Tag: alabama
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Abortion issues play a significant role in several states
Alabama, Oregon, West Virginia. All three states had state ballot issues related to abortion. The ballot issue narrowly passed in West Virginia, soundly passed in Alabama and was soundly defeated in Oregon. The Alabama and West Virginia amendments both included the phrase: “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the…
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The thrill of victory, the excuses of defeat
I’ve seen articles from several of the leading sports websites talking about last night’s college football national championship game. The argument goes that Alabama benefited from poor officiating.
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Bad arguments abound on why Ohio State shouldn’t make playoff
I’ve heard more bad arguments in regards to the college football playoff this week then I heard from people during the election cycle earlier this year. Tomorrow, the four playoff teams will be named. It looks quite likely that Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, and Washington will be those four teams.
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Sugar Bowl preview
12 years ago this week, Ohio State played the national championship game against a Miami team that everyone thought would win. The Hurricanes looked invincible, coming into the game on a 34 game winning streak. The Buckeyes were 13 point underdogs but managed to be competitive where they pulled it off in overtime. When a…
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BCS title game: notes and thoughts
What is there to say about tonight’s game? Despite the fact that LSU had been thoroughly dominated in the first half, they only found themselves down by nine. Nothing for the Tiger offense had worked. On five drives, they had four 3 and outs. The Alabama defense was standing on their heads. But this was…
Josh Benner 