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Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017

Things That Caught My Eye GOATs Nick Saban’s tenure at Alabama brought the program their fifth college championship this decade on Monday after defeating a well-matched Georgia team in one of the best championship games Alabama’s had to play. Since at least 1988, the 10-year dynasty for Alabama — from 2008 to 2017 — is […]

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Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017

Things That Caught My Eye GOATs Nick Saban’s tenure at Alabama brought the program their fifth college championship this decade on Monday after defeating a well-matched Georgia team in one of the best championship games Alabama’s had to play. Since at least 1988, the 10-year dynasty for Alabama — from 2008 to 2017 — is […]

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Beside The Points For Monday, Jan. 8, 2017

Things That Caught My Eye CFB Championship game preview Nick Saban’s Alabama will play former mentee Kirby Smart’s Georgia, and it’s bound to be a great game. Saban has won all 11 games played by former assistants by an average of 28 points, but Georgia is no big underdog here: they beat offensive powerhouse Oklahoma […]

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Beside The Points For Monday, Jan. 8, 2017

Things That Caught My Eye CFB Championship game preview Nick Saban’s Alabama will play former mentee Kirby Smart’s Georgia, and it’s bound to be a great game. Saban has won all 11 games played by former assistants by an average of 28 points, but Georgia is no big underdog here: they beat offensive powerhouse Oklahoma […]

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Beside The Points For Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017

Things That Caught My Eye Water is technically snake oil, I guess? Tom Brady is really great at being a football player, but his provenance as a nutritionist or health expert is suspect. In the spirit of “just because you’re a bird doesn’t mean you’re an ornithologist,” Christie Ashwanden took a serious look at the […]

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