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The SEC Has a Diease: It's Called Whining

Ladies and Gentleman, there is an illness that is sweeping the Southeast and it’s not the swine flu, but it’s just as bad. It affects men who coach football in the SEC and it’s called whining...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 27 days ago 265 reads 5 comments
Defense STILL Wins Championships

What is the old saying, defense wins championships, and offense sells tickets? In this day and age of gaudy offensive numbers, defense has taken a back seat especially in NCAA football...

Written by Stacey Mickles about about 1 month ago 27 reads 2 comments
What I Have Learned From the First Week Of College Football

Alabama/Va Tech-This was the game of the weekend until Monday’s shoot out with Florida State and Miami. This was a great slugfest between two really good teams with the better one coming out on top...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 2 months ago 24 reads 0 comments
What the hell is going on at Michigan?

Hey Rich Rodriguez how is that Michigan job working out for ya? Apparently, things in Ann Arbor are going from bad to worse for Coach Rich Rod...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 3 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
The Rick Pitino Story Will Never Be Over

So, yet another sports figure gets caught with his pants down. This time it’s Louisville’s head basketball coach Rick Pitino. We all remember the story about a woman trying to extort money for Pitino, claiming she was raped...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 3 months ago 13 reads 0 comments
The Top 10 Most Powerful Coaches in SEC History

Since 1933, the Southeastern Conference has produced some of the best football in the country. Naturally, when you are considered by most experts as the best football conference in the country, ...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 4 months ago 140 reads 0 comments
10 Sports Figures Who I Am Tired of Hearing about This Year

Please make it stop! All of these sports figures have been in the news wayyyyyyyy too much and as my two-year old niece would say “I’m tired” of hearing about this people...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 4 months ago 63 reads 1 comments
10 Questions I'd love to Ask at SEC Media Days

This week thank God is SEC Media Days, the third biggest day in the SEC next to kick-off and signing day because we are officially almost one month away from kick-off of the 2009 football season...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 4 months ago 31 reads 2 comments
NASCAR Needs a New Points System

What sport has a points system that has its driver with the most wins in 11th place in the standings? Of course NASCAR. I’m far from being a NASCAR expert, but something is wrong with the system if your leader in wins is not No...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 4 months ago 68 reads 11 comments
If it Wasn't for the Williams' Sisters, Where Would American Tennis Be?

While we are giving thanks this Fourth of July weekend for our freedom, let's pause and be grateful that American Tennis is still alive and well because of the Williams' sisters...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 18 reads 0 comments
The Most Important Events to Affect Bama Football The Last 26 Years

When Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant died in January 1983, it was not only the death of an icon, but the death of an era in Alabama football too. For almost 30 years, this man and his program dominated college football...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 211 reads 3 comments
Top Five Hottest Drivers in NASCAR

Normally when you think of the hottest drivers in NASCAR, you think of guys who are really good drivers who are burning up the racing circuit, but I’m talking about guys who are not only hot on the track, but off the track as well...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 255 reads 21 comments
Lefty Blows Yet Another Major Again Today

Is Phil Mickleson one of the biggest chokers in sports today? Harsh question I know, but before Tiger, Phil Mickleson was one of the biggest stars in golf and the biggest hope for American golf...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 7 reads 0 comments
Dirk Nowitkzi Case Is a Cautionary Tale For Athletes

Dirk Nowitkzi has had a rough last couple of months. Not only did his team lose in the playoffs to the Denver Nuggets, but the woman he was engaged to, Crista Ann Taylor, was arrested and sent to jail on charges of fraud...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 187 reads 5 comments
15 Years After OJ Chase and What Has This Country Gained?

15 years ago yesterday, I was sitting in my dorm room at the University of Alabama watching the NBA Finals when the game was interrupted by a special news report: OJ Simpson fleeing the police...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 72 reads 0 comments
The Most Hated and Controversial Figures in Sports Today

Love them or hate them (and for most of you it's hate) these sport figures are some of the most talked about and influential personalities in sports today...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 192 reads 9 comments
Allegations and Sanctions Hurt Big Time College Football

I was listening to a talk show one morning here in my hometown and the topic was about USC. As most of you already know, USC is being investigated by the NCAA for violations by the football and basketball programs...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 380 reads 6 comments
Text Book Scandal May Mean More Trouble For Bama

The University of Alabama just received 24 hours notice from the NCAA about the status of their student-athletes involvement in a text book scandal...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 5 months ago 288 reads 7 comments
Tony Franklin's Summer of Discontent

Who said summer is boring? Summer in the state of Alabama is never boring. There is always some activity going on. Last year it was the buzz surrounding Tony Franklin’s new offense at Auburn...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 384 reads 8 comments
The Top Five Alabama Receivers Of All-Time

Who is the greatest receiver in Alabama history? there are a lot to choose from and it's hard to make a list like this because I know I will have forgotten someone who probably deserves to be on here...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 378 reads 13 comments
Is USC Looking Down The Barrel Of an NCAA Gun?

So, the NCAA is finally going to investigate the USC Trojans; and a cheer was heard all the way from South Bend, IN, to Tuscaloosa, AL...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 430 reads 51 comments
The Best and Worst of the SEC

I always enjoy these types of articles this time of year mainly because it gives us something to talk about until kick-off in August. My list I hope will be a little unique and cause a little stir among you SEC fans...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 110 reads 8 comments
Kentucky Sells Its Soul to Return to College Basketball Prominence

When the University of Kentucky hired John Calipari as their new men’s basketball coach, you knew it was going to be the either biggest hire in their history or one of the biggest mistakes...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 42 reads 0 comments
Congress Should Leave The BCS Alone

Why is Congress messing with the BCS? Don’t they have enough to do instead of messing with college football? I mean seriously, we got a bad economy, a flu epidemic, and these clowns are worried about trying to get a college football playoff...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 28 reads 0 comments
Will Less Distractions Equal More Wins For The Cowboys In 2009?

It’s been a few months since Terrell Owens and a few others have left for the greener pastures or been sent out to pasture and if you noticed, all is quiet in Valley Ranch. There is no daily T...

Written by Stacey Mickles about 6 months ago 9 reads 0 comments

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Stacey Mickles Article Archive

The SEC Has a Diease: It's Called Whining

Defense STILL Wins Championships

What I Have Learned From the First Week Of College Football

What the hell is going on at Michigan?

The Rick Pitino Story Will Never Be Over

The Top 10 Most Powerful Coaches in SEC History

10 Sports Figures Who I Am Tired of Hearing about This Year

10 Questions I'd love to Ask at SEC Media Days

NASCAR Needs a New Points System

If it Wasn't for the Williams' Sisters, Where Would American Tennis Be?

The Most Important Events to Affect Bama Football The Last 26 Years

Top Five Hottest Drivers in NASCAR

Lefty Blows Yet Another Major Again Today

Dirk Nowitkzi Case Is a Cautionary Tale For Athletes

15 Years After OJ Chase and What Has This Country Gained?

The Most Hated and Controversial Figures in Sports Today

Allegations and Sanctions Hurt Big Time College Football

Text Book Scandal May Mean More Trouble For Bama

Tony Franklin's Summer of Discontent

The Top Five Alabama Receivers Of All-Time

Is USC Looking Down The Barrel Of an NCAA Gun?

The Best and Worst of the SEC

Kentucky Sells Its Soul to Return to College Basketball Prominence

Congress Should Leave The BCS Alone

Will Less Distractions Equal More Wins For The Cowboys In 2009?

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