Spencer Hall spent a day embedded with the Mississippi State football program, and was with the coaching staff when Bobby Petrino was fired. It would have been a big deal if anyone had the time to notice.
Listen to this week's episode of the al.com Alabama Football Podcast to hear sports producer Matt Scalici discuss Alabama's upcoming A-Day spring game with guests Ben Flanagan (al.com) and Cliff Shexnayder (RollBamaRoll).
Tennessee’s search looked like a jumbled, panicky mess. No wonder coach after coach turned the Vols down. Why would Will Muschamp, Kyle Whittingham, or Troy Calhoun have wanted to jump into a rushed, shotgun wedding? As a result, the Vols wound up hiring a coach with an overall losing record who’d just finished a 4-8 campaign at Louisiana Tech. And while the jury’s still out on Derek Dooley, the evidence so far seems to be piling up against him.....Oh, but Tennessee saved its recruiting class.
They’re putting the new commemorative stones in the Walk of Champions as I type. The workers are drawing a decent crowd of students walking to and from class. More to come soon.....
It gets better,,,,the ol' ball Coach pontificates.His thoughts on the Georgia-South Carolina game moving from the second week of the season to the sixth week in 2012.
“I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
Almost-exclusive video of 2011 plaque installation on Walk of ChampionsThere was one TV crew and some passers-by getting footage, so here’s almost-exclusive footage of the action outside Bryant-Denny Stadium this afternoon. As you can see, a commemorative copy of the Crimson White student newspaper went under the plaque.
The folk hero that is Scott Cochran was in prime form this afternoon working with injured players Blake Sims and Arie Kouandjio. These videos are always a hit. Add this one to the list.