out of adjectives

Well, I’m not sure what to say. I don’t even know where to start. How do you comment on the one of the greatest streaks in college sports history?

In January 1993, Alabama won the national title in football. I was only 15, and I thought the Tide would be great for years to come. We see where that’s gone. The lesson learned was that you have to enjoy the moments when they come…you never know if you’ll experience them again.

Now, I’m enjoying a third national title in one year. If you’re a Gator fan (or any other college’s fan), you just couldn’t ask for anything more…can you? And you certainly can’t expect it to keep going on like this. So I’ll enjoy it, again knowing that the 2nd-best result I could have hoped for happened.

Now if we can just get Alabama back into the national picture…

and this is why I don’t drink

So last night I had this dream that I was at a party. It was a party with alcoholic beverages. I don’t drink in real life, but apparently in the dream world I like dark beers, because that’s what I was having. I only had a couple, I think.

When Kelly and I left the dream party, I woke up. And when I tried to walk to the kitchen, I felt woozy. Apparently I don’t hold my dream liquor very well.

My college football playoff solution

Let’s be honest. Am I glad Florida’s playing for the BCS national title? Absolutely. Do I think that they deserve it? Sure. Does Michigan deserve it, too? Well…yes and no. You’ll see why I say that in a bit. But do I still think that the system is flawed?

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

Let’s be honest, kids…unless Ohio State wins this thing, everyone will always say, “Yeah, but…” when it comes to the 2006 college football season. And even if OSU wins (and especially if it’s a blowout) people will say, “See? Michigan would have given them a better game, and maybe even won it — the best two teams didn’t play for the national title.”

Well, what to do, then? Never one to complain without offering a solution when it comes to things like this, I have what I believe to be a workable solution. I’ve proposed this to several of the readers, but I’ve never put it on paper or in cyberspace. So without further ado…I present Brandon German’s version of a I-A college football playoff.

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I’m just saying…

The other time a team I follow in college football was celebrating its 100th year of football, it went into a national championship game against an opponent every expert gave them no chance to beat. And then they beat them and won a national title.

I’m just sayin’, is all…

an open letter to the UA athletic department

At the end of the third quarter of a home Alabama football game, only one song need be played. That song is “Basketcase”, originally by Green Day, but turned into a beloved stand tune by our own Million Dollar Band.

The last two games that I’ve gone to have featured “Sweet Home Alabama” over the loudspeakers (and in effect, the band as well). I have nothing against “Sweet Home”…it’s a great song, a great tradition, and a great way to pick the crowd up. But “Basketcase” is now a MDB institution, and I think that the band should be given its right to play it unimpeded by other music. Save “Sweet Home” for the beginning of the game, and maybe some other “pick-me-up” time. But the end of the 3rd’s sacrosanct.

One man’s humble opinion.