All the charm of a
third grader shines through with a
dull wit and tired line.

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They will argue, whine,
insult, yell, huff, puff and sulk,
but never be right.

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A screenplay needs time
to work in the kinks and find
its awkward, dull voice.

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He rode from town to
town with a penchant for good
stories, good people.

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A black cat ran past
broken mirror shards in front
of 13 ladders.

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Everyone was named
“Champ” as far as he knew or
cared. Hey, Champ, what’s new?

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Politely shouting
his intentions made little
difference to his friends.

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Ebenezer gawked
at the spectral visitor’s
gluten-free fruitcake.

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Vanderbilt coach James Franklin celebrates with his team
Sunday over their BBVA Compass Bowl invitation.

The state of Alabama excels at football. Doubters, see evidence below …

• While No. 2 Auburn heads west to play for the national championship, rival No. 3 Alabama (11-1) will play Jan. 2 in the Sugar Bowl. Facing the Tide in New Orleans will be No. 11 Oklahoma (10-2).

Should both Auburn and Alabama win their bowl games, they could end the season ranked 1 and 2.

• Alabama and Auburn received additional good news today, as Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron and Tigers running back Tre Mason received invites as finalists to the Heisman ceremony Saturday in New York.

Leading candidate Jameis Winston, left, quarterback at No. 1 Florida State, is a Hueytown native.

• Closer to home, the BBVA Compass Bowl will feature Vanderbilt and Houston, both 8-4. The Jan. 4 game at Legion Field will be the last to feature the bank as title sponsor; a new sponsor has not been announced.

Vanderbilt last played in a Birmingham bowl game in 1982, for the Dec. 31 Hall of Fame Classic. The Commodores lost to Air Force 36-28 (and yes, I was at that game).

• Mobile will hold its two annual bowl games. The GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 5 will pit returnees Ball State (10-2) against Arkansas State (7-5). It’s Arkansas State’s third consecutive appearance, and the first for Ball State since 2009.

And the 65th Senior Bowl will take place Jan. 25.

• With 78 bowl-eligible teams but only 70 slots, someone has to stay home and watch all these games. Alabama teams Troy and South Alabama — both 6-6 — didn’t receive invites.

• In last week’s state high school championships, Hoover beat Auburn 20-3 in 6A, a second consecutive title and 30 straight wins. Madison Academy topped Leeds 31-14 in 3A.

It flew out the car
window somewhere between West
Memphis and Vega.

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A look at today’s newspapers, with front pages showing Auburn’s win over Missouri for the SEC Championship on Saturday in Atlanta.

The No. 3 Tigers (11-1) defeated No. 5 Mizzou (11-1) 59-42 to claim their third title in 10 years. Auburn heads to Pasadena to play Florida State in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 6. This marks Auburn’s second trip in 3 years, and a possible fifth consecutive national championship for the state.

Alabama

The Anniston Star

The Birmingham News

The Decatur Daily

Dothan Eagle

The (Florence) TimesDaily

The Gadsden Times

(Mobile) Press-Register

The Opelika-Auburn News

The Selma Times-Journal

The Tuscaloosa News

Georgia

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Missouri

Columbia Daily Tribune

The Kansas City Star

Missourian

Springfield News-Leader

St. Joseph News-Press

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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• Alabama wins 2012 BCS National Championship: newspaper front pages
• Alabama wins 2011 BCS National Championship: newspaper front pages
• Auburn wins 2010 BCS National Championship: newspaper front pages
• Alabama wins 2009 National Championship as seen on newspaper front pages

Years later, she would
not remember that it all
went wrong with a wish.

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Santa’s minion left
a digital trail of pics
flashing his North Pole.

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Large harmonizing
family seeks nanny nun
with mad sewing skills.

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Hoover, right, defeated Vestavia Hills 31-28
in Friday’s semifinals.

Two Birmingham-area teams are back in the state high school football championship games this week. Defending 6A champ Hoover is making its 13th trip in 14 years, while Leeds returns for its third trip to the 3A finals in 5 years.

Hoover (14-0) will play Auburn (13-1) on Friday. Leeds (12-2) will play undefeated Madison Academy today. The Green Wave of Leeds won titles in 2008 and 2010.

All Super Six games take place today and Friday at Tuscaloosa’s Bryant-Denny Stadium, airing on CBS 42.2 and streaming online. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the gate, and available online.

Today

• 11 a.m.: Class 3A: Leeds (12-2) vs. Madison Academy (14-0)
• 3 p.m.: Class 1A: Maplesville (14-0) vs. Pickens Co. (14-0)
• 7 p.m.: Class 5A: Spanish Fort (14-0) vs. Muscle Shoals (13-1)

Friday

• 11 a.m.: Class 4A: Charles Henderson (14-0) vs. Oneonta (13-1)
• 3 p.m.: Class 2A: Washington Co. (13-1) vs. Tanner (12-1)
• 7 p.m.: Class 6A: Auburn (13-1) vs. Hoover (14-0)