Jerrell Harris will stay at OLB Alabama enters fall camp in better condition than last year. Something Tide fans will welcome as a sign the Process(trademark, copyright, etc.) is well underway. Alabama head football coach Nick Saban said the players worked hard during the summer to get ready. “I think our team is in a [...]
Archive | July, 2008
UA’s academic success
No worse harm can befall a man than to hold the wrong opinions. Socrates, The Gorgias As players report for fall camp, let’s take a break from the sports discussion and talk about something else—something more important. The University of Alabama has won recognition for its academic achievements in the last year, and it hasn’t [...]
The underbelly of websites
As I noted last week, it isn’t odd for a website covering college football to have an agenda. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one to notice. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier alleged someone working for a website covering Clemson had mailed recruits negative stories about arrests at South Carolina. Spurrier renewed the allegations in an [...]
Told you so…
The fucking point is that fucking Alabama is going to kick kids off the fucking team for no fucking reason. The point is not that violating the NCAA’s made-up limit is evil. The NCAA limit is there because the NCAA would like you to not kick kids off the fucking team, but for various reasons [...]
Report: Crump leaves Tide
Patrick Crump has left the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, according to Ian Rapoport of the Birmingham News. Rapoport talked with Crump’s high school coach Rush Propst. The former Buc head coach said Crump’s “heart wasn’t in it.” For those of you counting, that should balance the number of players on scholarship. Advertisement: Story continues [...]
The past is a roadmap at UA
I know of no way of judging the future but by the past. Patrick Henry, speech to the Virginia, Convention March 23, 1775 When I was in high school, I read Napoleon’s Maxims of War for the first time. His last maxim, amplified my already passionate love of history. Maxim LXXVIII. Peruse again and again [...]
Dave Hart hired at UA
UPDATE 5:20 p.m. It is official. Here’s the release. I’m struck by the similarities of hiring another FSU AD at UA. What is past is prologue at Alabama. (UA) TUSCALOOSA – University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore announced today that Dave Hart, Jr., former director of athletics at Florida State University and East [...]
APR question
Shane brought up the APR while talking with Paul Finebaum today. APR is a combination of academic progress and RETENTION. How does the APR work? According to the NCAA website: the APR awards two points each term to student-athletes who meet academic-eligibility standards and who remain with the institution. A team’s APR is the total [...]
Top assistant coaches in the SEC
When I saw this top assistant coaches list by the guys at CoachesHotSeat (HT Blutarsky), I decided to create a list of the top assistants in the SEC. Here’s a breakdown of the coaches who matter most in the conference. To create this list, I’m going to name two assistants off each team who excel [...]
NBC to stream Sunday Night football
REUTERS: ‘Sunday Night Football’ to be streamed on Web A non-Alabama story, but still interesting for football fans. Reuters reported NBC will stream the complete Sunday Night Football broadcast (See story below, last brief). Powered by Mochila
Rivals: Tide lands lucky 13
Clarksdale, Mississippi offensive lineman Anthony Steen committed, according to Rival’s Bamaonline.com. Steen is a three-star lineman weighing 297 lbs., and coming in at 6’4″. He was being recruited by FSU, Miami, and Southern Miss. He was drawing heavy interest from the Hurricanes. Steen is a member of the ESPN 150 Watch List, Crimson Confidential reported. [...]
Fan Day set for Sunday, Aug. 3
Fans can watch a practice session, and then collect autographs Sunday, August 3. The practice session is set for 2:30 p.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium. According to UA, fans can enter the stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. using the west side gates 6-17. Around 4:30 p.m. practice concludes, and then fans can attempt to get an [...]
D-lineman Anthony Orr commits
Alabama landed another defensive line verbal Tuesday as Sparkman’s three-star Anthony Orr pledged to sign with the Tide, according to multiple media reports. Orr is reportedly 6’5″ 260-pounds, and picked the Tide over Auburn, Clemson, Miss State, South Carolina and Tennessee. He is listed as a three-star by Rivals and Scout. Alabama has also notched [...]
Images from Media Days
I miss my Nikon D2H. I used my sister’s digital camera for Media Days, and snapped these images. That is how I learned I miss that Nikon. Nothing special, but just in case you haven’t overdosed on media days coverage, you can enjoy these photographs. I’m going to put them into our photographic archive too. [...]
UAB football fans send out SOS
By Hunter Ford An old friend recently contacted me about setting up a meeting to try and motivate UAB football fans to better support the Blazers. UAB football is on life support right now. I believe it could be resuscitated. UAB football has several problems, some that could be remedied quickly and others that will [...]
