Archive | February, 2008

Super Bowl XLII coverage

Video feeds from Super Bowl XLII

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A new #1 and Saban looks toward 2009

The Tide takes over top spot in the Scout.com rankings thanks to the Friday commitment of Alonzo Lawrence. Scout.com experts say the class is deep with 28 total commitments now including 14 four-stars. Here is what Scout.com had to say about this class: “The thing that stands out about the class is so many versatile, [...]

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Saban lands Alonzo Lawrence

Alabama fans were jubilant as they got a treat Friday as Alonzo Lawrence announced his commitment to UA. The Alabama staff recruited Lawrence for months, even prior to Lawrence strong showing in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. Lawrence size is considered a strong asset. Unlike many Alabama cornerbacks, he comes in at 6’0”. That is much [...]

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Saban has OCD?

Filling time as we enter Super Bowl weekend, the Finebaum Radio Network took on the Nick Saban press conference. Saban took on the press in a very confrontational manner on Thursday. Finebaum made Saban’s behavior the centerpiece of his first hour. During the discussion, he brought in someone working at the station who dropped a [...]

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Can Alabama win the 2008 national title?

Can Alabama compete for a national championship in 2008? Don’t laugh. According to Rivals.com’s senior college football writer Olin Buchanan, Alabama and five other teams meet the criteria for a BCS champion. The criteria used? Trends during the BCS era indicate that the 2008 national champ will be a team that meets the following criteria: [...]

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No monument for Namath

Beaver Falls, Pa. doesn’t have a monument to its most famous resident—Joe Namath. According to news reports from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and picked up by UPI (see below) other superstars from the region were honored including: George Blanda, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Willie Thrower, Chuck Fusina, Terry Hanratty and Marc Bulger. But nothing [...]

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Recruiting: Alabama lands commitment from #6 pro style QB Cooper Bateman

Alabama needed a quarterback in the next recruiting class, and it landed a commitment from one of the top pro-style [...]

Leadership the Nick Saban Way: How to rally after a loss—four lessons from Alabama’s BCS National Championship

Leadership lessons from Alabama football coach Nick Saban: Turning a loss into an opportunity for growth The Alabama football team [...]

Conference expansion paid off for the ACC; What looms for the SEC?

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) raided the Big East in an attempt to improve its position during the conference realignment [...]

ALABAMA FOOTBALL: The leadership keys to Nick Saban’s success

I love studying leadership. I confess that my favorite book on leadership is Machiavelli’s The Prince, but there are many [...]

SEC FOOTBALL: Alabama coach Nick Saban, LSU coach Les Miles and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier are top three coaches in the conference

See why some think Alabama Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban is the best coach in college football.

Hey NFL, I’ll risk a concussion if you’ll give me a shot

Would someone reading this please help me? I’ve got a real problem on my hands and I’m out of answers. [...]