Archive for national championship game
Marty Lyons Inducted to College Football Hall of Fame
Posted by: | CommentsFormer University of Alabama and New York Jets player Marty Lyons was induced into the College Football Hall of Fame last night. Lyons was a first-team All-American defensive tackle in 1978 at Alabama after leading the Crimson Tide to the national championship in the Sugar Bowl. He was the ’78 SEC Defensive Player of the […]
LSU Website Actually Was Selling Tide Merchandise – Not Hacked
Posted by: | CommentsWell it looks like the University of Alabama isn’t the place where you can buy Tide merchandise. Apparently an LSU website got in trouble for accidentally advertising Bama gear on their website. At first it was thought that the site was hacked, but it was later found out that it wasn’t true. According to CNBC’s […]
Tide Places 11 on Coaches All-SEC Football Team
Posted by: | CommentsThe coaches All-SEC Team came out yesterday and 11 Tide football players made the team. The Tide had six members to make the first team which was tied with LSU, but the Tide had the most players on the second team with five players selected. Tide wide out Marquis Maze was recognized twice on the […]
Richardson Travels To New York This Weekend For Heisman Ceremony
Posted by: | CommentsTo no one’s surprise, Trent Richardson is a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Richardson will join other finalist quarterbacks Robert Griffin III (Baylor), Andrew Luck (Stanford), running back Montee Ball (Wisconsin) and defensive back Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) in New York this weekend for the ceremony. Richardson told the Birmingham News he is very excited about […]
Richardson Predicted to Finish Third in Heisman Race – We Will See
Posted by: | CommentsIf you believe the straw polls that have been conducted the last few days by Heisman websites, Trent Richardson will not win the Heisman Trophy, Robert Griffin III of Baylor will win. The Birmingham News broke down the poll like this: This time, Griffin received eight first-place votes and 32 points. He appeared on 12 […]
Barrett Jones Wins Wuerffel Award
Posted by: | CommentsThe University of Alabama announced that Tide offensive lineman Barrett Jones won the Wuerffel Award. The award is named after former Heisman Trophy winner and Florida Gator quarterback, Danny Wuerffel. The award is presented annually to the Football Bowl Subdivision player that best combines exemplary community service with academic and athletic achievement. Jones was presented […]
LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu Has NOTHING on The Real Honey Badger
Posted by: | CommentsYou want to know what a Honey Badger really is? Trust me it’s not Tyrann Mathieu of LSU. Check out this funny video about the REAL Honey Badger. Video Below: (WARNING: Has bad language, don’t watch with kids or turn it down.)
Five Tide Players Named All-Americans
Posted by: | CommentsRunning back Trent Richardson leads a group of Crimson Tide players who were named to the American Football Coaches Association’s All-American Team. Joining Richardson are offensive lineman Barrett Jones, linebacker Dont’a Hightower, and defensive backs Mark Barron and DeQuan Menzie. The AFCA have been selecting its All-American teams since 1945. Alabama’s 5 selections in 2011 […]
Did Richardson Fall Behind in Heisman Race? We’ll See Saturday
Posted by: | CommentsAt the end of last week, Alabama running back Trent Richardson was leading the Heisman Trophy race; as of right now he is third behind Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III who is leading and Andrew Luck according to ESPN and Stiff Arm Trophy. Griffin’s surge is mainly because he got to play the last weekend […]
Will AP Voters STILL Vote LSU No. 1 Even If they Lose?
Posted by: | CommentsThere has been a discussion the last few weeks that suggested that even if LSU were to lose to Alabama in the national championship game, that some Associated Press voters would still vote LSU No. 1. The talk kind of started with Gary Danielson of CBS who was discussing the idea on Paul Finebaum last […]