Archive for SEC football
College Football: SEC Programs on the Rise
Posted by: | CommentsThis article is originally from Touchdown Alabama Magazine (http://touchdownalabama.net/) This season, college football fans witnessed something unusual. In recent years, the Southeastern Conference has been known for its devastating defenses and supplying just enough offense to get by. We truly beheld the changing of the guard this season. Whether it was the experienced leaders at […]
The Great Debate: Who is Better Bama D or Oregon’s O?
Posted by: | CommentsSince today is election day, I picked up this interesting article today about the great debate that is taking place among some college football experts about who is better- the Oregon offense or the Bama defense. After Saturday’s performance at LSU, some college football experts are already saying that Oregon or Kansas State wouldn’t have […]
LSU Seeks Revenge Against Bama
Posted by: | CommentsSince Nick Saban became the coach at Alabama, the LSU rivalry has been taken to whole new level. Not that the LSU game wasn’t important, but until Saban left LSU, went to the Miami Dolphins, then came back to the SEC as the head coach of Bama, the LSU game quite frankly wasn’t as big […]
Can State Beat Bama? Writer Says Yes
Posted by: | CommentsThe consensus among most experts is that basically Mississippi State doesn’t really have a chance against Alabama Saturday night. But according to a writer with Sports Nation, State has three ways (and according to this writer, ONLY three ways) to defeat Alabama. Check out this article on the Sports Nation website and see if you […]
Mullen: State Ready For Prime Time
Posted by: | CommentsMississippi State head coach Dan Mullen says that he expected his team to be undefeated this year. “I can’t speak for the Alabama side of things,” Mullen said. “Our guys, they wanted to be in this position to play in this game and they expected coming into this season that this is where we would […]
Mosely Semifinalist for Butkus Award
Posted by: | CommentsAlabama linebacker CJ Mosely, who had an interception in the Tennessee game, is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award. The Butkus Award is given each year to the nation’s top linebacker. The junior leads the Tide with 58 tackles, 3.5 of which have gone for a loss. He has two interceptions, one of which he […]
McCarron No.1 In Passing Efficiency
Posted by: | CommentsTrue or False: Alabama has the No. 1 defense in the country and is No. 1 in passing efficiency. Both is true. If you asked anyone in the country who is No. 1 in passing efficiency, most of the them would not have said Alabama’s AJ McCarron. McCarron’s passing rating is 183.63 which includes 16 […]
The 2005 Game Beginning Of The End For Vols
Posted by: | CommentsNormally during this week, we recall some of the best games in the history of this series. Naturally, everyone thinks of the 2009 game with the two block field goals by Terrance Cody, but to me maybe the biggest game in the series was the 2005 game under Mike Shula. The Tide hadn’t beaten the […]
Alabama/Tennessee Preview
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s the third Saturday in October and you know what that means-the Tide and the Vols. Although Bama has dominated this rivalry of late, there is still something special about this game. Maybe it’s the time of year or the changing of the leaves or the hate, but this game is still important to both […]
Former Vols Quarterback Encourages Dirty Play On McCarron
Posted by: | CommentsHere is another reason to hate Tennessee. Ex UT quarterback Eric Ainge said in a recent interview that the Vols defense should go after AJ McCarron’s sore knee if they want to win Saturday. “I say it all the time. Nasty, attitude, get after it. Do something crazy,” Ainge said. “The first time AJ McCarron […]