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LSU Blogger Calls Saban A Fascists
Posted by: | CommentsYou can tell that LSU and Alabama week has begun because the trash talk has already started. A blogger by the name of Poseur on the LSU SB Nation blog, basically thinks Saban is a “meanie” and needs to be destroyed by the Tigers. “The Nick Sabans of the world want to suck all of […]
McCarron Not Worried About Heisman Hype
Posted by: | CommentsYou would think that if your name was mentioned as one of the top three finalist for the Heisman Trophy that not only would you be flattered and but have a huge ego-not Tide QB AJ McCarron. When asked does the Heisman talk matter, McCarron said “Not at all.” Like Mark Ingram and Trent […]
Alabama/Mississippi State Preview
Posted by: | CommentsWho would have thought in the beginning of the season that Mississippi State and Alabama would be playing for the lead in the SEC West. Apparently, the only person who thought that is Dan Mullen and his players. Mullen said so in interviews this week- but what does it all mean? State has had a […]
Can State Beat Bama? Writer Says Yes
Posted by: | CommentsThe consensus among most experts is that basically Mississippi State doesn’t really have a chance against Alabama Saturday night. But according to a writer with Sports Nation, State has three ways (and according to this writer, ONLY three ways) to defeat Alabama. Check out this article on the Sports Nation website and see if you […]
Dee Milliner: Alabama’s Shutdown Cornerback
Posted by: | CommentsWhen Hall of Famer Deion Sanders played cornerback in NFL, he garnered a reputation as being a shut down corner, meaning that no quarterback would dare throw to his side of the field and when they did, they normally paid for it. Alabama’s Dee Milliner is starting to get that same reputation around college football. […]
Mullen: State Ready For Prime Time
Posted by: | CommentsMississippi State head coach Dan Mullen says that he expected his team to be undefeated this year. “I can’t speak for the Alabama side of things,” Mullen said. “Our guys, they wanted to be in this position to play in this game and they expected coming into this season that this is where we would […]
Saban’s Freshman Policy Based On Burress
Posted by: | CommentsIf you were waiting to hear from Amari Cooper about his performance in the Tennessee game, you must be still in Knoxville waiting. As most of you know by now, Nick Saban has a policy about freshman speaking to the media which is freshman are to be seen and not heard. But the Montgomery Advertiser […]
Mosely Semifinalist for Butkus Award
Posted by: | CommentsAlabama linebacker CJ Mosely, who had an interception in the Tennessee game, is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award. The Butkus Award is given each year to the nation’s top linebacker. The junior leads the Tide with 58 tackles, 3.5 of which have gone for a loss. He has two interceptions, one of which he […]
WSJ: Spurrier Trying To Coach Like Saban Has Backfired
Posted by: | CommentsThe Wall Street Journal did an interesting feature Sunday on South Carolina’s loss to Florida. The WSJ wondered if Steve Spurrier trying to convert his style of play to more like Nick Saban is hurting him. Spurrier revolutionized the SEC back in the 1990’s with his run and gun style, but since his return from […]
Cooper SEC Freshman Of The Week
Posted by: | CommentsFor his performance this past weekend against Tennessee, Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper was name SEC Freshman of the Week. Cooper had a season high 162 yards and two touchdowns against the Vols. According to the SEC, Cooper leads the Tide in receiving yards (425), touchdown catches (5) and receptions (28). Cooper’s 15.18 yards per […]