For multiple reasons, I told myself I wouldn’t write a farewell column. For starters, I’m not going anywhere. As I indicated in my last column, I will be bringing my talents back to the Capstone for...
April is here, and as graduation looms, the questions have begun. Are you graduating in May? What are your plans for next year? Have you found a job yet? They are asked at every random encounter. They...
Last week, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was given a yearlong suspension from the NFL. This unprecedented punishment comes weeks after a shocking bounty program was exposed from within the...
Perhaps it took Dicky Pride a while to figure out what it is like to be completely healthy following a golf season. Or, maybe it was a surge of inspiration after raising over $170,000 for Tuscaloosa in...
My time at Alabama has been littered with technological frustration. I have retaken countless quizzes because wireless Internet in Bruno Library inexplicably stops working. I have turned in assignments...
Pepper came into my life about ten years ago, when I was 12 years old. Still mourning from the death of our first family dog Gatti, my family was reluctant to bring in any new additions. Nevertheless,...
This year marks the beginning of the end for the college football bowl system. For the first time in decades, serious discussion has begun for college football to move towards a playoff format. In 2008,...
Nearly three months ago, I wrote a column devoted to the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team. Being the football fanatic I am, I seldom devote my space to the basketball team. In the column, I praised...
Last summer, the Southeastern Conference presidents made a decision that significantly affected how recruiting is done within the conference. As many people have discussed, the practice of over-signing...
The University of Alabama has never been afraid to allocate resources towards athletics. Head football coach Nick Saban has made headlines numerous times for his lucrative contract offers and extensions....
It is safe to say that residents of Tuscaloosa know a thing or two about tornadoes. Nearly six months ago, Tuscaloosa took the brunt of one of the worst storm systems to ever hit the United States. April...
Alabama is a football school. There is no doubt about that and no point in arguing otherwise. Each year, the expectations just get higher. A down year is a ten-win season and a blowout in a big bowl game....
The moral standard of the college football world took a nose-dive Sunday. Typically, the fans and media are quick to judge a coach when they commit wrongdoing. Jim Tressel was regarded as one of the greatest...
The country witnessed a massacre Sunday night. In the week-seven primetime edition of the Indianapolis Colts’ “Suck for Luck” campaign, the New Orleans Saints dismantled, destroyed and demolished...
Capstonians, over the past several months, we have all had the opportunity to witness a great college football team. In fact, the 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide team could be one of the greatest. The offense...
Through the course of my four years at the Capstone, numerous Crimson White headlines come to mind. I think of the tense, polarizing election of Stephen Oliver as the University’s 96th SGA President....
Throughout the course of my academic career, I have been fortunate to attend numerous Alabama away football games, and I have experienced both highs and lows. I have slept in the backseat of an SUV and...
Throughout the past month, The Crimson White has put an extra emphasis on the Student Organization Seating selection process. Many students saw a system with several flaws, and did their absolute best...
A discussion was raised in one of my classes last week. My professor simply asked, “Are you the ‘9/11 Generation?’” Although the attacks did happen at the beginning of my adolescence, it was honestly...
Over the course of the past few football seasons, the Tide faithful have become familiar with an undersized safety known as Will Lowery. The junior from Hoover has flourished as the dime-back in one...
Years ago, the drive down University Boulevard was a vibrant and aesthetically pleasing ride. After gazing at one of the best football stadiums in the world, one could see dozens of flourishing restaurants,...
I first met Carson Tinker in Mrs. Terry’s third grade class. He was a tall, funny boy who always seemed to have a smile on his face. I’m not sure if we just happened to be sitting next to each other...
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