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AJ McCarron’s Girlfriend Katherine Webb on Dancing with the Stars?

thejerseychaser — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:46:17 +0000

Katherine Webb caught the attention of millions when she was shown during the BCS National Championship game. With ESPN’s Brent Musburger saying, “You quarterbacks, you get all the good looking women. What a beautiful woman! So if you’re a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw it around the backyard with pops.”

But the Alabama youngsters may also want to practice their shuffle-ball-chains. Webb is rumored to be a contestant on the next season of Dancing with the Stars. Already capitalizing on her over night fame, the Miss Alabama will be featured in the upcoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and covering the Super Bowl for Inside Addition.

Auburn fans boycotting Old Navy

thejerseychaser — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:53:52 +0000

Auburn fans take their rivalry with Alabama seriously and are not happy about an Old Navy commercial portraying one of their own as a pizza delivery man. In the commercial for Old Navy’s new collegiate line, the Auburn fan befriends the Crimson Tide by bringing pizza. Now, fans are calling for the Tigers to boycott the clothing chain and have even set up Facebook group. I doubt any Alabama fans are liking the page…

Alabama fan poisons historic Auburn oak trees

thejerseychaser — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:58:21 +0000

The Alabama-Auburn college rivalary has turned deadly at leas to two 130-year old oak trees. The historic trees at Auburn University’s Toomer’s Corner were poisoned by the herbicide Spike 80DF commonly used to kill trees was applied 65-times the legal amount.

The University investigated and was led to Alabama radio host Paul Finebaum’s show when a caller called in and said he was responsible for poisoning the trees.

Almorn Updyke, 62, told Finebaum, “The weekend after the Iron Bowl I went to Auburn, Alabama, because I live 30 miles away, and I poisoned the 2 Toomer’s trees.”

Finebaum was arrested by Auburn Police and charged with criminal mischief… talk about poision oak!

Alabama employee fired for playing “Take the Money and Run” and “Son of a Preacher Man” for Cam Newton during Auburn game

thejerseychaser — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:34:56 +0000

A University of Alabama Sports Information employee was fired for playing the songs “Take the Money and Run” and “Son of a Preacher Man” during this weekend’s Alabama game against SEC rival Auburn University. The songs were an intended jab at Auburn star player and leading Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Newton. Newton is at the center of a national scandal and is accused of soliciting money to sign with a college team.

Retired Mississippi State quarterback John Bond was reportedly approached by Newton’s people to give Newton cash for him to sign at Bond’s Alma mauter. Bond reported the incident to the Mississippi University Athletic Director.

Newton was reportedly represented by Kenny Rogers, who is a former Mississippi State player himself, who now runs college football camps throughout the country. Rogers reevealed that Newton’s father, Cecil Newton expected to get anywhere between $100,000- $180,000 for his son to sign with a particular school. Cecil Newton is a pastor at the Holy Zion Center of Deliverance church in Georgia… making the song “Song of a Preacher Man” all the more comical.

Alabama has said that they have fired the part-time DJ because he violated school policy. Alabama public relations director Debbie Lane said:

“Our processes require that all music and videos played in the stadium prior to and during every game be carefully scripted and approved by a senior administrator in the Athletics Department. The former staff member deviated from the script that had been approved for the game with Auburn, and the University took steps to immediately terminate his contract.”

Maybe the DJ should have gone with something more subtle like Donna Summer’s “Work Hard for the Money.”

Image via Mississippi Sports Talk