Tide Tidbits – September 16, 2009
Comments OffAlabama’s Saban stressing kickoff coverage Alabama coach Nick Saban used almost 450 words to try to explain to reporters how his kickoff team allowed returns for touchdowns in back-to-back games. He’s probably using a few different ones this week with the actual kickoff coverage unit. “An earful,” cornerback Kareem Jackson said. “I’m glad I’m not [...]
Tide Tidbits – September 15, 2009
Comments OffCarpenter welcomes immediate challenge James Carpenter said the drive from his hometown of Augusta, Ga., to a junior college in Coffeyville, Kan., took 14 long hours. If only he knew where all those roads would eventually take him. “I always wanted to play in the SEC,” Carpenter said. “I always loved Alabama, too. I just [...]
Tide Tidbits – September 14, 2009
Comments OffTide lost opportunity to develop even more depth Here’s the final score you might not have heard from Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium: Alabama 61, Florida International 52. You thought Alabama won 40-14? It did. On the scoreboard. But points aren’t the only way to measure success in college football. The Crimson Tide played 61 [...]
Tide Tidbits – September 13, 2009
Comments OffMelick: For Alabama, no reason to brag, no cause to worry The best news was that there was no news. Because the only way a game between Alabama and Florida International would have been newsworthy would have been if the Crimson Tide, No. 4 team in the country, had lost. Not that Alabama’s 40-14 victory [...]
Tide Tidbits – September 12, 2009
Comments OffAlabama keeps eyes on Florida International After opening with a victory at the Georgia Dome for the second straight season, Alabama hopes Week 2 is significantly better than it was a year ago. Today, the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide (1-0) plays Sun Belt Conference member Florida International in a pay-per-view telecast at 6 p.m. Today will [...]
Tide Tidbits – September 11, 2009
Comments OffNick Saban’s job more likely now to become his home A longtime friend of Nick Saban, a person with no ties to the University of Alabama beyond his relationship with its head football coach, spoke those words Thursday. And those words spoke volumes. Those words said more than the $32 million Alabama committed to pay [...]
Tide Tidbits – September 10, 2009
Comments OffTrustees OK Saban’s $42 million contract Nick Saban will make an average of $4.7 million annually should he stay at the University of Alabama through the life of the nine-year-deal contract approved Wednesday by the UA System Board of Trustees. Saban signed a deal that would pay a total of at least $42.35 million through [...]
