Tide Tidbits – November 30, 2008
ESPN: Alabama shuts out Auburn for biggest Iron Bowl win in 46 yearsNick Saban has Alabama on top again. The national rankings and SEC West? That’s old news. Already No. 1 in the nation, Alabama emphatically reclaimed the premier spot in the state by overwhelming bitter rival Auburn 36-0 on Saturday to end a six-year [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 29, 2008
Ten reasons why Alabama should winIt’s time for another Iron Bowl, a 31/2-hour battle that rarely lives up to the 365 days of hype that precedes it. But that’s the way it is here, where grownups pin their hopes and sanity on a bunch of 20-year-old kids. Therefore, presented for your approval, 10 reasons why [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 28, 2008
Bama seniors want to finish season the right wayHe is Alabama’s alpha dog. Out front, leading the way, screaming at his teammates. “Tiger Week!” senior center Antoine Caldwell barks as the rest of the Alabama Crimson Tide stretches. “C’mon! Let’s go! We don’t eat! We don’t sleep!” His teammates hide smiles. Andre Smith calls Caldwell [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 27, 2008
Florida, Alabama have hurdles to clearNext week’s Alabama-Florida showdown shapes up as one of the greatest SEC Championship Game matchups in history. Alabama (11-0) is ranked first and Florida (10-1) is fourth in the latest BCS standings. If Alabama and Florida win Saturday, next week’s game would mark the first time two top-five teams have [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 26, 2008
A TALE OF TWO OFFENSES: The best of times for AlabamaAlabama’s offense struggled at times last season, but you could understand the problems as the unit made a transition from head coach Mike Shula and coordinator Dave Radar to new coach Nick Saban and his coordinator, Major Applewhite. When Applewhite decided at the end of [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 25, 2008
Cody, Tide defensive line excited about rivalry gameTerrence Cody has been a quick study at nose guard all season for Alabama. He’s been a quicker study at the Iron Bowl rivalry. ust how long did it take for the Fort Myers, Fla., native and Mississippi junior college transfer to grasp the intensity of the Iron [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 24, 2008
Saban: Streak not a factor in game prepThere will certainly be a time today at Alabama’s weekly news conference when head coach Nick Saban will be asked about Auburn’s six-game winning streak over the Crimson Tide in the Iron Bowl. And he’ll give the same answer he gave last week or a month ago about [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 23, 2008
Many factors contribute to Tide’s successBefore winning at LSU, before Tennessee, before Georgia and even Clemson, the preseason perspective at Alabama looked so much different than the current landscape on the Sunday before the Iron Bowl. Remember? 8-4 looked pretty good, considering that would probably mean either a road win over one of those teams [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 22, 2008
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Tide Tidbits – November 21, 2008
UA’s Johnson keeps turning heads on fieldRashad Johnson is one of the thinking men on No. 1 Alabama’s defense, a trait that often enables him to be in position to make big plays. Then there’s special teams, where he lines up on the edge as a gunner on punt returns and can just run down [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 20, 2008
Coach Saban praises coach, players“I’ve been a guy that wants our team to work everyday on getting better, and to go from being successful to being significant, but not lose sight of what you have to do to do it.” Though the word “Auburn” did not come up during the meeting, coach Saban did talk [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 19, 2008
Nick Saban: “There’s no better place to coach than Alabama”It’s no surprise the largest crowd of the season turned out for tonight’s weekly Cellular South 1st and 10 club meeting at Heron Lakes Country Club in Mobile. The biggest roar was one of approval at this memorable line from Saban about his future. “There’s no [...]
