Tide Tidbits – July 24, 2009
Comments OffAlabama news and notes from SEC media days To Alabama coach Nick Saban, the latest rash of departures from his team had little to do with football performance. “None of these players are leaving because of the kind of football players they are, from our standpoint,” Saban said. Mike Johnson said. “We have such great [...]
Tide Tidbits – July 23, 2009
Comments OffAs SEC Media Days goes on, what can we learn about Alabama? We just picked up our copy of the Crimson Tide’s media guide, and that, coupled with a few other things, answers a few questions. A bunch of players have left the team since the spring, and the official roster reflects four changes. Lineman [...]
Tide Tidbits – July 22, 2009
Comments OffSEC Media Days set to kick off Don’t look for many answers as SEC Media Days kicks off today at the Winfrey Hotel in Hoover. But do look for questions. A lot of them. The league’s football coaches run the media gauntlet over the next three days. Commissioner Mike Slive will open the three-day program [...]
Tide Tidbits – July 21, 2009
Comments OffTalent Overload: Tide Have to Find Roster Spots for Top Recuiting Class In recent years, Alabama fans have grown to be nearly as excited by their recruiting classes as they are by the Tide’s actual games. Who can blame them either? The last two years have produced top ranked recruiting classes, presenting a problem Alabama [...]
Tide Tidbits – July 20, 2009
Comments OffAlabama football consensus No. 5 in preseason magazines The college football predictions are in, and the magazine experts like Alabama’s chances of repeating last season’s magical regular season. Combine the preseason rankings of four major magazines, and the Crimson Tide emerge as the No. 5 team nationally and the favorite to claim the Southeastern Conference [...]
Tide Tidbits – July 19, 2009
Comments OffTide fans, coaches optimistic about 2009 season Summing up spring: Alabama coach Nick Saban said he was “very pleased with the progress our team has made this spring.” Injury updates: Three players were held out of the spring game. Sophomore running back Mark Ingram, senior running back Roy Upchurch and wide receiver Earl Alexander. In [...]
Tide Tidbits – July 18, 2009
Comments OffSEC’s five toughest nonconference games 2. Alabama vs. Virginia Tech, in Atlanta, Sept. 5: For the second straight season, the Crimson Tide will open the season against a top 10 team in the Georgia Dome. It turned out pretty well for them last season. Virginia Tech, though, is a better team than Clemson was a [...]
