Tide Tidbits – November 23, 2009
Comments OffComputers big fans of Tide Humans aren’t as convinced as the computers that Alabama is currently the best college football team in the country. Five of the six computer polls used to help determine the Bowl Championship Series standings had Alabama at No. 1 after this weekend’s games. The Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Massey, Sagarin and [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 22, 2009
Comments OffALABAMA 45, CHATTANOOGA 0: Tide makes quick work of Mocs No worries and no injuries. That was the goal for second-ranked Alabama heading into Saturday’s game with Chattanooga and the mission was accomplished as the Tide scored three first-quarter touchdowns and cruised to a 45-0 win over the Mocs at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Senior Day [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 21, 2009
Comments OffAt Mocs’ expense, Tide’s seniors expect to shine on their day From consecutive trips to the Independence Bowl to the cusp of a second consecutive undefeated regular season, most of the seniors on the Alabama football team have seen the program come and grow, so far, so fast. From two seasons with a combined 13-13 [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 20, 2009
Alabama to honor 27 seniors before final home game on Saturday How much pride is there in leaving a college football program in a better position that you found it? Alabama senior cornerback Chris Rogers thought on that for a moment. “It’s Nick Saban. I can’t really take pride in that,” Rogers said. “It’s Nick [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 19, 2009
Comments OffTiffin Tide’s all-time top toe With one more field goal, Leigh Tiffin will grab one of the last remaining career school kicking records he doesn’t have. Such lofty success doesn’t surprise the Alabama senior. He always figured to be in this position. “It’s gratifying,” he said. “It’s neat to do, but it’s something I expected [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 18, 2009
Comments OffTide seniors have experienced team transformation They came to the University of Alabama from as far away as San Antonio and Sarasota, Fla., and from as near as Hoover and Muscle Shoals. Alabama’s seniors, whatever paths they took to UA, will leave a program far different from the one they found when they arrived. They [...]
Tide Tidbits – November 17, 2009
Iron Bowl a warm-up for Bama With the Iron Bowl finally on the horizon, I was talking to a friend recently about the big game. “You are mighty high on the Tide,” he quipped. “But don’t you think it’s worth remembering that anything can happen in the Iron Bowl?” I had to laugh. Actually, I [...]
