NY Times story previewing 2013 Bama-LSU

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I thought I would dust this off because this week’s game might not go as expected with Bama rolling up points. LSU could turn this into an earth-bound game. By Ray Glier – for The New York Times November 8, 2013 In college football, the field has become the party deck for the quarterback. Many games are a loose, festive … Read More

Some things you can just take to the bank

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By Ray Glier Alabama plays a big game Saturday against LSU. It’s just too bad for the rest of college football that Alabama is impervious to looking in the mirror and admiring itself and not being ready for that big game. Bama is the Hare that crushed the Tortoise; there are no naps on the side of the road, no … Read More

The words that can kill

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You remember this old bromide: “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” It’s not true. It’s never been true. Your mother told you that to try and teach you some poise. Words got a Saudi journalist killed. It has earned me sinister phone calls, some threats. I had to go over a back fence … Read More