Tide Tidbits – October 24, 2008
Comments OffAlabama-Tennessee game has as much meaning as everThe annual “Third Saturday in October” matchup has carried a lot of meaning in recent years, but it’s just as important as ever. Tennessee hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent or held a winning record this season, putting coach Phillip Fulmer as close to the hot seat as he’s [...]
Tide Tidbits – October 23, 2008
Comments OffWhat the Tennessee Media is SayingQ: First the big question: How vital do you think this Alabama game is for Phillip Fulmer?
Tide Tidbits – October 22, 2008
Comments OffIntensity level high in practiceSaban tries to maintain the same consistency every week, but there’s something special about the Alabama-Tennessee game that seems to get every player’s attention. “Today was one of the best practices we’ve had in the last couple of weeks,” Crimson Tide center Antoine Caldwell said. “Everybody was flying around. It started [...]
Tide Tidbits – October 21, 2008
Comments OffChapman faces tall orderEverywhere Josh Chapman goes, the attention seems to focus on Alabama’s mammoth nose tackle, Terrence Cody. A knee injury will sideline Cody for at least the next two weeks, and even as family members called Chapman on Sunday to wish him well in his new role as the starter, there were just [...]
Tide Tidbits – October 20, 2008
Comments OffPhillip Fulmer: “We need to play our best to have a chance to win”Having beaten Alabama on the field 10 of 15 times as Tennessee’s head coach, Phillip Fulmer isn’t used to bringing the underdog into this storied series. There’s no question he will this time. Fulmer is catching quite a bit of heat for [...]
Tide Tidbits – October 19, 2008
Comments OffCody’s diagnosis: Out 2 weeksThe picture painted on the Alabama sideline was one of agony. Nose guard/cult hero Terrence Cody was writhing in pain after getting his right knee hit from behind in a pile of people in the third quarter. A medical cart soon carried him to the locker room. The word fromTide coach [...]
Bama Quote #094
Comments Off“I can’t imagine being in the Hall of Fame with Coach Bryant. There ought to be two Hall of Fames, one for Coach Bryant and one for everybody else.”– Ozzie Newsome, upon his induction to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
