In 2007, the University of Alabama had an enrollment of 25,580. The school’s football team was coming off a 6-7 season that felt ordinary given its mediocre recent standards. Head coach Mike Shula had gone .500 or worse in three of his four seasons a...
Two things have happened in college football in the past 20 years. One, the sport became increasingly given to corporate concerns, with more major bowl games and national championships played in glistening but sterile NFL stadiums that are built to s...