A question for Alabama fans: Do you also root for the Birmingham Stallions?

(Photo courtesy of Birmingham Stallions website services) Alabama is football country. They love their college teams, which for most of our lives was all we had when it came to football. But there have been years when start up “minor league” professional teams have come to Birmingham. My question to fans today is simple. Are

Schools feeling the most pressure going into the 2024 football season

Let’s forget about coaches on the hotseat, we’re talking schools now. Here’s some schools that are going into the 2024 football season with a lot of pressure on them for decisions that they have made and the decisions they have allowed their coaches and staff to make. Ohio State Ohio State has assembled a team

Comparing the DeBoer hiring to the coaches after Paul “Bear” Bryant

Alabama fans were sure of two things twice in their storied history. That it was going to be tough to replace Paul “Bear” Bryant and Nick Saban when they retired. They were afraid both would mark the end of a dynasty. In the first case, it did for a while and let’s compare the logic

Ryan Williams to have huge impact on the field and in Recruiting – Just like Julio Jones did in Saban’s early years

Photo: Touchdown Alabama Magazine You don’t know Ryan Williams? Well you should, especially if you’re an Alabama fan. Rivals calls him the best receiver in the state, and one of the top pass snaggers in the country. He was a big target for Alabama to land for several reasons. First of all, the need was

The Pendulum Swings Back

Once a coach leaves a team, players have a 30-day window in the portal to seek other opportunities. When Nick Saban announced his retirement, the floodgates opened and some players decided to seek other teams or a bigger payday. With that time running out, the pendulum swings the other way now as other coaches leave

Why the sky isn’t falling in Tuscaloosa on the Crimson Tide

Yes, the Bama Nation has a few Chicken Littles in right now, but I can assure them, that the sky is not falling in Tuscaloosa on the Crimson Tide. Yes, losing Saban was a shock to many, but he is 72 years old and deserves a rest and some quality time with his lovely wife.

The speech that Alabama’s new coach Kalen DeBoer needs to give to his players

What I hope our new coach said or says to the Alabama team… I just left the best job I ever had to come here because this is Alabama and if you’re the best, think you’re the best, or want to be the best, this is where you come. You may have doubts about me,

Why Kalen DeBoer could make sense at Alabama

Photo: KPIC I have been a sports writer for over 20 years, but I’ve been an Alabama fan since I was a kid, and like most Alabama fans when I heard DeBoer could be a target for Alabama, I didn’t see it or like it. He had no SEC ties, hasn’t even played against Alabama

So who is Dan Lanning?

Most avid football fans know he is the head coach of the Oregon Ducks, one of the major jobs in college football. Most may not know it’s his first gig as a head coach, where he’s from, and what his coaching tree is. So here we go. Lanning played for a small college team, in

Larry’s Losers in the SEC – Bowl Game Edition – 2023

A great season leads to a bunch of bowls that make life uneasy for a pigskin prognosticator as teams fly into the radar that we haven’t had a handle on all season long. And you never know until it’s oftentimes too late, who’s playing and who’s not, who’s motivated and who’s not, so I may