Today’s agenda includes Les Miles of LSU and Urban Meyer of Florida as the headliners. Also in attendance defending State of Alabama champion Sly Croom of Mississippi State and Bobby Johnson of Vanderbilt. What questions do we want answered? Powered by Mochila Can Les Miles find a hat that fits? Will he make any La. [...]
Archive | July, 2008
Ming commits; West commits
Tide now with 10 verbal pledges Alabama landed four-star recruit DE William Ming, and a three-star DB Gerald West Tuesday. Ming is rated one of the top ten prospects in the state by Rivals.com. West is ranked the 18th best in the state by Rivals.com. According to Scout.com, Ming held offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, [...]
Shane: ‘What if?’
By Shane from Centerpoint Let’s play a game of “What if?â€. The topic for today’s game is the final records of both the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers. How will the supporters of each university feel when the season is completed and the final records are assessed? Can one game change the perception [...]
Clemson picked to win ACC
For the 17th straight time, a Bowden is picked to win the ACC. Only, this isn’t Bobby. Here’s an AP story on Clemson and the outlook for this year’s Tigers squad. The Tigers open the 2008 college football season in Atlanta against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Powered by Mochila
About our comments & more
OK a couple of quick items to talk about. First, can we call a truce on the personal attacks going on amongst our commentors? I think some of the vitriol has gotten out of hand, but I don’t want to moderate unless absolutely necessary—I’m committed to letting all fans who visit her express themselves. But [...]
8 Tide players named preseason ALL-SEC
The University of Alabama had eight players named to the coaches preseason ALL-SEC team. Here is the list of the entire ALL-SEC team with Alabama players in bold. (#-Ties / *-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players) FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown TE Cornelius [...]
Pettway comes home…
…And we all cross our fingers by intheknow72 The latest news out of Tuscaloosa reports that another favorite in the Alabama family is coming home to roost. Antoine Pettway, forever remembered for his relentless heart…if not his red shoes…is coming home to join Mark Gottfried’s staff. Memories like the layup to sink the Gators and [...]
Can Gottfried turn the Tide?
Mark Gottfried is “excited†about next season’s Tide basketball team, but what do Alabama’s most knowledgable fans say about Bama’s roundball prospects? We asked Bamahoops.blogspot.com and Bill Ellis of BamaBasketball.net five questions about Mark Gottfried, Ronald Steele and the 2008-2009 basketball season. 1. Who will be Alabama ’s starting five? BamaHoops: I think the starting [...]
Team Focus is changing the face of America
Here’s an article and a column about Mike Gottfried’s visit to Lawson State with his Team Focus camp. Gottfried shared a funny Bear Bryant story with me. Gottfried brought his 1982 Cincinnati Bearcats to Bryant-Denny for what ended up to be Bryant’s last homecoming game. “Before the game a group of my players came to [...]
Gottfried continues coaching for Team Focus
By Hunter Ford TWS Reporter In the spring of 1956 an 11-year-old boy sat on his bathroom floor holding his father’s head in his lap. His father had collapsed from a massive heart attack. The young boy cried and prayed and talked to his father as his father’s life ended. The boy and his two [...]
Shane’s crystal ball
By Shane from Centerpoint Crystal Ball – Alabama / Auburn records 2008 ALABAMA: Final Record 10 – 3 (bowl game included) *Alabama vs. ClemsonCrimson Tide 31 Tigers 21 Bama takes Clemson by air in this early season shoot-out. Tommy Bowden has a good offense returning, but his defenders will be unable to stop Alabama’s senior [...]
Green scores 12 in FIBA play
More basketball? Yes. Here is an update on JaMychal Green’s play in Argentina for everyone obsessed with basketball. I know there are a few of you out there. As a note, I’m working on two or three more posts regarding Tide and SEC basketball in the coming days. I’m swamped right now due to moving [...]
SEC Media Day Itineraries
Tim Gayle of the Montgomery Advertiser provides a look at what an SEC Media Day looks like for a college star like Antoine Caldwell. Here’s what Caldwell’s media day looks like: 8:40 a.m. ESPN 9 a.m. CBS 9:10 a.m. CSS 9:20 a.m. part 1 of 3 with local broadcast outlets 9:30 a.m. talk radio 9:40 [...]
Zeke Knight medically disqualified
Alabama Linebacker Zeke Knight Medically Disqualified It is now official. Here’s the release. Tuscaloosa –– Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday that senior linebacker Zeke Knight has been medically disqualified. “Zeke Knight has been medically disqualified based on a medical condition that we cannot disclose due to student privacy laws,†said head coach Nick [...]
Gottfried ‘excited’ about team
It is the middle of July. Football is just about to start. But basketball was on Mark Gottfried’s mind Wednesday as he took about ten minutes of his time to answer questions from reporters about UA’s basketball program. And Gottfried is “excited.†“We are at the point now where we know who we have, and [...]
