BEATDOWN In The BAYOU

Okay, here's the first BAMA GAMEDAY COMIC that I've been able to do this year. The TIDE and the tigers are both ranked in the TOP 3 (BAMA #1, lsu #3), and this looks to be another classic slobber-knocker.

BAMA-LSU Gameday Comic by BRENT AMACKER

 I DO believe that BAMA will be too much, and that the bayou bengals will be unable to slow our Samoan Slinger, TUA TAGAVAILOA, down at all. The tigers will be missing their top player-- albeit unfairly-- due to a phantom targeting penalty that SHOULD have been overturned. (Maybe COACH SABAN will hold one of OUR starters out, as a show of sportsmanship.... NAH... )
Look for Louisiana State to keep it close for a while, but by the time Devon White comes in the second half, it will be too late. The TIDE will jump out early, and pound and demoralize the corndogs as the night wears on.

BAMA GAMEDAY PICK:

ALABAMA   42
LSU                       24

2018 Kicks Off... FINALLY!

The CLICHE Bowl

NOT gonna post all of the crazy football clichés that you will hear, read, and see ad nauseum about rivalry games-- specifically THIS one.

BAMA-auburn 2017 Iron Bowl

If THE TIDE gets some injured defenders back, we should be okay. If the defense is as bad as it was against Mississippi State, Kerryon Johnson will embarrass us on national television.
The safe bet is that Coach Saban spent a LOT of time with Jeremy Pruitt and the defensive unit this Thanksgiving Holiday week.

BRENTOONS IRON BOWL PICK:

ALABAMA 35 AUBURN 21

First 2017 BAMA Gameday Comic

Well, this is my first chance to post my SEC picks and BAMA Gameday Comics this season. Here goes:

There should be a lot of close ones today, and many will be toss-ups. My guesses...?

Florida 34
Vandy  35  Both teams scoring, Commodores get the upset.

Georgia     38
Tennessee 17

LSU  21
Troy  20  Maybe another upset...?

MSU   28  Which bulldogs will show up...?
auburn 27  Which tigers will show up...?

Outside the conference, CLEMSON handles Virginia Tech 34-21
Ohio State beats Rutgers 42-17

Back to Reality:

BAMA will pound the identity-challenged Ole Miss squad

THE University of ALABAMA will host the Ole Miss Rebels/BlackBears/soon-to-be-Landsharks in a nationally-televised night game on ESPN. The TIDE's injured defenders have mostly healed and are back with a vengeance. ole miss will score, but BAMA will eventually over-power them.
Jalen ain't playin' -- playin' around, that is..
BAMA's stable of backs will just be poundin'...

My Pick:

ALABAMA 35
Ole Miss       21

GET UP! It's GAMEDAY!

FINALLY! It's here!
BAMA will face off with auburn in the IRON BOWL today at 2:30.
Look for it to be a tight game early on, but THE TIDE will overpower the tigers/plainsmen/war-eagles or whatever and pull away late.

GAMEDAY PREDICTION:

ALABAMA 35
auburn          21

I HATE Corndogs....

BAMA Blanks Bayou Bengals, 10-0. RTR!

ROLL TIDE!

Well, another college football season is coming to an end, and once again THE University of ALABAMA is in contention for a title. This season, we'll be facing a solid, up-and-coming Clemson Tigers team coached by former BAMA player Dabo Swinney-- a member of the legendary 1992 TIDE Championship team. 

 Dabo is a fine fellow, a BAMA grad, and a great coach. Unfortunately, all of this won't be enough for his boys to win tonight's game. This will be a good contest, and Clemson is a great football team, but after the years of experience and last year's disappointing ending, The TIDE won't let THIS one get away.

The Tigers have some great athletes, but so does BAMA.

My game prediction...?
PAIN!

ALABAMA 31, CLEMSON 14

LATE GameDay Predictions

2015!

And it only took me A MONTH to start my pre-game predictions and comics!!

