LITTLE ROCK — You can’t argue with 7 in a row
Alabama wrapped up the SEC’s seventh consecutive national championship in college football with its 42-14 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night.
Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel believes there is a simple explanation for why the SEC is so dominant when it comes to college football.
“Why is the Southeastern Conference so supreme?” Bianchi wrote. “Why has the league won seven straight national championships? Why can’t any other league match the SEC when it comes to players, coaches and fans?
“The answer is really very basic and simple: Because in the SEC, college football just matters more.
“That’s it.
“Nothing less.
“Nothing more.
“SEC dominance all comes down to one word: Passion.
“This one word is why Notre Dame players are still in the fetal position, mumbling to themselves, ‘Mommy, please make the big, mean men in crimson stop pushing us down and beating us up.’
“This one word is why any NFL job offered to Alabama Coach Nick Saban would be a massive demotion.
“This one word is why, in honor of the SEC, the BCS championship trophy should not only be made of crystal, it should be sponsored by Krystal.
“Fans from other leagues have tried to claim the SEC’s reputation has been artificially inflated by ESPN and CBS, which both have exorbitant TV deals with the league. Of course, this is all just a bunch of whining from the little guys who have to eat peanut butter and jelly from the kid’s menu while the SEC sits alone at the big-boy table and gorges itself on filet of Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Notre Dame.
“Those seven straight national championships are the ultimate argument-ender.” Rock-solid again
It sounds like Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are staying together after all.
The Los Angeles Lakers superstar and his wife announced Friday through social media that they have called off their divorce.
Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce in December 2011, seeking to end a marriage that began in April 2001 and survived a sexual assault accusation against the five-time NBA champion guard.
“Kobe Bryant and his estranged wife Vanessa have reconciled,” wrote Janice Hough of Leftcoastsportsbabe.com. “Men want the name of Kobe’s lawyer.
Women want the name of his jeweler.” You’ll put your QB out
From RJ Currie of sportsdeke.
com: “This just in: Mike Shanahan encourages RG3 to run with scissors.”
We’re doing what?
Its sounds like San Diego State is considering backing out of its agreement to join the Big East Conference.
Brad Dickson of The Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald has a hunch about what led to the change of heart.
“I’m guessing this has something to do with the chancellor waking up one morning and going: ‘We live in San Diego and we’re going to the Big East? Are we insane?’ ”Quote of the day “The ground was completely saturated.
There was just nowhere for the water to go.” Assistant general manager for racing David Longinotti on the heavy rain that led to the cancellation of racing Saturday and today at Oaklawn Park
Sports, Pages 22 on 01/13/2013