Needs To Be Discussed: Who gets the Tennessee job?
Hunter Ansley...Defensive Coordinator He's young, fiery and a Saban protege. He played his college ball at Georgia...has been fantastic as a freshman. Sophomore quarterback Nick Stephens could use this kind of mentor after...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008Reporting From ... Tiger Stadium
Wright ThompsonYou can read the author's piece on Nick Saban in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine right here. In another life, I was the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008Understanding Nick Saban: Winston Groom Chimes In
Winston Groom...Ed's note: For Wright Thompson's piece on hating Nick Saban, please click here. Below is noted author Winston Groom's—he's an Alabama alum...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2008In This Issue: Hating Nick Saban
Wright Thompson...the college basketball preview is the cover), Wright Thompson writes this piece on Alabama head coach Nick Saban. In case you've been spending the last four years of Saturdays at Bed Bath and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2008The Week That Was ... Ensuing
Ted Bauer...right here. Via Wright Thompson, we learn that some people in Louisiana don't really like Nick Saban. Huh? Click here to read it. And now, via Winston Groom—the author of Forrest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2008Gimme an F... !
Wright ThompsonWhen Alabama rolls into Baton Rouge, LSU fans will have a hard time deciding which is more fun: showering the Tigers with love - or raining hate on Nick Saban.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008Turning it around: Paul Wulff and Tim Brewster
Ted Bauer and Chris SprowLast season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were 1-11. Granted, six of those losses came by a total of 23 points, but they also dropped a game to North ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008Six Things To Know About Improving A College Football Program
Ted Bauer, in discussion with Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster[Ed's note: For a report on Washington State coach Paul Wulff, who is currently going through what Tim Brewster went through last season, you can cli...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008LUNCH LINKS
Ted Bauer and Paul Kix...analysis of the Texas vs. Texas Tech game. · Interesting title on this article. · If Nick Saban is happy, does that mean the Crimson Tide is doomed? · Happy birthday, Randy Jackson
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008Near Miss
Bruce FeldmanOn signing day, praise was heaped on the coach lucky enough to land Joe McKnight. Nobody will talk about the years it took another staff to come up short
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008Jimmy Swagger
Tom FriendMost people think Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen is one cocky freshman. Of course, he didn't pick their school
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008Away Games
David FlemingWe've always admired NFL coaches who sleep in the office, ignore their families and think only about winning. But the grind has become so harsh that even some of the winners are wondering if it's worth it
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008EXTENDING DEPARTMENTS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Ted Bauer[Ed's note: We're taking the department pages from the back of the current issue of ESPN The Magazine and updating 'em. While the information there is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted Bauer...from the NL wild card dynamics: Georgia vs. Alabama on Saturday night (7:45pm, ESPN). Has Nick Saban arrived as coach of another SEC school? Was the Tide's utter dismantling of Clemson's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2008A SEASON IN THE STANDS: HOME IS WHERE THE DAWGS ARE
Chelsea Lipocky...break down the rout in the desert—and admit they're a little nervous for Nick Saban's trip to Athens this Saturday night
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008