Can Alabama Fans and Press Handle the Eventual Downhill Slide?
Published on: 3rd May, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.)—All good things must come to an end. Right now Alabama is on top of the college football world with the No. 1 team, players from top recruiting class after top recruiting class standing on the sidelines waiting for their chance to shine, and one ...Alabama’s Bryant Denny Stadium Raises the X Factor With Addition
Published on: 2nd May, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) Word from Tuscaloosa this week is that all is going well the stadium expansion and that it is on schedule to be finished by the opening of the fall football season. This is great news for Alabama fans and it could be bad news for ...CFB: Watch Out For Washington; A Worst to First Team on The Rise
Published on: 2nd May, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) Being a sportswriter I'm often asked who will be the next big "surprise" team this coming year. So far, my answer has been, "Watch out for Washington." Why Washington? Weren't they a zero-win team in 2008? Yes, but they went from zeros to heroes last season ...Cory Reamer from Alabama Is Raising NFL Eyebrows
Published on: 1st May, 2010
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.—Cory Reamer is a two-year starter and championship winning linebacker who won high praise from the coaching staff and press for his play last year. Despite all of that he went undrafted. He was not even invited to the NFL combines and was even passed over for the ...Once on the Net, Where Do Your Stories Go? One Writer’s Search
Published on: 1st May, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) I wrote a story a few hours ago, went to bed, woke up and like all good authors, went to see if was being "hit." You never know if an article will "take off" or not and many factors come into play: the day ...Is Nick Saban Building an NFL Training Squad At Alabama?
Published on: 30th April, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) Many have thought it but it was publicly stated at Rolando McClain's press conference with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. A reporter asked McClain, who just left Alabama for the NFL, "Since Nick Saban runs the closest thing to an NFL program ...The Science of Alabama’s Nick Saban
Published on: 30th April, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.): The longer I am around Nick Saban, the more I learn about him. I guess that's true of anyone you know. But I am always surprised when I see a new layer of Saban peeled back. To understand Saban is like dealing with a mutating virus. ...Jevan Snead’s Decision to Bolt Ole Miss For the NFL Draft Was Just Plain Dumb
Published on: 29th April, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) Whatever the case was, be it bad advice or just a big head, Jevan Snead, just like in the picture to the right, tripped and fell flat on his face during the recent draft. Jevan, people leave college early because there is a great need ...Mike Slive, Commisioner of SEC, to the Rest of the NCAA: We’ll Be No. 1
Published on: 28th April, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.): This week in a speech to the Southeast Region meeting of the Associated Press Sports Editors at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said words that went beyond the room he was speaking in, beyond the assembled gentlemen's intended ...One Million Reads on Bleacher Report: A Writer’s Dream Realized
Published on: 28th April, 2010
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) When I started placing articles on Bleacher Report, it was simply to see if anyone would read them. I can remember actually being excited that 100 people would read my articles. Since then, Bleacher Report and their wonderful staff got me placed in different publications and ...Featured Sponsors
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