Tide Tidbits – June 16, 2009
Comments OffSavage replaces Stabler as color analyst Jim Carabin, General Manager of Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, announced the hiring of Phil Savage on Monday as the new radio color analyst for the University of Alabama football games. Savage will join Eli Gold and Barry Krauss on the Crimson Tide Sports Network this fall, which reaches more [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 15, 2009
Comments OffTouted recruits come out for Alabama football camp In what has been a yearly tradition for Crimson Tide football, head coach Nick Saban and the rest of the Alabama staff held the first of two summer football camps for prep school athletes across the Southeastern United States this past week in Tuscaloosa. In attendance at [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 14, 2009
Comments OffNonconference duels now a dying breed When the NCAA adopted permanent 12-game football schedules in 2006, the main purpose was to increase revenue. One more game meant millions of dollars more for an additional home game at some schools, or another “guarantee” game to sell for a lucrative paycheck. In the process, though, the 12th [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 13, 2009
Comments OffVacating vs. Forfeiting… what do Alabama’s penalties from the NCAA mean? When Alabama received its penalties from the NCAA for its violations of textbook disbursement policy, the vacation of some wins was part of it. Later, we learned the total was 21 wins from 2005 through 2007, including the 2006 Cotton Bowl. What’s the difference [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 12, 2009
Comments OffAlabama officials disappointed in penalties, debating an appeal The NCAA report said 201 athletes in 16 sports received “impermissible benefits” totaling $40,000. Twenty-two of the students, including seven football players, were deemed to be “intentional wrongdoers” who obtained $21,950 worth of textbooks for friends using their athletic aid. The NCAA erased 21 University of Alabama [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 11, 2009
Comments OffNCAA to force Alabama to vacate wins, won’t require future scholarship losses for football, a source said. The NCAA will announce Thursday that the Alabama football team must vacate all wins in 2005 through 2007 that included players involved in violations of textbook disbursement policy, a person with knowledge of the ruling said. Alabama will [...]
Tide Tidbits – June 10, 2009
Comments OffTide’s class shines early with Milliner commitment Demarcus Milliner gave a lot of recruiting analysts a taste of his ability in the Elite Action Combine. The Stanhope Elmore defensive back was paired with star Georgia high school receiver Markeith Ambles and had surrendered a touchdown pass in his first encounter. It was the only big [...]
