Shades of 1992

John Zenor, an AP sports writer, has written an article comparing the Alabama ‘92 squad to this year’s team. It’s a really good article, and very similar to the one I wrote back in October. The only difference was in October it looked like Texas was the team to beat. Now, it’s Florida.

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Alabama vs. Florida [SEC Championship 2008 Breakdown]

It seems as though everyone is saying, for all intents and purposes, that the SEC Championship game this year is a National Championship semi-final. Alabama is ranked #1, Florida #2, and the winner will undoubtedly advance to play in Miami for the title. They’re also ready to hand Florida the crown before the game is even [...]

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Can Alabama Beat Florida?

Sure they can. Remember 1992? Going to play Miami in the Sugar Bowl the media pronounced the game over before it even began. Alabama had a “second rate defense and a one-dimensional offense.” Miami had the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and were the defending national champions. And then Alabama plowed them under, 34-13.
There are plenty of [...]

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One Hundred Years of Domination

Alabama’s been playing football since 1892. They won their first Rose Bowl and National Championship under Coach Wallace Wade in 1925. Over their 100+ year history, they’ve amassed 12 national championships and have been to more bowls–and won more–than any other team. In the history of college football, only Notre Dame has been nearly as [...]

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Kiffin Has Plenty To Prove

Lane Kiffin is a good guy with a good pedigree (his father is heralded defensive guru Monte Kiffin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), he’s had good coaching experience as a coordinator (SoCal Offensive Coordinator), but as a head coach his only job was with the Oakland Raiders, where he was fired.
Granted, the Raiders are a train wreck, [...]

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