Archive for national championship
Nussmeier Looks To Make Mark As Tide’s New OC
Posted by: | CommentsAfter last season’s national championship victory over LSU, former Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain left for Colorado State. After four successful seasons as offensive coordinator with two national championships under his belt, the question for many Crimson Tide fans was who could replace him? Nick Saban didn’t waste any time in hiring Doug Nussmeier formally […]
Boston Herald Does Story On Hightower
Posted by: | CommentsThe Boston Herald, which covers the New England Patriots, did a nice feature story on former Crimson Tide outside linebacker Dont’a Hightower. The story discusses Hightower’s beginnings at Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, Tennessee, to him playing football for the Tide and being drafted by the Patriots. It also discusses Hightower’s injury during the […]
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 […]
Frozen Tide Defeats Gators For SEC Title
Posted by: | CommentsJust like the 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team that lost to the Florida Gators in the 08 SEC Championship Game, the Frozen Tide who lost to the Gators last year in the SEC semifinals got their revenge defeating the Gators 7-2 to win the SEC Championship. Tide goalie John Bierchen was awarded the tournament’s […]
Alabama’s Frozen Tide Going To The Ship
Posted by: | CommentsThe University of Alabama might be celebrating its third national championship in a 12 month period when the Alabama hockey team, known as the Frozen Tide (22-13), will be playing for a national championship in the American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship tournament in New Jersey. From there the Tide which is the No. 3 […]
Tide Commitment Switches to Kentucky
Posted by: | CommentsAfter saying a few weeks ago he was committed to the Alabama, running back Justin Taylor has decided not to commit to the Tide, but sign with Kentucky. “They really came hard after him the last 48 hours,” said Stanley Pritchett, Taylor’s high school coach. “ “Kentucky really put the full court press on him. […]