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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Nick Saban s salary . While I probably won t be changing my opinion at least in basic principle I do think it is healthy for people to hear different takes on the topics of the day. The first link is from The Sports Economist , a multi-blogger site. In this post, Phil Miller makes several different points. One stood out to me: 4. Saban s high salary is ... [link]

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New Bama Blogs You Should Check Out
Published 5/31/2007 by Nico <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... The Tide Druid has only been around for a week, but he's already put up some very strong stuff. We look forward to reading more from him in the future. Tide Druid is also a UA student. ...

The Crimson and White Roundtable
Published 6/22/2007 by Todd <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... Tide Druid ...

The C&W Roundtable: Tide Druid's Time to Shine
Published 7/6/2007 by Todd <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... After that startling revelation, it's nice to know that Tide Druid isn't concerned with superstition and would rather get some thoughts on the coming season. He asks: ...

New Blogs (and Podcasts)
Published 7/11/2007 by CFR at CollegeFootballResource.com
... The Tide Druid ...

New Poll: Favorite SEC Road Trip
Published 7/17/2007 by Nico <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... We have five road games this year and our friend Tide Druid did a visitor's guide to each of the five that you can read here: ...

Monday Night Dawg Bites: James Bond, Ugly Cars, and Preseason Homerism
Published 8/7/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... so he could show me how it's done. I'm going to concur in ...

The C&W Roundtable: ABB Reference Edition
Published 8/17/2007 by Todd <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... Tide Druid ...

Sigourney Weaver ain’t got Nothing on Bear
Published 8/17/2007 by crimsondaddy at Third Saturday in Blogtober
... (Ed.’s note: It seems Tide Druid may have discovered this beaut first, AND made the Aliens reference.) ...

Maize n Preview: A Misguided and Misinformed 2007 SEC Football Preview
Published 8/22/2007 by Maize n Brew Dave at Maize n Brew: Front Page Posts
... ; Tide Druid; ...

Introducing the SEC Power Poll
Published 8/23/2007 by Truzenzuzex <info@aseaofblue.com> at A Sea Of Blue: Front Page Posts
... , Stu at Tide Druid; for Ole Miss, Erik at ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 1
Published 9/4/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... "Like Alabama, I need to see something else from South Carolina. I'll put them here for now since they're a little bit behind without their starting QB having a game under his belt. I just can't read into that win against Louisiana-Layfayette. Do I need a website like Corso now?" -- Tide Druid ...

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Published 9/11/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... "Their Defense is like ceran wrap: absolutely suffocating." -- Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 3
Published 9/18/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... "Somewhere, Jackie Sherrill is laughing at a picture of Tommy Tuberville. Huge win for this program and Croom's job security." -- Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 4
Published 9/26/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... "That trick play with Matt Dam-... Flynn tossing the ball behind his back was just sick." -- Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 5
Published 10/2/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... I know Mississippi State isn't a pushover any more, but you still let them get way too many yards for that defense we've been hearing about. -- Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 6
Published 10/9/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... "Lester get ball. Lester run for touchdown. Lester good!!!! Yeah for Lester, boo grades." -- Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 7
Published 10/16/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Kentucky went from being "Oh, how nice. Kentucky might win 9 games" to "KENTUCKY IS A CONTENDER! REPENT! REPENT! THE 5th HORSEMAN THAT IS RICH BROOKS IS COMING FOR OUR SOULS!"--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 8
Published 10/23/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Awful spot for that ball. Still, Tubby and crew should have challenged it. What's with the squib kick call?--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 9
Published 10/30/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... This was an odd game. Auburn had 400 yards of offense, yet only led Ole Miss by a TD with 3 minutes to go in the game. I know Tubby didn't want a complex offense for Saturday, but you have to put the ball in the endzone when you rack up that much yardage.--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 10
Published 11/6/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Who wants to win the "no, you go play LSU in Atlanta!" game that is the SEC East?--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 11
Published 11/13/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... the Tebow and company to compensate for its trip ups with big plays. This team is pretty good but has a long way to go before they are playing to their potential both offensively and defensively (Oh God...ESPECIALLY defensively).--Scott, Orange & Blue Hue It had to have been killing Steve Spurrier that Tebow wasn't on his sideline Saturday night.--Doug, Hey Jenny Slater 4. Tennessee Will the real John Chavis please stand up?--Tide Druid So much for that prediction the Hogs were going to run over them. Have to wonder ...

