The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Can the Patriots Make the Playoffs?

In case you missed Sunday’s game, Mac Jones and the New England Patriots destroyed the New York Jets 54-13. The rookie quarterback from Alabama — Roll Tide! — was 24 for 36 for 307 yards passing, with two touchdowns, while running back Damien Harris — also Roll Tide! — racked up 106 yards rushing and […]

Patriots Win Ugly

When the New England Patriots drafted Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, they also drafted me as a fan — Go Patriots, because Roll Tide! So I was pleased that the team came away with a victory Sunday over the Houston Texans. It was an ugly win, but a win is a win, and after the previous […]

Alabama … LOST?

After last night’s heartbreaking loss at Texas A&M, I texted my sons, “Y’all boys have been spoiled by Saban.” Over the past 13 seasons, dating back to 2008, Alabama has lost only 17 games, while recording two undefeated seasons (2009 and 2020) and winning six national championships. Under Saban, the Crimson Tide has won so […]

Tide Rolls, Dawgs Dominate, Ducks Lose, Cincinnati Defeats Notre Dame

There will be a shake-up in the college football rankings after Saturday’s games, although the top two teams will remain unchanged. Alabama faced its first big test of the season at home against previously unbeaten Ole Miss, and won 42-21 in a game that wasn’t really that close. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin had his […]

Hey, New England: Roll, Tide!

When the New England Patriots drafted Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, I decided to become a Patriots fan, but after Sunday’s game — when Jones led New England to a 25-6 victory over the New York Jets — I’m thinking y’all New Englanders should become Alabama fans. Jones isn’t the only Crimson Tide player on the […]

Jacksonville State Stuns FSU 20-17 With Last-Second 59-Yard Touchdown Pass

As they say at Jax State, “Fear the Beak”: Jacksonville State pulled off a miraculous victory over Florida State on Saturday night when quarterback Zerrick Cooper found Damond Philyaw-Jackson for a 59-yard touchdown on the final play of the game to lift the Gamecocks to a 20-17 win. The play marked the first time that […]

‘The Agony of Defeat’

You’ve probably never heard of Vinko Bogataj, but the Slovenian ski-jumper once possessed a certain notoriety. At a 1970 competition in Germany, Bogataj crashed spectacularly, suffering a concussion and a broken ankle. For years thereafter, film footage of Bogataj’s crash was replayed in the opening sequence of ABC’s Wide World of Sports to illustrate “the […]

Who Is This ‘David Hookstead’ Person, and Why Does He Hate Success?

This afternoon, the University of Alabama begins its football season against Miami in Atlanta at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, and Friday night it just happened that I saw a Daily Caller headline: AL.com Releases Chilling Alabama Hype Video So I clicked and watched the video:   Awesome video, but I also read this in the […]

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