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VIDEO: On the Road to the 14th National Championship: Game 2 Penn State
Posted by: | CommentsThe last few seasons, the Tide has opened up on the road with Clemson and Virginia Tech in the Georgia Dome; this year, the Tide waited until the second game of the season to go on the road to play Big 10 foe Penn State. Penn State came into this game with one of the […]
McElwain Returns to Practice; Thanks Players
Posted by: | CommentsIt was an emotional moment Monday for new Colorado State coach and Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain. This was the first time McElwain was able to address his players since he took the CSU job. According to the Dothan Eagle, McElwain got chocked up. “He told us we put him in that position to have […]
Spurrier and Bowden Talk BCS Rematch
Posted by: | CommentsESPN the Magazine did any interesting piece on the BCS Rematch between LSU and Alabama from the prospective of Steve Spurrier and Bobby Bowden who of course faced each other in a rematch for the national championship back in the mid-90’s with Florida blowing out the Seminoles, 52-20. “I’LL TELL YOU EXACTLY what playing someone […]
Where are they now? Bobby Humphrey
Posted by: | CommentsBobby Humphrey was the freshman pheonm that came on the scene in the 1980’s. Humphrey took the place of an injured Gene Jelks and never looked on. He went on to amass nearly 3500 yards and 40 touchdowns in his Alabama career and held the Alabama record for most yards in a season (1471) until […]
UA and LSU come together for BCS Community Project
Posted by: | CommentsThe Alabama Athletic Department announced that Students and alumni from both UA and L S U will come together for a project in the New Orleans community at the Allstate BCS National Championship Service Project on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Representatives of the two universities will work to improve the facilities of the Boys and […]
Forty UA Student-Athletes Received Degrees this Past Weekend
Posted by: | CommentsForty University of Alabama student-athletes received their degrees this weekend at winter graduation exercises. Twelve of the 40 came from the football team. That list includes: Undra Billingsley, Jerrell Harris, Robert Lester, John Michael Boswell, Marquis Maze, Brad Smelley, Christopher Jordan, Darius Hanks, Dont’a Hightower, De’Quan Menzie, Brandon Lewis and Brandon Gibson, who received his […]
VIDEO: Alabama Gets Back To Work Today
Posted by: | CommentsSee Alabama’s players back to work today getting ready for the BCS Championship game. Coach Saban said that the players were anxious to get back to work and had “good energy and enthusiasm in the work.” With the vigorous off-season workouts the players have undergone since the Auburn game, Coach Saban was concerned that the […]
Tide Struggles Again in Loss to K-State
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s becoming an all too familiar scene in the past four games. The Tide gets off to a fast start, loses itself defensively and offensively and gets blown out in the second half. That’s exactly what happened Saturday night in Kansas City against Kansas State. The Tide got off to a seven point lead only […]
Alabama Snatches 5 Star Recruit From Auburn!
Posted by: | CommentsAlabama grabbed a commitment from the top 5-star commitment in the 2012 Auburn recruiting class. He is the stud running back, T.J. Yeldon from Daphne, Alabama. This bad boy dominated the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star game and walked away with the MVP award after churning up 116 yards and scoring 3 TDs. His senior season was also […]
Updyke’s Daughter Starts Website to Help Her Father
Posted by: | CommentsIn the “are they really going to do this” department, it was reported on AL. com Wednesday that Harvey Updyke’s daughter has started a website to help raise money for her father. In a conversation via Facebook, Updyke said his financial issues involve a $50,000 bond, transportation back-and-forth from Louisiana and for his wife’s “major […]