Tide Tidbits – November 30, 2009
Comments OffDream matchup: Florida vs. Alabama Finally, the SEC dream matchup everyone has been talking about since September is in place. No. 1 and undefeated Florida will play No. 2 and undefeated Alabama in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Saturday, with the winner moving on to Pasadena and the BCS Championship Game in January. [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 29, 2009
Tide refocuses for rematch with Gators Alabama players took Saturday off and will do very little work today in an effort to recharge their mental batteries for this year’s Southeastern Conference Championship Game. Tide defensive end Brandon Deaderick and other defenders said Auburn runs some of the same schemes employed by Florida and Mississippi State’s [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 28, 2009
Comments OffTigers ‘threw everything they had’ at Tide in hard-fought Iron Bowl Alabama was only 10 minutes into Friday’s Iron Bowl and its top-ranked defense was already on its heels. With little to lose, the Tigers pulled out all the stops on their first two possessions. They opened the scoring with a 67-yard reverse by Terrell [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 27, 2009
Comments OffAlabama Iron Bowl preview Alabama is looking for some success in the first quarter against the Tigers, having failed to score in the first 15 minutes against Auburn in every game since 1996. The Crimson Tide has scored most of its 354 points this season in the second and fourth quarters, scoring just 77 in [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 26, 2009
Comments OffTide looks to shut down AU offense Alabama coach Nick Saban said Auburn has “one of the best offensive teams in the conference” and the Tigers are “probably the best running team we have faced all year.” Of course, that works both ways. The Tigers will be facing the toughest defense they’ve seen this season [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 25, 2009
Comments OffAlabama aims to dominate Tigers again on Friday The trophy shines in the middle of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, illuminated in its case, impossible to overlook. “Proudly displayed,” museum curator Taylor Watson said. “Hopefully, we’ll get to keep it for a while.” To Watson’s surprise, the trophy given to the winner of the annual [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 24, 2009
Comments OffAU’s Tate can’t bait Ingram Alabama tailback Mark Ingram took the high road Monday, avoiding any Iron Bowl controversy in the wake of Auburn running back Ben Tate’s recent comments that he and not Ingram is the state’s elite back. Ingram, one of the favorites for the Heisman Trophy, was named Monday as a finalist [...]
