Archive for national championship
Tide Now Odds On Favorite To Win SEC
Posted by: | CommentsHow big of a loss is former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu? So big that now Vegas odds makers are saying now that the Crimson Tide is favored to take the SEC. According to betting website Bovada, the Tide who was tied with the Tigers for winning the SEC, has now taken the lead with […]
Tide Suffers Injury at Defensive Backfield
Posted by: | CommentsComing into this season, the Crimson Tide’s secondary had at least one thing going for it; depth. But that his taken a couple of blows this week with a departure of one player and injury to another. Jarrick Williams will be out the rest of the season with an ACL injury according to head coach […]
Richardson Undergoes Knee Surgery
Posted by: | CommentsWe might have to wait a few weeks before we see the debut of former Bama running back Trent Richardson in a Cleveland Browns uniform. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that Richardson “tentatively scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery Thursday to remove a ‘hang nail particle’ of loose cartilage that is irritating his left knee.” The good […]
Jones Puts Up Huge Numbers In First Pre-Season Game for Falcons
Posted by: | CommentsJulio Jones put on a clinic for the Atlanta Falcons in the first half last night against the No. 1 defense of the Baltimore Ravens. Jones ended up having 109 yards including one touchdown in the Falcons 31-17 loss to the Ravens. After suffering a few injuries last year that prevented him from a 1000 […]
Kouandjio Ready To Get Back To Work
Posted by: | CommentsChase Goodbread, who writes for tidesports.com, wrote an interesting article on the return of Cyrus Kouandjio. Kouandjio, who earned a starting position last year on the offensive line, got hurt during the Tennessee game and was out the rest of the season. Kouandjio talks about his injury, rehabbing with his brother and how it feels […]
WR Black Out For 3-4 Months
Posted by: | CommentsBad news for the Alabama offense, wide receiver Chris Black, who was expected to contribute to the offense this season, will need surgery for his shoulder and is expected to be out for 3-4 months. “He’s going to be an excellent player for us in the future,” Saban said. According to some reports, there was […]
LSU Dismisses Mathieu, The “Honey Badger”
Posted by: | CommentsMeanwhile, Bama isn’t the only SEC team with big news today. LSU announced that the “Honey Badger”, Tyrann Mathieu, has been kicked off the team for violation of team rules. We won’t speculate much, but rumor has it, he failed some kind of test; whether it’s school or something else, we’ll leave that up to […]
JC Transfer Leaving Bama
Posted by: | CommentsJunior defensive back Travell Dixon, who was expected to help the Tide this year in the secondary, has decided to leave the program. Dixon told Andrew Bone of Tidesports.com that “I decided to leave due to family and personal reasons,” “I don’t know where I am going to go.” Dixon informed the Bama coaching staff […]
Report: Tide Recruit Transferring Causes Controversy
Posted by: | CommentsDefensive lineman Darius Paige has transferred from Washington High in Pensacola to Foley High School. Why is this story you ask? Well his former assistant high school coach is accusing the one of the Tide’s assistant coaches of encouraged Paige to transfer for academic reasons. Washington High assistant coach George Schellang accused Alabama assistant coach […]
Notes From The Nick Saban Press Conference
Posted by: | CommentsAfter the Tide’s first workout in pads yesterday, Coach Nick Saban addressed the media. Here are just a few tidbits from his news conference. After Tuesday’s practice the coach said he was “pleased” but not “satisfied” with his team yet. As far as the players go, Saban singled out quarterback AJ McCarron and offensive lineman […]