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Before Auburn fell achingly shy of the national title, Gus Malzahn and Cam Newton and Bo Jackson had the Tigers revved to run through a brick wall. Behind-the-scenes access put to good use in this George Schroeder story. [USA Today]...

The Definitive List Of Actual, No-Bullshit College Football National Champions; Or, Why Alabama Is A LiarMonday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide mercilessly clobbered Notre Dame in the BCS championship game. According to Alabama, it was the school's 15th national football title. Football has been an intercollegiate sport for 142 seasons, starting in 1869 (no one played in 1871). So that should mean that...

ESPN Apologizes For Brent Musburger's Boner ESPN actually came out with a comment about this. Here it is:...

Here Is The Most Entertaining Moment Of Alabama's Dismantling Of Notre Dame

This game had nothing. It was dead on arrival. Maybe there were some moments—Brent Musberger salivating all over A.J. McCarron's girlfriend or McCarron getting shoved by his own center come to mind. But there was not a single entertaining moment until Nick Saban grimaced through his Gatorade bath. ...

Brent Musburger Is A Bit Too Infatuated With A.J. McCarron's Girlfriend, Katherine Webb

As often happens during boring, blowout bowl games, the cameras and commentary shifted tonight from the action on the field to the stands and Alabama QB A.J. McCarron's girlfriend Katherine Webb. Okay, sure, mention she goes to Auburn and how scandalous that is—that's normal. ESPN announcer Brent...

Your Root-For-Ebola BCS National Championship Open Thread

The last few weeks of Bowl-watching on ESPN have often felt like a commercial on the YES Network with all the promos for this game. PRIDE. TRADITION. HISTORICAL PROGRAMS. Old audio playing back: "I thank the good lord for making me an Alabaman."...

A Touchdown Was Scored In An LSU-Alabama Game. Here's The Proof.

It took 115 minutes (not counting overtime) of playing each other this season, but a touchdown has finally been scored between Alabama and LSU. You can thank Trent Richardson. [ESPN]...

Harvey Updyke Jr. On Bourbon Street, Where There Are No Trees For Him To Poison

Your morning roundup for Jan. 9, the day we learned another way to open a beer bottle. Photo via @IzzyGould. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....