Tag: Alabama
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 31st) non-playoff
Reliaquest Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) vs Michigan Wolverines (7-5) Key Facts: A rematch of last year’s Playoff game where Michigan won in wild fashion. The last time either program played in a non-playoff or NY6 Bowl was also against each other in the 2019 Citrus Bowl, Alabama won that game 35-16. The Tide generally…
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State of the Program: Central Michigan Chippewas
Head Coach: Jim McElwain is entering his 6th season as the head coach of the Chippewas with a 29-28 record. He brought the Chips to a MAC championship twice but the last 2 years have been their worst, so he’s hoping to right the ship there. McElwain is well known because he’s been involved in…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: UL-Monroe
UL-Monroe Warhawks: Bryant Vincent Why the job was open: UL-Monroe is such a tough job, one of the toughest in FBS. They’ve gone many routes with their coaching hires and there’s little success to show for it. ULM was once a successful FCS program but their highlights in FBS are having the rare distinction of…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide: Kalen DeBoer Why the job was open: In case you were living under a rock, the college football world was rocked when Nick Saban retired. His run of dominance has come to an end after bringing 6 national titles and 9 SEC championships to the Crimson Tide. Coach Profile: Kalen DeBoer’s career…
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March Madness Tournament Preview: West Region
1: North Carolina Tar Heels Best Tournament Moment: North Carolina has 6 national titles so there’s several moments to pick from, but their 1982 National title was a moment that created legacies. As all of us know, then freshman Michael Jordan hit the game winning shot to beat Georgetown. North Carolina has been a truly…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: South Alabama
South Alabama Jaguars: Major Applewhite Why the job was open: Kane Wommack found a lot of success with the Jaguars program. He led South Alabama to their best season ever and their first ever bowl win. This is still a young program but it clearly has momentum, still Wommack got the opportunity to reunite with…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Jan 1st)
Reliaquest Bowl: LSU Tigers (9-3) vs Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) What you need to know: LSU didn’t have the season they expected this year, but don’t blame the offense. Jayden Daniels was absolutely incredible all year, he basically was the team throwing for a lot of yards and running for nearly twice as many yards as…
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