BAMA-Clemson 2

ROUND 2!
THE University of ALABAMA faces off with the Clemson Tigers for the second straight year for the National Championship! The Tigers, led by former TIDE player and assistant coach Dabo Swinney, put up a good fight and came close last year. They are confident that they can compete with-- and have a GOOD chance to beat-- The mighty TIDE.
 This looks to be a real 'slobber-knocker', but nobody sneaks up on a SABAN-coached team twice. He will have BAMA ready for Clemson.

Look for a good, close first half, but an angry TIDE defense will shut DeShaun Watson and company down.
GAMEDAY PICK:

ALABAMA 31
Clemson       21

Freak Ending For Epic Iron Bowl

One second.
After a crazy, back-and-forth game frought with dropped passes, phantom penalties and missed kicks, The Iron Bowl-- the annual game between THE University of ALABAMA and auburn university --ended on the craziest of head-shaking, awe-inspiring plays.
 The only explanation is that those devil-worshipping, voodoo-wielding tigers/plainsmen/war-eagles or whatever hell-spawn must have utilized witchcraft or some type of black magic. I'll have to check the NCAA rulebook to see if this was even legal...!

 In honor of the improbable outcome, this Post-Iron Bowl cover features the cursed aubie running through jordan-hare stadium in his demonic jersey, wielding his arcane weapons: Salt thrown over his shoulder, wearing a four-leaf clover around his neck, and carrying both a horseshoe and a rabbit's foot as he steps around his home-made "Big Al" voodoo doll totem.
The ONLY logical explanation.

Now, the best BAMA can hope for is a repeat of history: an unlikely weekend of epic upsets, in which both Ohio State AND Florida State BOTH lose! The Buckeyes stand a VERY good chance of being upset by the more physical Michigan State Spartans, while the Seminoles are a lot less likely to lose to the Duke Blue Devils (who are seeing a resurgence under former Alabama qb David Cutcliffe).
Highly unlikely, but after seeing the ending to OUR game, it appears that in this last season of the BCS, ANYthing can happen!
ROLL TIDE ANYWAY!

2013: Pain For The Plainsmen

Wow!
THIS football season has really flown by, and these two teams have both certainly been the story!
THE TIDE, as expected, has sailed through and is poised to have a chance for a berth in the SEC Title Game AND a shot at an unprecedented 3rd Straight BCS Championship. The tigers, surprisingly, are still in the hunt and can both derail The CRIMSON TIDE's season AND put themselves in that very same SEC spot with a win. This is the most relevant IRON BOWL for BOTH teams in recent memory.
Gus Malzahn has done a fine job in motivating this tiger/plainsmen/war-eagle team and giving them focus. He has this team playing at a higher level than in the past, and has taken advantage of some VERY lucky breaks. He is certainly a lock for SEC (and possibly National) Coach of the Year.

Cowpie's End 

All of this will be for naught, though, as auburn's 'Cinderella Season' comes crashing to to a halt as BAMA overpowers them and eventually buries them in their own cowpie-filled pasture. On the downside, the game is on CBS, so we have to listen to Verne & Gary.

IRON BOWL GameDay Pick:
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE      31
auburn                                   17

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!

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

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.

ANOTHER S.E.C. Championship Comic!

Well, since Georgia's players don't think that BAMA's that good....

THIS is what BIG AL does to 'smack-talkers'...!! ROLL TIDE!

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP COMIC!

Sorry I haven't posted in, like, FOREVER, but health issues have me VERY limited! Here, for your enjoyment, is my FIRST comic about the SEC Championship Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and THE UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE.

ROLL TIDE!

ONCE Upon a Time.... SAD CORNDOGS!

WHAT IF "BIG AL" and his travels throughout the SEC were put into picture-books? Here's a page from a possible collection of children's stories......

COUNTDOWN!

ROLL TIDE, brothers and sisters!
After seven months of enjoying the seat on the throne of College Football, we begin the trek to NUMBER 15! As you all know, THE UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA completely dominated LSU in a re-match of SEC juggernauts while the rest of the world hated, fumed, and spewed jealous bile.
Bottom line: To BE the best, you have to BEAT the best. Coach Nick Saban is not one to rest on his laurels (in this case, Championship laurels from the Beatdown in the Bayou), and he has brought in some MAJOR talent to replace the departed leaders. This group should be good enough to beat Michigan early, and should gel by November 3rd, the date of the LSU game in Baton Rouge.
Gonna be a doozy of a season, folks! Hang on!
 While we wait, I have begun a series of "SEC BAMA Villains". Here are the first two :

LSU's Les Miles as the 'Mad Hatter', drinking the 'Crimson Kool-Aid'

auburn's Gene Chizik as 'the Joker'

There will be more to follow when I get some time.....

   

NFL Draft Brimming With TIDERS

The National Football League holds their annual draft starting tonight, and it looks like THE University of ALABAMA could have up to FIVE players taken in the first round. Four, at the very least.

Fresh off yet ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, The TIDE should represent pretty well in tonight's festivities. Running Back TRENT RICHARDSON is expected to be a Top-5 selection, with Safety MARK BARRON surprisingly seeing his stock rise as of late, and looking to be in the Top15.

Defensive Back DRE KIRKPATRICK --who has seen his stock rise with good workouts but fall after an arrest incident-- is probably next out of the gate from BAMA's stable of studs. 

Linebacker/Defensive End  COURTNEY UPSHAW is seemingly an enigma to NFL teams, who are not quite sure how he will fit into their schemes. He is WAY too talented to not be selected, CERTAINLY a safe bet, and it would be hard to find a more disruptive force in ANY position.

Linebacker DONTE HIGHTOWER is going to be an asset in somebody's defense. Look for him to just CRUSH people.

ROLL TIDE!

New TIDE Cartoon

Sorry for the delay.

As I was up in D.C. for the birth of my first grandson, Preston Daniel Hundley, I was too busy to crank out some National Championship drawings commemorating The TIDE's 21-0 shutout of LSU in the BCS Title Game.

TIDE Swamps, Stomps Gators; Moves To #2

The University of ALABAMA just clobbered the Florida Gators 38-10 down in Gainesville last night in a battle of ranked SEC unbeatens. The Tide started slow & tentative, giving up a long pass play for a spectacular touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.
 It was all downhill for the Gators from there, as BAMA pounded, punished and pulverized them in just about every way imaginable. For the third week in a row, the starting quarterback was mercifully pulled in order to minimize injury. In this case, however, he returned when the backup was also knocked out of the game.
 Courtney Upshaw pounded the quarterback, then literally added insult to injury two plays later by taking an interception back for a touchdown. Trent Richardson, as usual, was a beast.

The dominant performance over a previously-unbeaten Florida team leap-frogged The TIDE over the Oklahoma Sooners to the No. 2 spot in the AP Poll.

Coach Nick Saban ...?? A Rocker...??

The man shredding on the guitar at exactly the 2:40 mark looks eerily familiar.....



Is it Coach Saban...?

Vote for BAMA's Will Lowery for "Rudy" Award!

THE University of ALABAMA's Will Lowery, a former walk-on from Hoover, is one of the nominees up for the "Rudy" award. The award is given to players who embody the true spirit of college football.
From the Website: THE RUDY AWARDS HONOR DIVISION I FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY CHARACTER, COURAGE, CONTRIBUTION AND COMMITMENT AS TEAM MEMBERS.

Please Vote HERE.

"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.

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