Archive for Alabama Football
Smart Pleased So Far With Young Cornerbacks
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the main questions marks coming into this season is who will replace cornerbacks Dre Kirkpatrick, DeQuan Menzie and Phelon Jones. While the Tide defensive backfield does return senior Robert Lester and sophomore Vinnie Sunseri who played a lot at the end of last season, the Tide still has few holes to fill. But […]
Ex-Tide Wide Out Carter Dismissed From FAU Practice
Posted by: | CommentsEx-Crimson Tide wideout Duron Carter who recently left the UA campus to join Florida Atlantic, got kicked out of practice by FAU coaches for lack of effort. Apparently according to reports, Carter’s wide receiver’s coach told the kid to come back when you are ready to make the effort; it must have gotten through to […]
Eddie Lacy Back For Fall Practice
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the things that must have pleased Nick Saban yesterday was to see the return of running back Eddie Lacy who sat out spring practice because of injuries. Saban said Lacy did everything he needed to do to get back to the practice field. “He doesn’t have any issues or problems,” said Saban. “He […]
Tide Starts The Season Ranked No. 2
Posted by: | CommentsThe USA Today top 25 Preseason College Football Coaches Poll came out the other day and to no one’s surprise the top two teams are from the SEC. LSU took the No. 1 spot in the country, while the defending national champions claimed the No. 2 spot. Although the Tide is ranked No. 2 in […]
Fall Practice Begins For The Tide
Posted by: | CommentsThe Alabama Crimson Tide hit the practice field for the first time this fall yesterday. Coach Nick Saban seemed to be pleased with is his team. “It was great to get started today,” he said. “I was really pleased with the team chemistry and attitude of this group of players that we have. We had […]
Derrick Thomas Nominated For College Football Hall Of Fame
Posted by: | CommentsThe late Derrick Thomas who was one of the best linebackers in Alabama football history, is finally up for nomination for the College Football Hall of Fame. As a starting linebacker for the Crimson Tide, Thomas set a college football record with 27 sacks in one season (he had 52 for his career) and to […]
Should The Iron Bowl Trophy Be Given At The Basketball Game?
Posted by: | CommentsI was reading my morning Twitter feed when I came across this item from former Bama basketball player and Crimson Tide color analyst Bryan Passink: “Think IronBowl trophy should be presented at stadium after ftbl game(like most).Takes some focus from game & has no impact attendance(at UA).” I thought to myself that Passink may be […]
Saban Offers UGA Top Recruit Scholarship
Posted by: | CommentsFor the past few years, Nick Saban has given Georgia Bulldog fans a reason to lose sleep at night. Saban has managed to steal some of the state’s top recruits from under their noses and Bulldog fans aren’t too happy about it. It’s being reported by the Atlanta Journal that Saban offer a scholarship to […]
Is Greg McElroy Done as a Jet?
Posted by: | CommentsRemember when Greg McElroy made those comments about his New York Jets teammates and came under fire for them? Well, it seems like it is coming back to haunt him. Jets head coach Rex Ryan commented on McElroy’s comments and said he was “angry” and didn’t agree with all that the qb said. The biggest […]