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Rebuilding: Saban, Spurrier and Petrino
Returning to the SEC, coaches face obstacles Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier and Bobby Petrino are grappling with similar problems at their respective schools. Both are improving the talent level, but both have found problems getting everyone on board, playing consistently, and had to address off-the-field issues on the recruiting trial. Saban talked about the lack [...]
How much longer can Spurrier last?
Steve Spurrier was on his game Friday at SEC Media Days. He looked and sounded energetic. It was much different than the drained Spurrier who was in Birmingham for the Region’s golf event earlier this summer. When Spurrier was on the Finebaum radio show during the golf tournament, he sounded exhausted. To my ears, the [...]
AJC: Tide-Va. Tech could still happen
Mr. College Football reports a 2009 Atlanta football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Virginia Tech could happen. Barnhart talked with Saban, and this is the obstacle to the game: Alabama is scheduled to go to Tulane in 2009 as a part of a contract that called for Tulane to play multiple games in [...]
Notes from Day 3 of SEC Media Days
How the SEC has changed Why is the SEC strong? Even UK and South Carolina are upgrading their talent. Kentucky in particular has improved in one easily measurable way: speed. “When I got to Kentucky, the first year we had one player that could run under 4.5. Last year we had 17,†Brooks said. Tuberville’s [...]
Tuberville’s charm offensive
Tommy Tuberville’s charm offensive was a success at SEC Media Days 2008 due to his likeability, and media savvy. Tuberville thrives on stage; like a baby-kissing politician, Tuberville has time for this shit. It also doesn’t hurt to have Auburn’s Internet journalists at SEC Media Days spreading the corporate message. The Auburn websites asked about [...]
Confessions of a Bama blogger
I didn’t vote Alabama to win the conference when I turned in my ballot at SEC Media Days Thursday. I didn’t vote Alabama to win the division. And perhaps the worst confession of all, I let my uncertainty over the Western Division overrule my gut (LSU), and I voted Auburn to win the division. Why? [...]
J.P. Wilson poised for breakout season
Alabama’s senior quarterback, John Parker Wilson wasn’t in Hoover today, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t a big topic of conversation. In fact, Wilson was discussed by Coach Nick Saban, and his senior center Antoine Caldwell. Despite playing for his third offensive coordinator, Saban said the quarterback has adjusted extremely well. Advertisement: Story continues below [...]
Nick Saban: Social Worker
What is the purpose of a football coach? To win games? Nick Saban believes his chief task is to help players. “You know, philosophically, we are there to help players,†Saban said. “You know, we’re gonna take every player and try to get him to reach his full potential. And everybody has a responsibility and [...]
SEC intrigue: Fulmer and the subpoena
AP: A process server hired by lawyers for Wendell Smith of Chattanooga, Tenn., approached Fulmer as he stepped out of an SUV outside the suburban hotel where SEC holds its media days, said Brandon Blankenship, an attorney for Smith. Powered by Mochila
Random notes on Day 2 of SEC Media Days
Ave Caesar! Notwithstanding a 7-6 record in his first season, Nick Saban arrived at SEC Media Days Thursday like a conquering hero. Alabama fans and media swarmed Saban’s every move. From radio broadcast to radio broadcast cameras followed the emperor of Alabama. I somehow resisted the urge to ask Saban what he expected the Tide’s [...]
SEC shuts Franklin down
By Shane from Centerpoint Well, it didn’t take him long. He hasn’t coached a down of football yet in the SEC, but Auburn’s new offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, has already has a problem with following the rules. He is apparently upset because the commissioner’s office is making him remove his name from the title of [...]
Random notes from Day 1 of SEC Media Days
Sportswriters need to learn how to dress Sportswriters need a lesson in how to dress. Maybe the TV people should host a seminar. Too many sportswriters don’t wear socks, and too many wear shorts to Media Days. Are sportswriters so poor they can’t afford socks? I will say compared to many a pressbox, the attire [...]
SEC on the TV
Wondering where to tune in for SEC football in the coming years? You’ll have to wait a little longer to find out. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the conference has been in the process of studying its options for the past two years. The examination has included looking at the Mountain West Conference channel, the [...]
Tim Tebow’s Bully Pulpit
Some things matter more than football. It would be hard to believe that when over 850 people attended SEC Media Days, but all the attention and hoopla surrounding football can serve a higher purpose. Just ask Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. The junior Florida quarterback is often portrayed as Superman. He performs circumcisions while on [...]
Auburn’s lunatic fringe displays its hypocrisy
The Never To Yield Foundation is right—all Alabama fans are rude and evil. We are sinners. It is too bad [...]