La.-Monroe pulls upset as Bama drops 3rd straight

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When Warren Buffet talks people listen Nighty Cap
Published 11/18/2007 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... This might just have become that game for Nick Saban's reeling team -- a stunning 21-14 upset to the 24 1/2-point underdogs from the Sun Belt Conference. ...

Random Notes from the Day in Football . . .
Published 11/18/2007 by MaconDawg <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... Charlie Weatherbie, by the way, is the head coach of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, who beat 'Bama 21-14 on Saturday. I didn't know that prior to visiting the school's website. John Parker Wilson probably didn't know that name either, but it didn't stop Coach Weatherbie's charges from picking him off twice in the first half during a lackadaisical performance by the 'Bammers. I'm pretty sure that every time Alabama loses a game in the foreseeable future, you'll read the words "Saban, paid over $4 million a year to turn around a traditional power" in the postgame ...

Who Wants to Coach Arkansas?
Published 12/8/2007 by Rockabye at The Arena
...  for a few scares and an upset every year. And the 2008 schedule, already dotted with the entire West Division, of course, and Florida, Kentucky, and South Carolina from the East, has another big-name foe: Texas. That backyard rivalry is for pride and for recruits. And it’s an away game. And Texas is a dark-horse national title contender next year, too, with Colt McCoy and Jamaal Charles giving the ‘Horns a potentially potent offense.  Even the cupcake game isn’t exactly a gimme: immortal Louisiana-Monroe beat the Crimson Tide this year. Combine the gauntlet of a schedule with ...

Road to Recovery: Alabama
Published 2/29/2008 by SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
... ...as well as a helpful note from ESPN.com reminding readers that, since 1999, Alabama has lost at home to Louisiana Tech, Central Florida, Northern Illinois and, obviously, UL-Monroe (Southern Miss' 21-0 win in Birmingham in 2000 must fall into a lesser category of shame). ...