“Pot Versus Kettle” Gregg Doyle of CBS Takes on Paul Finebaum

Published on: 21st July, 2009

by Darren Carter – RollTideBama.com 7/21/2009 Someone once compared Southern Football to religion. A reply was made that, in fact, Football was much more important than that. While such commentary might border on blasphemy to some, it doesn't strike far from the truth. While Sunday mornings remain the most segregated ...

The State of the Spurrier Address

Published on: 19th July, 2009

The use of the word "excitement" and finding the phrase "a high pitched fervor" in the same sentence isn't at all uncommon for observers of the South Carolina Gamecock fan base. It's an annual tradition, a feat quite frankly unmatched, for those fans to have unbridled optimism.  Optimism, preceded by "cautious," isn't ...

SEC Preseason Capsules: An In-Depth Look at the Tennessee Volunteers

Published on: 12th July, 2009

If there was ever an opportunity to erase past, or in this case only momentarily forget it, the Tennessee fan base would jump at the opportunity to forget the 2008 season. After capping off the 2007 season with an Outback Bowl victory over Wisconsin, hopes were high in Knoxville ...

A College Football Tradition Comes to an End as The “Three Daves” Are Let Go

Published on: 11th July, 2009

Dotting the “i” in The Horseshoe. Running through the “T” in Knoxville. The Auburn Walk down on “The Plains.” The entire crowd at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown singing John Denver’s “Country Roads.” FSU’s Seminole pregame with Chief Osceola and Renegade. “We may not win every game, but we ain’t never lost a party!” Is the ...

SEC Pre-Season Capsules: An In-Depth Look at the Vanderbilt Commodores

Published on: 5th July, 2009

If you stand right now and claim you expected the season the Vanderbilt Commodores had in 2008 there is one thing I can assure you of — you're in the minority. However, if you are like me, the fall progressed a little in this fashion. Seeing Vandy pull out the ...

Alabama Fans Have No Reason to Fear the Ole Miss Game in 2009

Published on: 1st July, 2009

I've sat and read the preseason polls over the last few months and have certainly been intrigued by the "love" the Ole Miss Rebel football team has been receiving. Please, don't get me wrong. I do understand where it's coming from—and I don't mean from whom. If we took that aspect, from whom, ...

Did Bad Coaching, Bad Recruiting, or Both Lead to Miami Hurricanes Downfall?

Published on: 22nd June, 2009

The demise of Larry Coker. It's pretty clear to even the most casual of college football fans what ultimately led to his dismissal in late November of 2006. In 2001 and 2002, the Coker-led Hurricanes' program were at the pinnacle of the college football world. In back to back seasons they ...