"Missed It By THAT Much.....!"

CRAP! Congratulations, auburn.

ROLL TIDE, ANYWAY!

The cow college, Alabama Polytech, beat THE UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA in a sure-enough nail-biter of an Iron Bowl. The tigers/plainsmen/wareagles or whatever beat The TIDE in one for the ages. 28-27. The auburn faithful will be talking about this for years.

This was a come-from-behind with more excitement-- and angst-- than I care for. AND it not only disappointed me (along with thousands of fans of various teams in AND out of the SEC)-- it also ruined my pick...! I had predicted ALABAMA to win, 35-28.

If last year's Heisman Trophy-winning Mark Ingram had tucked the ball away, it would not have been punched out of his arm from behind by a tiger defender, snuffing a potentially soul-killing drive.

If Trent Richardson catches a toss in the end-zone-- that hit him right in the hands-- it's an entirely different outcome.

That's 14 points left right out there on the field that SHOULD have been on the scoreboard.

Another play of note, after qb Greg McElroy was viciously flung to the ground on his shoulder in the final minutes: Julio Jones, who was accustomed to McElroy's floating tosses, was unprepared for the PERFECTLY-THROWN pass by back-up A.J. McCarron. The ball just zipped right over his shoulder. Had he been ready, it would have hit him right in the hands!

That play would have put BAMA a LOT closer to field-goal range.

I believe that South Carolina will, again, give auburn a stern test in the SEC Championship Game. With Spurrier having a little more time to prepare, THAT one should be pretty wild.

I also believe that this tiger team can beat the Ducks, the Horned Frogs, or whoever they will face in the BCS Title Game.

Stupid tigers.

ROLL TIDE, ANYWAY...!!

BRENTOONS IRON BOWL Pick

Well, here we are again. Another year. Another WILD college football season. Another year of twists and turns so vulgar that even ELVIS would have called them obscene.
THE University of ALABAMA comes into this year's showdown with a surrealistically disappointing 9-2 schedule. One of the most storied, respected and honored programs was coming off of an undefeated 2009 National Championship season, a record-breaking campaign that featured a crushing, precision-tuned defense and The Crimson Tide's first-ever Heisman Trophy winner in running back Mark Ingram.
Based on the returning starters on offense, many 'experts' and pundits expected another run at the title. The youth and lack of depth on defense looked to be the weak spots.
The offense seemed to struggle early, with key injuries to Mark Ingram and some offensive linemen. The defense featured some major contributions from some true freshmen, and now leads the nation in interceptions. With a schedule that was stacked against them (7 SEC opponents had bye-weeks before facing The TIDE), BAMA fought hard, but lost two tight, hard-fought SEC road games against SEC-East winner South Carolina and an LSU squad whose one loss was to auburn.

auburn, on the other hand, is just like a cartoon. A parody of college football. A drawing in a coloring book. With a lot of.... I don't know if 'drama' is the right word. I think 'Chaos' is more like it. Although they have been winning, they are STILL playing in The TIDE's shadow.

The cow college has a better record, bigger numbers, and a higher ranking. They also have a dirty defense and a lying & cheating criminal on offense who is, admittedly, the best player in the nation. Had he not been marketed and sold to the highest bidder by his father, he would be a shoo-in for the Heisman Trophy.
ALABAMA has had a brutal schedule, some key injuries, and a disappointing loss knocking them out of any kind of title contention.


THIS IS IT!


The plainsmen/war eagles/tigers or whatever will be undone. Yet again. On national television. The TIDE will get a little payback for that '89 game.

Finally, though, it all comes down to DESIRE. ALABAMA will want to just win the game, in the end. All else is just window dressing. Or gravy. Or icing on the cake. Whatever.ALABAMA 35, auburn 28

ROLL, TIDE, ROLL!!

IRON BOWL Prediction Coming.....!

I will posting my pick for tomorrow's upcoming epic struggle in T-Town a little later this evening, after everyone has enjoyed their Thanksgiving feast.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Great Pre-IRON BOWL $cam Newton Mash-Up Video!

Former ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE Star Wes Neighbors shared this with me, so I thought I'd pass it on. VERY well-written and well-performed parody song of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" altered to fit the situation over at 'the barn'. Enjoy:




ROLL, TIDE, ROLL!

JARED ELLIS, Grand Bay Tigers WIN CHAMPIONSHIP IN OT!!

ALBA- The Grand Bay Tigers won the "9 & 10 Yr-Old" Championship Saturday with a 20-12 Over-time victory over the previously-unbeaten MOWA Chiefs. The Tigers defeated a Chiefs team that hadn't lost a game in over two years!

