With the CFB rapidly approaching, the Alabama Football program has been a constant in the news cycle. There’s been so many little and big stories and snippets that I’ve decided to compile them into one blog. From player Twitter burns to Covid concerns, Holiday Tide-ings to you and yours.
JAVION COHEN TAUNTS AUBURN
I pray I never reach the point where empty Bowl Games hold so much meaning for my fandom. Here is Auburn’s football team practicing for their big showdown against Houston in the TicketSmarter Bowl. The Karate Kid pose, resurrected as a celebration by this year’s wideouts, has become an Alabama rallying cry. Needless to say, Auburn barners didn’t take too kindly to Javion’s public humiliation. 176 replies of “This you?” And “Bryce got sacked 7 times.” later and you realize that Auburn has now come to believe that playing defense in the Iron Bowl means you’ve won despite the final score. Houston +3, any player worth a shit left.
DEMARVIN LEAL EMBARRASSES HIMSELF
Not I want to go to the NFL to make generational wealth, or I want to win a National Championship, but “I dreamed of beating Alabama.” The lengths that people will go to justify their mediocrity is astonishing. Way to set the bar high little buddy. The timing of this sure is strange to me. We played A&M in early October? Would I put it past Saban to have this released for a little extra rat poison before a playoff match? Of course not, he can do anything. Can’t you picture him in the locker room screaming “PEOPLE DREAM OF BEATING YOU! GO OUT THEIR AND CRUSH THEIR FUCKING DREAMS!” Whew, gave me the chillies and I’m the one that wrote it. But the fact remains this dumb dumb still said this. Players hopped on to roast him but no one criticized him harder than the Collin County PD who arrested him the next day for marijuana possession.
DEMARCCO HELLAMS PUBLICY EXECUTED A MAN
JONATHAN ALLEN AND DARON PAYNE FIGHT
I know Washington fans are concerned about this little scuttle between the two former Alabama champions, but I think it means they drafted correctly. You have a team that’s riddled with injuries, getting their balls kicked in weekly, playing for nothing, and your two Alabama boys still have enough fight and passion in them to come to blows on the sidelines. Allen and Daron Payne have been teammates for a long time, brothers even. You’ve never punched your brother in the face? Besides it led to this great nugget from Tim Williams telling us that Alabama players used to fight so much that Scott Cochran used to have to take the gloves away from them.
God, Rueben Foster vs Ashawn Robinson sounds terrifying.
THE TRANSFER PORTAL ONLY MAKES THINGS EASIER FOR ALABAMA
Nick Saban was staunchly against the transfer portal. He tried telling everyone it was a bad idea. If they won’t join you, beat them at their own game. Now everyone pays the consequences. As if the portal additions of two of Alabama’s biggest stars in Jameson Williams and Henry To’oto’o weren’t evidence enough of a mistake, the transfers keep piling in. Former All-American and 5 Star recruit, Eli Ricks has already transferred from LSU and is currently in Tuscaloosa. He’ll be joined by All-ACC Georgia Tech running back , Jahmyr Gibbs who led the ACC in average all purpose yards per game.
ALABAMA CANCELED MEDIA VIEWING
Now this very well may be nothing. But I don’t know about you, but I feel like a Covid bombs gone off he last week. Family, friends co-workers, half of my fantasy football team all around me testing positive. In fact, I think I have it. Literally waiting on my Mom to bring me a home test as I write this. There can be any number of reasons Saban didn’t want the media at practice. But if it’s because there’s notable missing players, that’s a concern. Especially knowing that both Bill O’Brien and Doug Marrone tested positive. Saban has assured us that no players have been affected and that the team has implemented protocols that have worked in the past. But that won’t stop me from worrying.
But Friday’s the big day. There’s another team on the tracks that get to find out once and for all of they actually Want Bama. Get your house and your juju in order. Roll Tide and (let me beat this into the ground) Good Tide-ings.
JONATHAN ALLEN AND DARON PAYNE FIGHT
I know Washington fans are concerned about this little scuttle between the two former Alabama champions, but I think it means they drafted correctly. You have a team that’s riddled with injuries, getting their balls kicked in weekly, playing for nothing, and your two Alabama boys still have enough fight and passion in them to come to blows on the sidelines. Allen and Daron Payne have been teammates for a long time, brothers even. You’ve never punched your brother in the face? Besides it led to this great nugget from Tim Williams telling us that Alabama players used to fight so much that Scott Cochran used to have to take the gloves away from them.
God, Rueben Foster vs Ashawn Robinson sounds terrifying.
THE TRANSFER PORTAL ONLY MAKES THINGS EASIER FOR ALABAMA
Nick Saban was staunchly against the transfer portal. He tried telling everyone it was a bad idea. If they won’t join you, beat them at their own game. Now everyone pays the consequences. As if the portal additions of two of Alabama’s biggest stars in Jameson Williams and Henry To’oto’o weren’t evidence enough of a mistake, the transfers keep piling in. Former All-American and 5 Star recruit, Eli Ricks has already transferred from LSU and is currently in Tuscaloosa. He’ll be joined by All-ACC Georgia Tech running back , Jahmyr Gibbs who led the ACC in average all purpose yards per game.
ALABAMA CANCELED MEDIA VIEWING
Now this very well may be nothing. But I don’t know about you, but I feel like a Covid bombs gone off he last week. Family, friends co-workers, half of my fantasy football team all around me testing positive. In fact, I think I have it. Literally waiting on my Mom to bring me a home test as I write this. There can be any number of reasons Saban didn’t want the media at practice. But if it’s because there’s notable missing players, that’s a concern. Especially knowing that both Bill O’Brien and Doug Marrone tested positive. Saban has assured us that no players have been affected and that the team has implemented protocols that have worked in the past. But that won’t stop me from worrying.
But Friday’s the big day. There’s another team on the tracks that get to find out once and for all of they actually Want Bama. Get your house and your juju in order. Roll Tide and (let me beat this into the ground) Good Tide-ings.
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