In the wake of LSU’s fourth national championship in college football, I could wax poetic on the historic significance of the Tigers’ dominating 15-0 season. Write about how this Bayou Bengal squad is perhaps the greatest team in college...
It’s Clemson and LSU for the national championship in New Orleans. The all-Tigers affair kicks off at 8 pm Monday in the Superdome, raising an important question: why the heck is the national championship on a Monday night? Conventional wisdom...
The College Football Playoff kicks off tomorrow and as I prepared this Playoff breakdown, I got to thinking generally about breakdowns of all sorts. You have the classic secondary breakdown resulting in a long touchdown pass. Offensive line breakdowns typically...
It’s rivalry week in college football. Most of us experience rivalry week all year, because rivalries mirror our own personal relationships. Rivalries, be they of the gridiron type or otherwise, are born of proximity, close contact, familiarity. Familiarity breeds...
Longtime SEC Banter readers regard this column as a place for serious Xs and Os analysis, data-driven statistical breakdowns, and intense film study. This week, however, with just one real SEC game on tap in Texas Agricultural & Mechanical vs....
I awaited the second College Football Playoff rankings with greater anticipation than the premier of Fletch and the Underhill Account. Of course, Fletch and the Underhill Account exists only in my mind, but it’s an appropriate title and storyline for the...
Another Game of the Century awaits Saturday in Tuscaloosa between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama. It’s the third time the programs collide as the nation’s top-ranked teams — the most in college football history. The series is marked by long...
The South’s longest-running country club golf tournament tees off this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia and, though we’re smack dab in the middle of college football season, SEC Banter is compelled to share the following checklist for playing in a...
Midway through the season means SEC Banter’s doling out midterm grades for football teams and whatever else floats my boat. Disagree with your grade? My office hours are Tuesdays from 8-8:15 am. Or, for ’round-the-clock access, you can always fax...
The following paragraph should be read in a football referee’s dry voice, with a referee’s hand motions/pointing, and typically smug attitude: “Personal foul. On the refs. Diminishing the game’s enjoyment by throwing too many flags. 15-yard penalty and automatic...
