Scarbrough's Take
Will Bama, SEC Be Pigeons This Year?
Lyn Scarbrough
October 11 After nearly two decades of being college football’s pigeon almost every season, the Southeastern Conference, including multi-time champion Alabama, is looking more likely to be a statue for 2021. FULL STORY
Win or Lose, UAB – College Football’s Biggest Winner
Lyn Scarbrough
October 04 UAB lost its game to Liberty. Malik Willis – the multi-talented, future first-round NFL Draft pick and former Auburn quarterback – led the Flames to a 36-12 win on Saturday evening. FULL STORY
Will Ole Miss, Arkansas, Kentucky Join the SEC Elite?
Lyn Scarbrough
September 28 In this week’s Coaches poll, eight SEC teams are ranked in the Top 23. That includes five of the seven teams in the Western Division. Three of those … Ole Miss (ranked No. 12 in the Coaches and Associated Press polls), Arkansas FULL STORY
Penn State Football and a Side Trip to Shanksville
Lyn Scarbrough
September 21 Veteran Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford completed 87.5 percent of his passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns. All-American wide receiver Jahan Dotson had 10 receptions, including a touchdown catch. FULL STORY
David Winning Not Such Big News Any More
Lyn Scarbrough
September 07 Fast forward 14 years to the first weekend of September, 2021. Forget all this Week Zero nonsense. This was the first real weekend of college football after the long COVID-19 nightmare that generated a season full of inequity and asterisks. FULL STORY
From the Backbooth at Chappy’s … A Must-Read Treasure
Lyn Scarbrough
June 09 The book is a compilation of pieces written by David. The phrase across the top of the book’s cover, sort of a subtitle, reads: “Stories of the South: Football, Politics, Religion and More.” FULL STORY
Bama Basketball, Barkley and Me
Lyn Scarbrough
April 05 Significant men’s basketball success had been a while coming back to Tuscaloosa. The Tide had captured six SEC Tournament championships in the past, but none in 30 years (1991). It had won eight conference regular season titles, FULL STORY
The ‘New’ Sam Cunliffe … Ready for the NBA
Lyn Scarbrough
March 24 Let me introduce Sam Cunliffe … the ‘new’ Sam Cunliffe … one of the best basketball players at any level that you probably don’t know much about. FULL STORY
Auburn Smoke Clears, Future Uncertain, May Be Bright
Lyn Scarbrough
January 15 That’s been especially the case regarding Auburn football, the dismissal of head coach Gus Malzahn, the hiring of Brian Harsin, and what might be expected for the program in the near future. FULL STORY
The Best Right Now? Bama, Zags, Just Ask Auburn
Lyn Scarbrough
December 01 On Saturday, Gus Malzahn’s football team took the field against nationally top-ranked Alabama in the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game. Auburn lost by 29 after trailing by 18 at intermission. FULL STORY