penury \PEN-yuh-ree\ , noun:

1. Extreme poverty; destitution.
2. Absence of resources; insufficiency.

I'm not typically one to call for less football, but if the penury of a football program is causing the powers that be to forfeit a conference game in favor of a payday then maybe it's time to think long and hard about whether or not said football program should continue on.

rebarbative \ree-BAR-buh-tiv\ , adjective:
Serving or tending to irritate or repel.

Our friends at Bryant Drive think rival recruiters should use the cowbell's rebarbative properties against Mississippi State.

orotund \OR-uh-tuhnd\, adjective:

1. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
2. Pompous; bombastic.

Jay Coulter's orotund condemnation of Alabama's contract negotiations with Nick Saban during these troubling economic times conveniently disregards simple facts like the sharp increase in athletic department revenue since his arrival and the disproportionately slight increase in ticket price during that same time period.

gravid \GRAV-id\, adjective:

Being with child; heavy with young or eggs; pregnant.

After a 34-10 whipping at the hands of the Crimson Tide, doomed Clemson coach Tommy Bowden could merely sit back and appreciate one of nature's greatest wonders; Nick Saban, gravid with victory.

salutary \SAL-yuh-ter-ee\, adjective:

1. Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous.
2. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health.

According to Finebaum, Mal Moore should make a grand salutary gesture by stepping down as athletic director in light of the recent NCAA sanctions.  What say you?

effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\, noun:

The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance.

With top shelf talent on the field and the sidelines, the effulgence of the Crimson Tide's future should be plainly obvious.

tergiversation \tuhr-jiv-uhr-SAY-shuhn\, noun:

1. The act of practicing evasion or of being deliberately ambiguous.
2. The act of abandoning a party or cause.

Though it's highly unlikely anything particularly sinister is inherent in Alabama's tergiversation, the fact that large portions of Alabama's response to the NCAA's notice of allegations have been redacted due to privacy issues is still ripe "ZOMG cheetie bammers is getin sankshuned!!11" fodder for the more conspiracy minded members of rival fanbases.

oneiric \oh-NY-rik\, adjective:

Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy.

Sadly, Matt Caddell's one oneiric moment at Alabama is an often overlooked footnote after the latter half collapse in '07.