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The NFL announced Thursday that former Crimson Tide receiver and current Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was name NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month. Since coming back from a hamstring injury, Jones has caught 24 passes for 461 yards; for the season he has caught 54 passes for almost 1000 yards and eight touchdowns. [...]

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Former Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones has had an injury plague season, but when he is healthy he has shown why he is one of the best young players in the league. Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons were down 23-7 to Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers, but the Falcons behind Jones and quarterback Matt Ryan [...]

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The 2008 Alabama senior class which featured Julio Jones, Mark Ingram, Courtney Upshaw, Mark Barron, Dont’a Hightower and Barrett Jones, got the ball rolling so to speak for Nick Saban and the Alabama program. This senior class produced a national championship, Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner, several All-Americans and four first round draft choices with [...]

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Excitement abounds as fans across the country get ready for this weekend’s contest between Alabama and LSU. There has already been some trash talk among fans, but now the talk has been extended to the ranks of the NFL as well. According to the Atlanta Journal, some former Tide and Tiger players are taking bets [...]

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Oct
12

Simply A”Maze”ing!

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Marquis Maze has been showing up every week in a big way. On the season, he is the leading receiver for Alabama with 31 catches / 355 yards receiving and 504 yards on the return game. He has filled in the void left by the parting of Julio Jones to the NFL quite nicely. Week [...]

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Now that Mark Ingram is a New Orleans Saint, apparently he can no longer cheer for his alumna mater. Just before kick-off of Bama’s first game of the season, Ingram sent out a tweet wishing his former mates luck in the coming season, which didn’t sit well with some Saints fans who of course are [...]

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I don’t know about you but I’m ready to watch some Alabama football tomorrow! I’ve been waiting on pins and needles since the end of the Michigan State game! Woo-hoo it’s finally here! The Race for Starting Quarterback I really look forward to seeing how the two “starting” quarterbacks, Philip Sims and AJ McCarron, react [...]

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Duron Carter is not on board at Alabama and the saga is wearing on the nerves of even Nick Saban. When asked whether Duron Carter was in or out, Saban said “You know, I have some information, but at this point, I’ll believe it when I see it,” Saban said with a wry smile. “Is [...]

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Alabama beat Penn State in Tuscaloosa last year 24-3. It was a great game that for the most part (maybe not the fumble on the interception), and should give a good idea of how this year’s team will look come fall. Of course, Marcel Dareus, Greg McElroy, and Julio Jones are among those not in [...]

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We Alabama fans don’t have to be told how amazing Julio Jones was in terms of toughness. After all, he is the same guy who came in the Tennessee game this year after breaking his hand verses South Carolina, and two weeks later set a record at Alabama with 221 yards on 12 catches. He [...]

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