The Other McCain

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

And Let Me Add, ‘Roll, Tide!’

Bemoaning the likelihood that Republicans will win their current battle with Democrats over extending the Bush tax cuts, progressive blogger David Kurtz reaches for an interesting analogy: It reminds me of the line attributed to the old football coach Bum Phillips, speaking about the legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant: “He can take his’n and […]

I Blame Nick Saban

Out-coached. That is all.

Dale Peterson Brings The Ooo-Rah

by Smitty (h/t Andrew Ian Dodge) This smacks of a Ladd Ehlinger outing: Go, Dale Peterson!

He Was a Fratboy . . .

. . . and I still remember his name, but that’s not the point. See, it was first day of class in summer semester during my sophomore year in college, and I’d noticed this cute new blonde freshman out in the smoking area before our political science class.

Because It’s Awesome, That’s Why

OK, I don’t have to give you a reason why I’m posting this video, but if you insist on asking . . . (Hat-tip: Quincy City Desk.)

A Belated ‘Roll Tide!’

Yesterday, I was so excited by Jax State’s upset of Ole Miss that I forgot to blog Alabama’s 48-3 season-opening stomp of San Jose State. My buddy Tookie sent me the highlight video. At the 30-second mark, you’ll see ‘Bama’s backup QB throw 39 yards for a touchdown to Julio Jones, who makes a spectacular […]

Jax State 49, Ole Miss 48

In double overtime! Down 48-41 in double overtime, Jacksonville State found itself in a fourth-and-long situation. After a few seconds of mad scrambling, quarterback Coty Blanchard flung the ball to Kevyn Cooper in the end zone, over 30 yards away. Cooper barely got one foot in bounds for the score. And then, Jacksonville State coach […]

‘Snatchin’ Your People Up’ UPDATE

You remember Antoine Dodson, whose comments on an attempted rape in a Huntsville, Alabama, housing project became a viral YouTube sensation? Yeah. Well, Andy Carvin NPR is taking this phenomenon seriously: But is this Internet meme really about race, music, comedy, celebrity or a delicate mix of all of the above? And for Antoine Dodson, […]

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