Michael Casagrande

Casagrande: Saying something nice about Auburn football Perhaps I've been a little harsh on Auburn football, so we found something nice to say.

They said I'm too negative. My response. www.al.com/auburnfootba...

Casagrande: I was right about Alabama football panic Negativity around Alabama football was contagious in early September, but one columnist told everyone to calm down. It was me.

Feels good to be right for a change. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Hell yeah. I see the original about once a month tooling around Hoover.

Casagrande: Don’t blame Hugh Freeze Hugh Freeze offered a new list of excuses with a few greatest hits Monday.

Perhaps Auburn will one day build a statue of Hugh Freeze. If they do, it should go across the street from Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Because it’s so close.

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Casagrande: Hugh Freeze looks tired. It’s time for a change, Auburn Another game Auburn had in their grasp. Another game Auburn saw slip away. The fatigue of the Hugh Freeze era may have just reached its exhaustive end.

It’s time, Auburn. www.al.com/auburnfootba...

Going through some old Alabama-Tennessee pics and found this video from 2014 with a hall of fame coach and three current head coaches of top 10 teams.

Casagrande: Ty Simpson’s case for the Heisman Why Ty Simpson has the most opportunity to rise to the top in the 2025 Heisman Trophy race.

"A big night and win over [Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson's] home state Vols would be a fourth straight win over a ranked team. None of the other contenders has or will face a stretch like that," columnist @byCasagrande.bsky.social writes.

"It doesn’t let up, either."

Casagrande: Auburn sells out its loyal fans Auburn yanked a home game away from loyal fans who show up despite the mediocrity on the field.

For the first time since 2001, Auburn will have just 6 home games next year. The fans deserve better than shipping home dates to Atlanta. www.al.com/auburnfootba...

Casagrande: Alabama needed to shut a big mouth Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt had a lot to say before Saturday before Alabama made the Commodores eat those words.

Alabama couldn’t let that yapping stand from another opposing QB. It didn’t. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Casagrande: How bad is Auburn’s offense? It’s unacceptable Auburn had preseason optimism centered around its retooled offense. Since then, regression instead of progress leaves the Tigers in a tricky spot entering its first open week.

"Auburn’s offense is bad," columnist @byCasagrande.bsky.social writes. "Statistically, it’s one of the worst offenses in the nation." Do you agree?

Casagrande: How bad is Auburn’s offense? It’s unacceptable Auburn had preseason optimism centered around its retooled offense. Since then, regression instead of progress leaves the Tigers in a tricky spot entering its first open week.

To have an offensive guru as the head coach, there's only one word to describe Auburn's offense. The numbers are stunning. www.al.com/auburnfootba...

Casagrande: Be legendary. Make Kadyn Proctor’s Tractor Trailer the Alabama tush push Alabama shouldn't let Kadyn Proctor's rumble be just a cameo. Feed him the rock. Make the Tractor Trailer a feature of the offense moving forward.

The Tractor Trailer should be Alabama’s answer to the Tush Push. My column: www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Thank you!

A mother’s tears, her son’s embrace. A perfect moment caps Ty Simpson’s dream night The moment Ty Simpson embraced his mother outside the Alabama locker room was simply beautiful. After a wild month, the tears flowed as they celebrated a huge road win over Georgia.

A mother’s love and her son’s dream night. The emotional moment after Alabama’s big win at Georgia when Ty Simpson got a big hug from his mom. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Casagrande: Kirby Smart can’t blow it again against Alabama? Right? Who really has the pressure when Alabama travels to Georgia?

Georgia will be favored for a fifth straight time against Alabama when they meet Saturday. They are 1-3 in the first four. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Pearl retired. Pearl hired.

Casagrande: Another Alabama-Georgia blackout? Fan campaign tests curse of 2008 funeral Georgia students are pushing for a blackout game when Alabama visits Sept. 27. Do we need to tell them?

Break out the Ouija board. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Casagrande: Relax, Alabama. Give Kalen DeBoer a chance and step off the ledge Let's take a minute to zoom out and look at the Alabama football program with a rational mindset.

"This transition was always going to require a little bit of runway," columnist @byCasagrande.bsky.social writes, "even if it’s marked by more potholes than what would have been tolerable for the previous decade and a half."

Casagrande: What it will take for Kalen DeBoer to thaw frozen Alabama hearts The mob is coming for Kalen DeBoer after a listless Alabama effort at FSU and an uninspiring response. So what will it take to win back a fanbase that's quickly turning on the second-year head coach?

Columnist @bycasagrande.bsky.social writes that Alabama coach Kalen “DeBoer’s been a winner everywhere he’s coached. But everywhere isn’t Tuscaloosa. Straight up, he’s losing the benefit of the doubt.” Do you agree?

Casagrande: What it will take for Kalen DeBoer to thaw frozen Alabama hearts The mob is coming for Kalen DeBoer after a listless Alabama effort at FSU and an uninspiring response. So what will it take to win back a fanbase that's quickly turning on the second-year head coach?

The rage is simmering but let's talk about the other side of this Kalen Deboer dilemma. What will it take to calm the mob? Thaw the frozen hearts? www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Alabama revoked football tickets, disrupted shadow market and quietly built its own Alabama in January began revoking football season tickets from fans it believed was selling all their seats to ticket brokers. What happened to those tickets and who is profiting from the sales?

Why some seats revoked from longtime Alabama season ticket holders are showing up on resale sites for big markups. A deep look at the complex Tide ticket business. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Washed.

The 247Sports talent index was released today as a temperature check of who has the best recruits on the roster.

Casagrande: The beauty of Auburn discovering trove of new football national championships Auburn is now a 9-time national championship program. Just ask them.

"Auburn played its own Santa Claus ... dropping down the chimney with seven new national championships," columnist @ByCasagrande.bsky.social writes.

Casagrande: The SEC finally got it right 12 years after Nick Saban saw the future Nick Saban wanted the SEC to play nine conference football games. That was in 2013. More than a decade later, the SEC got it right.

"It only took 12 years but the SEC finally got this one right," writes columnist @byCasagrande.bsky.social.

Casagrande: The beauty of Auburn discovering trove of new football national championships Auburn is now a 9-time national championship program. Just ask them.

Auburn reminded us again today why college football the greatest by dressing up like Santa and delivering itself more national championships. A time-honored tradition. www.al.com/auburnfootba...

Saban says McElroy’s unretirement talk ‘would have got his ass kicked’ as Alabama player The Nick Saban Legacy Awards honored legends Pat Dye and David Cutcliffe but Saban got big laughs when asked about speculation on his career.

“Back in my day…” www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Alabama players open up on differences between Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer have different coaching styles. That's obvious. Alabama players who were around for both explain exactly how that looks behind the scenes.

Candid talk about the difference between Saban and Kalen DeBoer from Alabama players who spanned both eras. www.al.com/alabamafootb...

Casagrande: Why it’s time to celebrate at Alabama, Auburn The best day of the year is about to dawn in the state of Alabama.

Today is a big day, columnist @ByCasagrande.bsky.social writes: "We can finally talk about the actual sport of football."

"You need length and girth in this league." -- Hugh Freeze.