Tide Tidbits – January 10, 2009
Comments OffStallings to coach all-star games Former University of Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings will be on the sideline again twice in the coming weeks as head coach in two college all-star games. Stallings will coach the East team in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Houston. He will also coach the [...]
Tide Tidbits – January 9, 2009
Comments OffSaban shares his philosophy of defending Florida spread Saban, who worked with New England Patriots wizard Bill Belichick and shares many of the same philosophies, revealed as much while explaining his philosophy for defending Florida’s speedy spread option attack. Saban explained how the Tide’s defense had three different play calls on each snap, and the [...]
Tide Tidbits – January 8, 2009
Comments OffHow does Alabama AD Mal Moore mea$ure up? Tonight is the BCS national title game, and for Bloomberg Press that was a good excuse to take a look at the role of the athletics directors in college sports, with the spotlight on the man considered to be among the nation’s finest: Florida’s Jeremy Foley. The [...]
Tide Tidbits – January 7, 2009
Comments OffUtah No. 1? Ute got to be kidding meThe U.S. sports media has a new flavor of the month, and it’s Utah. Which means it’s up to you, readers and listeners and sports fans all over, to say no to this nonsense. I mean, come on. Utah? From the Mountain West? There’s an awful lot [...]
Tide Tidbits – January 6, 2009
Comments OffOklahoma looks to Alabama for helpFlorida’s confounding spread offense that features quarterback Tim Tebow demands as detailed a game plan as possible. Oklahoma, which faces the Gators in the FedEx BCS National Championship game in Miami on Thursday night, has been looking everywhere to find a key. That includes calls to Alabama’s coaching staff. Offensive [...]
Tide Tidbits – January 5, 2009
Comments OffDabo’s new hires bring Crimson Tide pedigree, missing toughnessSwinney is an Alabama guy, born and bred. Some of the best times of his life came as an Alabama player and coach. He made the journey from walk-on receiver to valued member of the 1992 national title team, the Crimson Tide’s last. As an assistant coach, [...]
Tide Tidbits – January 4, 2009
Comments OffAlabama has few but important holes to fill in 2009The results of the Allstate Sugar Bowl were not even 10 minutes old when Alabama coach Nick Saban turned his attention to 2009. “We need more good players, more depth in the program,” Saban said. “We need quality big people. We need quality skill guys. We [...]
