Why fourth-down conversions could be the key factor for Alabama at the Rose Bowl
It’s been an interesting road for the Alabama Crimson Tide, who started the season with a surprise loss to the Florida State Seminoles before rattling off eight straight wins. That included consecutive victories over Georgia, Vanderbilt, Missouri, and Tennessee, who were all top-16 teams at the time. But after that, the team saw some bumps […]
Rose Bowl Preview: The Indiana Hoosier Defense
Don’t get me wrong, the Hoosiers have had an amazing offense this year. They even got a Heisman trophy out of it. They’re very good. But the unit that drives this team is the defense. The Hoosiers are putting out some all-time great metrics there. They’re only giving up 10.8 points per game, which beats […]
Gump Day: Rose Bowl previews and predictions, NYE bowls open thread
Happy Gump Day, everyone. There is plenty of football on for you today, including tonight’s College Football Playoff matchup between Ohio State and Miami, in the Cotton Bowl. Michigan vs Texas would be more interesting if either team was anything resembling itself from a month ago, but it’s college football, and the offseason looms so […]
Rose Bowl Preview: The Indiana Hoosier Offense
With an astounding 41.9 points per game, the Indiana Hoosiers have the 4th ranked scoring offense in the country in their second year under offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan. You could be forgiven for a double-take there, as the legendary NFL Coach has not, in fact come out of retirement. In fact, Indiana’s Shanahan is not […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama enters Rose Bowl with a clean bill of health
Leading off, we got a press conference from Kane Wommack, who went nearly 18 minutes. The man didn’t get to talk as much last week, so he sure made up for it this time. Most importantly, Kane finally divulged what he keeps in his gameday shoulder bag: “There is no fanny pack. It’s got all […]
Random Thoughts: Bowling For Dollars
Bowl season wackiness is upon us. The Big Ten is bragging about beating up on blah non-Power teams while the SEC had some struggle with utilizing back-up quarterbacks and thin defenses. ESS-EE-SEE I am sure Mizzou fans want to see Ahmad Hardy and Drink speaking like this pic.twitter.com/RKl8EU0z3U — Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) December 28, 2025 […]
Alabama Destory’s Yale 102-78
The 14th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide hosted the Yale Bulldogs in their last non conference game of the regular season on Monday night. The Tide started fast and ran past the Bulldogs 102-78 to improve to 10-3 on the season. Yale fell to 11-2 with the loss. Bama will start SEC play at home against […]
Roll Bama Roll Editorial Round Table: Rose Bowl Edition
Hey look, Alabama is playing in the Rose Bowl! Against the #1 team in the country. It’s a big deal! As such, the editorial staff here at RBR got together to give you all of our best opinions. Enjoy! 1) The attitude around here has really changed after Kalen DeBoer picked up his first playoff win with […]
Bama Basketball Breakdown: Yale
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone! Alabama returns to the hardwood tonight to take on the Yale Bulldogs in a final tune-up before SEC play begins in earnest this weekend. Well, tune-up might be doing a bit of a disservice to the Ivy League juggernaut, but it’s the last opportunity for Nate Oats to […]
Jumbo Package: Can upstart Alabama hang physically with Indiana juggernaut?
Happy Monday, everyone. Alabama fans should be terrified this week, with only three games left before watching the poor Crimson Tide face off against unbeaten, Big Ten champion, top ranked and unbeatable Indiana. The game is likely to be played in wet conditions. It’s not looking like too heavy of a storm, but some time […]
