgia QB Aaron Murray’s jaw video #90 shouldn’t see the field again this […]
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Now they’re really all in
Despite enough circumstantial evidence to make even the most objective observer amazed, last Saturday Auburn University spoke loud and clear by playing the clearly ineligible Cam Newton: “Weeeeeeeeee!” Winning is fun, and Auburn is enjoying their most successful season in years. The problem is, what lies just beyond the instant gratification they are opting for […]
Dennis Dodd: Cam-gate ain’t over
CBSSports.com Senior Writer Dennis Dodd wrote a brilliant article on Auburn and the continuing problems following the program on account of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton. Here are some highlights: “Get it out, Auburn. Get it all out now. “Party your behinds off. Burn the mother to the ground. T.P. the town if you want. Live […]
Bama beats MSU, won’t have to vacate later
Tuscaloosa, AL – In a shocking change to current trends in college football, the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs tonight in a hard-fought victory it knowingly will not have to vacate or forfeit at a later time. Led by Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy, whose father didn’t shop him in the recruiting process, […]
Will Bama given Mullen a standing ovation?
Message boards have heated up this week on the possibility of Dan Mullen receiving a standing ovation from the home standing Alabama Crimson Tide crowd for his involvement in the Cam Newton saga. Though he has not been directly named as a source to the allegations surrounding Auburn’s quarterback, now accused of a pay-for-play scheme […]
MSU issues statements on Newton
November 12th “During the recruitment of a football prospective student-athlete, Mississippi State was approached with an offer to provide an extra benefit. This offer was refused. “MSU alerted the Southeastern Conference about the offer. MSU did not have any specific incriminating information about any other school, and thus could not provide any. “As Commissioner Slive […]
REPORT: Newton – “The money was too much.”
Auburn Fambly, don’t worry. ESPN’s Joe Schad, Mark Schlabach, Pat Forde and Chris Lowe, along with the New York Times, FoxSports, TMZ, Sports Illustrated, the and the presence of the NCAA and now the FBI are all wrong. “Nothing to see here; move along.” Not quite. Go to bed early last night? Here’s what you […]
BREAKING: The Sky Isn’t Falling
The Alabama Crimson Tide suffered its second loss of the season last Saturday in Baton Rouge as another SEC quarterback played the game of his career. However, that said, the sky isn’t falling, is it? Sitting at 7-2, the question now remains, what happens when a team trained to play for championships can only play […]
What you need to know about Cam’s situation
I am sick and tired of hearing about the Cam Newton situation. He is a good kid who wants to open up daycare facilities some day, people, and just like when he bought the stolen laptop unknowingly, now he finds himself at the center of another misunderstanding. Here’s all you need to know: 1. An […]
A picture is worth a thousand words
I really can’t add anything to this. I can only thank Alex Hamilton (my vote for capstonereport.com blogger of the year) and the website Sports By Brooks for giving us this gem. See more here…really…please do….there’s even video. (Follow me on Twitter for capstonereport.com news, commentary and smack: ITK4BAMA.)
Abarn’s ride over
Just six days are all Abarn could manage at the top of the heap, as the computers recognized smoke and mirrors when they saw it. Abarn fell to #2 with Oregon jumping them to take, and keep, the top spot until the BCS National Championship game. When BCS #6 Alabama defeats #10 LSU next weekend […]
Bama moves up as Auburn gets gayer
Last Saturday college football nature took its course as No. 5 Michigan State and No. 6 Missouri were throttled on the road by Iowa and Nebraska, respectively. Though it didn’t take the field, the Alabama Crimson Tide moved back into the top 5 in both major polls, and will likely hold the same spot when […]
Interesting news, notes for the off week
As we head into the off week, I for one am extremely pleased with where Alabama is. I’ve already commented on the overwhelming confidence Las Vegas has in our destiny for this season, but here are some more interesting numbers for you this morning: Points are ultimately what matter. The following are the leading scoring […]
According to Vegas, Bama right on track
Ever been to Las Vegas? I remember my first impressions. Yes, there’s the usual riff-raff you see in a city that size, attracting people of all shapes, sizes and moral fibers. But I remember remarking about how immaculate it was. Block after block, building after building, no expense was spared in making it jaw dropping […]
Free eye surgery offered to officials of AU v. UA
Last Saturday’s officiating debacle in the Jordan-Hare Triangle has now gathered an official response from the University of Arkansas. The world watched in amazement as struggling Abarn was handed the game in the ever curious Jordan-Hare stadium in the form of fourteen points that were blatantly in error. Now it’s going even further (read the […]
Hope There Isn’t A Flyover Saturday
Strange things happen in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Saturday was no different as Abarn was handed 14 unearned points by the inept SEC officiating crew charged with the task of calling the game. Leading 17-14, Fumblin’ Fannin did what he does best, dropping the ball at the Razorback one yard line. The fumble settled at the five, […]
Auburn delusion at an all-time high
How do you recognize an opponent racked with fear? When the object of that fear shows the first sign of vulnerability and elation erupts. In this case, when the University of Alabama’s first chink in the armor in the last 3 seasons showed against a common opponent last Saturday, pandemonium spread far and wide among […]
Bitter pill just what the doctor ordered?
