Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 50
Those who were worried about Kalen DeBoer’s ability to successfully recruit in the SEC have had a tough offseason so far. Since DeBoer has taken over in Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide’s 2025 recruiting class has risen to No. 1 in the SEC and No. 3 in the country overall. It’s the trenches that the new […]
Alabama and Auburn fans who have struggled with travel plans in past years due to game times being released only a week or two before the game can now rejoice. The SEC and new television partner ESPN, after releasing several game times during SEC Spring Meetings in Sandestin, have provided ‘windows’ for every game, giving […]
Over the weekend, two teenagers were injured, one of them critically, in a shark attack in Florida. If it were not for the heroic efforts of some bystanders who were both at the beach and in the water, the tragedy could have been much worse than it already was. Rick Karle of Rick Karle Good […]
If you’ve ever wondered what former Alabama head coach Nick Saban was going to get up to in retirement, this offseason has provided plenty of insight. From helping out with ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage to taking it all in during The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club all the way to beaching it up in […]
The Birmingham Stallions are headed to the UFL Championship. They’ll play for a third consecutive title after winning the USFL conference championship game over the weekend against the Michigan Panthers. The back-to-back USFL champs trailed Michigan 18-3 in the first half but had a spectacular comeback and scored 28 unanswered points to win 31-18. https://x.com/USFLStallions/status/1799600107987575261 […]
The University of Alabama Athletics Department revealed a plan for major upgrades and renovations to its basketball practice facility. The Coleman Coliseum Basketball Training & Player Development Facility Expansion and Renovation is pending approval of the UA System Board of Trustees, however, their Physical Properties Committee recommended approval for stage one and two already. The […]
After the sudden retirement of former Alabama High School Athletics Association (AHSAA) executive director Alvin Briggs last April, the central board began an immediate search for Briggs’ replacement. They finally landed on former coach and Oxford High School principal Heath Harmon, who addressed the media in an introductory press conference on Thursday night. Harmon was […]
On Thursday, former Auburn University head coach Bryan Harsin quoted a tweet of a story from 2021 alleging that his vaccine stance was costing the team practice time. “Let’s be clear, Bryan Harsin’s culture of confusion on vaccines is costing the team valuable practice time during fall camp. On top of that, the coach’s refusal […]
Auburn University men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has never been shy about his love of country. On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which marks the allied forces invasion of the beaches of Normandy, which began the liberation of France and laid the foundation for the end of World War II, Pearl shared a tweet […]
The full ballot was released for the 2025 class of the College Football Hall of Fame this week. While 77 players were nominated, just nine coaches had the honor and two of them were arguably the two best coaches of the era in Nick Saban and Urban Meyer. But according to SEC Network and ESPN’s […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide flipped one of the best quarterbacks in the nation for their 2025 class. Keelon Russell of Duncanville High School in Texas, a powerhouse producer of collegiate talent, was committed to SMU since last September. But head coach Kalen DeBoer and his staff were able to flip the talented young quarterback, making […]
OutKick’s Clay Travis, a noted fan of the University of Tennessee, has always been among the most opinionated people in sports media. During Travis’ weekly appearance on Next Round Live, he took some shots at the Alabama Crimson Tide while hyping his Volunteers: https://x.com/NextRoundLive/status/1798037862446952788 “Did you guys see who the leader is for the No. […]
Sarasota developer and prolific donor to the University of Alabama, Hugh Culverhouse Jr., is donating $500,000 to the Trump campaign after what he called a “politically motivated” trial that led to his recent convictions in New York. Culverhouse, a former attorney, says he is not even a supporter of Trump or his Democrat opponent, President […]
One of the South’s most popular beverages has moved up the list of biggest soda brands in the United States, according to a report from trade publication Beverage Digest. While Coke is still (and likely always will) hold down the No. 1 spot, Dr. Pepper has caught up to Pepsi’s market share as the second-most […]
Nick Saban is the greatest to ever do it when it comes to college football. But often in coaching, a coach’s wife is just as critical to the success of a program in terms of the amount of sacrifices they have to make in order to allow the coach to make the program the best […]
Alabama’s offensive line got a big boost once the spring portal window opened up. Kadyn Proctor, who entered the portal initially and went to his home state of Iowa after Nick Saban retired, decided to instead return back to Tuscaloosa and play for Alabama again. The rising sophomore was once among the most highly touted […]
Alabama fans waited for months to find out what Nate Oats’ basketball roster was going to look like coming off the Crimson Tide’s first-ever Final Four appearance in school history. When the transfer portal carousel stopped spinning and NBA Draft decisions all came out, it was pretty much nothing but great news for Alabama. Bringing […]
The nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 have been announced, with several legendary players and coaches from Alabama eligible. In the coaching department, Nick Saban is qualified to be on the ballot in his first year of eligibility. Widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in history, Saban is […]
Charles Barkley is one of the most popular figures in sports media and perhaps the most famous Auburn alumnus in the country. But he could soon be adding to his long list of accolades that he’s among the most sought-after ‘free agents’ in sports media. Barkley, who is one of the faces of TNT’s iconic […]
Thursday afternoon, former President Donald Trump was convicted in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The verdict made Trump the first-ever former president to be convicted of a felony. Generally, the betting market is a fairly good indicator of who the next president will be. In 2020, just days before the […]
The 2024 offseason has been the wildest in some time for fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide. With things finally settling down following the program’s first coaching search in 17 years, many fans seem happy with the hiring of Kalen DeBoer. However, at the beginning of the search, DeBoer’s name trailed behind several others in […]
With nearly 2,000 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and over 700 return yards in really what was essentially just 2.5 seasons in Tuscaloosa, Jaylen Waddle was one of the most electric players of the Nick Saban era. https://x.com/DavidFurones_/status/1796189036454785464 He was on track for his best collegiate season in 2020 before an ankle injury derailed his momentum […]
Alabama fans held their breath for the entire month of May as the deadline approached for its star player to make a decision on his future. Mark Sears sent Crimson Tide nation into a frenzy on Wednesday night by officially announcing that he would withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to Tuscaloosa for his […]
The Auburn Tigers are national champions following a 3-2 victory over the Florida State Seminoles in the championship match at at Omni La Costa North Course in Carlsbad, California. This came after a thrilling Tuesday in which the Tigers defeated Virginia and Ohio State en route to qualification for its first-ever title match in program […]

