Sports In Paradise By Dale Jones The Saints lost to the Buccaneers. Remember? It happened just two days after Christmas. The Cowboys had ruined New Orleans’ perfect season just a week before when Romo and company visited the Superdome to beat Drew and his gang 24-17. Then, just one week later, the beloved Saints lost [...]
Archive | February, 2010
Alabama Signing Day update (9:45 a.m.)
Photo from fOTOGLIF Even on signing day there is time for a cheerleader picture! It is National Signing Day 2010. This year doesn’t seem to hold as much drama as 2008 or 2009; however, there are a few players to watch as today unfolds. Here are the players who have faxed in their LOIs as [...]
Alabama doubles Smart’s salary to $750,000 a year
AP:Smart will make $750,000 a year through Feb. 28, 2013, under a deal unanimously approved Tuesday by the compensation committee of the university’s board of trustees. He made $360,000 in salary last year plus $72,000 in bonuses. Powered by Mochila
Recruiting: Arie Kouandjio picks Alabama
T.J. Walls Recruiting Correspondent After visiting Los Angeles to give USC an official visit this past weekend, Tuesday Arie Kouandjio decided to give his verbal commitment a day before National Signing Day. Tuesday Arie Kouandjio told S.I.com, “Alabama just felt like a good situation, like the right place to be,” Kouandjio said. “I liked everything [...]
Recruiting: Jalston Fowler
T.J. Walls Recruiting Correspondent One of the first commitments to the 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide class was Jalston Fowler. At 6’0, 240 lbs., Fowler appears to pass the eye test when fitting the big back system Alabama Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban has always used—from T.J. Duckett at Michigan St. (6’1, 250 lbs.) to the [...]
Recruiting update: Allen out, Tide looks to finish
T.J. Walls Recruiting Correspondent The big news as of late, is star safety/ wide receiver, Keenan Allen may have decided to play somewhere other than the Tide. It seems that Penn State, California, and Clemson are in the picture now. One of the top players in the country, it would be somewhat of a blow [...]
Shane: Saban and Meyer do not need to cheat
By Shane from Centerpoint Most experts agree that recruiting is the “life-blood” of college football. In the SEC it can determine the difference between the success and failure of a program. That said, the University of Florida and the Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off consecutive national crowns, sending their recruiting success into the stratosphere. [...]
Alabama football: recruiting, BCS & more
Take a deep breath. Recruiting has entered the final push. Just so you’ll know, like last year there will be a live blog running throughout the day and updates posted to the website as signees letters arrive or an announcement is made. On to some updates for Monday: Defensive back Dequan Menzie commits to Alabama [...]
Hoover braces for baseball tournament without Bama
As the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament begins, Hoover businesses are getting ready to feel, well, not much of anything. Since [...]