Tag Archives: alabama crimson tide

Start the poll insanity: How on earth is Alabama not number one?

We get the fact there is nothing scientific about the polls.
We get the fact the system is utterly broken.
We get the fact the dinosaurs of the BCS conferences have no intention of giving the fans what they want: A playoff.
Fine. Whatever. We’d still would like to see the best team each week voted number one. [...]

Athlete-Students Have Run-ins With Johnny Law

Britton Colquitt couldn’t resist.  He had to get drunk, then drive, then hit a parked car, then leave the scene of the accident.  According to Vols Xtra this could be Colquitt’s fifth alcohol offense.  This one is costing him his scholarship.
*Side note, there is a side bar outlining all the Tennessee football transgrssions in 2008.

West Virginia standouts Jock Sanders [...]

College Bowl Predictions - Part I

“College Coaches Are No Different Than South American Freedom Fighters.”
 
An open letter to college coaches-
Dear Money Grubbing Ego-maniacal Scumbags:
I understand that coaching can be a brutal profession, but as Gregg Easterbrook pointed out, it can also be done by volunteers (unlike surgeons).  The only reason that your families collapse, your health fades and you sleep [...]

THE GAMES OF THE WEEK

Dear Readers, LWN wishes you all a happy and prosperous Thanksgiving.  Remember to spend time with your loved ones.  Let them know what you are thankful for.  Also, wonder out loud what the Native Americans are thankful for.  Perhaps the white man coming to the New World, stealing their land, destroying their envirnoment, giving them [...]

Hurting the ones we love - College Football update

Some games from today, and the various implications involved therein:
— Tennessee maintains control of the SEC East by a whisker, coming back from a 15 point fourth-quarter deficit to knock off Vanderbilt 25-24. The Commodores blew a chance at bowl eligibility, falling to 5-6 on the season — and manage to screw Georgia in the [...]

RSS for Posts RSS for Comments