Posts Tagged ‘Alabama football’

Posted on December 30th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Lucky 13? – Previewing Alabama/Texas

Lucky 13? – Previewing Alabama/Texas

Matt Hooper picks the biggest college football game of the year: Alabama vs. Texas!

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Posted on December 5th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Bama wins SEC title, clinches BCS championship berth

Bama wins SEC title, clinches BCS championship berth

Alabama captured its 22nd SEC title and a berth in the BCS championship game after beating Florida, 32-13.

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Posted on December 2nd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

SEC Championship Preview: Alabama vs. Florida

SEC Championship Preview: Alabama vs. Florida

The biggest game of the year in college football is this weekend in Atlanta. Alabama and Florida are playing for the SEC Championship and a birth in the BCS title game.

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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Glengarry Glen Saban: Bama’s Back (For Real)

Glengarry Glen Saban: Bama’s Back (For Real)

For real this time, Bama’s back!

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Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Mid-Season Football Review!

Mid-Season Football Review!

It seems almost incomprehensible that half of college football’s regular season is over, but with [...]

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Posted on September 12th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College Football Game Day, Week Two

College Football Game Day, Week Two

The Weekly’s coverage of week two of the college football season…

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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College football’s back (and throwing me curves)

College football’s back (and throwing me curves)

After only one week of college football, I’ve already learned a lesson: My predictions were terrible.

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Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

College Football Game Day, Week One

College Football Game Day, Week One

The Weekly’s comprehensive coverage of college football in the state of Alabama, week one.

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Posted on August 27th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Alabama’s 2009 record will be…

Alabama’s 2009 record will be…

The expectations for Nick Saban’s Tide are sky high for the 2009 season…but with so many new faces on both sides of the ball making their debut in 2009, are fans expecting too much?

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Posted on August 16th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Football’s [almost] back

Football’s [almost] back

It occurred to me as I was watching the Hall of Fame Game last Sunday [...]

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Posted on August 9th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

On the record as a naysayer: The dome? Not a good idea.

On the record as a naysayer: The dome? Not a good idea.

These past few weeks have given me an opportunity to do what do few of our city’s decision-makers will: fairly and openly listen to both sides of the dome debate, spend hours independently researching other cities with similar facilities and finally, come to a decision after weeks of thoughtful discourse and internal debate.

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Posted on June 11th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

NCAA puts Alabama football back on probation, vacates wins

NCAA puts Alabama football back on probation, vacates wins

The NCAA has placed the University of Alabama football team on three years probation and forced the program to vacate wins from three of the past four seasons as punishment for a textbook disbursement scandal involving Tide players.

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Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Five in Five, No. 4: Just how many national championships does Alabama really have?

Five in Five, No. 4: Just how many national championships does Alabama really have?

The question of how many national championships the University of Alabama football team has won over its 117-year history, as cut-and-dry as it may seem, has baffled fans and experts alike for generations. So how many does the Tide really have?

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Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Five in Five, No 2: How bad was that Lane Kiffin hire?

Five in Five, No 2: How bad was that Lane Kiffin hire?

Fans across the country are still scratching their heads as to why Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin to replace the legendary Phil Fulmer. But is he the worst SEC hire in the modern era? Let’s break it down and find out.

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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Bham News: Julio Jones had surgery to repair sports hernia

Bham News: Julio Jones had surgery to repair sports hernia

Ian Rapoport, the Birmingham News‘ Bama beat writer, cites an unnamed source who claims that [...]

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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

A Weekly Sports Grab Bag!

A Weekly Sports Grab Bag!

The NFL Draft is done, Alabama’s spring football record is no more, a battle of attrition is on in the NBA and hundreds of rednecks defied Darwinism at Talladega. Sounds like it’s time for a Weekly Sports Grab Bag!

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Posted on April 25th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Ohio State takes down Alabama’s spring game record

Ohio State takes down Alabama’s spring game record

We’ve spent most of the week detailing Alabama’s college football record for spring game attendance – 92, 138 – set in 2007. Well, Ohio State broke said record this afternoon, pulling in a crowd of 95,722.

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Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

The Crimson Cathedral: Bama fans display unrivaled passion at A-Day

The Crimson Cathedral: Bama fans display unrivaled passion at A-Day

Why did 84,050 Tide fans pile into Tuscaloosa last weekend for football practice? To answer that, you must first understand their plight.

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Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Andre’s got a new agent!

Andre’s got a new agent!

Former Alabama lineman Andre Smith has a new agent just in time for the NFL Draft.

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Posted on April 21st, 2009 by Jesse Chambers

I asked Nick Saban “the question”

I asked Nick Saban “the question”

Wondering who asked Nick Saban the question heard ’round the state after A-Day? Would you be shocked to know it was the Birmingham Weekly?

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War on Dumb

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

‘The city of perpetual promise.’ Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope?

Upon Further Review

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Part two of the college football season recap.

Column

Ringing the changes

Ringing the changes

Thoughts on navigation, prevarication & vindication

Film

Wonderland without wonder

Wonderland without wonder

Burton’s film looks but doesn’t feel like “Alice”

Small World Cartoons

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

In lieu of politics, I bring you talking roaches. Cartoonists are primary NPD sufferers.

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off