Tide Tidbits – December 17, 2008
Comments OffFOX Sports: Utah-Alabama PreviewAlabama owns the most extensive bowl history in college football. The Crimson Tide will look to add to it when they face Utah, a school making a record-setting appearance in the Bowl Championship Series, in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2. The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide (12-1) were 15 minutes away from a [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 16, 2008
Comments OffSeattle Times: Auburn’s hiring displeases manyGene Chizik wanted to win titles at Iowa State but instead went 5-19 in two seasons and lost 10 straight games. He knows the same results won’t fly at Auburn. “You gotta win,” Chizik said. He’s got some convincing to do. Many Auburn fans are wringing their hands at the [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 15, 2008
Comments OffRisky business at AuburnThat’s not to say Auburn made a bad hire for its football coach, just a surprising one. But his will be a short tenure unless Chizik can duplicate Tuberville’s success quickly. The SEC has no four- or five-year plans; instead, there are two- and three-year plans. And, frankly, if there’s another Auburn [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 14, 2008
Comments OffSEC favorite in 2009? In the Southeastern Conference, where football is king, it’s never too early to look at the season on the horizon. Defense, Nick Saban, Glen Coffee, Mark Ingram and Julio Jones will make Alabama the division favorite. Coffee ran for 1,347, Ingram for 702, and Jones caught 51 passes for 847 yards. [...]
Bama Joke #107
Comments OffQ: Do you know the directions to Auburn? A: South to you smell it. East till you step in it.
Tide Tidbits – December 12, 2008
Comments OffFour from Tide make Freshman All-SEC squadAlabama’s football team is wrapping up final exams this week, but postseason honors keep coming for the Crimson Tide. Four Alabama freshmen — including a backup offensive lineman who didn’t start a game — were named to the All-SEC Freshman Team on Thursday.John Michael Boswell, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound tackle [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 11, 2008
Comments OffSo… how is Utah’s offense preparing for Alabama’s defense?How will Utah prepare for a Crimson Tide defense ranked No. 3 in the country? I spoke today with Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig about that very topic. But first, Ludwig gave his general thoughts of UA’s D. “Their personnel looks great,” Ludwig said. “They got big, [...]
