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Chizik Names Todd As Starting QB: Good Move for Auburn

New Auburn coach Gene Chizik has done all he can to get Auburn out of the quickly-expanding shadow of its rival across the state...

Written by Mike Dockery about 3 months ago 440 reads 8 comments
Finding Bryant-Denny: The Inspirations for the New South End Zone Expansion

When Alabama takes the field in 2010, they will do so to the roar of 101,000 screaming Tide fans, a number which will push past the century mark courtesy of the under-construction expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium...

Written by Mike Dockery about 3 months ago 1,188 reads 8 comments
Jevan Snead, Greg McElroy Faced Similar Experiences on Road to Oct. 10 Matchup

As yet another football season quickly approaches, two quarterbacks in the SEC West are getting plenty of preseason attention: Ole Miss' Jevan Snead and Alabama's Greg McElroy. These two quarterbacks have a number of other shared experiences...

Written by Mike Dockery about 3 months ago 1,464 reads 18 comments
Nick Saban on the Spread: Offense Limits Players' NFL Options

The spread was not kind to Alabama last season. Alabama faced teams employing the wide-open offense in its final two games of the season, in the SEC Championship Game against Florida and the Sugar Bowl against Utah...

Written by Mike Dockery about 3 months ago 1,626 reads 6 comments
The Rose Bowl: No Longer the Same "Granddaddy Of Them All"

The Rose Bowl. “The Granddaddy of Them All.” The slogan once referred to the game’s history. The Rose Bowl was the first bowl game...

Written by Mike Dockery about 3 months ago 259 reads 38 comments
Coming Soon to Alabama: McElroy and The Long Ball

And so it begins. As another season of college football begins to sneak up over the horizon, Crimson Tide players reported for their first practice of the coming season...

Written by Mike Dockery about 3 months ago 2,377 reads 18 comments
Alabama Coach Nick Saban Speaks on Rolando McClain Situation

Following Alabama’s victory against Mississippi State, head coach Nick Saban briefly addressed an altercation that allegedly occurred between All-SEC linebacker Rolando McClain and another student...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 638 reads 4 comments
Alabama’s Nick Saban Now Coaching Tide Fans As Well

For weeks, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has preached to his team the importance of not looking ahead, of focusing on the game in front of them and playing their best football no matter who their opponent may be...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 297 reads 4 comments
Alabama All-SEC Linebacker Rolando McClain Could Be Charged in Fight

According to Ian Rapoport of the Birmingham News, All-SEC linebacker and Alabama’s leading tackler Rolando McClain could face criminal charges in connection with an altercation that occurred on campus last Thursday...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 1,312 reads 0 comments
Ole Miss Saved from a Night in Death Valley by CBS

Hotty Toddy, not a Nighty! For the third time this season, CBS has denied the LSU Tigers the chance to play in the environment in which they thrive: at night in Death Valley. CBS announced this week that the Nov...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 454 reads 11 comments
Adding Pictures To Your Articles: How to Include Captioned Photos

Saraswathi Sirigina wrote a great article a few months back on how to add various media types to your articles. Although Saraswathi gave a simple, straightforward way to add photos, some Bleacher ...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 412 reads 2 comments
Alabama Set to Further Expand Bryant-Denny Stadium

In the wake of the unexpected success of the Crimson Tide this season, the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System is expected to formally approve expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium later this week...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 1,910 reads 2 comments
Auburn to Honor Late Virgil Starks With Special Helmet Decal Against Georgia

Fans tuning into the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry may wonder what’s up with the new decal on the Tigers’ helmet: The decal is a tribute to Auburn’s athletic academic director Virgil Starks, who passed away suddenly last Saturday...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 249 reads 0 comments
Auburn’s Brad Lester Trashing Alabama and Georgia?

Auburn running back Brad Lester has been eviscerated in the press for comments he made regarding the Tigers' final two games...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 348 reads 2 comments
Can Alabama Beat Florida? Five Reasons Why Crimson Tide Could Win the SEC

Following an exhilarating overtime thriller in Death Valley and a woodshed romp in the Music City, Alabama and Florida have booked their tickets to what is sure to be a monumental SEC Championship game...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 4,759 reads 82 comments
Could President Obama Deliver a College Football Playoff?

In his last nationally televised interview before election day, President-Elect Barack Obama came out in support of an eight-team college football playoff...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 355 reads 17 comments
Alabama is Finally Back on Top, But What Does #1 Mean for the Tide?

