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ESPN is producing a documentary about the 1992 SEC Championship Game called “The Play that Change College Football.” The documentary is about the SEC deciding to go for a conference championship before any conference produced this kind of playoff of any kind in major Division I football. This was first of MANY SEC Championships game [...]

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Senior safety Mark Barron was tabbed as the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week after his outstanding defensive performance in Alabama’s 27-11 win over Penn State. Barron had 7 total tackles along with an acrobatic interception and a recovered fumble. Earlier this week, he was names SEC Defensive Player of the Week. I am [...]

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After 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 [...]

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Ok Bama fans I have to ask, when Alabama is not playing Auburn do you cheer for the Tigers? I know some of you have relatives or even your children who have ties to Auburn or another SEC school and maybe are FORCED to cheer for them because of those ties. I have friends who [...]

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Mark Barron led the Tide with seven tackles, an interception, and fumble recovery in Tide’s victory over win at No. 23 Penn State. Barron’s interception ended a Penn State drive at the Bama 9-yard line in the third quarter and the fumble recovery ended another drive by the Nittany Lions at the Bama 35. The [...]

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During Alabama’s 27-11 victory over Penn State Saturday, quarterback AJ McCarron played the whole contest except for the last minute or so of the game, that’s when back-up qb Phillip Sims came in and closed out the game. Sims on his Twitter account, sounded more then a bit disappointed about his situation: “Dont even feel [...]

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Sep
12

Tide Recruit Attends Game

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Among the 107,000 who attended Saturday’s Penn State/Alabama game was Tide and Nittany Lions recruit Kent Taylor from Land O’Lakes, FL. The 6’5 220 pound tight end according to Rivals.com is the top tight end prospect in the country. Taylor listed Penn State, Alabama, Florida and Georgia as his top schools. Taylor, who grew up [...]

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In a very classy move, Steve Sampsell who is the director of college relations at Penn State, sent a very classy letter to UA’s student newspaper the Crimson White welcoming Alabama fans and students to their campus this weekend for the game against the Nittany Lions. Sampsell was very complimentary of how he and Penn [...]

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Man I am pumped! Alabama…er… SEC Media Days start today! It is high time that the boys of fall come out of their summer slumber to talk some pigskin for the upcoming fall. Alabama comes up Friday, however there will be lots of great interviews from all the SEC Coaches and their top players today [...]

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It wasn’t pretty to watch, but Alabama pulled out a victory in the end over a youthful Auburn squad, and it was a real grinder to watch. Nevertheless, it was a W in the win column. The score was 51-49 Alabama, as Alabama won its second victory of the season over their cross-state rival. JaMychal [...]

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