THE TIDE started out the season strong, but fumbled and slogged their way to a home loss against an opportunistic Ole Miss. The BlackBear Rebels took advantage of BAMA miscues and an incredibly unbelievable fortuitous bounce to top The TIDE in Tuscaloosa.
 After a disorganized victory over Louisiana-Monroe (featuring NUMEROUS dropped balls by our receivers!), BAMA will try to gain a badly-needed triumph in Stanford Stadium at Georgia. The Bulldogs are just a-rollin' along, with Grayson Lambert setting passing records and the seemingly-unstoppable Nick Chubb churning out yards.
 On what looks to be a sloppy, rain-drenched afternoon, look for BAMA to take one from the Bulldogs in classic, old-school fashion-- with a BIG twist. Kenyan Drake is a speedy, versatile back, just waiting to have a big showing after last year's injury. Derrick Henry is a huge, straight-up freight train who is hard to stop once he builds up a head of steam. The plot thickens with the addition of the highly-touted Bo Scarborough, who will see the first action of his career following a four-game suspension. Scarborough is as big as Henry, only thicker. And he can move.
 The TIDE will methodically play keep-away and eat clock as they slog up and down the field, leaving piles of sick puppies in the wake. (COMIC coming later...!)

PREDICTION: ALABAMA 35, GEORGIA 21

Elsewhere in the SEC:

Ole Miss and Florida look to be a good matchup.

OLE MISS 35, Florida 21

Aggies coming up, Bulldogs caught off-guard.

TEXAS A&M 31, Mississippi State 30

Spurrier's head will explode as Tigers prevail.

MISSOURI 28, South Carolina 21

WHO wants to win this game...?

TENNESSEE 21, Arkansas 20

LSU 49, Eastern Michigan 3

Around the Country:

OSU 45, Indiana 17

Baylor 49, Texas Tech 42

DUKE 31, Boston College 28

CLEMSON 31, Notre Dame 21

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

SEC Championship: More Tigers

Here we are again!
ALABAMA is in another SEC Championship Game, this time against the over-achieving Missouri Tigers.
Prediction: PAIN.

ALABAMA 35, Mizzou 17

ROLL TIDE!

IRON BOWL 2014

No more "Got a second...?".
That ship has sailed.
An entire year has passed, and 'the Big One' is upon us again. It's time for The IRON BOWL, the annual gridiron tilt between The UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE and those other guys from across the state, the Auburn Tigers. ALABAMA has had a year to relive that last-second miracle, and you can bet they won't let anything like THAT happen again. As usual, here is my "GameDay Comic" and prediction of the outcome.

THE TIDE will be ready, and won't let any trick plays, bad bounces, or lucky breaks keep them from playing in the SEC Championship Game and the first-ever COLLEGE FOOTBALL DIVISION-1 PLAYOFF.

Prediction:

ALABAMA 35 Auburn 14

MSU GAMEDAY COMIC

BAMA-Mississippi State 2014

OKAY, then! It's not very often that there's a TOP-5 matchup in which The TIDE isn't the higher ranked team. It DOES happen, however. It's just unusual that it's MISSISSIPPI STATE that is The #1 Team.
Let's just let that sink in a minute, shall we...?

The Mississippi State Bulldogs, ALABAMA'S closest neighbor in the SEC is sitting atop the national college football rankings. The undefeated State is playing solid, mistake-free football and winning consistently. Although that IS a bit unusual, it's actually a GOOD thing for The TIDE. You see, it will bode better for ALABAMA the more highly-ranked teams we defeat. Not to take anything away from MSU, but BAMA has been on the biggest of big stages before. Numerous times. (The only thing that scares me is that Corso picked The TIDE to win, but I think we can overcome that ugly mojo...!)

I believe Coach Saban will have the men pumped, primed and ready to assume their rightful place in the top spot. If they can win this one, get by the cowpies/plainsmen/war-eagles/tigers or whatever and win the SEC Championship Game, their chances look pretty good.

GAMEDAY PREDICTION:

ALABAMA 31, MSU 20

BIG AL: GATOR Style...!

The UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE overcame some early miscues to come alive and bury the Florida Gators in a nationally-televised (cbs) matchup, 45-21. BIG AL looked so snazzy after he skinned the pesky Gators and made an outfit out of the hide, SECQ Magazine put him on the cover! 

BAMA's BIG AL decked out in 'Gator Skin': Belts, Boots, Vest and Bag

ROLL TIDE! 

Barn Week

Well, it's "IRON BOWL" week again. The undefeated, top-ranked UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA will be facing a 1-Loss 4th-Ranked auburn. Looks to be a goodie up on the plains, so I'll have a few comics about this matchup this week-- starting with THIS one:

Topple the Tigers!

I'll be making my customary prediction later in the week, probably Friday.
ROLL TIDE!

MUCH Craziness!

With the level that THe UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA has been playing as of late, it's starting to look like EVERYbody wants to get in on the act...
This is starting to get a little out of hand...