Here the teams meet to shake hands after a hard-fought, nail-biting battle:

The team poses with their trophies below:

JARED ELLIS poses with his parents and trophy below:

His mother TINA, left, appears to be praying "I just Thank You, LORD, that this football season is finally OVER....!"


JARED poses below with Uncle Brent, left, and his Dad, Wendell after the game. Uncle Brent made these signs, and he, Wendell, and Aunt Alice waved them and cheered during the game.
Paw Paw BOBBY ELLIS peers over my shoulder.

Nifty New "Cam Newton: Son of a Preacher Man" Song

Loveliest Parody Song On The Plains! HERE

The BARN Is BURNING: Fanning the Flames over on The Plains...

I was forwarded this by a friend. It appears that an unfortunate situation is really brewing over in West Georgia. Don't know how much is true, but I'll post it anyway--- just in case!

Someone forwarded me a story out of Montgomery that, if true, really means Auburn and Newton are dirty. Here it is : McGregor and 10 others are scheduled for arraignment Friday morning in federal court in Montgomery on charges accusing them of buying & selling votes on pro-gambling legislation.Bigger picture here is that the Feds have been investigating Milton McGregor (A major Auburn Booster and the owner of VictoryLand, which is located just outside of Montgomery) for quite some time. The Feds investigating efforts to pass gambling legislation in Alabama and money laundering schemes involving McGregor and other prominent Alabama politicians and Auburn boosters.The Feds have tape from wire taps made on McGregor & other prominent Auburn boosters from their investigation. The Newton's were just shopping their talents to the wrong people at the wrong time, thus there is hard evidence available that incriminates everyone involved. It's only a matter of time that all of this information becomes public.FBI found out about Cam before the NCAA did while wiretapping Milton McGregor and others related to the casino/bingo indictments. They uncovered conversations with McGregor, Auburn & Cam's uncle in Michigan. McGregor paid $250K to the uncle through a PAC and other hidden entities and the uncle funneled the money to Cecil.The FBI gave this information to the NCAA sometime after the indictments were handed down. They had to sit on the information for 6 months until the grand jury indicted the men and women in the gambling deal. All of the wiretap information was sealed, hence the delay in investigating. The NCAA had to go to Starkville to see if Cecil had solicited money from them as well. That is why State is involved. NCAA basically connecting all of the dots. Miss St may be cleared because they told Cecil no. He then went to Auburn. The offer was on the table from McGregor but Cam wanted to play at Miss St and not Auburn. When Miss St declined to pay him, he went to where the money was... hence the comment, "The money was too much." The FBI met with the Miss St coaches, John Bond and Bill Bell yesterday to get their official statements.

NEW Heisman Trophy?

HERE's my idea for this year's "HEISMAN TROPHY" if, in fact, Cam Newton DOES actually win it. Regardless of what happens, there is NO doubt that he IS the BEST PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. (Some would say 'The Best Money Can Buy', but that's a totally different post!)

My apologies to Mississippi State, whose reference I actually forgot to include. Thank you, Bulldogs, for your contributions.

TIDE to Play Frosh, Scout Team, and Select "TIDE PRIDE" Contributors Against Curry, Georgia State

In a stunning move, THE University of ALABAMA has announced that the scout team will start Thursday night's game against Georgia State. The Georgia State game, against a squad coached by former ALABAMA Coach Bill Curry, will be televised by ESPNU.

THE University went on to say that MANY freshmen will also play, eventually giving way to some highly-privileged upper-echelon "TIDE PRIDE" members who still have eligibility.

Average Estimated Score: ALABAMA 84, Georgia State 0

Today's Picks

Okay, 'The Hat' Les Miles and Mike King's LSU Tigers brought The TIDE's 'Repeat' hopes to a crawling halt last week, but the season's not over YET!

ALABAMA hosts an emotional Mississippi State squad in a night game, and it should be interesting.

The Bulldogs are motivated to win one and have dedicated this game to Nick Bell, a deceased teammate who succumbed last week to cancer. Dan Mullen has put together a solid squad over in Starkville, and will coach his heart out.

No matter.

The TIDE looked flat and lost a game last week- on national tv- that they should have won.

ALABAMA 35, MSU 14

Q: Why does Scam Newton wear #2...?

A: BECAUSE 200,000 WON'T FIT ON HIS JERSEY!! HAHAHA!

Seriously, this is an unfortunate turn of events. I wanted the tigers/plainsmen/war-eagles or whatever to be undefeated, #1-ranked and confident going into The Iron Bowl, so that a nice humiliating defeat at the hands of The TIDE would be even more soul-crushing.

I will just have to make the best of this distracting bad press, negative publicity, Heisman-killing revelations and dis-array this whole 'Highest-Bidder-Gets-Cam' debacle has become to the 'Barn. Georgia has been playing pretty good ball as of late, but if Scam Newton plays, it won't matter.

