I just finished Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania. Bob read this one and told me about it, and the thesis dovetails nicely with my thoughts about being a sports fan, which are "why would you set yourself up for almost certain heartbreak by loving a team whose success you really have next to no responsibility for?" I'm not sure ...

Alabama scored their first win in Auburn since God was a boy. We saw no toilet paper on trees. No screams of "Go To Hell, Alabama!" after the game, and everyone - apart from 10-20,000 Alabama fans who made the trip to Jordan Hare Stadium - went home a little bit sad. In fact, it wouldn't have been easy to sort out this BCS mess if Alabama had lost, because then if they beat Florida ...

I woke up today and got my hand ripped open by a cat who is appropriately nicknamed "My Lord and Master Satan". My hand is actually so torn apart that it's swollen I theorize that Lord and Master Satan is the first ever venomous kitty-cat. This morning, instead of indulging in Black Friday activities that most people would, we went to Claire's and bought...cute accessories. I ...

L S WHO? haha!! Saturday I got to go to my first Alabama game. It's hard to believe I've never been to one- it was A LOT of fun. And what a game! And yes, I was sitting here- a little way up on the 50 yard line, home side!!! We went with some of our close friends, Minda and Rob. Mom, I just happened to be wearing Troy colors. Not necessarily Alabama colors. :) And it was complete ...

... The "Go to Hell" Bowl: Alabama vs. Auburn "Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Let's Go Alabama/ Go to Hell Alabama!" If anyone's dumb enough to get married in the State of ... State; and if Miami lost to South Florida we'd laugh, and then laugh some more. If you didn't think Rammer was loud... And the Auburn version:

I doubt the foam "Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer" Nick Saban is holding would be an effective defense. However, the tandem of LB Rolando McClain and DT Terrence Cody could thwart even the most aggressive Tiger attack. (Check out a preview of the game here and picks from our Sporting News experts here.)