No excuses. It was an ass-kicking, far beyond the granularity of an “if only” here and there. We met a talented team brimming with enthusiasm and attitude, and we got squashed. Congratulations, Utes. No head-hanging. Yeah, I wanted to win too. However, dudes and dolls, the long view is instructive. This was a year in … Read more
My Alabama fanhood was poured into my ear from an early age. My grandfather was a friend of Coach Bryant’s. I was born in 1971, right before he beat USC bloody with the wishbone and proceeded to dominate the decade. Most of the time I’d hear about the Bear’s emphasis on character and hard work, … Read more
There are multiple reports that Auburn University has selected Gene Chizik as its next head football coach. Is this really happening? Or is it a joke, and I’m going to delete this post later and pretend I never made it? Chizik was a successful defensive coordinator at Auburn from 2002-04, and at Texas from 2005-06. … Read more