WITH Cam: auburn 42, Georgia 35

W/O Cam: Georgia 35, the barn 21

Arkansas 42, UTEP 24
Kentucky 28, Vandy 17 Vandy leads 3-0 as I type this...!
Ole Miss 31, Tennessee 28 The Vols lead 14-0 as I type this....!
Florida 28, South Carolina 21 Gators rising, Cocks spiraling.....Winner wins East!


TCU 42, SDSU 10
Stanford 31, ASU 24
Nebraska 27, Kansas 20
Penn State 24, Ohio St. 21 I know.... I'm just rootin' for Joe Pa, though...!
Oklahoma St. 35, Texas 14 Mack Brown's having some problems....
Utah 49, Notre Dame 20

@#%&!!!

Stupid Mad Hatter Les Miles and his trick plays! Ouch!

Stupid home-cooking "No-Calls" by refs!! (Pass interference on Julio; clipping, numerous blocks-in-backs)

WHERE is the leadership on Bama's Defense...?! 'Talent' can take one only so far. Several players out-of-position on occasion, sometimes not even looking like they recognize formations..... Wow!

I HATE listening to Gary Danielson and Verne Lundquist! Are they even watching the same game they are supposed to be announcing...?!

And how in the heck can LSU d-linemen plow McElroy UNTOUCHED....?!

Damn it, The TIDE just got BEAT!

ROLL TIDE, ANYWAY!!

REAUXLL TIDE!! ....Today's Picks

ALABAMA. LSU. Baton Rouge.

Tailgating. Partying. Hostile, aggressive home fan base.

Rare daytime matchup of historical rivals.

Tide and Tigers battle it out to stay alive in the SEC West.

Fortunately, it's a day game, so the alcoholic Cajuns and bayou rednecks will not have as much time to get as hatefully and blissfully drunk as a night contest would afford. They will still be pretty lit and very belligerent, though. Visitor's Tip: NEVER take your family- especially women and any children- to an LSU game! Unless, that is, if you enjoy being cursed, spit at, called "Tigah bait!", and have bottles thrown at you. Been there. Done that. REALLY.

Even BEFORE Coach Saban came back from the NFL to coach ALABAMA, the Tiger fans were hard to deal with and were pretty awful. Now that they have to face a Tide team led by the man who abandoned them, I'm sure they will be in rare form. Playing the 'jilted lover' card, every game with BAMA now is an excuse to be even MORE hateful and uncivilized. Truthfully.

NOW that I have established atmosphere, let's get on with the picks:

The TIDE and the Bayou Bengals face each other with identical records, tied for 2nd in the West. Both have a shot at achieving some lofty goals, but BAMA is in better position to move up a notch if they can keep winning. Three tough remaining games starting now:

In what is literally an elimination game, both teams will be firing on all cylinders, wide open and blasting away. Both sides are pretty talented, with LSU still inexplicably lucky despite some of the decisions of their coach. ALABAMA usually plays pretty well in Tiger Stadium, and today will be no different. Look for The TIDE to pull away in the 4th.

ALABAMA 31, LSU 14.

auburn 67, Tenn-Chattanooga 14 the tigers, none of whom I am sure are getting a cut of Cam's $200k, should plow the Moccasins with ease.
Florida 21, Vanderbilt 20 Life is strange for the Gators
Georgia 35, Idaho St. 17
Kentucky 42, Charleston Southern 10
Ole Miss 31, La-Lafayette 14
Tennessee 24, Memphis 13
Arkansas 42, South Carolina 40 This one COULD be a shootout, with a conversion in OT the difference. Probably one of the more interesting of the day.

NATIONALLY....

Another top elimination game, as #4 TCU travels to face # 6 Utah. This will be a very good one that could go either way. At home, I'm thinking Utes 38, TCU 35

Oregon 45, Washington 21
Hawaii 31, Boise St. 30 UPSET PICK!! Boise travels to face a Warrior team at home.
Wisconsin 28, Purdue 20
Nebraska 42, Iowa St. 28

Sorry.
That's all I have time for.

Great Trick-or-Treaters!

The NEW BAMA TWINS, Cole and Wade Ellis, both dressed as "BIG AL" for Halloween this past weekend. In the above picture, they are seated in the wagon, eating fistfuls of Tootsie-Roll Pops.

Though the shape of the ears and their diminutive height cause them to resemble mice (specifically Jerry from Tom&Jerry), the trunk and colors signify that they ARE, in fact, a very little herd of elephants.

They were having their way with some candy like The TIDE will have their way with LSU this weekend.

ROLL TIDE!