Okay, reality check from the weekend: Losing sucks. Saturday’s drubbing at the hands of the South Carolina Gamecocks was a bitter pill to swallow for a team that hasn’t experienced a loss in the regular season since W. was still in office. As Alabama head coach Nick Saban said in his post-game presser, Alabama didn’t […]
Former Tide players arrested
News broke overnight of former Alabama running back Glen Coffee being arrested in Fort Walton Beach on a weapons charge. Coffee was pulled over for speeding then failed to provide registration or proof of insurance; a cocked pistol was found in the center console. The report didn’t say whether or not the gun was registered […]
Dye, Stallings should say bye-bye
On the Paul Finebaum show yesterday, both Gene Stallings and Pat Dye took exception to comments made about them a week earlier as Finebaum interviewed former Texas Tech head coach and current loony bird, Mike Leach. Leach insinuated that the two legendary coaches, both of which are either presently or are in the process of […]
I miss losing
There, I said it. I do. Losing a game offers perspective, the same kind of perspective I saw in a Tennessee buddy of mine following this weekend’s LSU game. By losing you fully appreciate winning. And oh how much Tennessee fans appreciate wins at this point. When you stand in elation following a double overtime […]
Bama knows what to do with hyped QBs
This wasn’t just a big game in front of the friendly, home crowd. It wasn’t just a game between two ranked foes. It was the game of the week in college football, on the grandest stage. Heisman front-runner against Heisman winner in the biggest game in Fayetteville in decades…the campus practically shut down in anticipation […]
Bama first team with disgruntled ex-players?
The Wall Street Journal, known for its command on all things in the sports world, released a story yesterday on a former Bama player who was put on medical scholarship because of an ailing back problem. The story contends that Alabama head coach Nick Saban pushes “non-producers” into taking medical scholarships in order to get […]
Chizik is afraid
Auburn head football coach Frank Chiznik is worried about Saturday. About the game with Clemson? Not necessarily, though he really should worry about what’ll happen when his junior varsity secondary is met with a capable passer. About being out coached? Every time he steps on the field this is a distinct and likely possibility, especially […]
The gayness continues at Auburn
The gayest thing I have witnessed in a while…after the little tiggers sing the fight song in a triumph over a down-to-the-wire win over pitiful Missy State, listen to what they sing next… My favorite, go back and watch again how gay Ryan Pugh looks singing his little heart out up on the bench. This […]
PSU scribe: “Bama gets it right”
One Pennsylvanian writer was still gushing over his experience in Tuscaloosa over the weekend. Here’s an excerpt from David Jones of The Patriot-News, from Pennlive.com: “But I can tell you this much about my first trip to Alabama and I think a lot of PSU fans who made this trip would agree: Very few people […]
“Welcome Coach” t-shirts
Fridays this fall a new t-shirt design will be featured on capstonereport.com for that Saturday’s game, and the following Monday you can order the shirt with the score included. We figure since you come here for college football smack, you ought to have a t-shirt to go along with it. This week’s shirt commemorates the […]
ITK: A legend returns to Bryant-Denny
This Saturday, Bryant-Denny Stadium will host two legendary coaches, and one in the making. Joe Paterno will likely make his final visit to Tuscaloosa, at least as a coach, as he brings his #14 Nittany Lions to the house that Bear built. Fittingly, the contest will take place on Bryant’s birthday. Also in attendance will […]
Dooley has to teach team how to bathe
Sometimes, this just comes too easy. WRCB of Knoxville is reporting that among the things new University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley has had to teach his team, one of those things…wait for it…wait for it…is how to bathe. “We had, I told them, the worst shower discipline of any team I’ve ever […]
National disbelief continues
SI.com’s Stewart Mandel provides some interesting commentary in his weekly “mailbag” on the Cam Newton case. Nothing new, just more of the same shared disbelief with the rest of the country at what’s flagrantly taking place in Lee County. “If Cam Newton’s father has admitted to soliciting money during the recruiting process, as has been […]