Tailgater: 2011 Previews — SEC West

      John Mitchell: This is the third different site in as many years for the Tailgater, and while the website has once again changed, the faces have not. Joining me as always are Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl. Zach Bigalke: While the house has changed, the people inside have remained the same. Welcome back to those of you that have been there for the 2009 preview at Informative Sports and/or the 2010 edition at Sports Nickel, and we’re... Read More

2011 Capital One Bowl Preview

January 1st, 2011/1:00 pm Eastern Orlando, FL - Florida Citrus Bowl Alabama  Crimson Tide (9-3/SEC) vs. Michigan State Spartans (11-1/Big Ten)     The Capital One Bowl will offer fans one of the more intriguing matchups outside of the BCS Bowl games.  The defending National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide will face off with the co-Big Ten Champion Michigan State Spartans. Alabama head coach Nick Saban will face off with a team he... Read More

Saban, Other Coaches Reach Out to Goodell

By now, everyone should be familiar with the agent issue in college football and how it has affected some big name programs in college football. Alabama and Florida are two of the biggest named programs that have had agent issues this offseason.  Alabama’s Marcell Dareus is being investigated by the NCAA to see if he received any improper benefits when he went to Miami to an agent’s party over the summer. According to Dareus, the flight to Miami... Read More

Saban Fires Shots toward Crooked Agents at SEC Media Days

Wednesday marked the beginning of SEC Media Days, or as many like to think of it, the beginning of the countdown to the college football season. Nick Saban took the podium first for the defending National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide. Instead of being able to focus on questions directed toward the Crimson Tide’s quest for a second consecutive National Championship, Saban’s main focus was on questions about agents. Yesterday, it was found out... Read More