SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » alabama http://espn1420.com Sat, 25 May 2013 23:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Vanderbilt Head Coach James Franklin Calls Nick Saban "Nicky Satan" Among Other Things [Video] http://espn1420.com/vanderbilt-head-coach-james-franklin-calls-nick-saban-nicky-satan-among-other-things-video/ http://espn1420.com/vanderbilt-head-coach-james-franklin-calls-nick-saban-nicky-satan-among-other-things-video/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:53:25 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=132000 Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin calls out Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vanderbilt-head-coach-james-franklin-calls-nick-saban-nicky-satan-among-other-things-video/feed/ 0 Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Alabama Annihilates Notre Dame, Wins 2nd Straight National Championship http://espn1420.com/alabama-annihilates-notre-dame-win-2nd-straight-national-championship/ http://espn1420.com/alabama-annihilates-notre-dame-win-2nd-straight-national-championship/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:38:57 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=122753 Alabama won it's third national championship in four years Monday night after pounding Notre Dame 42-14. With all the drama leading up to the matchup of historic football schools, it was short-lived after the opening kickoff. A clear sign of things to come, the Crimson Tide marched...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/alabama-annihilates-notre-dame-win-2nd-straight-national-championship/feed/ 0 Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Nick Saban's Side Of The Story – Drew Brees 'Didn't Pass The Physical' http://espn1420.com/nick-sabans-side-of-the-story-drew-brees-didnt-pass-the-physical/ http://espn1420.com/nick-sabans-side-of-the-story-drew-brees-didnt-pass-the-physical/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:52:42 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=118551 Nick Saban has had an extremely successful career coaching football at the collegiate level. With his Alabama Crimson Tide gearing up for a National Championship game against Notre Dame in Miami at Sun Life Stadium, Saban returns to the home field of the Miami Dolphins. Nick's two years as head coach of the Dolphins didn't go well, and his biggest blooper was passing on Drew Brees in free agency, electing to go with Daunte Culpepper. Brees has his side of the story, and now Saban is...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nick-sabans-side-of-the-story-drew-brees-didnt-pass-the-physical/feed/ 0 Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images Clausen Tweets Out His "Catholics Versus Cousins" National Championship T-Shirt, Sparks Twitter War http://espn1420.com/clausen-tweets-out-his-catholics-versus-cousins-national-championship-t-shirt-sparks-twitter-war/ http://espn1420.com/clausen-tweets-out-his-catholics-versus-cousins-national-championship-t-shirt-sparks-twitter-war/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:46:22 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=118248 Before holding a clipboard and warming the bench as Cam Newton's backup in Carolina, quarterback Jimmy Clausen was a starter for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In anticipation of the National Championship game, Clausen decided...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/clausen-tweets-out-his-catholics-versus-cousins-national-championship-t-shirt-sparks-twitter-war/feed/ 0 twitter.com My Final Harris Poll Vote – From the Bird's Nest http://espn1420.com/my-final-harris-poll-vote-from-the-birds-nest/ http://espn1420.com/my-final-harris-poll-vote-from-the-birds-nest/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:44:40 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=114079 One man's opinion...one last time

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]]> http://espn1420.com/my-final-harris-poll-vote-from-the-birds-nest/feed/ 0 Latest College Football Top 25 Poll, Notre Dame & LSU Move Up http://espn1420.com/latest-college-football-top-25-poll-notre-dame-lsu-move-up/ http://espn1420.com/latest-college-football-top-25-poll-notre-dame-lsu-move-up/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:09:48 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=104069 With several shakeups in top 10 over the weekend, a few teams have moved around in the latest top 25 college football poll. LSU, who didn't play, moved up to #5 due to Florida's loss to Georgia. Notre Dame moves up to #4 after their impressive road win over Oklahoma. See the latest top 25 poll.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/latest-college-football-top-25-poll-notre-dame-lsu-move-up/feed/ 0 Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Alabama Player Suplexes Missouri Running Back [Video] http://espn1420.com/alabama-player-suplexes-missouri-running-back-video/ http://espn1420.com/alabama-player-suplexes-missouri-running-back-video/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:12:25 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=99433 Alabama freshmen LaMichael Fanning was getting some late playing time with his team up by 32 over the Missouri Tigers. Perhaps he was trying to make an impression, perhaps he's a dirty players, or perhaps he doesn't know his own strength, but the Crimson Tide defensive lineman suplexed Tiger RB Russell Hansbrough. See the video of the play.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/alabama-player-suplexes-missouri-running-back-video/feed/ 0 Arkansas Coach John L. Smith Bankrupt, In SERIOUS Debt http://espn1420.com/arkansas-coach-john-l-smith-bankrupt-in-serious-debt/ http://espn1420.com/arkansas-coach-john-l-smith-bankrupt-in-serious-debt/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:33:42 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=92399 Arkansas Razorback football coach John L. Smith has been having a rough month. After being upset in Little Rock by ULM, followed by a 52-0 home loss to Alabama, the coach made headlines this week when he screamed (with a creepy smile on his face) at the media to "SMILE!" Now he's making headlines for being bankrupt and in serious debt. How serious? Try...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/arkansas-coach-john-l-smith-bankrupt-in-serious-debt/feed/ 0 Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Latest Top 25 Poll, Alabama And LSU Ranked 1-2 Again http://espn1420.com/latest-top-25-poll-alabama-and-lsu-ranked-1-2-again/ http://espn1420.com/latest-top-25-poll-alabama-and-lsu-ranked-1-2-again/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:47:13 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=91258 Like they did the majority of last season, Alabama and LSU sit atop the latest top 25 poll. There were several shakeups in the latest poll, with USC falling to...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/latest-top-25-poll-alabama-and-lsu-ranked-1-2-again/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images How Did The Human Polls Give Us A Rematch? http://espn1420.com/how-did-the-human-polls-gave-us-a-rematch/ http://espn1420.com/how-did-the-human-polls-gave-us-a-rematch/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:42:03 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=28488 The human polls made every vote count when deciding who would play for the BCS National Championship. Under the current BCS formula that weighs two thirds of the ranking on the human polls, No. 2 and No. 3 have never been this close. In the end, Alabama beat out Oklahoma State for a slot in the big game. Check out the breakdown of the human polls, and how certain coaches cost the Cowboys a shot.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/how-did-the-human-polls-gave-us-a-rematch/feed/ 0 Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images A Guide To BCS Scenarios http://espn1420.com/a-guide-to-bcs-scenarios/ http://espn1420.com/a-guide-to-bcs-scenarios/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:52:50 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=26877 With two weeks left in College football's regular season, there is plenty still to be determined. After last weekend's wild and unforeseen events, who knows what the BCS will look like on December 4th. However, if you're curious about possible scenarios, here they are.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/a-guide-to-bcs-scenarios/feed/ 0 Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images From the Bird's Nest: My Harris Poll Vote http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-my-harris-poll-vote-3/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-my-harris-poll-vote-3/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:19:29 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=24919 Because of the difficulty in getting home from Nashville last week, I neglected to post this. So, here we are after a one week absence with my Harris Poll vote for this week.