For years, after any big Alabama win headlines across the nation would proclaim, “Bama is Back!” What we never learned was, ‘Bama is back to what? Time and again, the answer ...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 226 reads 0 comments
Out of Control? Nick Saban and Discipline at Alabama

It’s become something of a cliché in college football journalism: “Look at how the players are running wild at State U! Obviously the coach has lost control of the program!” You don’t have to look far to find examples...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 382 reads 10 comments
Alabama’s Championship Chances Get a Boost from CBS

If Tide fans end up celebrating their first National Championship in over 15 years on January 5th, 2009, they should remember to raise their glasses for at least one toast to the scheduling director at CBS Sports...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 524 reads 14 comments
Alabama-Tennessee: Tide's Second-Half Struggles Could Hurt in Knoxville

Alabama has established itself as the best 30-minute team in college football. Unfortunately for Nick Saban and the Tide, the games still last 60 minutes. Perhaps there was a misunderstanding about the “new clock rules” in Tuscaloosa...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 918 reads 0 comments
Six Reasons Why Alabama Won't Make It to the BCS Championship

Expectations. It’s a word that is tossed around in Alabama as if it were some sort of viral infection. The media loves to talk about how Nick Saban is being forced to “manage expectations,” ...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 2,259 reads 17 comments
The Doc’s Diagnosis: Insanity Abounds as USC Ranked Above Oklahoma, Florida

For some time now, college football fans have noted a strange and unhealthy affinity for the University of Southern California in the national media...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 576 reads 7 comments
The Doc’s Diagnosis: What's Wrong With Auburn's "Spread Eagle" Offense?

The Doc doesn’t claim to be a veterinarian. Mind you, the Doc doesn’t claim to be a doctor either, but one doesn’t need to be either to see that Auburn’s Spread Eagle is sickly...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 558 reads 4 comments
When Will The Media's Love Affair With Over-Hyped USC End?

It’s become one of college football’s most hallowed rituals: every year, sometime around the end of August, the media pundits and self-appointed college-football gurus will begin to tell the nation that Southern Cal is unstoppable...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 497 reads 19 comments
The Doc’s Diagnosis: Georgia Fans Show Disturbing Post-Alabama Symptoms

A disturbing ailment seems to have infected a large swath of the southeastern United States following Georgia’s utter humiliation at the hands of the Crimson Tide this past weekend...

Written by Mike Dockery about about 1 year ago 1,490 reads 12 comments

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Mike Dockery Article Archive

Chizik Names Todd As Starting QB: Good Move for Auburn

Finding Bryant-Denny: The Inspirations for the New South End Zone Expansion

Jevan Snead, Greg McElroy Faced Similar Experiences on Road to Oct. 10 Matchup

Nick Saban on the Spread: Offense Limits Players' NFL Options

The Rose Bowl: No Longer the Same "Granddaddy Of Them All"

Coming Soon to Alabama: McElroy and The Long Ball

Alabama Coach Nick Saban Speaks on Rolando McClain Situation

Alabama’s Nick Saban Now Coaching Tide Fans As Well

Alabama All-SEC Linebacker Rolando McClain Could Be Charged in Fight

Ole Miss Saved from a Night in Death Valley by CBS

Adding Pictures To Your Articles: How to Include Captioned Photos

Alabama Set to Further Expand Bryant-Denny Stadium

Auburn to Honor Late Virgil Starks With Special Helmet Decal Against Georgia

Auburn’s Brad Lester Trashing Alabama and Georgia?

Can Alabama Beat Florida? Five Reasons Why Crimson Tide Could Win the SEC

Could President Obama Deliver a College Football Playoff?

Alabama is Finally Back on Top, But What Does #1 Mean for the Tide?

Out of Control? Nick Saban and Discipline at Alabama

Alabama’s Championship Chances Get a Boost from CBS

Alabama-Tennessee: Tide's Second-Half Struggles Could Hurt in Knoxville

Six Reasons Why Alabama Won't Make It to the BCS Championship

The Doc’s Diagnosis: Insanity Abounds as USC Ranked Above Oklahoma, Florida

The Doc’s Diagnosis: What's Wrong With Auburn's "Spread Eagle" Offense?

When Will The Media's Love Affair With Over-Hyped USC End?

The Doc’s Diagnosis: Georgia Fans Show Disturbing Post-Alabama Symptoms

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