Yesterday, I introduced The Trooper, a reality competition starring former Auburn go-getter and current Auburn High School assistant coach Trooper Taylor.  Today, because nothing interesting has happened other than SPURS LEBRON SOMEONE CHOKED BOSHTACULAR MY COLUMN, I give you yet another reality competition based on The Trooper.

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It's the middle of June, which is the first strong sign of everything grinding (note: not meaning for your state or at a workout) to a slow plod.  TV, sports, the day-to-day minutiae of life, they're all bringing nothing to the table.

Thankfully, TNT, home of Law & Order reruns, a steady rotation of The Patriot and Gone in 60 Seconds, and LOTS of drama involving hundreds of last names thrown together in various pairs, has not given up hope.  To help get you through these couple of months, they've thrown together a summer reality show that brings the drama in bundles of towel-waves and leaping chest bumps.

Over the weekend, Alabama hosted some top recruits, as if there was any other kind that go there, showing them the sights and sounds of Tuscaloosa and the football facilities and such.  One development from these visits came from a tweet from quarterback commit David Cornwell, who let the world know about an alleged waterfall that will soon be in Alabama's locker room.

That's right. A waterfall. RT @DavidCornwell5: That waterfall in Bama's locker room is about to be legit! C'mon who has a waterfall. No one!

— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) June 17, 2013

Much like Walmarts and those selling items from a tent on the side of a state highway in 95-degree weather, here's an attempt to squeeze a few dollars out of the non-licensed Alabama memorabilia industry.  Mind you, this is an industry that has more market value than the GDP of 92%* of the world's countries.

So there's room and opportunity for one more item, especially one that keeps giving throughout the year.  Yes, friends, that's right, an Alabama gift that never loses its value.

For a small, yet-to-be-determined fee, you can own or pass on a Nick Saban write-in wall calendar that allows you to place a picture of you next to the coach each month so you can show your friends just how big of buddies you and Saban are.  AND if that wasn't enough, though it clearly should be, each month you'll get a new inspirational quote from Saban, which should provide you with the motivation to strangle the life out of each month on your way to your best month yet.

*Possibly a made-up statistic.  But it could be true.

The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rates scores yesterday, letting schools across the country know the academic standing of their athletic programs in the eyes of the NCAA.  One program probably deeply breathing into a paper bag after vomiting on the wall is the Tennessee football program, which brought home a 909, dropping their multiyear score to 924.

With such a low score, Tennessee now must find a way to get its multiyear APR score above 930 or a two-year average of 940 in order to not face a possible postseason ban in 2014.  That means they'll have to have an APR score next year in the 950+ range, which, barring a massive breakout of LEARNIN' AND SHIT, probably isn't going to happen.

But, give Tennessee credit, they're taking steps to correct the problem and giving themselves a shot at avoiding any chance of sitting at home in late December instead of freezing to death in Nashville.  Take a look at a few changes they've already made in an effort to improve their academic standing.

Yesterday, Tim Tebow signed with the New England Patriots and set off an always exciting late-afternoon Twitter explosion, which is the best way to power through that last hour or so of work.  The fires from Monday's Twitter explosion are still burning, as speculation on what Tebow's role with the team will be, assuming he makes the 53-man roster (although if he only made the practice squad, the thought of Bill Belichick being asked questions weekly about a practice squad player would delight me to no end).

Never missing an opportunity to collect checks for severely underperformed services, Houston Nutt is making a push to capitalize on the Tebow fever sweeping through the public.  Nutt is offering his services to AFC East teams not named the Patriots (though if the Patriots give him checks that clear, he can make an exception) on how to best defeat Tebow.

Though I'm probably breaking some stance I've made many times against talking about recruiting before January, and even then I still hate talking about it, I now turn against one of my stances due to the work of Hugh Freeze.  Well, that and I had a good idea for another Freezus photoshop that I couldn't get out of my head.

The NCAA announced earlier today that it will reveal the recruiting infractions it believes Mississippi State committed surrounding the recruitment of defensive back Will Redmond.  If you recall, or cannot recall, here is some recall refresher, then-Mississippi State wide receivers coach Angelo Mirando resigned in last August over what initially was termed the always convenient blanket statement of "personal reasons."

Turns out, the "personal reasons" related to him knowing about a Mississippi State booster's contact with a recruit (WILL REDMOND) in an effort to get said recruit to attend Mississippi State.  According to Byron De'Vinner, a 7-on-7 coach, the football equivalent of an AAU basketball coach, the Mississippi State booster gave money and benefits to Redmond, who eventually signed with State (SUCCESS!!), and did so with Mirando's knowledge and non-effort in preventing the giving of benefits.

The good news for Mississippi State is that allegedly the knowledge on the coaching staff of the booster's activity didn't go past Mirando.  And it probably helps they forced Mirando out and immediately went to work in minimizing the damage the violation could cause.

Last week, the SEC held its annual spring meetings at the Sandestin Hilton to discuss all things SEC.  Those in attendance included coaches, administrators, SEC office types, and media members taking advantage of a paid beach trip that involved about 25 minutes of real, actual work.

The only people not on cruise control during the meetings were those in marketing at the Hilton, who took advantage of the coaches on the property to help them spruce up some of their ads.  They sought out the coaches of schools whose fans are most likely to make a trip to the Redneck Riviera while looking for a touch of class.

Some of these may strike you as a little misleading, but maybe, just maybe, Nick Saban will walk the bride down the aisle for a nominal fee of one extra conference game.

The September 14 game between Ole Miss and Texas in Austin has been cast down an abandoned coal mine to be televised on the Longhorn Network.  In the coming days, there will be much confusion of whether or not fans can see this game with their current cable/satellite provider.

This confusion will be found in great quantities among Ole Miss fans, as many are incapable of finding the Ole Miss game when it's on a normal channel and take to message boards or badgering beat writers over Twitter to find the right channel.  To help cut down on this confusion and keep the Twitter airwaves free of traffic so people can post more GIFs of otters doing wonderful things, I have put together this handy guide that shows you just who will be able to watch the game on the Longhorn Network.