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I chose the title of this post carefully because the quote holds special meaning. In 1999, I took three friends (you know them as Croshere, Partykiller and the Don Calvino) to the Swamp to watch the Florida Gators play Alabama. Continue reading “What’s wrong with this younger generation of Gators?”
As we all know, SportsChump is a website of the people, by the people and for the people. That’s why when I saw that a friend and former contributor to the site attended this season’s Iron Bowl, I asked him Continue reading Rising Storms’ Firsthand Account of the 2021 Iron Bowl
Act I (Nov. 13, 2021 – Nine days before the Mullen firing) Dan Mullen is the head football coach at the University of Florida. (Editor’s note: Read on. It gets better) Mullen’s been a busy man these days. I wonder Continue reading The Collapse of the Mullen Empire (in four grueling acts)
I’ve worked in television stations before. I grew up in a journalist’s household and have been in and out of literally countless newsrooms for most of my life. I understand the rigors of putting together a successful news broadcast. Like Continue reading Auburn Wins Sex Tournament: A Tale of Unfortunate Yet Hysterical Misspelling
9 o’clock came early Saturday morning but my driver wanted to get a jump on things. The Gator game started at noon and the rest of the boys making the trip would be eagerly awaiting our arrival with drinks already Continue reading My Sports Week, Part Two: Vandals Descend Upon the Motherland
A few readers have asked my thoughts lately on the national title game, a proverbial mail bag in space if you will. It was almost as if the prospects of another Alabama championship left them feeling all empty inside. Understandably Continue reading Per your request, some final thoughts on the college football season
After a brief birthday hiatus and neglecting to post anything on the website for a few days, one dedicated reader politely requested I jot down something about SEC media week. I won’t lie. I missed the whole damn thing. A Continue reading Freeze’s Big Ole Miss
In Starkville, Mississippi, a junior field goal kicker lines up from 29 yards away to give his team a hard-fought, last second victory. The ball sails left, clanking off the goal post. The heavy underdog South Alabama would escape with Continue reading Oh, no! We suck again! The auspicious start to the SEC’s season
In the wake of the nation’s most dominant college running back winning the Heisman Trophy, I couldn’t help but think about another who didn’t. I remember it like it was yesterday even though it was a lifetime ago. It’s been Continue reading The rise and fall of Lawrence Phillips
I’m no football coach. I never played the game. I’ve never taught the game. But I’ve watched plenty of football in my day. One thing I know is that as much as the game may have modernized, as much as Continue reading Forty-four carries
