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!

PLAYOFFS!! Sugar Bowl Comic! Prediction!

Well, here we are on the eve of a Sugar Bowl of historic proportions, as ALABAMA prepares to face off against OHIO State in a first-ever 'play-in' to a bona fide National Championship College Football Game.
The top-ranked, one-loss TIDE will clash with the 4th-ranked, one-loss Buckeyes in prime time-- the second playoff game of the day following the Oregon-Florida State Rose Bowl contest.

BRENTOONS BAMA Gameday Cover: BIG AL Nutcracker  prepares to crack open a Buckeye

   Urban Meyer brings a confident Buckeye squad into New Orleans with an underachieving chip on their shoulders to prove they belong. With a third-string quarterback and a string of victories against unimpressive foes, State wants desperately  to prove they belong in the Final Four.
 Coach Saban only has to remind his team of the importance of this game, the repercussions, and the total embarrassment from last season's Sugar Bowl loss to Oklahoma for motivation. The TIDE wants to rightly make history by advancing to the Championship Game, and will be focused on Ohio State Thursday night.

PREDICTION: 
ALABAMA 35, Ohio State 21

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

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! 

ROLL TIDE!

Well, here it is-- The FIRST Last-Minute GAMEDAY BAMA Comic of 2014!

My Prediction...?  PAIN!

ALABAMA 35 WVU 14

SEC Network Debuts

Well, they've talked about it for years.

 Today's the 'big day', the day that ESPN has hyped since its conception. The money machine that is The Southeastern Conference now has its own cable network, like the Big10 and the PAC10 before it.

 Modus Operandi: Get SEC fans used to watching, then move it to another cable channel package and charge more. Ho-hum. Channel 727 on Comcast Digital in Mobile.
ROLL TIDE ANYWAY!

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

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

S.E.C. Championship Gameday Comic & Prediction

ALRIGHTY, then! Here, as promised, is my SEC Championship "Gameday Comic"...!

My prediction for the game:

Georgia's tough, and they play good ball. I just think BAMA's a little better, and a little more experienced.

ALABAMA 35, Georgia 17

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!

The TIDE Tackles Tigahs

Sorry. Have been physically unable and too medicated to make game-day comics and predictions. This week, I make an exception.
ALABAMA 28, LSU 10
The TIDE is strong, determined, and motivated. BAMA wants NO questions, no perceived doubts, and no asterisks for the NEXT trophy. ROLL TIDE.

SOOEY, PIG..!! TIDE ROLLS INTO FAYETTEVILLE TO SLAUGHTER HAWGS!!

Well, the Arkansas Razorbacks lost last week to an unranked Louisiana-Monroe, dropping out of the Top25 and KILLING BAMA's power rankings. ESPN Gameday was scheduled to broadcast from Fayetteville, but Arkansas ruined their opportunity to be the center of the 'College Football Universe'. Tyler Wilson will mercifully be held out to save him another beating.

Prediction: ALABAMA 35, Arkansas 14

auburn 28, ULM 27.... plainsmen/war-eagles/tigers get lucky. It would be great if they lost, as it would put Louisiana-Monroe 2-0 and in first place in the SEC West. The TIDE needs cow college to win for our strength-o-schedule ratings.

tennessee 31, Florida 24.... I hate orange, but we need the Viles to win for OUR power rankings. I think they just might be a little more explosive than the seemingly plodding gators.

South Carolina 28, UAB 10..... meh... spurrier... who cares anymore.....
LSU 31, Idaho 10...... Mmmmmm..... taters...... Corndogs should handle them easily..
Georgia 45, Florida Atlantic 24..... Bulldogs secondary exposed, but they still win easily
Vanderbilt 28, Presbyterian 10.... meh
I hope Mississippi State can beat Troy, and that Ole Miss can get by Texas, but I'm afraid to make those two picks. I don't know enough about Missouri or Texas A&M yet to predict those.
I just hope they ALL win their out-of-conference match-ups.

ROLL TIDE!

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.....