Archive for Champions
VIDEO: Coach Saban Enjoyed This Victory A Little More Than Most
Posted by: | CommentsI think Coach Saban enjoyed this last victory a little more than most. You can see it after the Gatorade bath. He may not admit it, but the sweet satisfaction of winning a national championship this year, after being down for the count following the LSU loss last November, is pretty much the highlight of [...]
ShareVIDEO: Bama Fans Celebrate In Tuscaloosa After The BCS Announcement
Posted by: | CommentsThe atmosphere was certainly rejoiceful in the streets of Tuscaloosa tonight as the news of Alabama playing in the BCS national championship game was announced. In one bar on the strip in Tuscaloosa, you see the excitement first hand as the announcement is made on TV! Following is a chorus of songs like Yea Alabama [...]
ShareAir Force Coaching Legend Fisher DeBerry Favors Bama vs LSU in Title Game
Posted by: | CommentsFormer head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy from 1984 to 2006, Fisher DeBerry racked up the most wins and highest winning percentage (.608) in Air Force football history. His best year was 1985, when Air Force finished #8 in the AP with a 12-1 record. He duplicated that record in 1998, [...]
ShareVIDEO: SEC Basketball Media Days – Featuring Alabama
Posted by: | CommentsLast Friday, Anthony Grant & Wendell Hudson talked Alabama basketball. Both teams have reason for optimism this season. The men’s team returns one of the top players in the country, 2nd team All American JaMychal Green. Green spoke at Media days and spoke about his intentions to step up and set the example for the [...]
ShareVideo: Johnny Mack Brown – Hero of Alabama’s First National Championship in 1926
Posted by: | CommentsI just finished reading the very first profile in “The Bama Way: Profiles of Champions” by former Alabama team captain Todd Bates. I am loving it! The first profile is about a Alabama legend that I had very little knowledge of, however many of the older generation knew him very well (even if they did [...]
ShareWhere’s the Defense in the SEC?
Posted by: | CommentsAfter watching two weeks of college football one thing is certain: The defense that is being played out there is terrible. How do you explain scores like this over the weekend: 41-35, 45-42, 35-31. Even the Iowa/Iowa State game got into the 40’s. I looked up NCAA defensive stats this morning and found only two [...]
ShareMemorable Plays Mark the Alabama/Penn State Series
Posted by: | CommentsThere have been many memorable moments in the Alabama/Penn State rivalry over the years. There was the 1979 goal line stand made famous in the Sugar Bowl that won Alabama the national championship that no one will ever forget, but the two probably still most talked about plays in this rivalry took place in 1983 [...]
ShareSurvey Results: Do you want Auburn to Beat Oregon for the National Championship?
Posted by: | CommentsThe pulse of the the Alabama nation has been taken. Alabama fans are more in-favor of Auburn losing than rooting for a fellow SEC team. Hatred runs deep in the heart of dixie when it comes to the Iron Bowl, and the vitriol continues to flow even after 2 weeks after the greatest rivalry game [...]
ShareAlabama Football Team Ranked #5 in AP; #6 in BCS
Posted by: | CommentsThe best ranked 1-loss team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide comes in at #5 in the AP and #6 in the BCS standings. Many people are saying that Alabama has a very legitimate chance to leapfrog the smaller (and possibly undefeated) non-BCS teams if it wins-out with victories over 4 of its last [...]
ShareAre You Rooting For Auburn Today?
Posted by: | CommentsI know I am (..until after they play the Georgia game that is). Why? As unsavory as it may seem, Auburn is in fact #1 in the BCS right now. Alabama needs the farmboys to stay in the top spot to have the computer juice to get to #2 or #1 in the BCS. I [...]
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