Category Archives: Alabama

The most important game in Southern football history

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

While the reputation of football south of the Mason-Dixon line had been creeping gradually upward by the mid-1920s, at the end of 1925 there had yet to be a signature moment that could prove to Yankee skeptics that any Dixie … Continue reading →

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Alabama beats Florida in 1992 SEC Championship

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

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It All Came Up Oranges For The Irish In Ara’s Last Game

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

For the second straight year, unbeaten Alabama faced Notre Dame on New Year’s Day, with their national championship hopes on the line. In the 1974 Sugar Bowl, the two teams came into the game with identical perfect records, and the … Continue reading →

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1975 Orange Bowl: Alabama vs. Notre Dame

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

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Tide Stuns Favored Bulldogs in First ABC Televised Gridiron Match

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

After suffering through one dismal season after another in the mid-50’s, including a winless 1956, Alabama fans were overjoyed when before the beginning of the 1958 season, Paul “Bear” Bryant spoke 12 words that they’d been waiting to hear for … Continue reading →

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There’s nothing better than Auburn-Alabama

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

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Howell and Hutson Spark The Tide In Dazzling Aerial Circus

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

With an astonishing total of 14 National Championships under its belt, trying to pick the “best” Alabama team is a futile exercise, as cross-era comparisons are virtually impossible. But while there’s little doubt that one of the more recent champions … Continue reading →

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Phil Neel Saw This One Coming

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

The late and great Auburn illustrator Phil Neel created scores of memorable “Aubie” program covers in his time, but none of them proved quite as prescient as the magnificent one he created for the 1969 Alabama game. Bear Bryant’s team … Continue reading →

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When Bear Bryant rolled with the Tide

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

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The Greatest Team Ever? We Know What Nebraskans Say

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Throughout the years, there have been many teams that have staked the claim as the greatest college gridiron unit of all time from Knute Rockne’s 1924 “Four Horsemen” through the 2001 Miami Hurricanes. Given the impossibility of comparing teams from … Continue reading →

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