Tide Tidbits – April 30, 2009
Nick 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 good [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 29, 2009
What 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 offensive [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 28, 2009
Former 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 the [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 27, 2009
Smith: 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 that’s [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 26, 2009
Alabama’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 Joe [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 25, 2009
Ex-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 every [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 24, 2009
‘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 look [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 23, 2009
Alabama’s coach sees strengths, weaknesses heading into offseason
Saban was already looking ahead immediately after Saturday’s game as he analyzed his team’s biggest challenges coming out of spring. “I think that, offensively, we don’t have enough depth and we don’t have enough playmakers right now,” Saban said. “I don’t think we have enough depth in [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 22, 2009
Looking back to peek ahead
All that is left for the legions of fans to do for the dog days of summer is to sit and speculate, rewatching their TiVo’d A-Day telecast and analyzing every position on the field to construct a picture of the 2009 Crimson Tide. To save some time, here is a position-by-position [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 21, 2009
Ranking the nation’s top coaches
It’s Urban Meyer’s world. Everyone else is just coaching in it. Meyer has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top of this chart. When this decade dawned, Meyer was the wide receivers coach at Notre Dame under Bob Davie. When will Meyer get bored by all of this and scamper off [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 20, 2009
Saban has high expectations for team, fans
Most of the Sunday talk about Saturday’s A-Day Game was about just that — the game and the performers in it. But while A-Day is a game, sort of, it also marks the end of spring. In between questions about the quarterback position, or the tight ends, Saban made [...]
Tide Tidbits – April 19, 2009
Saban pleased with A-Day effort, crowd
University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban didn’t spend a lot of time looking at the statistics after the annual A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday.Instead, he looked in the stands, where the college fan base that has set the standard for spring game attendance responded once more with [...]
