Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Alabama - page 5

As Florida entered another SEC title game, have the Gators improved?

in Sports/Top Headlines by

If the Florida Gators are the same-old football team, can this season’s SEC title game be any different? Once again, the Gators are a heavy underdog to Alabama, which once again has a national title in its grasp. Once again, it’s easy to wonder if Florida has enough sizzle on offense to pull off an offense over over one of the Tide’s best defensive teams. In some ways, this season was just a sequel to Jim McElwain’s first season with…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Big shakeup at top of top 25; FSU is 17th; UF 21st

in Sports/Top Headlines by

The Associated Press Top 25 poll does not look the same as it did one week ago. With three of the top four teams losing on Saturday, that should come as no surprise. Following Michigan’s loss to Iowa, Alabama is now a unanimous choice for the top spot. The Wolverines fell to fourth. Ohio State moved into Michigan’s former spot at No. 2 followed by Louisville, who replaced Clemson after the Tigers’ shocking loss to Pittsburgh. Washington, the former No.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Despite win, ‘Noles slip while Gators tumble in AP Top 25

in Sports/Top Headlines by

Despite pulling out a 24-20 victory on the road at North Carolina State, the Florida State Seminoles dropped a position in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Florida Gators fell much further after their 31-10 loss at Arkansas. The Seminoles come in at No. 20 this week after starting the week 19th. They have taken some significant drops after losses, but this is the first time they lost ground after a win. LSU, who fell from 15th to 19th…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

ESPN writers predict bowl spots for FSU, Florida, USF, UCF

in Sports/Top Headlines by

The guesswork has begun as to where your favorite college team will go bowling. Hint: If you pull for a team from Florida, it won’t be in the playoffs. ESPN had its two college writers — Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy — outline each of the bowl games. Both writers have the playoff teams the same: Alabama vs. Washington in the Peach Bowl and Clemson vs. Michigan in the Fiesta. Schlabach has Alabama playing Michigan in the title game, while McMurphy has…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Texas A&M passes Washington to get into top four in playoff ranking

in Sports/Top Headlines by

Texas A&M? Really? College football released its its first playoff rankings Tuesday, and the surprise was that the Aggies beat out undefeated Washington for the final slot. Alabama, Clemson and Michigan are the other three teams. Most observers had thought that the top four were a slam dunk. However, A&M made it with wins over four winning teams behind quarterback Trevor Knight. Washington has only two. Washington was fifth, followed by Ohio State, Louisville, Wisconsin, Auburn and Nebraska. Florida is…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Gators, ‘Canes on the way up, FSU headed down in AP Top 25

in Sports/Top Headlines by

The top two teams in the AP Top 25 football poll remained the same this week, but Florida teams were on the move. Only two of those teams are moving in the right direction. Alabama and Ohio State kept their No. 1 and No. 2 positions, respectively, but entering the Top 10 are the Miami Hurricanes. Miami climbed four spots from last week after their impressive win at Georgia Tech. The Florida Gators, despite a less-than-awe-inspiring win over Vanderbilt, claimed the No.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Grand Opening: College football begins with marquee games

in Sports/Top Headlines by

Now this is the way to start the college football season. The usual steady stream of games from Thursday through Monday night this year includes four matchups of ranked teams and six more ranked teams facing Power Five opposition, four of those away from home. In some cases, regardless of the quality of the competition, the names alone scream big-time college football game. Alabama vs. USC. Texas vs. Notre Dame. Since the NFL moved the start of its season to…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 11
Go to Top