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National Signing Day is Wednesday. It’s a day of excitement for high school football players and fans of college football. Every school is making a final push to secure the finest players in the country. Alabama is no exception. Nick Saban looks forward to recruiting because it’s a chance to lie without any real consequences. [...]

National Signing Day is Wednesday. It’s a day of excitement for high school football players and fans of college football. Every school is making a final push to secure the finest players in the country. Alabama is no exception. Nick Saban looks forward to recruiting because it’s a chance to lie without any real consequences. [...]

While fans await the Super Bowl, The Critic waits for the following:

Tom Jackson admits his love for Chris Berman on air.

Brady Quinn and Braylon Edwards spawn a child: Little Brayquinn says his first word: “Contract!”

Nick Saban announces his intention to run for Congress.

The New York Yankees decide to go corporate on the new Yankee stadium. [...]

Nick Saban likes to joke. For example, he told the Dolphins he was committed to them and before that he echoed the same sentiment to his LSU team. Some accuse Nick of being a liar but after his latest boob job it’s okay to call him stupid.
Saban used a term reserved for making fun of [...]

Few envy the Herculean task of the Oakland Raiders next coach. Not far down the list from the mess in Oakland is Cam Cameron’s new job, head coach of the Miami Dolphins. To be sure Cameron doesn’t inherit the systemic problems the future Raiders coach needs to deal with but Miami is a handful.
Since Don [...]

Nick Saban is a bona-fide bullshit artist. His word means little to anyone outside of his family though his wife is probably nervous when he says, “Honey I’m yours.” Despite his lack of integrity, honor and character job offers continue to pour in for Saban:

Iran is seeking to hire Nick to tell the world their [...]

The Oakland Raiders are officially tired of losing. They’ve decided to fold the franchise. Art Shell, in what must be a strange case of I’ve seen this before, is now posting his resume on Monster.com. Raiders brass dismissed the coach after one season, albeit a miserable one.
Mustering only two wins in 16 games isn’t the [...]

Over the Shoulder looks at the previous day:

Louisville defeated Wake Forest. In a bowl game. Yeah.

Nick Saban pretended to be Larry Brown and asked for a one day extension to further excite the mainstream media.

Bill Cowher tells the Steelers he can’t make a decision on his future yet. That’s decisive.

People are in love with Boise [...]

Nick Saban dominates the airwaves. Joseph Stalin couldn’t have done a better job of engineering propaganda. First Nick announces he’s not interested in Alabama by stating the Tide had contacted him. Hello? If you weren’t interested let reporters keep speculating while you finish off your horrid season. I’ll tell you why-Saban is a whore for [...]

Nick Saban dominates the airwaves. Joseph Stalin couldn’t have done a better job of engineering propaganda. First Nick announces he’s not interested in Alabama by stating the Tide had contacted him. Hello? If you weren’t interested let reporters keep speculating while you finish off your horrid season. I’ll tell you why-Saban is a whore for [...]