Tide Tidbits – April 30, 2009
Comments OffNick Saban breaks down the SEC West… and other stuff! When Nick Saban visited Memphis on Tuesday night, he touched on a few random topics while talking to myself and a couple other reporters. Saban was also asked a more wide-reaching question. How is the Southeastern Conference West shaping up? “I know a lot of [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 29, 2009
Comments OffWhat did Nick Saban say at the Memphis stop of the Crimson Caravan? Saban, on his general thoughts on spring practice: “Well, we had a great offseason, a great spring practice. I liked the attitude of our players, I think we made a lot of improvement. Greg McElroy established himself as a leader on the [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 28, 2009
Comments OffFormer LSU cornerback Phelon Jones to transfer to Alabama LSU cornerback Phelon Jones, a Mobile native, said he will leave Baton Rouge following the spring semester and play for the Crimson Tide. Jones started two games and made 15 tackles for the Tigers last season. The Jones family met with Saban on Monday to receive [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 27, 2009
Comments OffSmith: protect the QB like his mom Carson Palmer has to like his newest offensive lineman’s attitude — to Andre Smith, the quarterback is like his mother, he’ll do anything to protect her/him. “I thought about that in high school, what’s going to make someone more angry than someone hitting your mom?” Smith said. “So [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 26, 2009
Comments OffAlabama’s Nick Saban applauds Bengals’ selection of Andre Smith Any hard feelings about Andre Smith’s handling of the Sugar Bowl were out the window Saturday, as Tide coach Nick Saban applauded the Cincinnati Bengals’ selection of Smith as the sixth pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Saban and Alabama offensive line coach [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 25, 2009
Comments OffEx-Tide players set for Draft For as long as he can remember, former University of Alabama center Antoine Caldwell has watched the NFL Draft on television. But this time will obviously be drastically different because one of the names he’ll see scroll by on the bottom of the screen will be his own. “It’s what [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 24, 2009
Comments Off‘Bama regains NFL draft presence Phil Savage watched the Alabama-LSU game a couple of years ago and sensed a resurgence on the way for the Crimson Tide. On the field? Sure. In the NFL draft, too. “I turned to some friends and said, ‘Take a good look at LSU because that’s what Alabama’s going to [...]
