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The fall of the SEC and the rise of the Tide
ed.- bumped from the fanposts. Saturday night I was posting in the RBR GameDay Open Thread and as the Tide started putting away Croom and his minions attention began to turn to the growing possibility of a brutal upset in Baton Rouge. A number of folks thought the possibility of the Bayou ...
Pigskinheaven.com Top 25
pigskinheaven.com — With Texas Tech falling, the race to number one heats up yet again! Will the Crimson Tide... roll into the top spot on our ballots, or, will a Big 12 squad such as Texas or Oklahoma surge past the only remaining unbeaten BCS squad? (more) Pigskinheaven.com Top 25
PSH Top 25 2008: Week 12
pigskinheaven.com — Can Texas Tech's Red Raiders hold on to the number one spot coming off a bye week... and heading into Norman, or will Alabama's trashing of Mississippi State rise the Crimson Tide? Find out...with the Read More! (more) PSH Top 25 2008: Week 12
SEC Power Poll, Week 11: Low Turnout, But Change Carries the Day
SEC Power Poll, Week 11: Low Turnout, But Change Carries the Day
garnetandblackattack.com — 1. Florida, 162 points (8 first-place votes) 2. Alabama, 160 (6) 3. Georgia, 134 4. LSU, 127... 5. South Carolina, 113 6. Mississippi, 96 7. Kentucky, 86.5 8. Vanderbilt, 70.5 9. Arkansas, 52 10. Auburn, 46 11. Mississippi State, ... (more) SEC Power Poll, Week 11: Low Turnout, But Change Carries ...
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Perfect Storm reason for High Tide?
Third Saturday in Blogtober — ... (Full disclosure: I started this post before I read this from kleph) I’ve heard the term “perfect storm” come up often with regards to Alabama’s season, heck, even in regards to Alabama hiring Saban, and to Alabama’s #1 recruiting class last year. But it does seem like the stars have aligned themselves just so for Bama to make a run at the national title this year. Make no mistake, I’m as big a Bama fan as there is, and I’m not about to diminish what the Tide has done so far this ...

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