Alabama Article Archive

    Between November 3, 2009 and December 3, 2009
  1. Holiday Dilemnas: Watching Big Games with Family and Friends

    My wife, two children and I journeyed to North Alabama to enjoy a spectacular Thanksgiving feast with approximately 50 other people. Mostly family, "adopted" family, and a few friends...

    Brad Hannon Written by Brad Hannon about about 4 hours ago 6 reads 0 comments

  2. Can Bama Stop Meyer's JetMo Shovel Option

    The Almighty Gators say it's in "Jet Motion", but as a little Bama fan, I must admit Florida's "shovel option" is an almost unstoppable play especially if a guy like Tebow executes it perfectly...

    scotty man Written by scotty man about 1 day ago 63 reads 0 comments

  3. 2009 NCAA Bowl Projections, Part One: The SEC

    Bowl season is almost upon us, and with only two teams left (5-6 Army and 6-6 Hawaii) that can achieve bowl eligibility, it’s time to look at who is going where...

    Lou DiPietro Written by Lou DiPietro about 1 day ago 2,990 reads 5 comments

  4. Florida Gator's DE Carlos Dunlap Arrested for DUI: Could That Help Alabama?

    Urban Meyer's problems with off-field incidents with the players continue as the Gators top defensive end and probable first-round NFL draft choice, Carlos Dunlap, was arrested on DUI charges early this morning while stopped at a green light...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 1 day ago 1,207 reads 74 comments

  5. C VS C: An Alabama Perspective on the SEC Championship, Lessons Learned

    George Santayana once stated these famous words: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The 2007 football season served as a learning experience for the Alabama Crimson Tide...

    Tim Croley Written by Tim Croley about 1 day ago 1,026 reads 12 comments

  6. Could the Carlos Dunlap Arrest Be the Stone that Kills Goliath?

    David vs Goliath. It's a common analogy. One I think is accurate for the SEC championship game in Atlanta this Saturday. There have been many programs that reached what is often called “Dynasty Status...

    Walter Kirkwood Written by Walter Kirkwood about 1 day ago 2,100 reads 19 comments

  7. A Look Back At Iron Bowl 2009: A Game (and Rivalry) To Savor

    "As you looked in the huddle, from a quarterback's perspective, I'm always looking and everyone is looking at me, there was no sense of worry, no sense of panic..." You could almost feel it...

    Beau Hinely Written by Beau Hinely about 1 day ago 355 reads 0 comments

  8. Will Nick Saban Lead Alabama To the Promised Land at Long Last?

    About a year ago I wrote a saga for CBS Sports called Alabama's Return From the Desert Wilderness and Land of Mediocrity. You can see it by clicking here . I also posted a copy of it here on a site that became a home away from home for me...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 2 days ago 1,218 reads 36 comments

  9. (Havy) You Seen Him?: A Javier Arenas Accolade

    These days, Javier Arenas is doing everything his coaches ask of him and more. SEC fans and likely college football fans across the nation have noticed what Alabama's #28 can do catching those high hangers and end-over-end punts...

    Drew Elmore Written by Drew Elmore about 2 days ago 686 reads 7 comments

  10. 20 Thoughts from Another Saturday In College Football

    It was another fun Saturday (and Friday, and Thursday for that matter) in college football, and as always I had my pad and pen in hand, writing down all the sights and sounds that needed documentation...

    Aaron  Torres Written by Aaron Torres about 2 days ago 389 reads 3 comments

  11. The SEC Championship: Is Alabama Ready To Take The Next Step in Saban's Process?

    Looking back it all seems like a bad dream. Alabama had suffered through its most difficult period in over 50 years.  From 2000 to 2006 Alabama had four different head coaches and some of Alabama's ...

    Franklin Crittenden Written by Franklin Crittenden about 2 days ago 1,466 reads 39 comments

  12. 2010 Tide Defense To Remain Strong Despite Turnover

    Alabama had to replace 7 out of 11 starters on offense in 2009. They will have to do the same on defense in 2010.  Maybe even more...