REPORT: Tide may play Va. Tech
BOL reporting negotiations are underway for a 2009 game between Alabama and Va. Tech. Virginia Tech will open the 2009 season against a Southeastern Conference foe in the Georgia Dome, possibly against Alabama, according to Hokies athletic director Jim Weaver. “We both thought we should do it, without a doubt,” Weaver told the Virginian-Pilot, referring [...]
Saban on Good Day Alabama
Nick Saban Video: Alabama football coach Nick Saban appeared on Good Day Alabama Wednesday morning. The appearance marked the end of Saban’s summer vacation, and a return to the work of being Alabama’s head football coach. Of course with the arrests and other summer distractions, it is doubtful Saban’s vacation was as restful as it [...]
Zeke Knight’s career over at Bama
One of the best high school football players I’ve seen has suffered heart ailments and other medical problems since arriving at Alabama. His career is over, according to a report from the Birmingham News. Knight, a senior who has not yet been medically cleared for the 2008 season, spoke with Faulkner University coach Jim Nichols [...]
Bitter Rivals: Alabama-Auburn/Auburn-Alabama
First, I want to say I enjoy all the Auburn fans who visit the site. Some of them are witty, some of them are profound, and others are annoying. But that’s all great. Because we’ve built a unique community here—and I hope this unique relationship continues. For one thing, last night’s and today’s debate had [...]
Blog Wars
Auburn fans don’t let facts get in the way of a good blog by intheknow72 Tis the season…the off season, that is; under 50 days until kick-off of college football 2008, and the mud slinging between Alabama and Auburn is in full swing. Ahhh. Breathe it in…it wouldn’t be July without it. Thanks to The [...]
Take that Auburn readers
Alabama sold out all its available tickets in one hour. Why do Alabama fans support their program, which has gone through its darkets decade ever, but Auburn fans have trouble filling their smaller stadium? This says it all:Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miss State, South Carolina and Vandy rarely, if ever sold out their games. Here’s [...]
Pell’s story sheds light on dark subject
By Hunter Ford A half bottle of vodka, a fistful of pills and a cloud of carbon monoxide would kill most people. It didn’t kill former Alabama football player and Florida Gator head coach Charley Pell. Pell died of cancer in 2001, but before he did he spent 17 years of his life fighting to [...]
Doing the right thing
Doing the Right Thing by intheknow72 News of Kenny Stabler’s “decision” to take a step back and a year off from Alabama’s broadcast team hit the airwaves today, and like a sonic boom the ripple effects spread like wildfire. There were the usual jokes from those who live to hate the University, speculation on how [...]
Penn State, Va. Tech, FSU on future schedule?
Future games against Penn State, Virginia Tech and Florida State are on the drawing boards, Nick Saban was quoted as saying in the Sand Mountain Reporter. “Our goal is to play one (marquee out-of-conference team) every year. You get better by playing great teams,†Saban said. For you J.P. Wilson bashers:“John Parker is our best [...]
Individual football tickets go on sale Monday
(UA) TUSCALOOSA — The University of Alabama announced the public sale of six games, Tulane, Western Kentucky, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Arkansas State and Mississippi State, to go on sale Monday, July 14, 2008 at 8 a.m. Tickets from this sale are from sections not used by visiting teams. Tickets for SEC games will be limited [...]
Friday links
Roll Bama Roll takes on Brian Cook of MGoBlog once again. Todd’s eloquent title says it all: Brian Cook is, Among Other Things, a Coward and a Liar I’m exhausted talking about Cook and his anti-Saban rants. However, I believe Cook illustrates the problem with any civil discourse in the Internet era. Once a person (or [...]
Hot seat full of hot air
By Shane from Centerpoint Talk about trading your credibility for ratings and readers!!! The authors who brainstorm for the website known as www.coacheshotseat.com give bloggers a bad name. Their latest ploy – to use the national media’s lynching of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban as a springboard to create the illusion that the soon-to-be [...]
Rashad Johnson on Thorpe Watch List
(UA)Oklahoma City — The 2008 Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list was announced Tuesday and includes 40 of the nation’s top defensive backs. Alabama senior safety Rashad Johnson was recognized as one of the 40 leading candidates for this year’s trophy. Johnson started all 13 games last season and led the Crimson Tide with 94 [...]
Alabama football players honored
Alabama football players Rolando McClain, Josh Chapman, Nick Fanuzzi, Jennings Hester and Alfred McCullough were selected to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. A total of 56 UA students made the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, which ranked third in the conference. Here’s the list of student’s who earned a 3.0 GPA or better, and [...]
High School Ringers
By Hunter Ford Here is a link to an excellent story on Bessemer Academy. You know, there is one similarity to what has happened at Bessemer Academy and what happened to Rush Propst at Hoover. Many parents of Hoover football players got tired of seeing Propst bring in “ringers” to play on the team. These [...]
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 [...]