Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 30

Thanksgiving is always synonymous with two things: food and football. This year will be no different, and as the turkey is carved, TVs across the South will be tuned to both NFL and college football as well as college basketball. Here are the best events you won’t want to miss Thursday and Friday ahead of […]

Alabama DL says Iron Bowl is like 'gang violence’

It’s Iron Bowl week in Alabama as the Auburn Tigers prepare to head to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in a yearly tradition that just might be the most anticipated day of the year in the state. Crimson Tide defensive lineman Tim Keenan III put in perspective just how much the game […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Auburn Tigers are coming off their biggest win of the Hugh Freeze era. Now, they’re heading into Tuscaloosa for the gargantuan task of […]

It’s officially Iron Bowl week in the Yellowhammer State — and the big game already has some players acting absolutely insane. Auburn freshman linebacker DeMarcus Riddick, an in-state former Chilton County standout who both Auburn and Alabama were battling for, was asked about the prospect of facing fellow freshman superstar wide receiver Ryan Williams and […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Alabama Crimson Tide was thoroughly dominated on Saturday night by the Oklahoma Sooners in what was a 24-3 beatdown by an inferior team and […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide has lost for the third time this season — and all three losses resulted in fans from the home teams storming the field. Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Oklahoma fans all descended upon the field with a signature victory over Alabama. But there is a bit of a bright side for Alabama due […]

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks have been on an absolute tear down the stretch this season, winning eight games in a row and clinching the right to not only play in but also host the Conference USA title game. The Gamecocks earned a 21-11 victory over Sam Houston State to lock up the hosting status, something […]

The Auburn Tigers have just earned the biggest win so far of the Hugh Freeze era, taking down the No. 15 Texas A&M Aggies 43-41 in a thriller that took four overtimes to settle. It was the first ranked win of the Hugh Freeze era for the Tigers and the biggest victory in a very […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide was dominated at the hand of unranked Oklahoma on Saturday night in Norman in what was the first-ever SEC matchup between the Tide and Sooners. Oklahoma claimed a 24-3 victory on a night Alabama was simply outplayed on both sides of the ball. It was a particularly poor game from Jalen […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide did not show up with anything close to their A-game on Saturday night in Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Sooners in the first SEC matchup between the two storied programs, but the team also became the victim of what was potentially the worst call in the history of the sport. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers both have massive games this week with the Tide traveling to Oklahoma to take on the Sooners and Auburn hosting the Texas A&M Aggies looking to play spoiler. In what is a fairly light week around the conference, there are two games you absolutely need to have […]

The Alabama Attorney General’s office executed search warrants and seized hundreds of illegal gambling machines this week in different locations across the state. WRBC News 6 reported from one of the locations where machines were seized, a charity bingo spot in Lipscomb. The report included comment from Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office stating that the […]

College football is going through a period of change and nobody knows exactly how the College Football Playoff committee is going to evaluate for spots in the expanded 12-team field. The new format comes at a time when the SEC is the deepest and most competitive it has been in years. Six teams have a […]

The way the Alabama Crimson Tide has been playing as of late has garnered the attention of some of the biggest names in the media space. Barstool Sports founder and noted Michigan alumnus Dave Portnoy has placed a $100,000 wager on the Tide to win the national championship, a bet that would pay out $1.1 […]

Cahaba Brewing reportedly acquiring Trim Tab

Beer fans in Birmingham are getting a huge piece of news this week as Trim Tab Brewing has announced they have decided to sell and according to a report from Birmingham Now, Cahaba Brewing Company is in talks to purchase it. “We’ve got some exciting changes on the horizon and wanted to keep you in […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is on the cusp of a trip to the SEC Championship and potentially the College Football Playoff, but the team cannot afford to get ahead of itself going into a final two games that should be beyond winnable on paper. With a trip out to Norman, Oklahoma this week to take […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is sitting at 8-2 with two games remaining in the season in what has been a logjam of an SEC season. Barring absolute chaos in the last two weeks, it appears the two teams that are going to represent the conference in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta is going to […]

In late October, we reported on a Facebook marketplace user named Michael Fortson, who was selling two burial plots at Elmwood Cemetery which just so happen to be 50 yards from legendary Alabama head coach Bear Bryant’s final resting place. Fortson, who was seeking $12,000 for the plots, has now lowered the price to $10,000 […]

The world of college sports in the year of 2024 continues to be a Wild West-style cesspool with Name, Image, and Likeness deals being used as a recruiting tool both out of the high school ranks and the transfer portal. Fairly universally, most want athletes to be able to profit, but the way the system […]

Every Tuesday we present “The Auburn Corner,” where we’ll get into a different topic on the Auburn Tigers, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Auburn Tigers handled their business against Louisiana-Monroe. Unlike last season, they earned an easy victory during what is supposed to be cupcake week. […]

An Alabama woman has won a $10 million cash prize off a $20 scratch off ticket. Jessica Callihan of Foley purchased the $20 Gold Rush Legacy Scratch-off from a Pensacola Cumberland Farms and became to winner, a stroke of luck that according to AL.com had the chances of 1 in 2.97 million. Callihan chose to […]

The Miles College Golden Bears will host the first-ever home playoff game in school history after clinching the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship with a a 53-25 win over Clark Atlanta. The Golden Bears will get to play the first round of the NCAA Division II football tournament against Carson-Newman this Saturday at Sloan-Alumni Stadium. […]

Every Monday, we present “Tide Takes”, where we’ll get into a different topic on the Crimson Tide, break down the previous game, preview the upcoming game, and everything in between. The Alabama Crimson Tide has gotten through cupcake week unscathed and now turns its attention to the final two weeks of the regular season before […]

It now seems like NFL players overwhelmingly support President-Elect Donald Trump — at least in their choice of celebration. Players across the league, and professional sports as a whole, have been doing Trump’s iconic ‘YMCA’ dance to celebrate touchdowns and big plays. Former Alabama star Calvin Ridley was seen after scoring a touchdown doing the […]