The Redeemers By Ace Atkins I just finished The Redeemers, a fine book by Mississippi writer Ace read more...
For generations around our Swampland Footprint, the play-by-play announcer of your favorite university was like a part of the family. read more...
The world of college athletics was almost turned upside down last summer when possible conference realignment(s) seemed to be rumored read more...
There seems to be a rhythm to each winter over the last few years; an SEC team wins the BCS Championship in January and then the read more...
LEAD STORY The numbers are staggering: five national titles in row, a 7-0 record in the 13 BCS Championship Games, and five read more...
LEAD STORY The BCS Championship Game is almost here, and the fans around our Swampland Footprint are very eager to see if read more...
LEAD STORY With bowl season beginning and holidays upon us, the big news in our Footprint is the gigantic transformation of read more...
LEAD STORY The amazing story of Auburn and Cam Newton will continue Saturday when they meet South Carolina in the
It’s rivalry week in our Swampland Footprint. Some teams are looking towards league titles (Auburn, Oklahoma/Oklahoma State, NC read more...
LEAD STORY It finally happened. For the first time since joining the SEC in 1992,
As we head into the off season, now that the recruiting season is over (mostly), there might be no better time to pick up and read read more...
Friday Night Lights began its entertainment lifespan as a fantastic book written by Buzz Bissinger. Bissinger's book told the read more...
A Tiger Walk Through History: The Complete Story of Auburn Football from 1892 to the Tuberville Era Paul read more...
Part of [beating Texas] is that old Okie inferiority complex. There’s no better cure for that than whipping Texas’s read more...
It’s Championship week in college basketball, and it’s a thrilling time to watch teams from smaller conferences earn their way into the Big Dance. While few believe that the regular season is what it used to be (especially when compared to college football), the hoops postseason is one of the top sporting events of the year.
SEC 01/01 –.Auburn vs. Northwestern - Outback Bowl (11 am EST – ESPN) 01/01 – LSU vs. Penn State - Independence Bowl (1 pm EST – ABC) 01/01 – Florida vs. Cincinnati – Sugar Bowl (8:30pm EST – read more...
SEC 12/27 – Kentucky vs. Clemson - Music City Bowl (8:30pm EST – ESPN) 12/28 – Georgia vs. Texas A&M read more...
As we head into October, we've learned quite a few things about this current college football season. SEC - This conference remains on top, not only for our Footprint, but also nationally. There are still 3 SEC teams in the top 5, and there are two teams (Florida and Alabama) that seem to be headed towards another collision in Atlanta for the right to read more...
It's going to be a briefer than normal weekly fever. We will take a look at some key games coming up and how they affect our teams and conferences as a whole, but first let's start with a subject that really has us a bit miffed.
We would be remiss if we didn't start our Weekly Fever with some big news - the College Football Hall of Fame will relocate from South Bend, Indiana (home of Notre Dame) to Atlanta by 2012. Swampland Sports considers this to be a truly symbolic move. Atlanta is read more...
Now that week two of the college football season is behind us, we've learned a little more about our teams and what the season might have in store. The SEC Still Reigns - So far, the SEC still looks like the nation's strongest read more...
We thought we'd provide a few thoughts after the first week of the college football season just before tonight's Clemson - Georgia Tech game. In the months that pass between each football season, certain things are put under the microscope by the media and the fans. Here are some of the things that we on people's minds coming into the season. Let's see how read more...
Watch out - Rick Pitino and Louisville! John Calipari gave Kentucky what it wanted - a coach that makes them instantly competitive in their state, their conference, and the nation at large. There is little doubt that it has been hard for Kentucky to watch their beloved hoops program slide into irrelevance. Having a coach like John Calipari will guarantee read more...
with Jim Markel As founder of Swampland.com, I don't often get a chance to step out from behind the scenes. The inspiration to do so came when my sister in law gave me Dixieland Delight by Clay Travis. After reading and