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Last Thoughts On Saban: Move On, Everyone
Let's just get something out of the way: I don't like Nick Saban.  I appreciate what he did for our program, but it was a relationship in which both parties were using each other.  We got a national title out of the deal, he spent every season looking for another gig, and eventually ...
Give refs a break, Saban says
Give refs a break, Saban says
blog.al.com — "They probably have the hardest job out there," Arenas says. "They've got to tell 92,000 angry fans... what they don't want to hear. And those fans have beer bottles in their hands." (more) Give refs a break, Saban says
Nick Saban fires back on criticism for SEC game officials
Nick Saban fires back on criticism for SEC game officials
blog.al.com — Saban: "I mean, can somebody stand up and fight for these guys and what they do for... the game?" (more) Nick Saban fires back on criticism for SEC game officials
It seems the SEC officiating drama isn't going to end any time soon
It seems the SEC officiating drama isn't going to end any time soon
rivals.yahoo.com — I've argued enough about it today to know that clearly I'm in the vast minority about LSU... cornerback Patrick Peterson's non-pick Saturday at Alabama, which I agreed with the game officials was too inconclusive to overturn*: I'm much less interested ... (more) It seems the SEC officiating drama isn't going to end ...
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memphistider — ... this out. Great reading. Dennis Dodd, who is known for writing about subjects that he doesn't know ANYTHING about, tries his hand at why Julio Jones has not been successful for Alabama this year. Read up on it here. Best quote comes from Coach Saban who told Julio, while he was recruiting him, that "we're going to win, with or without you." God, that's awesome. Our boys at "And the Valley Shook" have a great write up about how the LSU obsession with Saban needs to stop. Roy Exum, from the Chattanoogan, has picked Bama biiiiig in this ...

Mountain West and their Road to the BCS: 11/6/09
Mountain West Connection — ... eastern: New Mexico @ 14 Utah (MTN, 4pm) Only reason Utah is here is because they technically are still in the BCS race by winning out and a Boise loss.  Utes are experimenting at the quarterback position with most likely Jordan Wynn getting the nod. MWC rooting interest: The Utes of course, because if they can at least get into the top 14 to possibly force the BCS to take two non-BCS. 9 LSU @ 3 Alabama (CBS, 3:30pm) This ...

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