April 2007

The fiasco of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fans throwing trash at Jeff Gordon on Sunday has led to a news cycle bashing NASCAR and by implication,… Read More »Alabama fans tarnished by Talladega

(UA) TUSCALOOSA — Student-athletes from The University of Alabama are recognized for their athletic prowess every time they step into competition, but Monday night they… Read More »UA honors student-athletes at banquet

Roll Bama Roll was on top of the NFL draft this weekend with a complete run down of the first round and information on the… Read More »3 Tide players taken in draft

In 2008, the Crimson Tide will play traditional powerhouse WKU. According to a press release from WKU: “In addition to beginning the 2007 campaign at… Read More »Alabama beefs up 2008 schedule

It has become cool to ridicule the former Hoover Buc QB. Callers on talk radio and some commentators have said Wilson isn’t a good quarterback… Read More »J.P. Wilson, bad quarterback?

A CBS Sportsline columnist said Alabama football fans and Kentucky basketball fans are the craziest in all of sports. What’s crazy is for sportswriters, you… Read More »The idiocy of sports commentators

Big Red Network analyzed attendance at spring practices from around the country. Five teams had attendance over 50,000 at the spring scrimmage; 23 schools had… Read More »Spring practice surges; important recruiting tool

RANKING THE COACHES:
I try to avoid talking about Auburn fans. It only encourages them; however, sometimes you just have to look at what they say… Read More »Ranking the coaches

With Paul Finebaum’s prediction of 7-5 for the 2007 Crimson Tide, I decided to look at the schedule and compare notes. Here goes: 
Sept. 1:… Read More »Spring Projections

TUSCALOOSA—Alabama fans have cause to feel good following a record setting A-Day crowd of about 92,000 fans. But, things should be kept in perspective as… Read More »There is good and bad for Alabama…

Jerry Duncan will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame June 3, reports Bamamag.com. Sure, Duncan was a football player at the University,… Read More »Duncan, recruiting rules & more

The Alabama Crimson Tide completed its 13th practice Tuesday as its makes the final push toward its annual A-Day game. J.P. Wilson said the team… Read More »Final push toward A-Day

John Feinstein on today’s Paul Finebaum radio program showed everything that is wrong with modern American liberalism. Feinstein went off on the Second Amendment and… Read More »Feinstein gets it wrong

Finebaum draws an interesting line between the Imus fiasco, the Saban “coonass” controversy and the growing political correctness in our nation in his Tuesday column.… Read More »The rise of new media

I’ve found a new must-read blog regarding Alabama sports: Dennis Pillion, a new sports producer at al.com, wrote an informative piece on the Saban issue.… Read More »Perspectives on Saban; News wins a Pulitzer

Hope everyone had a good weekend. The work week is back, and it is time for the final push in spring practice as Alabama heads… Read More »Just another manic Monday…