Tide Tidbits – June 30, 2009
Comments OffFinebaum: Is Alabama going overboard for Saban? Is there a bigger non-event in college football than Alabama’s head coach getting an extension that has less teeth than the front row at Neyland Stadium? There is no buyout in the agreement — meaning he can leave anytime. So what’s the point? Saban is a fabulous football [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 29, 2009
Comments OffKirby Smart: “Our biggest concern is senior leadership, but…” An Alabama assistant coach who works under Nick Saban actually spoke to reporters. It’s a rare event, so it’s worth noting. Smart was unleashed upon local media in Rome, Ga., for Scout.com’s first annual College Football Kickoff dinner. Predictably, because it was a recruiting event, both [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 28, 2009
Comments OffHeroes Who Rarely Get Recognition in College Football Coaches wives are much like the players who surround their husbands. Mary Harmon Bryant was one of the jewels among sports wives, and it would be hard to imagine Paul “Bear” Bryant attaining all he did without her. Mary looked up those young men as her boys, [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 27, 2009
Comments OffKrauss talks glory days with UA alumni club Barry Krauss ain’t never been nothing but a winner. The former two-time All-American linebacker at Alabama and 13-year NFL veteran talked about his time at the Capstone on Thursday at the DeKalb County University of Alabama Alumni Association’s annual banquet. He also plugged his book, “Ain’t Nothin’ [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 26, 2009
Comments OffNick Saban has started talks with UA about extending his contract past the 2014 season Football coach Nick Saban has opened negotiations with the University of Alabama about an extension on his existing contract, sources confirmed today to the Press-Register. Though nothing has yet been finalized, a deal is expected before Alabama opens its football [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 25, 2009
Comments OffAfter coaching at UA or AU, it’s all downhill What do Bill Curry, Terry Bowden and Mike DuBose all have in common? They’re the only men who’ve coached in the Iron Bowl who, at this very moment, are working somewhere else as head coaches. Curry is the new head coach at Georgia State. Bowden is [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 24, 2009
Comments OffChiefs to retire number of former Alabama star linebacker Derrick Thomas The Kansas City Chiefs will retire the number of the late Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas during a ceremony Dec. 6. Thomas, a star linebacker at the University of Alabama before being drafted as the fourth pick in the 1989 NFL draft, wore [...]
