A game already decided. A star horribly injured. A victory irrevocably shrouded in despair. Alabama football knows that sad song all too well. Brodie Croyle. Third quarter. Western Carolina 2004. A torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee that would cost him the rest of that season. Tyrone Prothro. Fourth quarter. Florida 2005. A lower leg broken so badly it would require 11 surgeries over the next 10 years and cost him his football career. Those were the most heartbreakin

One minute, Dabo Swinney tells ESPN the SEC ain't all that and a bag of Golden Flakes. Not as deep as it used to be, he said. Not as taxing on Alabama as you think. Next thing you know, the SEC releases its 2020 schedule. It's a muscular reply that screams, "Hold my Dr Pepper." Who said fall camp wasn't fun? That 2020 schedule gives the ACC, the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the Pac 12 one less pebble to toss at their superiors in the SEC. The Lesser 4 of the Power 5 just watched G

OK, fellas. Bring it in. Got something for you. It's the preseason USA Today Amway Coaches Poll. Just came out today. From the looks of it, wow. You guys suck. Yeah, I know, but this isn't the AP Poll. This isn't a bunch of pencil-neck, pencil-pushing sports writers and empty-headed talking-head sportscasters who aren't athletic enough to be kickers. These are coaches. Head coaches. They've stood across the field from you on Saturdays, broken you down on film since you were i