Glynn Wilson by the mythical “meterote” on Audubon Golf Course in New Orleans. It’s really a chunk of iron ore from Alabama, most likely Birmingham’s Red Mountain. by Glynn Wilson This may come as a surprise to some, but the…
A Matter of Course
Category: SEC
Alabama Prevails Over Texas for National Championship
Glynn Wilson There’s an empty spot on the walk of fame at Alabama for Nick Saban, who brought Alabama back to the national championship in the Rose Bowl and coached the university’s first Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram by Glynn…
Tom Campbell: A Witness To History
(Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in our sister publication, The Locust Fork blog.) Guest Column by Tom Campbell NEW YORK — Few people ever have a chance to be arms’ length from greatness. As a lifelong fan of Alabama…
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Sign o’ the Apocalypse
Championship Weekend
by Paul Rockne It’s Championship Weekend for Southeastern Conference football – and for several other leagues as well – with the surprising Arkansas Razorbacks representing the Western Division and the not-so-surprising Eastern Division champion Florida Gators going head-to-head for the…
College Football Preview: Iron Bowl Or Not?
Editor’s Note: A controversy rages in Alabama over whether to continue calling the Alabama-Auburn game the “Iron Bowl.” Over at Tuscaloosa News columnist Tommy Stevenson’s new blog, he’s asking the question. We raised the issue last year in this story,…
Connecting The Dots: Writing, Art and Freedom…
Good writing is good writing … it sets you free, if you are an artist. – Anonymous by Glynn Wilson TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 11 – It is an almost surreal feeling to be standing in the cold fog within earshot…
College Football Preview: Spurrier Back in Town
The return of the king … a different kind of homecoming … the oldie-but-goodie hit song, “The Boys (make that “boy”) Are Back in Town” … all could be the theme for the SEC Game of the Week in this,…
College Football Preview: Focus On LSU v. Tennessee
The SEC spotlight falls on Tennessee Saturday, where the Vols (No. 8 in the national polls) will entertain No. l 3 LSU in the only matchup of ranked teams on the SEC slate this weekend. The game is a big…