Your Friday McPhee Isn't Married YET
Published 11/16/2007 by Todd <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... Amusingly, I just checked the site e-mail and my own personal e-mail, and found messages from the Tide Druid and a number of readers expressing their condolences, including one who's succinct message "Hey your gal is engaged to a goober" made me laugh exceptionally hard. I don't know about you guys, but I'm finding the fact that the McPhee is so closely associated with this site (and vice verse, I suppose) hilarious. So just for that, here's a bonus! ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 13
Published 11/27/2007 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... for the second time in three years. The good news for LSU fans is that now Michigan might decide they don't want to steal Les Miles after all; the bad news is, see preceding sentence.--Doug, Hey Jenny Slater 3. Florida Yeah, you all thought I was crazy ranking Florida at number one these past few weeks, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?--Todd, Roll Bama Roll Te-bow [TEE-BOWE] (noun): Greatest player alive against middle of the road talent.--Tide Druid 4. Tennessee Did Fulmer silence his critics this ...

POSTSEASON SEC POWER POLL
Published 1/15/2008 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Top flight running back, top flight quarterback, improving defense, improving offensive line and lots of athleticism. While I don't think they are at the level of a healthy LSU, they were the hottest team in the league since the Tennessee game. Hawaii was not a worthy opponent for this squad.--Scott, Orange & Blue Hue Mahalo nui loa Georgia for hushing the Hawaii lovers out there. You'll probably be the pre-season SEC favorites for 2008.--Tide Druid 3. Florida The Gators are a step down ...

SEC Football Blog Directory
Published 2/4/2008 by Ethanator1088 at SEC Football Blogger
... blogs Bama Report Alabama Gameday Bama Pride Capstone Report 8 Men in the Box Memphis Tider Outside the Sidelines Roll Bama Roll Tide Druid Tipsy Tiders ...

Poll: Does the Gerbil live or die?
Published 2/22/2008 by Jai Eugene at Loser with Socks
... case for The Battle Captain Recent Comments 3rd Down H-Back on How Good do you Want to Be?... Sad State of Affairs on How Good do you Want to Be?... MoonDog on How Good do you Want to Be?... MoonDog on Fulmer pwns John Adams MoonDog on Memphis Tennessee Poll Capstone12 on How Good do you Want to Be?... Sad State of Affairs on Fulmer pwns John Adams TideDruid on Fulmer pwns John Adams How Good do you Want... on ...

SEC POWER POLL: Preseason
Published 8/21/2008 by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... but let's me honest, he's only a top notch coach when he is coaching against teams he should lose to. I respect him, but I do feel that people tend to just overlook his flops as a big favorite. Tis the curse of Tubs I suppose. But give the man his due. He went from the brink of the pink slip to a perfect season. He likes tough defense, and it is hard to not respect that in such a conference. Plus, he knows what it takes to please his fan base, and he has delivered 6 years running.--Tide Druid ...

NCAA: The C stands for Crap
Published 8/29/2008 by crimson daddy at Third Saturday in Blogtober
... Technically, the incident violated NCAA rules because Gibson’s pre-existing relationship with the friend did not exist before his ninth-grade year. This isn’t a huge blow by any means to the team since Brandon was near the bottom of the depth chart at Bama’s most loaded position, but still, he’s forced to sit out 1/6 of the year just for hitching a ride to Tuscaloosa. Tee Martin thinks this is waaaaay too harsh. HT: Tide Druid ...

