Tide Tidbits – December 17, 2009
Top-ranked teams holding a slight edge in matchups against No. 2 opponents Alabama is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll heading into the BCS National Championship Game against No. 2 Texas. Nearly every national pundit on record predicting a winner has gone with the Crimson Tide, which is favored by the oddsmakers by [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 16, 2009
Comments OffChristmas comes early for Tide If a Heisman Trophy weren’t enough, Alabama’s 2009 football team now is officially the most decorated in the history of the program. A school-record six Alabama players were named first-team All-Americans on Tuesday by The Associated Press, giving the Crimson Tide the most of any team this season. Six first-team [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 15, 2009
Comments OffIngram makes rounds in New York; says he’s proud to be Crimson Tide’s first Heisman winner Mark Ingram says he’s proud to have filled a void for the Alabama football program by winning the school’s first Heisman Trophy. The sophomore running back appeared Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” He said it’s surprising no Alabama [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 14, 2009
Comments OffIngram won within team philosophy When Mark Ingram stood at the podium in New York, clutching the Heisman Trophy and grinning through tears of elation, it was a historic moment for Alabama’s football program. Some around Alabama have worn the Heisman topic as a badge, proof that individual awards aren’t what it’s all about for [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 13, 2009
Comments OffHistoric Heisman: Ingram first to win trophy for the Tide It was only fitting that Mark Ingram won the 2009 Heisman Trophy in the closest race ever. Any other sort of victory wouldn’t have been appropriate for the sophomore running back. Ingram’s two-year Alabama career has been built on finding the extra inch and gaining [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 12, 2009
Comments Off’Bama RB Ingram outshines early favorites Four months ago, if you asked about the Heisman Trophy, the answer would have been as simple as possible: We like to think out of the box here, certainly, but even I couldn’t ignore the Big Three: Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford. All three quarterbacks came back to [...]
Tide Tidbits – December 11, 2009
Comments OffBusiness as usual for Tide UA officials were in Southern California on Thursday finalizing plans for the team’s trip to the West Coast. The Crimson Tide will begin bowl practice Dec. 19 in Tuscaloosa, break Dec. 23 for the holidays and reconvene on campus Dec. 27. The team will then fly to California on New [...]
