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Category Archives: Alabama
The Alabama Way
It’s not so much that this chart bothers me…
… as it is that Alabama’s AD has whined about noon kickoffs and Greg McGarity’s been… well, Greg McGarity about noon kickoffs.
Filed under Alabama, Georgia Football, SEC Football
“We’ll play anybody you can get to play us.”
Asked and answered, Nick.
Filed under Alabama, It's Not Easy Being A Mid-Major
Alabama is concerned.
Shot.
Chaser.
A real murderer’s row there. Hard to believe Alabama’s broadcast partner isn’t more sensitive to its concerns.
There are a couple of obvious solutions to the problem, but no doubt it’s easier to work the refs.
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UPDATE: For obvious reasons, I am put in mind of this 2016 post.
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UPDATE #2: The more things change…
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UPDATE #3: Is Gus throwing shade?
Filed under Alabama, SEC Football
Wednesday morning buffet
Soon, grasshoppers, soon.
- “After going 6-1 ATS as a home underdog in 2015-16, Vandy has limped to a 1-5 spread record as a home ‘dog the last two seasons.”
- This is a potentially interesting development to keep an eye on.
- ‘Bout damned time.
- Mark Schlabach predicts Georgia loses to Texas A&M in the regular season, and then turns around and beats ‘Bama in the SECCG. I’d take that.
- That sound you hear is bookies groaning after hearing this news.
- Boy, did Dan Enos throw Jarren Williams under the bus after Miami’s loss to Florida.
- Penn State is back in court.
- Vanderbilt is the only Southeastern Conference program yet to reveal a starting quarterback for its opening game.
- Mississippi State to Vandy: hold my beer.
- In case you didn’t know, you can bet first half lines and team totals. Here are some for the Georgia and Georgia Tech games.
Thursday morning buffet
Fresh from the oven…
- Danny Sheridan administers the kiss of death to Georgia.
- Meet Georgia’s current third-string quarterback.
- Jeremy Pruitt is to Derrick Ansley as Phil Fulmer is to Jeremy Pruitt.
- Rivals ranks Georgia’s recruiting as second-best nationally over the past five classes, with a bullet.
- Florida’s lost another player for the season.
- If you’re wondering how the SEC’s new initiative to explain officials’ calls will look, here’s Steve Shaw talking about end zone calls.
- Georgia tosses game day fan friendly a bone.
- Interesting quote from Kirby at yesterday’s presser, about Tyrique McGhee: “Well he’s played a lot in the last couple of years, especially last year. This year he hasn’t played as much STAR for us. We had to get a little bigger and more physical at that position but he’s very similar to Aaron Davis.”
- Here’s a story about defending Tua, told from the perspective of opposing players who’ve faced him. Curiously, considering his performance in last year’s SECCG, there’s no input from any Georgia players.
Gambling in Casablanca
In perhaps the least surprising development in the state of Alabama ever,
A prosecutor wants to know why a University of Alabama fan who pleaded guilty to poisoning landmark oak trees at Auburn University isn’t making court-ordered restitution payments.
Harvey Updyke was ordered to appear in court Oct. 30 to explain himself, Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes told WRBL-TV.
Updyke served more than 70 days in jail in 2013 and was ordered to pay about $800,000 in restitution after admitting to poisoning trees at Toomer’s Corner in Auburn. Fans traditionally rolled the trees with toilet paper after a win, but the original oaks died after being doused with herbicide.
Updyke has paid less than $5,000 and often misses payments, Hughes said.
”We have been keeping an eye on his payments or more specifically, his non-payment, and he has made exactly two payments for a total of $200 in the past year…”
Filed under Alabama