    Jeremy England Written by Jeremy England about 2 days ago 248 reads 0 comments

  13. SEC Championship Opening Line

    SEC Championship title game—Florida Gators vs Alabama Crimson Tide. The Southeast Conference title game will go this Saturday between the No. 1 Florida Gators and the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide...

    steve tisch Written by steve tisch about 2 days ago 1,173 reads 5 comments

  14. College Football: Baby's Losers for the First Week of December

    The first week of December provides the opportunity to watch numerous championship games while jockeying for bowl position continues at a high level. Baby's Losers 1...

    BabyTate Written by BabyTate about 2 days ago 1,243 reads 94 comments

  15. Iron Bowl for the Ages Sets Up Game of the Century, Part 2

    In the wee hours on Friday night (read: Saturday morning), I got a call from my buddy, Vice, who was vacationing in the Rocky Mountains...

    Ingram Worley Written by Ingram Worley about 2 days ago 1,526 reads 7 comments

  16. The Dominant SEC Starts and Finishes Season the Same Way Against ACC

    The SEC is considered to be the best conference in college football.  They are even marketed by the media as some hybrid between the NFL and the rest of college football.  And they really showed it against the ACC...

    Donald Fincher Written by Donald Fincher about 3 days ago 442 reads 5 comments

  17. Alabama's Quarterback Greg McElroy Heating Up at The Right Time

    Before the season even started rumors that turned out to be fact came drifting from the Manning Passing Academy, a special summer camp for the elite quarterbacks to attend, that this "new kid" ...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 3 days ago 1,513 reads 33 comments

  18. The SEC Championship Games: What Each Must Do and Not Do to Win

    For Florida: The Must Do's They must make the passing game work because the running game won't. Everybody thinks they have the team that can run against Alabama and yet nobody has, so the passing game must work...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 3 days ago 916 reads 31 comments

  19. SEC Championship Game Preview: Alabama vs Florida, Strength vs. Strength

    This is not one of those games that has two teams facing off pitting one's strengths against another team's weakness. These two teams are too much alike. These are two gladiators that will swap punches for four quarters, mano a mano...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 3 days ago 5,350 reads 178 comments

  20. College Football's 11 Best 11s For December: The SEC Rules The ACC

    During the final week of the regular season each season, arch-rivals in the two conferences who define southern sports meet to settle their differences...

    BabyTate Written by BabyTate about 3 days ago 917 reads 19 comments

  21. Larry's Losers in the SEC and the SEC Championship Game

    After a few days off visiting relatives, eating turkey and being stuck in the car on two long trips, Baccardi the wonder dog and I have just gotten home and are ready to end this season's regular season and conference championship game on a high note...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 4 days ago 1,076 reads 20 comments

  22. Julio Jones Is Key To 'Bama Success Against Florida

    Tim Tebow is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football players of all-time and Mark Ingram is regarded by many as the leading candidate for the 2009 Heisman Trophy...

    Will Holt Written by Will Holt about 4 days ago 1,232 reads 18 comments

  23. Alabama Wins a Close One Against Auburn

     This game was a shootout. A Alabama pulled away with a score of 26-21! Boy o Boy Alabama was sure lucky when they scored with a little over one minute left. A touchdown pass.  Ingram with a bad day with only 34 yards rushing...

    jd mus Written by jd mus about 4 days ago 20 reads 0 comments

  24. Alabama Shows It Has Championship Stuff In Iron Bowl

         Early in the first quarter, Auburn burned Alabama for two touchdowns before the Tide knew what had hit them...

    Trent Calvert Written by Trent Calvert about 4 days ago 112 reads 5 comments

  25. Why Didn't Alabama and Auburn Play Football Against Each Other for 40 Years?

    It does seem difficult to believe but, it is true. Alabama and Auburn went 40 years without playing their annual rivalry game...

    BabyTate Written by BabyTate about 4 days ago 1,318 reads 5 comments

 


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