Archive for SEC football
Jones Co-SEC Special Teams Player Of The Week
Posted by: | CommentsWhen Ole Miss took a 7-6 lead over Alabama Saturday, it sent shock waves all over the country; that is until 15 seconds later when Bama took back the lead. Christian Jones ended the talk of upset when he ran the opening kick-off 99-yards for a touchdown. For his efforts, Jones was named Co-SEC Special […]
Injury Report: White and Hart OUT
Posted by: | CommentsBad news for the Tide on the injury front; running back Dee Hart and wide receiver DeAndrew White are both out for the season with knee injuries. Both have ACL injuries that will require that they have surgery. It was first thought that Hart would be fine after he walked off the field; that wasn’t […]
Saban Receives Praise For Injury Reports
Posted by: | CommentsStop the presses! Nick Saban was actually PRAISED for something he did. Saban was praised in the LA Times for being honest about his team’s injury reports. The folks in LA are praising Saban because of one Lane Kiffin. Kiffin got into trouble a few weeks ago for not releasing for kicking reporters out because […]
Bryant’s Long Time Personal Chauffer and Friend Dies at 76
Posted by: | CommentsLong time chauffer to Coach Bryant,Billy Varner; died recently at the age of 76. Varner had worked with Bryant for years and towards the end of Coach Bryant’s life, became a good friend of the coach. “Billy had a very good personality. He was very engaging, he was friendly, he was fun to be with […]
Ohio Writer Thinks McCarron Should Be A Heisman Candidate
Posted by: | CommentsWhile everyone was oooooing and ahhhhhhing over West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith’s performance against Baylor Saturday, not everyone was impressed. Reporter Mark Podolski thinks that while Smith was impressive Saturday, he was more impressive with AJ McCarron’s work. “It’s not that I don’t like (Geno) Smith. I like McCarron better. Ever since his superb performance […]
Bama Unanimous No. 1 In AP Poll
Posted by: | CommentsAlthough they have been No. 1 for about a month now, this is the first time that the Tide has been the unanimous No. 1 team in the country according to the AP poll after what most thought was a sub-par performance against Ole Miss. Oregon remained at No. 2, while LSU slipped another spot […]
Calloway and Sims May Get To Play At Running Back
Posted by: | CommentsWith all the injuries that have occurred at the running back position this year, Tide coach Nick Saban hinted that redshirt running back Brent Calloway may get a chance to play at the running back position. “We may need to do something like that,” Saban said. “We’ve lost two running backs. We thought we had […]
Tide Has Another Workmanlike Performance Against Ole Miss
Posted by: | CommentsHow successful has Alabama been over the past few years? So successful that some fans are upset that the Tide “only” beat Ole Miss by 19 points, 33-14. Although the Tide defense gave up 14 points on two long drives, the defense intercepted the Rebels three times and held them to under 250 total yards […]
Tide Faces New and Improved Ole Miss Team
Posted by: | CommentsFor the first four games of the 2012 season, the Alabama Crimson Tide has yet to be challenged. Most thought that the Tide would be challenged by the Michigan Wolverines and they weren’t. Some thought the Arkansas Razorbacks would challenge the Tide too; they didn’t. Now, here comes the Ole Miss Rebels. The Rebels have […]
Manning Praises McCarron
Posted by: | CommentsWhen one of the most celebrated quarterbacks in SEC history praises you, you must be doing something right. Archie Manning, who use play qb at Ole Miss, was singing the praises of one AJ McCarron. Manning was saying how much of a change he has seen in him recently. “I don’t think there is any […]