The SEC haters will continue to hate. That’s what happens when a conference has won six straight national championships and receives the kind of national publicity this league does. There’s a point where enough is enough, and the rest of college football reached that point three or four national championships ago. Is the SEC so dominant that nobody else in college football compares? No Does the SEC catch a bit of a break because it plays just eight conference games? Yes Is the SEC’s national championship streak going to last forever? No...
VIDEO: Monday press conferences-TideSportsNick Saban and Alabama players address the media as the Crimson Tide prepares to face Texas A&M in Tuscaloosa
No. 1 Alabama survived a Death Valley ambush in Baton Rouge. Auburn got a much-needed confidence boost with a lopsided win over New Mexico State. Ole Miss and Mississippi State took beatings at the hands of Georgia and Texas A&M. How will all this translate a week later? These are this week's five burning questions:Could Alabama be coming home to a trap?
Headlined "Saban Beholds Oregon’s Offense, and Does Not See Beauty," the piece repeats a quote by Saban from last month, when he said the no-huddle offense is a "tremendous advantage."Saban was asked today about his comments about the no-huddle and whether it might negatively affect the mindset of his defensive players...
'We talked our little trash, but it was fun,' Alabama's Cyrus Kouandjio says of facing LSU's Sam Montgomery-al.com"That was the (most fun) experience I’ve had," Kouandjio said today. "That’s the (most fun) person I’ve ever played against." Montgomery won a battle or two, but Kouandjio and Alabama ultimately won the war. Montgomery, who is projected to be a top 10 selection in next year's NFL Draft, picked up LSU's only sack, but Kouandjio graded out at a team-best 89 percent.
Kouandjio, who was one of Alabama's seven players of the week, said he and Montgomery exchanged plenty of trash talk throughout the game, but shook hands and left the field with mutual respect for each other.