Tide Tidbits – December 24, 2009
Comments OffTexas’ Mack Brown a longtime Crimson Tide admirer As the younger half of one of Tennessee high school football’s most storied brother duos, Mack Brown always dreamed of playing for a national championship as a college football player. And as he came of age in the 1960s South, he couldn’t help but be aware of [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 23, 2009
Comments OffApplewhite credits Saban for success at Texas Despite rumblings that he left the University of Alabama because he didn’t agree with Nick Saban’s coaching philosophy, Texas running backs coach Major Applewhite said his one season as offensive coordinator of the Crimson Tide was a positive experience. ‘My year at Alabama was a great year,’ Applewhite [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 22, 2009
Comments OffSaban doesn’t see Texas as underdog The notion that an undefeated team from the Big 12 Conference is a decided underdog in a national championship game might be hard to swallow, but that would appear to be the role Texas coach Mack Brown would prefer leading up to his team’s BCS National Championship Game against [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 21, 2009
Comments OffBama ties up loose ends: After awards, recruiting, focus is back on title The quarterback, by his own admission, has floated more wounded ducks than he would like to see at this advanced stage of the season. The running back’s mother has this big, honking statue in the middle of her kitchen table that’s too [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 20, 2009
Comments OffIngram done with Heisman hype Mark Ingram isn’t saying his life has been turned upside down, but the Alabama sophomore running back didn’t show up for the Crimson Tide’s first bowl practice on Saturday afternoon until minutes before the team meeting. A week after winning the Heisman Trophy, Ingram has put aside a whirlwind week [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 19, 2009
Comments OffCrimson Tide set to return to practice after a two-week break Amid legions of fans gearing up for the BCS national championship game, it’s finally time for Alabama’s team to officially join them. The top-ranked Crimson Tide returns to the practice field tomorrow afternoon to begin formal preparations for the Jan. 7 date against No. [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 18, 2009
Comments OffPost Season Awards Continue to Roll In for Alabama Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram has been named the 2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and head football coach Nick Saban was named SEC Coach of the Year, when the Sporting News handed out their yearly football awards on Thursday. In addition, the long-time [...]
