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Tide’s National Football Playoff Championship Victory Means a Win-Win for Area Retailers

Bama fans are hitting the stores in droves to buy championship merchandise and that means big bucks for those who carry it
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Alabama fan Regina Gibbs-Lewis has a long shopping list when it comes to National Championship swag. “I got t-shirts going out to Virginia, I got t-shirts going to Birmingham, I got t-shirts going to Anderson, Indiana,” said Gibbs-Lewis. And she’s not alone. “Today I’m buying three shirts for me and my two sons and I’m buying another little handbag cause I’m…

Saban vs. Smart: Fans Sound Off

It will be teacher versus student in Monday's night's College Football Playoff National Championship Game
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Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart served as defensive coordinator for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide for ten years. But, can the protégé beat his former boss? Fans say it’s a match-up made in football heaven. Alabama coach Nick Saban will try for a record-tying sixth National Championship. “I just like his personality, just the type of guy…

Fans Weigh In On All-SEC National Championship Game

Critics say the All-SEC match-up is a call to overhaul the College Football Playoffs
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This year’s college football National Championship Game is  football heaven for SEC fans. Monday night millions will watch the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs battle on the gridiron. That power, Auburn fan Michael Broadway says, is found in strength of schedule. “I think every week is sort of a playoff game, you know you eliminate yourself, but I…

Crimson Tide Fans Pumped After Playoff Win

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Alabama fans are basking in the afterglow of the Crimson Tide’s win over Clemson in the college football playoff. And high hopes are building for another Crimson Tide national championship. The Bama defense stood up and powered the team to a decisive victory over top-ranked Clemson Monday night. Now Tide fans have their sights set on the team winning National…