Thoughts as basketball ends, football begins
The arrival of spring football is always heralded in the state of Alabama as the start of football’s “third season,” following the actual schedule and the two months when recruiting feels like a competitive endeavor in and of itself.
Alabama has but one win in its history against Notre Dame, and that game – played in the middle of a regular season 20-something years ago against a bad Irish team – was cause for such momentous remembrance that Alabama LB Cornelius Bennett’s career was advanced several notches (and artist Daniel Moore’s career launched) as the result of a vicious sack of Irish QB Steve Beuerlein. For a program that prides itself on not rushing the field after wins or assigning too much importance to individual victories, most Alabama fans who were alive for that game can still tell you exactly where they were at several points in the afternoon.
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From the time Saban left LSU onward, his employment status has been watched like the depository at Fort Knox. Fans of several NFL teams and a plethora of schools dissect every word, every nuance, every facial expression. Journalists split into different camps, some following his every move like he was a Teen Beat centerfold, while others manipulate the story to fit their own employers’ thirst for readership – and its kissing cousin, advertising dollars.
Continue reading …Georgia recap: Tide wins one for the ages to set up another one for the ages
December 2, 2012 1 Comment
Alabama beat Georgia 32-28 in one of the most exciting, dramatic intraconference matchups in many decades. For a neutral fan, being able to watch the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs square off must have been the football equivalent of a foodie scoring a free shipping crate full of black truffles. There was nothing about this game that left anyone bored or wanting more. It couldn’t have – everything both teams had was poured out onto the field for all to see.
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My grandparents live in this incredible home, looks something straight out of a Southern Living magazine. Did I mention the home sat on a golf course right in the valley of the incredibly gorgeous Smokey Mountains. Oh no, not The Smokey’s set in the Carolina’s, but right down the highway from Neyland Stadium, in [...]
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Jerseys & Heels: CLASSIC RIVALS Ladies (& Gents)! Mrs. Sonshine is bringing you another Jersey’s & Heels episode with special surprise feature, former BAMA DB Simeon Castille. Haley aka Mrs. Sonshine is helping you ladies get ready for FOOTBALL season which in return will keep your confidence high and your football game tight! This episode [...]
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Ladies! (and Gentlemen) Here is your Jersey’s & Heels video this week! These videos are just for you to find a smile on your face, have a blast watching them and maybe walk away with some more football knowledge than you had before! Guys love women who know their football! Being able to understand what’s going [...]
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I am so excited to bring you this season’s FIRST edition to Jersey & Heels!
I wanted to share with you a few quick refreshers, so by the time that TV flips on or you’re at your first tailgate, you will be prepared and confident to jump in ANY convo about the game of football! The guys won’t know what hit them and your “sexy meter” will shoot through the roof! What guy doesn’t love a girl who attempts to learn something new, or enjoy something he enjoys!?
Delany might as well have held a press conference to assert that he “is in control here” and would shepherd college football’s latest attempt at a mock playoff system through various legal and ethical (read: what’s best for the Big Ten) loopholes.
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