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Post season nominations keep coming in for the Alabama football team, earlier last week it was announced that several Tide players were up for the Lombardi Award and today, Mark Barron and Dre Kirkpatrick were named two of the 15 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award. The Jim Thorpe Award is given annually to the […]

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Sep
13

Where’s the Defense in the SEC?

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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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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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Jul
05

ONLY 60 DAYS TIL KICKOFF!

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Hey everybody! Hope you had a great 4th of July! I know I did. I ate too much and took in the local fireworks here in Crossville. We had a great time & I hope you did too. Just looking at the calendar and seen that we are 60 days away from Alabama’s kickoff. What […]

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Today there were two Tide recruiting targets announcing their commitments. Phillip Dukes & Cameron Clear. One of those announcements has already came. Phillip Dukes committed to the Gamecocks. It came down to Clemson, Auburn, Alabama, North Carolina, or South Carolina, and Dukes chose South Carolina. It seems that South Carolina is sneaking up on a […]

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I’m not sure how good this source is in Gainesville, however the website http://florida.247sports.com is reporting that Florida is expected to hire Alabama’s current defensive line coach, Bo Davis. Will Muschamp, Florida’s new head coach, is on the lookout for assistant coaches. One of the other coaches on Alabama staff that may possibly be courted […]

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Alabama’s walk-on sophomore defensive back Will Lowery is one of 55 nominees for the Rudy Award.  If you want him to win, please vote at the College Rudy Awards.com site. Each fan is allowed a maximum of one vote per day.  Voting ends tomorrow at 7PM.  Vote For Will Lowery! Roll Tide! License for phpBay Pro […]

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Alabama’s walk-on sophomore defensive back Will Lowery is one of 55 nominees for the Rudy Award.  If you have ever seen the movie, Rudy, you know what this award is about. It recognizes walk-on players that make a mark on their team as well as community by recognizing character, contribution, courage, and commitment. Lowery walked on […]

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Every team has an award ceremony for awarding the play of individual players following a football season.  Alabama is no different.  On Sunday night at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham, the team provided recognition to the individual players in 2010 that exceled on the field & in the classroom.  Coach Saban addressed the […]

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Oct
19

Quotes From The Capstone This Week

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Leading up to the rivalry game with the Tennessee Volunteers, there has been a lot of interesting, if not funny, quotes from the Alabama locker room. Check out what is being said from the top (Coach Saban) on down to the players. “I think you can kind of throw out everything — record and what […]

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