With Fall practice underway, I wanted to provide some useful commentary on the direction of the team. Unfortunately, the only thing I can think about practice is that it is HOT. Yes, it is miserable in August in Alabama. I’m sure that is a newsflash. It hasn’t ever happened before. But this got me to [...]
Archive | August, 2007
Saban and positive energy
Like a new age guru, Nick Saban sure talks a lot about positive energy. He says it is critical to establishing a championship team. And if you think about it—it isn’t new age nonsense, but a critical tool of leadership. Saban is attempting to appeal to the “better angels†of our character. By creating an [...]
Practice: Mastering frustrations
Fall practice is underway in Tuscaloosa and one of the key elements for entering players (freshmen and upperclassmen alike) is to control frustrations. Anyone who has set foot on a football field or watched practice knows the grind, the heat, the aches, the pains, the confusion of a new system—the frustrations of football. And all [...]
C&W Roundtable posted
The latest edition of the C&W Roundtable is up at RollCrimsonTide.com. This week’s issues were: Discuss the two BAMA rivalries that stand out the most to you, and Discuss BAMA’s special teams and what we should expect to see from them in the future. The Roundtable is always worth reading and this week is no [...]
Alabama Legend To Be Honored
Albertville High School will honor the greatest offensive lineman in history by retiring his jersey. Alabama legend John Hannah’s #73 will be retired at a ceremony before Albertville High School’s opening game Aug. 30 against Douglas. There ceremony begins at 6:20 p.m. It is part of an elaborate celebration of Albertville High School’s 100th year [...]
Fun returns to Alabama
The next step in the Nick Saban era begins today at Alabama—players report for Fall practice. The first practice is tomorrow (Friday). Of course, we’ll know precious little from practice. But what else can we expect from Saban? Saban keeps secrets like KFC guards Col. Sanders secret recipe. He keeps secrets better than anyone in [...]
Tony Mitchell’s suspension much needed
As the Crimson Tide takes the floor tonight in basketball’s version of the Iron Bowl (part one, anyway), it’ll do [...]