Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 65

Nick Saban’s retirement has created a social media firestorm. From false flight trackers to people claiming to have information on team meetings being pushed, everyone is trying to find out what is going on with a coaching search that will shape the next decade-plus of the sport. Rumors circulated last night, including a report that […]

Top 5: Who could replace Nick Saban?

Alabama head coach Nick Saban informed his team on Wednesday he is officially retiring. In doing so, Saban has ushered in the most consequential, important question of modern college football: Who will replace him? Among the potential bearers of that enormous responsibility are names familiar to the conversation, as well as new names that are […]

ESPN: Saban to retire

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is retiring, ESPN’s Chris Low reported this afternoon. Saban won six national championships in his time at Alabama — seven overall. He took over as head coach in 2007 and won his first national championship in 2009. Nick Saban is retiring, sources tell ESPN. He won six […]

Malzahn ranks Alabama No. 8 in final coaches poll

Former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn appears to still harbor some rivalry with Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Each week during the college football season, in addition to the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll offers a top-25 ranking, voted on by head football coaches across 62 colleges. With the season coming to a […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville offered his thoughts on the College Football Playoff, how his friend and fellow Coach Nick Saban finished the season, and how awards like the Heisman Trophy could be better decided on. He spoke to Outkick’s “Hot Mic” with Hutton & Withrow on Monday. Tuberville (R-Auburn) said the Heisman Trophy should be voted on […]

Will coordinator turnover help or hurt Auburn?

Auburn will have to replace both coordinators as it enters year two of the Hugh Freeze era. While Philip Montgomery’s ouster as offensive coordinator felt like more of a dismissal, defensive coordinator Ron Roberts is leaving to take a job at Florida. Will this lack of continuity from year one to year two help, or […]

Former University of Alabama defensive end and NFL player Wallace Gilberry has announced he’s withdrawing from the Republican nomination in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District. Gilberry announced his run in November. “I’m not a politician, but my heart has always been in helping Alabama and helping our people better themselves. The response we’ve received over […]

Kevin Steele, who took over as Alabama’s defensive coordinator in the 2023 season, is retiring, per a report from ESPN’s Chris Low. This was his third stint with Coach Nick Saban. Steele was hired pre-season to replace Pete Golding, who left for the same position with Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss. Golding held the defensive […]

Was this season a success for Alabama?

Every Monday right here you can read 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. In this week’s edition, we’re one week removed from the Rose Bowl loss, Michigan and Washington are facing off tonight for a national […]

Coach Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers have ascended from No. 25 to No. 16 in the AP Poll after a 83-51 road beatdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon. The loss for Arkansas marked their largest ever loss at Bud Walton, while Auburn kicked conference play off to a fantastic start, now 12-2 […]

Montgomery's Whitewater Park to host Olympic trials

The American Canoe Association announced that Olympic trials for the Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross events will take place at Montgomery’s new Whitewater Park for American athletes looking to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The dates of the trials are set for April 13th and 14th, with an exact schedule to be released […]

Ray Scott, known as the “godfather” of modern bass fishing and a native of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away in 2022 at the age of 88. Shortly after Scott’s passing, the idea of a show around his vision for the beginning of a national bass tournament trail began to emerge: Ray Scott’s vision to build the […]

Every week during the college football season, Alabama head coach Nick Saban joined the Pat McAfee show to discuss his team, the previous game, and whatever else came up. This week, Saban laughed off retirement rumors that have become louder in recent weeks. When McAfee asked Saban why he thinks this gets brought up around […]

Kool-Aid McKinstry declares for NFL Draft

Alabama Crimson Tide cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry announced yesterday he’ll forego his final year of eligibility of play and enter the NFL Draft. McKinstry, who was a junior during the 2023 season, is speculated as a first-round pick in April’s NFL draft. Stepping into a rotational role during his freshman season in 2021, McKinstry saw his […]

On Thursday, a man unclothed himself and climbed into the large aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Leeds, according to Police Chief Paul Irwin. It’s been reported the man was acting erratically before the incident. According to AL.com, the man, identified as George Owens, 42, of Leeds, was taken for a mental health evaluation and […]

Was this a down year for the SEC?

The point was made a lot throughout the 2023 season: “The SEC isn’t as strong this year” “It’s Georgia and everyone else” “An SEC schedule doesn’t mean what it usually does this year” Etc etc. If you didn’t hear this, you probably weren’t listening close enough. But now that we can reflect on the season […]

January 4th, 2007 is a day that will go down not just in Alabama Crimson Tide history, but the history of college football. University of Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore made the most important hire in his tenure official, introducing Nick Saban as the 27th head coach in Alabama history. Since then, Saban has won […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile got a huge boost to its quarterback class yesterday afternoon, with former Auburn and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix accepting his invitation to come back to the state of Alabama and play in the game. Nix, who transferred to Oregon before the 2022 season, has been one of the most […]

Huntsville native and Alabama star golfer Nick Dunlap has received his invitation to the most iconic stage in all of golf. He announced today he’s playing in the 2024 Masters Tournament. Back in August, Dunlap became just the second Crimson Tide golfer to win the U.S. Amateur, which earned him qualification into the 2024 Masters, […]

Pass or fail? Grading Freeze's first season at Auburn

Auburn’s first season under Hugh Freeze is over, ending with three straight losses and domination by Maryland in the Music City Bowl. However, all hope isn’t lost on the Plains. Freeze has brought a momentum to Auburn recruiting that the program has not seen in a long time. Here’s an official markup from The Auburn […]

With Alabama and Michigan, two of the biggest brands in college football, facing off in Pasadena and a spot in the national championship on the line, huge television ratings were anticipated. But the numbers on the Rose Bowl ended up being even bigger than initially anticipated. ESPN pulled in a monstrous 27.2 million viewers during […]

Alabama’s season came to an end on Sunday night in Pasadena at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines, who will compete against Washington next Monday night for their first national title since 1997, and Washington’s first since 1991. Following the Texas and South Florida games, there was widespread skepticism over Alabama’s chance to run the […]

Alabama’s overtime loss to Michigan on Sunday night ended on a 4th and goal stop from the three yard line on which the play call was one which fans have debated since the moment it happened. With Roydell Williams in the backfield to Jalen Milroe’s right and slight rear, Milroe motioned him left, took the […]

Alabama's season ends where it started

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. In this week’s edition, the season comes to a conclusion with a devastating Rose Bowl loss to Michigan. Alabama seemed to revert back to the team […]