'Football' Category
Game the System
(How Ike became the #1 Twitter Elite of Planet Earth)
We just came out of an election season where there were multiple ways to keep score:Popular vote
Electoral vote
States carriedIn the above instance, we have a constitutional mandate that tells us which one matters. Life is often more fuzzy than that. Take the college football standings in [...]
Bear Bryant’s Nuts
This is as good a time as any to share this story.
The year was 1996. A fresh face in Birmingham television, I was part of a startup newsroom that was trying to make a name and a reputation in a competitive but conservative market. Viewers just didn’t wander, they had habits. They also had established [...]Stealth Correction
Alabama football fans who were interested in partying before the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff can now proceed with the knowledge that they won’t be forced to congregate with the Clemson contingent.
As reported earlier, there was a mistake on the website which listed the officially-sanctioned tailgate event as follows:As any Bama fan will tell you, a mistake over [...]
Fit to be Tide
A month from now, the University of Alabama will square off against Clemson in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff. It’s being hyped as a Bowl Game to start the season, taking place at the neutral Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
There had been a fair amount of criticism in both Tuscaloosa and Clemson from fans who think a [...]Base Assumptions
Conventional wisdom can be a good guide, but why elevate it to canon and law? How often do we go with the prevailing thought instead of challenging it?
This came to mind in the 11th inning of Tuesday night’s All-Star game. Baseball is a sport that is steeped in tradition, and it’s hard — even when [...]
