STARKVILLE — Seemed like the only question to ask Dan Mullen after Mississippi State polished off Troy 62-7 here for the Bulldogs’ most lopsided victory since Nov. 2, 1996, when Louisiana-Monroe was a 59-0 victim: Uh, Dan, how did you feel about your punting game tonight? “Loved it,” Mullen deadpanned. “It was great. It’s always […]
You know how much we appreciate and love Kent Hull here in Mississippi. In Buffalo, they love him every bit as much. Thank-you to The Buffalo News for allowing us to reprint my friend Jerry Sullivan’s column from the day after Kent passed away in October, 2011. “I told my wife this: If they […]
Former heavyweight champion Ken Norton died yesterday at the age of 70, the result of complications of a series of strokes. His epitaph could read: “This man whupped Muhammad Ali” Or: “Here lies the man who broke Ali’s jaw” Either would be a splendid remembrance for a boxer to take to his grave. I have […]
I just turned on Monday Night Football and Jon Gruden was talking, and I really like him as an analyst. He knows his stuff. That said, the late, great Don Meredith remains my all-time favorite. What follows is was what I wrote when Dandy Don died in December, 2010. This will begin with this caveat: […]
Last week, I went all Bear Bryant on you. That’s right, I went 11-0. Eleven games, 11 winners. That’s what I call going all Bear Bryant on you. Bear went 11-0 twice, 12-0 once en route to six national championships. Bear Bryant was never one to brag, so I won’t either. How could I? It […]
This was last week’s syndicated column that ran in more than 25 Mississippi newspapers. To order tickets to A Tribute to Kent Hull, call 601 982-8264, Offensive linemen, vital to victory at any level, remain football’s unsung heroes. They work as hard or harder than others. They hit and absorb hits on every play. Usually, […]
First thing I saw when I got on my computer early this morning was that today is the 5th anniversary of a most unusual football game, one I’ve tried hard to forget. Five years ago, Auburn defeated Mississippi State 3-2 in Starkville. I was there, unfortunately, working on deadline. I had 750 words to write […]
The picks, not the fix, are in… I was 8-3 last week with nice picks on Miami over Florida and Michigan over Notre Dame. Happily missed on Jackson State and the Saints, which both won big games. That makes me 16-5 on the season a winning percentage of 76.1, which will only get you fired […]
