Finebaum gets another scalp. Well, that's probably giving him too much credit but his show, while a guilty pleasure, is less about football and more about football-related politics.
Not to preach, but what Alabama fans can't seem to grasp is that they have the history, the name recognition, the fan base, etc. but since Gene Stallings gave them a final shot of oxygen they have been average at best. I'm not a Buckeye/Buckeye fan but Ohio State has finally put Woody Hayes where he belongs (i.e., in their hearts) and let Tressel run the program the way he sees fit - it's produced one national title and a second to come this year in all likelihood. Alabama should consider doing the same with Bear Bryant, as much as people respect and admire him (including me).
There is a destructive game of "you're not good enough for us" that seems to pervade the fan base (at least the vocal fanbase). Patience isn't an easy thing to learn but after a full decade of false dawns and letdowns one would hope that the fans might be willing to throttle back for at least a year or two.
I ask the same question I always ask of rabid college football fans (of which I am one): if every team is to go 10-2 every year, exactly which teams will provide the opposition for the 10 wins? There are only so many teams willing to be a weekly doormat.
Can you say Dennis "I'm not leaving" Franchione. Don't give me this crap, about all-in-the-family, they put that to bed in 2001 when they hired man teets francphony, and also Mike "I'm Rollin' Baby" Price IN 2003. Other programs deserve excellence, but so does Alabama, you and others should quit selling the program short. Bill Cury was Ga Tech grad btw, Gene Stallings a Texas A&M grad. So please move onto a subject like who is going to win OSU or USC.