Crimson and White Roundtable: post-Clemson Edition
Published 9/3/2008 by tidefanintn at Third Saturday in Blogtober
... who not only started this whole thing, but did an excellent job running it.  He passes the torch to Tide Druid, in whom we have the utmost confidence to maintain and advance the job Todd started.  He hosts this week.  Keep checking back with us (and him).  As other blogs add their answers, we’ll add them here. ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 1
Published 9/4/2008 by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... and Blue Hue If Georgia is the #1 team in the country, they should have shut out Georgia Southern. Did they put in the second string defense in the fourth quarter?--Mississippi State Sports Blog Ignore the 21 points allowed. [Knowshon] Moreno had three TDs on his own. UGA is still the Class of the league.--Alligator Army LSU For a team with a Division I-AA Quarterback, their performance was almost flawless.--Tide Druid Screw the QB controversy, they have more than enough talent at running back alone to hit ...

SEC Power Poll - Week 1
Published 9/4/2008 by Erik (noreply@blogger.com) at deepsouthsports.net
... and Blue Hue If Georgia is the #1 team in the country, they should have shut out Georgia Southern. Did they put in the second string defense in the fourth quarter?--Mississippi State Sports Blog Ignore the 21 points allowed. [Knowshon] Moreno had three TDs on his own. UGA is still the Class of the league.--Alligator Army LSU For a team with a Division I-AA Quarterback, their performance was almost flawless.--Tide Druid Screw the QB controversy, they have more than enough talent at running back alone to hit ...

The Crimson and White Roundtable Has Finally Found a Home
Published 9/5/2008 by Todd at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... I've decided to step down as the administator of the Crimson and White Roundtable since I routinely find myself too busy and/or scatterbrained to run it properly beyond the increasingly infrequent three or four week in a row clips, so Tide Druid has agreed to take it over and is already doing a better job than I ever did by soliciting and obtaining a fancy logo: So without further ado, here are his questions and my answers: ...

Crimson and White Roundup
Published 30 days ago by Todd at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... I slacked off this week and didn't participate (reason #3,897 why I abdicated to Tide Druid), but the Bama Sports Report did a fine job of hosting, and you can find their roundup at the link above. ...

Most Hits In One Day - Yea For Me
Published 25 days ago by MoonDog at The World According to MoonDog
... me, even though they should have months ago. Another big thank you goes out to my friend, business associate and frequent contributor to this site, Memphis Ken. We’ve known each other for over 30 years and he hasn’t killed me yet - he’s incredibly patient. Some of the friends I’ve made along the way bear mentioning because they haven’t figured out I’m a loser. David Funk , CK0712 (I’m waiting for my lasagna), Lester’s Legends , Picture Me Rollin ‘, The Tide Druid , Death Rattle Sports , and the Nasty Boys , especially Matt and ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 3: Things get interesting
Published 25 days ago by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... and explode in the fourth. When faced with the same thing vs. SC, Georgia's offense couldn't. That's all that separates them right now.--Year 2 I say bye weeks aren't good for national perception of Florida.  Why?  Because the epic myth of Tim Tebow somehow proves occasionally to be less impressive than the actual performance of Tim Tebow.--Red Solo Cup Tebow took a break this weekend, electing to save only 4 or 5 people from burning buildings.--Tide Druid GEORGIA I'm not going to blast them for winning close. ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 4: Margins
Published 18 days ago by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Hey, at least Casey Dick had 3 Touchdown passes. Two of them were to the opponent, but let'snot get worked up about who we're tossing it to since Arkansas needs something to build from.--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll - Week 4ish
Published 18 days ago by Erik (noreply@blogger.com) at deepsouthsports.net
... Hey, at least Casey Dick had 3 Touchdown passes. Two of them were to the opponent, but let'snot get worked up about who we're tossing it to since Arkansas needs something to build from.--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 5: Now, the West has won
Published 11 days ago by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Let's make a golf comparison: Jon Crompton is a Driver in a Putter's world. Little nuances of the game don't matter as long as you can get the ball there as hard as you possibly can.--Tide Druid ...

SEC Power Poll, Week 6: Bama and LSU and Georgia -- and Vandy?!?
Published 4 days ago by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Personally, I am expecting to see the Vols play much better towards the end of the year. Nick Stephens isn't a Heisman candidate, but he was serviceable against NIU.--Tide Druid ...

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