Tide Tidbits – December 24, 2008
Comments OffUnder Saban, Tide rides highFour straight losses were bad enough for Alabama, and one humbling defeat to Louisiana-Monroe was even worse. Nick Saban could have lost his team right there. Instead, he might well have claimed it. “Coach came in and talked to us and was like, ‘We’ve got an opportunity to change things with [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 23, 2008
Comments Off‘Saint Nick’ happy he’s home for the holidays“I don’t even remember the last time,” he said. “This is a great holiday season, certainly a time to be thankful for all of this and all the gifts that we have. That starts with your family, and being thankful that you have great relationships with your children [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 22, 2008
Comments OffSUGAR BOWL: Alabama’s Greenwood wants to go out strongBobby Greenwood can’t complain. The Alabama senior from Prattville would like more sacks, but what defensive end wouldn’t? He’d like more tackles, but doesn’t every defender? Most of all, he’d like to wipe out the disappointment of Alabama’s last game, a 31-20 loss to Florida in the [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 21, 2008
Comments OffSenior Crimson Tide tight ends have developed a close bondAt first glance, they’re polar opposites. Nick Walker is the fun-loving guy, the outspoken cut-up who hails from rural Pike County and played every position as an all-state athlete at a small county school. Travis McCall is the quieter type who often wears a serious look [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 20, 2008
Comments OffSUGAR BOWL: Legacy on the line for TideAlabama coach Nick Saban is all about finishing. And a good finish to a 12-0 regular season does not include a loss to Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game and a loss to Utah in the Sugar Bowl. “I really do think the legacy of this team [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 19, 2008
Comments OffLittle-guy Utah aims for upset of Alabama in Sugar BowlBoise State’s upset of Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl delighted mid-major programs around the nation, but the Boise buzz has been replaced by the Hawaii hangover. Georgia of the lordly Southeastern Conference pounded Hawaii of the Western Athletic Conference 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl last [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 18, 2008
Comments OffBoston Herald: Auburn hire: More incompetence than bad intentWhether Charles Barkley was right when he said “race was the No. 1 factor” why Auburn chose Gene Chizik over Turner Gill is something only a few higher-ups in the athletic department and the administration at his alma mater will ever know. But Barkley may be giving [...]
