The original premise of this article was going to be “Why Nick Saban ruined college football,” because, full disclosure, I expected Alabama to win Monday night.
The Southeastern Conference is the best conference in college football, and it’s not particularly close. Those who disagree with that sentiment, apart from not knowing college football, would likely label it “SEC bias.” This is a term often used by fans of teams from other conferences that feel spurned by ESPN, the College Football Playoff Committee, AP Voters or anyone else that they can point a finger at in defiance instead of realizing that the SEC is simply better than the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, Pac-12 (I shouldn’t even have to say that at this point) and yes, the American as well.
The confetti has fallen. The stands are empty.
Wow. It almost feels weird writing this column. I’ve dedicated at least one day (and usually more) to this newspaper every single week this past calendar year. Even summer. The brutal, tough, grueling, hot summer it is in Gainesville saw me at my highest production at the Alligator.
Keep your head down. Go to classes and go home. Play trivia every once in a while.
Most of the time, it’s not goodbye, it’s see ya later. But this time, it’s actually the moment to say goodbye.
We’ve seen this before.
“I don’t want to say the wrong thing, but…”
The holiday season leaves us with plenty of time for reflection.
Fans of that Florida school down south finally got their wish. College Gameday will be live from Orlando to give Knights fans their moment in the spotlight.
Every failed experiment needs a fall guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Gators of all ages, step right up and play the hottest game in Gainesville!
It wouldn’t take a genius to figure out what the first question any Florida football beat reporter would ask head coach Dan Mullen throughout the week.
Success has a way of disguising flaws.
I made the decision before the Gators played Vanderbilt on Oct. 13 to start paying attention to who quarterback Feleipe Franks likes to throw the ball to.
Linebacker David Reese had to issue a wake-up call around this time last year.
Maybe it was the nerves of being on a big stage. Maybe it was a lack of in-game experience.
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