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SEC: Nick Saban’s wife secret to his success

SEC links for Thursday: Nick Saban’s wife is theĀ real reason for his dizzying success Tennessee’s Butch Jones and Miami Heat’s Erick Spoelstra areĀ fast friends LSU gets clever with recruiting letters Several Mississippi State players have gone from JUCO to CWS … Continue reading

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SEC: Missouri, Alabama hitting the books

SEC links for Wednesday: Missouri, Alabama lead SEC in APR scores Errors cost South Carolina a trip to CWS in Omaha Gamecocks see season end unusually early Tennessee football has some APR work to do Florida quarterback surprised to be … Continue reading

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Tennessee fans object to Nick Saban speaking gig

The decision by a Tennessee town to have Alabama coach Nick Saban speak at a benefit today has raised the ire of more than a few Volunteers fans apparently. The AP reports that Saban is to speak at the seventh … Continue reading

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SEC: APR news blow to conference critics

SEC links for Friday: APR news a blow to those who knock the SEC Auburn’s Varez Ward pleads not guilty to point shaving charges Early commits have been valuable asset of Nick Saban Era Saban offers ticket package along with … Continue reading

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SEC: Katherine Webb causes stir at Talladega

SEC links for Monday: Alabama football: McCarron, Webb gets fans hearts racing at Talladega Alabama football: Saban keeps eyes on ways to innovate Vanderbilt football: When it comes to turning talent into picks, Dores top list Auburn football: Star defensive … Continue reading

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UK’s Mark Stoops 11th in Twitter followers

Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World has researched which college football coaches have the most followers on Twitter. Despite having not coached a game yet, UK’s Mark Stoops is 11th on the list with 43,068 at the time of publication. … Continue reading

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SEC: Is SEC-ond rate baskeball worthy of tourney?

SEC links for Monday: * Tennessean’s David Climer says SEC-ond rate basketball isn’t worthy of NCAA Tournament. * Bobby Bowden isn’t sure he sees an end to Nick Saban’s title run. * Georgia basketball had a plan for limiting Tennessee’s … Continue reading

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SEC: Vandy falls, Tennessee wins, empty seats at O-Dome

SEC links for Saturday: Middle Tennessee beats Vanderbilt 56-52, reports Jeff Lockridge of Tennessean. Tennessee holds off Western Carolina 66-52, reports Brendan Quinn of KNS. Many factors in empty seats at O-Dome, writes Kevin Brockway of Sun. Illinois-Missouri renew rivalry, … Continue reading

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SEC: Even Bill Clinton has his opinion on Razorbacks

SEC links for Wednesday: Even Bill Clinton is weighing in on Arkansas’ football woes. Pat Dye says that Nick Saban is a great coach, but he’s not a better man than Gene Chizik. South Carolina’s Connor Shaw hopes to stretch … Continue reading

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Bama’s $9 million strength facility to have a “juice room”

The University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees approved funding for a $9.1 million strength and conditioning facility. The 34,495 square-foot facility will be two stories tall and should be completed and in use by January, 2013. Included will be a … Continue reading

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