Big story about to break about Bama
Still looking like we're going to have a big, big Bama story in SI next week.... Updates to come.
— Lars Anderson (@LarsAndersonSI) September 1, 2013
I'm betting it ends up being a big letdown. Any guesses?All I can say about the SI feature is this: I've worked very, very hard on it for over two months and Saban and Co. know it's coming.
— Lars Anderson (@LarsAndersonSI) September 1, 2013
September 1st, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
/s
September 1st, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:36 PM ^
Espn would spontaneously combust if that somehow turned out to be true.
Fingers crossed!
September 1st, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
Oh good, now the NCAA - no matter how bad it might be - can again be like, "Noooooow boooooyyyssszzs, make sure you never do that again, ok? Now run along and play."
September 3rd, 2013 at 4:11 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
Saban's punishment by the NCAA will be that he will have to coach from the press box for a quarter. . .
September 2nd, 2013 at 6:23 AM ^
basketball game.
September 1st, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
How credible is this Lars fellow? Does he have any past things that should make me take this seriously?
September 1st, 2013 at 8:55 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
Well played.
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:20 PM ^
Ha, that's hilarious!
September 1st, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
for sports. "Prayers needed". "Feeling sad today". Just tell me what the hell it is.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
Cal Tech better duck and cover.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:47 PM ^
here is Cal Tech is actually on probation for academic/athlete violations.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^
Because the ridiculousness of Cal Tech being on academic/athletic probation made for a pretty good bit of news when it happened
September 1st, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^
Mark Emmert on Nick Saban, "I hope he doesn't fire me." So I expect nothing from this SI report.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
Saban is a big fat poo poo head
September 1st, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
Alabama football program found to be ethically questionable, scary good.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^
As much as I hope it is something big, I'm probably going to feel like this:
September 1st, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^
SI.com, the new e-home of our old buddy Michael Rosenberg, has been on a run of big letdown overblown stories. They didn't distinguish themselves in Tatgate.
If this guy worked on his story for two months, that's twice as long as Rosey worked on Stretchgatge, and if he contacted Saban and Alabama more than 36 hours before publication, that's more than what Rosey did with Bruce Madej.
So my money is on a large yawn. But you never know. Unless Nick Saban has been sleeping with a live boy or a dead girl, I have real doubts that the vaunted Alabama program will find itself in any untenable position with the NCAA.
But hey, this is why we play the games read the stories when they get published. It will be interesting if Bama hires Michigan's former counsel (Gene Marsh and Bill King at the Lightfoot firm) in Birmingham, AL.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:22 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 9:07 PM ^
At this point I'm just f'ing impressed that you can relate every thread to Rich Rod and/or the Freep. This is quality trolling you are you doing here Section 1.
September 1st, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:46 PM ^
Why do you say that?
Amateur athletes taking HGH (or whatever deer antler spray is classified as) would definitely be newsworthy, especially if its rampant at one school in particular--the same school that's won 3 of the last 4 National Champtionships.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
One of their players might have to sit out for 3 quarters against Georgia State.
September 1st, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
There's been smoke around Alabama for the last few years...players wearing a different suit every game, players driving new $50k SUV's. No way in hell their local media would ever do an investigative piece though....bunch of shit-kicking, knuckle dragging, inbred mouth breathers down there. Truly win at all costs
September 1st, 2013 at 9:08 PM ^
You know, I was going to point out how awful this post is, but what is the point? You've already been nailed by a mod with your mgopoint total and you haven't learned.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
He is a known buckeye troll. His entire purpose on this blog is to rile people up. He is why we need voting back, so that the first few who see this can recognize, downvote, and move on knowing he is in Grey Comment Hell.
September 1st, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
keep_em_honest a.k.a. RollDamnTide
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:01 AM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 4:03 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:17 PM ^
Bama in route to 4th natty in 5 years..read all abut it in SI
September 1st, 2013 at 8:19 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^