Tide Tidbits – March 11, 2010
McClain says he has Crohn’s disease
Just after completing a tough agility drill at the University of Alabama’s Pro Day on Wednesday afternoon, standout linebacker Rolando McClain dropped to a knee and took a moment to gather himself. After the workouts, McClain revealed to reporters that he has Crohn’s disease, an incurable, autoimmune disease that affects [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 10, 2010
Top 10 SEC Games of 2010
Well it may only be March, but before I get March Madness I will get to this story, the top SEC Games of 2010. The SEC has numerous rivalry games and just great games. Even the best SEC team might fall to another SEC team who is struggling at the [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 9, 2010
Alabama Crimson Tide honored at White House ceremony
In a city best known lately for bickering and partisan strife, everybody assembled Monday afternoon in the White House’s East Room could happily unite on one point: That the University of Alabama’s national championship team represented a pinnacle of college football achievement. “I think it’s safe to say [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 8, 2010
Recruiting: Ha’sean Clinton-Dix, Isiah Myers, Tom Smith come away from 3-city weekend tour with infatuation for Alabama
Following Alabama’s first national title since 1992, the Crimson Tide has tried to harness its on-field momentum into recruiting for the class of 2011. One area that Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban has targeted is Central Florida. While Alabama [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 7, 2010
Alabama wins latest battle
Saban just earned an assist. When the Alabama football team showed up at halftime Saturday to accept the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy for winning the last Iron Bowl, it lifted the Alabama crowd. The Alabama crowd, in turn, lifted the Alabama basketball team. To come full circle, a one-point Alabama halftime lead [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 6, 2010
Countdown to Spring Practice: Tide loaded with RBs
Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram returns for his junior season, coming off the most prolific rushing season in Crimson Tide history. Ingram ran for 1,658 yards and 17 touchdowns, averaging better than six yards per carry. His counterpart, Trent Richardson, is back for his sophomore year. As a [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 5, 2010
2010 Look Ahead: SEC West
It’s no secret in college football today: make it through the SEC season with a single loss (maybe two), and you’re going to a BCS bowl. Make it through the SEC season with a single loss (or better) and win the SEC Championship and you’ll be playing for the BCS crown. [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 4, 2010
Milliner glad to fill hole in Alabama’s secondary
What’s prom compared to the opportunity to start for the defending national champions? That’s how Millbrook cornerback DeMarcus Milliner saw it. The state’s top 2009 prospect enrolled a semester early at Alabama because the Crimson Tide lost six contributing cornerbacks from last season’s title team, including both starters. [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 3, 2010
Tide meets the president on Monday
Alabama’s national championship football team will tour the sights in Washington, D.C., on Monday, including a stop by the White House to meet with President Barack Obama. The White House and University of Alabama on Tuesday confirmed details of the trip, which has been expected since the Crimson Tide beat [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 2, 2010
Eli Gold speaks
Alabama football and NASCAR radio broadcaster Eli Gold was in Jackson on Monday night speaking at Miss Ollie’s to members of the West Tennessee chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni and Friends. Having been a part of the Crimson Tide Sports Network since 1988, Gold had plenty of stories to tell about [...]
Tide Tidbits – March 1, 2010
Recruiting: Plenty of options at running back
The University of Alabama is quickly becoming known as Running Back U. The national championship garnered the attention of recruits from across the country, but the Heisman Trophy winner in Tuscaloosa became a huge drawing card as well. Six of the nation’s top 10 ball carriers have Alabama as [...]
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 [...]
