People from other regions see our devotion to football in this part of the country as misplaced, or even delusional. They’re wrong.
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Tag Archives: Alabama
We didn’t secede from the Internet! (Catching up on some Real Southern News)
November 28, 2012 
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Now … what have we missed while we’ve been away? Oh, yeah! The world came to an end one Tuesday in November … or was saved from itself …
Read more RSMU – Week 8 Picks
October 20, 2012 0 Comments
Here we are at the midpoint of the college football regular season. Alabama, Oregon, Florida, Notre Dame and a handful of other teams remain undefeated. The RSM pickers, sadly, do not. Let’s get to the picks! This week’s games: LSU at Texas A&M Virginia Tech at Clemson Auburn at Vanderbilt Wake Forest at Virginia South […]
Read more Real Southern Rules: Shameless Self-Promotion
October 16, 2012 0 Comments
We live in an age of self-promotion. And I’m just as bad as anyone about it. Sadly, this situation is just further proof of the fact that I’m no Real Southern Man, because …
Read more What’s in a Real Southern Name?
October 11, 2012 10 Comments
Whether it’s General, Doctor, Philander or Colon, every Southern family has some great names. And the best names always take a little explanation.
Read more RSMU – Week 4 Picks
September 22, 2012 2 Comments
Another week, another great slate of Southern football. Before we kill this horse and keep beating it for the sheer pleasure of it, let’s get to the games: This week’s games: Maryland at West Virginia Virginia at TCU Ole Miss at Tulane Miami at Georgia Tech Missouri at South Carolina Louisville at Florida International Memphis at Duke Clemson at Florida State Rutgers at Arkansas […]
Read more RSMU – Week 3 Picks
September 15, 2012 1 Comment
To say none of us were perfect in last week’s picks would be an understatement. Who could have foreseen the complete meltdown in the Ozarks that left the Razorbacks on the losing end of a 34-31 tilt with Louisiana Monroe? And who would’ve guessed that, less than 20 months removed from their national championship, Auburn […]
Read more RSMU – Week 1 Picks
September 1, 2012 2 Comments
So far, Southern teams have been the highlights of this initial weekend of the 2012 college football season. Those were the appetizers. Now it’s time for the main course. Some of our contributors weighed in on the weekend’s games. Beware: Homerism abounds!
Read more Bear Saves Mouse: A Legendary Coach’s Role in the Happiest Place on Earth
June 19, 2012 2 Comments
Learn how legendary Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant may have saved Walt Disney’s namesake park in Florida.
Read more Welcome, Alabama Alumni!
June 16, 2012 2 Comments
That headline makes us feel a bit like the manager of a Holiday Inn in some far-flung Southern destination like Opp, Dunedin or Natchitoches welcoming the Shriners to town.
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