NFL Chiefs fans want in on the action

Seattle Silliness

GAMEDAY Comic: LSU

ROLL TIDE!!

Yep... It's LSU Week Again...!

Apologies, again, for the sparse posts. Health and family-related issues have kept  me preoccupied.
Not surprisingly, The TIDE is rolling along this year as expected. These fine young men are buying into "The Process" and are on the verge of achieving something NO OTHER team has done in the modern era: A possible THREE-PEAT Championship, if they stay the course.

Coach NICK SABAN has done a mighty fine job of brushing away the distractions to mold this team into a methodical machine. Pounding rushing offense. Maybe pounding isn't strong enough... Punishing, maybe...?
A fast fleet of receivers. A smothering defense. Attention to detail and minimal mistakes.
As Coach so eloquently describes it: "Imposing our will...!"

On that note, HERE's this week's LSU Gameday Comic:

BIG AL stars in his own "Crimson Tide Comics", and literally kicks the corndogs out of the Bayou Bengals

The Bayou Bengals are battered, but still VERY dangerous. They ALWAYS play THE TIDE tough, and this year is no exception. Look for BAMA to eventually dominate, though.

Prediction: ALABAMA 31, LSU 17

Could History Repeat-- In a BAD Way...??

THE University of ALABAMA is, once again, perched atop the rankings of college football. With a 6-0 record, a less-than-daunting remaining schedule-- save that November matchup with LSU and a projected SEC Championship Game-- The Crimson Tide looks to have a legitimate shot at an unprecedented THIRD STRAIGHT BCS Championship!

But wait-- let's not get ahead of ourselves! The LAST time BAMA was in line for a 3rd Straight Title-- in 1980, following the Championships of 1978 & 1979, they stumbled and were upset by Mississippi State in a 6-3 stunner, then fumbled away a game to Notre Dame to ultimately take themselves out of the picture.

The instance that I worry about is a repeat of the 1966 Season, when The TIDE was also coming off Back-to-Back Championships. ALABAMA AGAIN went undefeated and destroyed Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, only to be blocked out of the title game (which ended in a Notre Dame-Michigan State tie) and leap-frogged as both the Irish and the Spartans finished 9-0-1.
You can read more about that travesty HERE .

Could ALABAMA be in line for heartbreak again, as a lackluster schedule and TIDE Fatigue and SEC Fatigue cause voters to bypass ALABAMA, overlooking them for more glamorous or trendy teams...?
OREGON is scoring at an alarming rate. Stanford was the fave until-- Gasp!-- they lost. Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M were supposed to knock The TIDE off, but failed. CLEMSON and Florida State are both winning (in the ACC), and everyone's ready to plug them into the other slot in the final BCS Title Game. The 'pundits' are so eager to see The TIDE dethroned and the SEC knocked off that ANYthing could happen.

 I just hope BAMA can hang on, win out and prove 'em all wrong...!
ROLL TIDE!

Countin' Down to Kickoff!! RTR!

The 2013 College Football Season kicks off tonight with a slew of games, several of which feature teams from the far superior Southeastern Conference.
In several 'key' matchups, the GEORGIA Bulldogs should handle the Clemson Tigers (ACC).
Prediction: Dawgs 35, Tigers 24
SOUTH CAROLINA's Gamecocks will destroy the North Carolina Tarheels (ACC).
Prediction: COCKS 35, Heels 14
LSU should win their game, and the OLE-MISS/VANDY contest looks to be a draw.

Is a "THREE-PEAT" even fathomable...?
Saturday Afternoon will see THE University of ALABAMA meet the Virginia Tech Hokies in Atlanta.
BAMA has a few holes to fill, and a revamped offensive line looking to prove themselves worthy of opening holes for arguably the most talented stable of running backs (and that's SAYIN' something!) we've seen in a while. Senior Quarterback AJ McCarron will have plenty of fleet-footed, sure-handed receivers to throw to, provided the line can give him time.
Solid, consistent and sure-handed JALSTON FOWLER (from Vigor High!) returns from last season's knee injury, and looks to provide that pounding nail in the coffin to demoralize over-matched defenses.

Prediction: ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 42, Hokies 17

RICH Get RICHER...

THE University of ALABAMA landed the top Quarterback prospect for next year. Read about DAVID CORNWELL HERE.

Kickers, Defensive Tackles, Offensive Linemen. All right HERE.

All of this IN ADDITION to #1 Running Back in the history-of-high-school-everything DERRICK HENRY.

ROLL TIDE.