The No.1 seed Alabama Crimson Tide earned their trip to the SEC Tournament Championship game with a 73-68 win over No. 4 seed Tennessee Saturday in Nashville. Key word in the prior paragraph being “earned.” The Crimson Tide would enter the …
The No.1 seed Alabama Crimson Tide earned their trip to the SEC Tournament Championship game with a 73-68 win over No. 4 seed Tennessee Saturday in Nashville.
Key word in the prior paragraph being “earned.” The Crimson Tide would enter the semi-final round of the tournament without Josh Primo, who was removed from Friday’s win over No. 9 seed Mississippi State after suffering a left MCL sprain.
Effects of Primo’s absence were felt early on. After Jaden Shackelford’s game-opening layup, Tennessee went on a run that saw them lead by as many as 12 in the first half, and take a 40-31 lead into halftime. The Volunteers would continue to lead the Tide, until the 5:26 mark in the 2nd half when Jahvon Quinerly sunk a layup to give Alabama the 60-59 lead, their first since 19:44 in the 1st half.
Both teams would trade leads, and even tied twice, over the next 1:24 of game time. Keon Ellis nailed a three-pointer with 4:02 remaining to give Alabama the lead for good.
Alabama awaits the winner of No. 2 Arkansas/No. 3 LSU in the championship game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT. on ESPN, and the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
Kirk Herbstreit released his weekly top six rankings this weekend and Notre Dame checked in behind just one team in the entire nation.
Has there been a better win for a resume by any team all year than Notre Dame’s over Clemson a week ago?
That could be discussed and debated at length but either way it’s impressive enough for Kirk Herbstreit to still call the Irish the second best team in the nation after 11 weeks of this college football season.
Herbstreit released his rankings on Twitter like he does once each college football Saturday wraps up and the Irish were the only team in his top four this week to have actually played.
Alabama is number one in his as well which is no real surprise as the Tide has looked mighty impressive yet again this fall.
As you can see, Notre Dame checked in ahead of Ohio State. Ultimately the difference between two and three means nothing as the two would play each other on a neutral field if these were to play out, but it’s worth noting nonetheless.
The most interesting part of his rankings to me is that there is BYU at six but no sign of Texas A&M who has only one loss (vs. Alabama) and a win over Florida on it’s resume already.
It’s not a Herbstreit thing as much as it’s just a voter thing in general, but I hate when teams play head-to-head, have the same record, but the loser of that meeting is still ranked behind.
I guess the end of the 1993 college football season is to blame for me daring to think that controversial way.
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Chris Godwin planned a postgame jersey swap, ESPN reports
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NFL on-field jersey swaps are prohibited this season due to COVID-19, but @tide is covering the cost of cleaning and shipping one jersey per player. @CGtwelve_ and @ESanders_10 will be swapping after today’s Bucs-Saints game.
The NFL has banned typical postgame jersey swaps between players from opposing teams as an unnecessary risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, but plans are still being made for respect to be shown among peers. Tide has stepped in to sponsor these exchanges by handling the cleaning and shipping costs, and ESPN’s Jenna Laine reports that New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders will be participating in the program. He’ll be swapping jerseys with one of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers counterparts, Chris Godwin.
Sanders joined the Saints on a two-year free agent contract early this summer, while Godwin is a 24-year old entering the final year of his rookie contract. Godwin broke out with a Pro Bowl season in 2019, catching 86 of 121 targets to gain 1,333 yards and score 9 touchdown receptions (leading Tampa Bay in each stat). He’s a rising star in the league, and it’s great to see Sanders recognizing him.
At the same time, it’s a sign of respect for what Sanders has accomplished. Despite being stuck with a series of bad quarterbacks ranging from Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch to Jimmy Garoppolo and Brock Osweiler, Sanders has still averaged more than 50 yards per game each year he’s played (except for 2017, when he missed time with an injury). He’s a two-time Pro Bowler himself, a Super Bowl champion, and the best No. 2 receiver the Saints have paired with Michael Thomas since Brandin Cooks talked his way out of town.
Here’s hoping Sanders’ Saints get the better of Godwin’s Bucs on Sunday.
Taking another trip down Ad Meter Memory Lane, we’re turning back the clock to 2013, the last time the San Francisco 49ers played in the Big Game. Super Bowl XLVII-the battle of brothers John and Jim Harbaugh-was a close one, with the Baltimore …
Taking another trip down Ad Meter Memory Lane, we’re turning back the clock to 2013, the last time the San Francisco 49ers played in the Big Game.
Super Bowl XLVII—the battle of brothers John and Jim Harbaugh—was a close one, with the Baltimore Ravens holding off a third-quarter rally by the 49ers to edge out a 34-31 victory. It was the first Super Bowl loss in 49ers history.
From the commercial side of things, a 34-minute blackout in the Superdome allowed for plenty of time to focus on the ads. The cost of a 30-second spot in 2013? Approximately $4 million. That was a record-high buy in at the time. Based on 2020 numbers, though, companies would be saving themselves over a million.
Of those that did take the Super Bowl expense plunge that year, based on Ad Meter rankings, here were five of the best:
Anheuser-Busch: Horse and trainer reunited, 7.76
The top spot in 2013 went to Budweiser’s “Brotherhood,” a feel-good tale between man and horse (Clydesdale, to be exact). It was a three-year journey squeezed perfectly into 60 seconds and scored by Stevie Nicks’ “Landslide.” And the ending? It was hard to find any “nay”sayers when considering that type of cinematic buildup.
Tide: Miracle Stain, 7.75
That looks like Joe Montana! One unique stain on a 49ers jersey captivated people and created a fan frenzy around the sports world in this 2013 Tide ad. Unfortunately, the man’s wife—a Ravens fan—didn’t think it was right to leave the stained shirt lying around, so she washed it. (Looking back, she could say the Ravens won twice that night.)
RAM: Farmers, 7.43
Narrated by the iconic voice of the late Paul Harvey—the longtime ABC broadcaster—Ram Truck’s nod to the American Farmer in 2013 was another epic tale that almost seemed like a short film.
Doritos: Fashionista Dad, 7.27
A bag of Doritos was all it took for this little girl’s dad to change his plans for the day—from football to an all-out princess extravaganza. Even the man’s friends had no problem making the switch once they saw what was being served at the party.
Kia: Spaces Babies, 6.74
While the Super Bowl XLVII crowd wondered when the lights might come back on, the dad in this Kia ad was wondering how he was going to answer his son’s not-so-simple question: Where do babies come from? His response was eloquent, outlandish, and played out in a hilarious inner-thought montage.
