News broke within the same hour of two SEC coaching vacancies being filled today. Auburn has hired offensive genius du jour and ostensible 2010 championship architect Gus Malzahn. Arkansas has poached Barry Alvarez’s designated successor at Wisconsin, Bret Bielema. The Auburn hire still feels a bit small to me, but maybe it’ll be all right. … Read more
Congratulations to my Alabama Crimson Tide, who won their 23rd SEC championship last night and will face Notre Dame on January 7 for their 15th national championship. Clearly I am pleased with the result, but this was a stressful game to watch for a passionate fan. Both teams played very hard. Both teams made mistakes. … Read more
Friday night, my son Nathan told me that his friend at school said Auburn was better than Alabama because Auburn “played as a family.” Last night, an otherwise brilliant friend of mine tweeted “Auburn is a special place. The Auburn people are family. 2010 national champs or 2012 (1-6), it doesn’t change who we are. … Read more