Tide Tidbits – February 16, 2009
Coach defends Saban contact
No NCAA rules claimed to be broken with recruit Keiwone Malone’s high school coach said Sunday that Alabama coach Nick Saban did not violate NCAA rules in speaking with the Memphis wide receiver. Mitchell Road coach Nathan Cole said Saban “did it the right way” during a visit to the high school [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 15, 2009
How much is too much along the gridiron?
When he first heard of David Jason Stinson’s indictment, G.W. Carver head coach Al Pogue felt a bit of a chill go up his spine. Stinson is the Kentucky high school football coach who was indicted on reckless homicide charges a few weeks ago following the death of [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 14, 2009
Orlando Sentinel: Coach Kiffin leaves rotten impression
How bad is it when an entire city is now protesting your college football coach? And how bad is it when even your own athletic director essentially calls your football coach a liar? Just ask University of Tennessee fans. In the last week, new coach/pathological liar Lane Kiffin has [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 13, 2009
Saban urges students to value integrity
Self-discipline is painful, but without it, there is always the pain of disappointment, Nick Saban told a crowd of students Wednesday. “You’ll never accomplish what you’re capable of if you don’t have discipline,” Saban told students at the final event of Capstone Creed Week at the University of Alabama.
Tide Tidbits – February 12, 2009
Some SEC signees we might see early
Here’s an early (keep in mind, really early) stab at some of the newcomers in last week’s SEC signing classes who are most likely to play next season. The players are listed alphabetically: OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama: Hey, Andre Smith started from the time he set foot on campus. [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 11, 2009
AJC: Vols’ bright young coach dim to SEC
The Evil Genius talked big, too. The difference was, Steve Spurrier had already won something before he arrived in the SEC. (Like an ACC championship —- at Duke.) Lane Kiffin’s record as a head coach is 5-15. And yet he has, in two-plus months at Tennessee, managed to [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 10, 2009
Looking North to Knoxville: UT in a Football Perspective
I’ll readily admit, it’s been a truly entertaining week. When it comes to an offensive play caller, you always want someone that isn’t caught up in the moment. You want a mentality that looks to the future, considers the proverbial “ying and yang” of every move, and [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 9, 2009
Alabama Recruiting Class of 2009 Swings Talent Disparity in Tide’s Favor
We’ve all seen the statement. Whether it was something personally said or it was a point made by a rival fans over the last decade, Alabama fans have faced the reality that the talent fielded by teams in the SEC, and the NCAA as a [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 8, 2009
No place like home for Bama signees
Alabama had the smallest senior class in America this past year, but that didn’t stop Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. With just nine departing seniors, it would be impossible to duplicate the success of the 2008 recruiting class that was ranked No. 1 in America. Impossible for most people, [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 7, 2009
Tide lands 1st 2010 football commitment
The Crimson Tide landed the first commitment of next year’s recruiting class from Memphis receiver Keiwone Malone. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Tennessee speedster chose the Tide over reported offers from Auburn, Duke, Georgia, Ole Miss, North Carolina and Tennessee. “Alabama has been recruiting me for a long time,” Malone told tiderinsider.com. [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 6, 2009
Linebacker shift may be on at Bama
Alabama may be considering splitting up its inside linebacker tandem of Rolando McClain and Dont’a Hightower. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban certainly didn’t make that announcement on National Signing Day, but he did note Alabama’s need for a more effective rush from the edge while reviewing his just-signed crop [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 5, 2009
Great lines on National Signing Day…
It was a loooooong day, but an interesting one. But before I head to bed, did you notice there were a ton of great lines today? Some funny and some noteworthy stuff. Mostly from the prospects, but some from others, too. So, in honor of signing day before over, let’s [...]
