Tide Tidbits – February 28, 2010
Alabama’s Rolando McClain is at head of linebacker class at NFL Combine
Ole Miss running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster has noticed Rolando McClain a few times the past couple of years. How could you not notice him?” McCluster said Saturday with a smirk. In three years at Alabama, McClain received plenty of attention, from the time [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 27, 2010
Former Alabama players go under the microscope
For the Alabama players who either graduated or left school early for a shot in the NFL, they have moved onto the next step and maybe the most grueling step before the draft, the NFL Scouting Combine. The average fan associates the combine with how fast a player runs [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 26, 2010
Alabama players have special edge
Spread offenses and 4-3 defenses are common in college football. Pro-style offenses are so named because they are standard in the NFL, and the 3-4 defense is spreading through pro football. Alabama runs a pro-style offense and a 3-4 defense. Does that give Crimson Tide players an advantage as pro prospects? [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 25, 2010
ESPN will televise A-Day game
ESPN will televise the University of Alabama’s annual A-Day spring game on April 17, the school announced Wednesday. The intrasquad scrimmage will kick off at 2 p.m., and admission is free to the public. Last year, despite an ESPN national television audience, A-Day drew 84,050 fans. That figure led all spring [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 24, 2010
Anders, Knight follow different roads toward the NFL
You don’t have to go to the NFL Combine to go to the NFL. Alabama alumni Eryk Anders and Zeke Knight are taking the road less traveled toward the league. They share a goal and a whole lot more. They’re friends and former teammates, linebackers who made the [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 23, 2010
ANDREW BONE: Junior Day brings in some of nation’s top prospects
The University of Alabama hosted its second Junior Day of 2010 this past Saturday, with several of the nation’s elite prospects in attendance. The recruits spent time meeting with the coaches, touring the campus, checking out UA’s facilities and learning about the academics. The coaching [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 22, 2010
Can Greg McElroy Be College Football’s First Undefeated Quarterback?
Remember last season about this time when people were saying that Alabama might be a good team, but with a new quarterback they could only go so far. I guess they were right, he could only take them as far as winning the BCS Championship and going [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 21, 2010
Recruiting: LB Shannon Brown spreading word of commitment to Alabama
Linebacker Shannon Brown of Adel, Ga., is confirming that he committed to Alabama today in text messages to reporters with BamaOnline.com, Scout.com and TiderInsider.com. BOL is reporting that Brown committed at the end of today’s Junior Day event in Tuscaloosa. At 6-foot-2, 240-pounds, Brown is a [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 20, 2010
2010 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Kareem Jackson
Kareem Jackson (Alabama) Height: 5-11 Weight: 192 40 Time: 4.45 The former Crimson Tide corner is entering the draft prematurely, much to the chagrin of coach Nick Saban. Some would say Saban’s objections stem from a true desire to see one of his defensemen grow as a [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 19, 2010
Five position battles to watch for Alabama football this spring …
OK, it’s early for this discussion. But football never really ends, and in the spirit of Sunday’s feature story on budding nose tackle Kerry Murphy, here’s a quick look at a few position battles to keep an eye on when Alabama begins spring practice next [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 18, 2010
Alabama’s Next Big Surprise: Eddie Lacy, Redshirt Freshman Running Back
Eddie Lacy was a high school star from Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana. One has to admire Eddie Lacy’s decision to come to the University of Alabama. When he signed, he knew Glenn coffee was the main man, he is now in the NFL, and [...]
Tide Tidbits – February 17, 2010
2011 BCS Title Odds
The defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide find themselves favored to win college football’s 2011 BCS National Championship. Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made Alabama a 7/2 favorite to win the 2011 BCS National Championship. The Ohio State Buckeyes have the next best odds at 13/2. Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide will [...]