Over the next few weeks this all is going to shake out

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-my-harris-poll-vote-3/feed/ 0 LSU #1 in BCS; Stanford Passes Boise State http://espn1420.com/lsu-1-in-bcs-stanford-passes-boise-state/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-1-in-bcs-stanford-passes-boise-state/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:09:07 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=23879 Top two meet in Tuscaloosa Nov. 5

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-1-in-bcs-stanford-passes-boise-state/feed/ 0 From the Bird's Nest: My Harris Vote http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-my-harris-vote/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-my-harris-vote/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:30:58 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=21130 Nothing much shaking at the top this week. In fact, my top ten stayed exactly the same as last week. The top teams won impressively. LSU, my number one team, beat Florida by 30 and that was the smallest margin of victory among the top three teams on my ballot.

I dropped three teams out of my top 25. Florida Sta

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-my-harris-vote/feed/ 0 The NFL Is Mad For Miles http://espn1420.com/the-nfl-is-mad-for-miles/ http://espn1420.com/the-nfl-is-mad-for-miles/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:33:23 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=20000 LSU head coach Les Miles is garnering interest from several NFL teams. While there are no coaching vacancies in the NFL at this time, and with Miles happy at LSU, some might dismiss the rumored interest that several NFL executive want Miles. However, league executives continue to drop Miles' name when asked about future coaching candidates.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/the-nfl-is-mad-for-miles/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Ohio State falls out of AP poll after 103 Straight http://espn1420.com/ohio-state-falls-out-of-ap-poll-after-103-straight/ http://espn1420.com/ohio-state-falls-out-of-ap-poll-after-103-straight/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:12:30 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=18718 For the first time since 2004, Ohio State is not in the AP Top 25.

The Buckeyes, who lost 24-6 to Miami last night, fell out of the Top 25 for the first time in 103 polls.

Oklahoma remained #1 in the poll after beating #5 Florida State, who fell six spots to #11.

For the third straight

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ohio-state-falls-out-of-ap-poll-after-103-straight/feed/ 0 Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Sport N. C. State hires Mark Gottfried as head coach http://espn1420.com/n-c-state-hires-mark-gottfried-as-head-coach/ http://espn1420.com/n-c-state-hires-mark-gottfried-as-head-coach/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:52:12 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=7504 In what many saw as a surprising move, North Carolina State yesterday named former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried as their head coach, replacing Sidney Lowe.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/n-c-state-hires-mark-gottfried-as-head-coach/feed/ 0 Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images Sport When Does Fandom Go Too Far? http://espn1420.com/when-does-fandom-go-too-far/ http://espn1420.com/when-does-fandom-go-too-far/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:39:57 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=5870 The sports story that swept across America about a 62 year Alabama fan poisoning the oak trees at Auburn's sacred Toomer's Corner has received strong reactions. Many were shocked by the story. Or were they?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/when-does-fandom-go-too-far/feed/ 2 Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Three Alabama players to enter NFL draft http://espn1420.com/three-alabama-players-to-enter-nfl-draft/ http://espn1420.com/three-alabama-players-to-enter-nfl-draft/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:27:53 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=4376 Heisman Trophy winner among those leaving......from espn.com

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]]> http://espn1420.com/three-alabama-players-to-enter-nfl-draft/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) Latest Top 25 Polls http://espn1420.com/latest-top-25-polls/ http://espn1420.com/latest-top-25-polls/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:58:19 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=2452 Auburn is first in the BCS, but the human voters like Oregon most. Check out the latest AP and USA Today top 25 poll here.

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