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Friday morning one-liners

Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – al.com: While you’re going after Nick Saban, he’s going about his business. – Speaking of Saban, have you ever wondered what the Alabama head coach would look like with Dana Holgorsen‘s hair?  If so, today’s your lucky day. – Losing U.S. Open…

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Police Blotter

5/12/2013 — Nebraska transfer offensive lineman Alex Lewis charged with second-degree assault and two counts of harassment. 5/12/2013 — Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb charged with second-degree assault. 5/10/2013 — Oklahoma quarterback Kendal Thompson charged with public intoxication and interfering with a police officer. 5/4/2013 — North Texas defensive tackle Richard Abbe charged with driving under the influence. 4/27/2013…

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‘Bama bigger post-spring betting favorite

Coming off its second consecutive BCS championship and third in four years, Alabama was installed as a way-too-early favorite to add another notch to its BCS belt. Coming out of the spring, the gambling types are as high or higher on the Crimson Tide. In the post-spring odds released by Bovada.lv, Alabama is a heavy…

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Tuesday afternoon one-liners

Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy firmly in the camp of “bigger is better” when it comes to a college football playoff. – Oregon State’s Mike Riley, on the other hand, is just fine with a four-team playoff and bowl games. – Nick Saban‘s…

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Monday afternoon one-liners

Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron drives the pace car at Sunday’s NASCAR race at Talladega. – By way of the Detroit News, it’ll be Michigan State-Ohio State in the 2013 Big Ten Championship game. – Dabo Swinney is getting just what he wanted from…

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Sunday afternoon one-liners

Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – Kevin Scarbinsky: The SEC Network with commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN president John Skipper is more powerful than “Bo Jackson and Herschel Walker in the same backfield.” – Via Twitter, Alabama running back Derrick Henry sort of gives an update on his progress…

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AJ McCarron to drive pace car at Talladega

Normally NASCAR news would fall under the purview of the fine folks at MotorSportsTalk.com, but when a two-time title-winning quarterback is involved we feel the need to at least touch on the subject. The subject in this case is Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, who will serve as the honorary pace car driver for this Sunday’s…

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SEC spring game wrap-ups

A wrap-up of the seven SEC spring games from Saturday afternoon: Alabama In case you missed it, John did a separate wrap-up of Alabama’s turnover-plagued spring game. Just a hunch: Nick Saban‘s not happy. Arkansas A record crowd of just over 51,000 fans watched Arkansas’ first spring game under new head coach Bret Bielema. Brandon…

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Myriad turnovers the theme of Tide’s spring game

And by “myriad” we mean “thiiis close to double digits” in the two-time defending BCS champion Alabama’s annual A-Day game. Just over 78,000 fans Saturday — there were a school-record 87,000 in attendance for Auburn’s spring game, for what it’s worth — witnessed the Tide turn the ball over a whopping nine times as the…

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Tide’s Kirby Smart becomes latest million-dollar coordinator

The subject of many a rumor on the last couple of spins of the coaching carousel, Kirby Smart has instead remained at Alabama as Nick Saban‘s defensive right-hand man. In recognition for both that loyalty and the productivity of the Tide’s defense, Smart will become the latest collegiate coordinator to hit the seven-figure mark in…

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Ex-Auburn RB now says he wants to play for Alabama

In August of last year, Auburn running back Jovon Robinson was held from preseason practices while the NCAA investigated allegations that his high school transcript was falsified. Less than a week later, he was ruled ineligible after it was discovered that his high school guidance counselor had, in fact, altered his transcript. Now at Georgia Military College…

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Saturday morning one-liners

Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota trying to find the balance between staying in the pocket and getting the hell out of Dodge. – Wide receiver Martavis Bryant proclaims himself a changed man, which should be good news for Clemson’s offense. – Alabama’s getting…

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Report: Auburn kept synthetic drug results under wraps

And here we go again. Earlier this week, former New York Times and Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts wrote on her website, Roopstigo.com, that Auburn was responsible for multiple NCAA bylaw violations, including impermissible benefits and academic fraud, during the Gene Chizik/pre Gene Chizik era. Among the allegations Roberts touches on was the players’ use of “spice”, a synthetic, yet formerly legal, form of marijuana. In…

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More accusations leveled against Auburn’s football program

Over two years after Gene Chizik, Cam Newton, et al hoisted the crystal football, allegations of misconduct continue to dog the Auburn football program. According to a report titled “Auburn’s Tainted Title: Victims, Violations and Vendettas for Glory” from former New York Times and Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts on her new website Roopstigo.com, Chizik and/or his coaching staff…

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Alabama reacts to passing of former AD Mal Moore

Saturday brought with it the somber news that former Alabama athletic director Mal Moore had passed away at the age of 73 from the result of a pulmonary condition. His loss is certainly being felt in Tuscaloosa, but officials from all across the SEC have started sending their condolences as well. Below is a statement from Moore’s…

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