Alabama Article Archive

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    • Between November 7, 2009 and December 7, 2009

  1. Final BCS Bowl Predictions: Iowa, Boise State in

    The final week of college football featured some of the most compelling matchups and exhilarating outcomes of the season. Finally! It was a roller-coaster week...

    Brian Nelson Written by Brian Nelson about about 21 hours ago 7,855 reads 25 comments

  2. SEC Bowl Projections

    With one week remaining in an up-and-down season, the SEC bowl picture is still as muddy as ever. Even after all the games are completed we still won't know anything for sure until the Sunday following the SEC Championship game...

    Joel Barker Written by Joel Barker about 15 days ago 7,137 reads 40 comments

  3. 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 7 days ago 6,133 reads 165 comments

  4. Heisman Watch Week 14: Has Mark Ingram Clinched the Heisman Trophy?

    Also featured on BCS Know How Colt McCoy McCoy struggled throughout the night on Saturday against the hounding Nebraska defense, but his work on the final drive may have saved much more than his team’s hopes of a national title...

    Asher Feldman Written by Asher Feldman about 1 day ago 5,519 reads 26 comments

  5. Top Things Rival SEC Coaches Should Say About Tennessee Arrests

    How can anyone outside of Knoxville not be relishing in the debacle going on in Kiffinville. It is too sweet an opportunity not to shove in the face of the boys in Orange and Black...

    Jonathan Kelley Written by Jonathan Kelley about 23 days ago 5,504 reads 32 comments

  6. Understanding Saban Speak Tells the Real Meaning of What He's Saying

    Covering Alabama football regularly and attending other Alabama functions with Nick Saban as the speaker is the only way to learn "Saban Speak." There's a subtle difference between what he says and what he means...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 19 days ago 4,543 reads 30 comments

  7. Alabama's Scout Team From Hell

    Facing UT Chattanooga this week it should afford the fans a chance to look at some younger players. What you won't be seeing are many members of the number one rated 2009 recruiting class. Most are on schedule to red shirt...

    Walter Kirkwood Written by Walter Kirkwood about 17 days ago 3,904 reads 7 comments

  8. Nick Saban Brings Tide Team and Recruiting Crop Both Up To No. 2

    Just when you thought Nick Saban had his hands full guiding this year's Crimson Tide team team to a second place ranking and coaching so hard to stop the silly miscues they've been making, he's ...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 27 days ago 3,883 reads 34 comments

  9. 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 5 days ago 3,814 reads 6 comments

  10. Alabama Faces Florida in the SEC Title Game For The BCS National Championship

    Yes, you read that right. It wasn't a poorly conceived headline and it wasn't a typo. Alabama and Florida are actually playing for the BCS National Championship on December 5, 2009 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA...

    Franklin Crittenden Written by Franklin Crittenden about 9 days ago 3,337 reads 108 comments

  11. Why Are Mississippi State and Auburn Helping Alabama Beat Florida?

    Dan Mullen is helping Alabama beat his old boss and friend Urban Meyer. Gene Chizik and his new offensive coordinator are also helping Alabama to beat Florida in the upcoming SEC Championship Game...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 28 days ago 3,281 reads 27 comments

  12. NCAA Football Top 25: Championship Week And BCS Projections; TCU No. 2

    Tyler Stimson votes in the ESPN-U poll and the Bleacher Report poll. (Team Records and last weeks ranking in parentheses ) We finish the regular season with five unblemished teams, and only two (Alabama and Texas) will compete for a national championship.

    Tyler Stimson Written by Tyler Stimson about 1 day ago 3,168 reads 19 comments

  13. Nick Saban Has Tough Decisions To Make About Mark Ingram

    Without a doubt the most disturbing statement I ever heard an Alabama coach make was during the ill fated 2006 season when a certain coach (who shall go nameless) stated to the press “How do ...

    Walter Kirkwood Written by Walter Kirkwood about 19 days ago 2,981 reads 23 comments

  14. Alabama and Florida: Shocking Statistics and How They Will Change

    As you may know, statistics can be very helpful in illustrating a point you want to prove or even proving either side of a heated argument in some cases. Such is the case with Alabama and Florida...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 25 days ago 2,922 reads 46 comments

  15. Alabama—Auburn: The Iron Bowl is Not Just a Game, It's in Our Blood

    My first recollections of just how important the Iron Bowl really was to me was the day that Alabama lost to Auburn in 1972 in the famous "Punt Bama Punt " game. In that game, Alabama held a 16-3 lead with only six or seven minutes left on the clock...

    Franklin Crittenden Written by Franklin Crittenden about 14 days ago 2,807 reads 49 comments

  16. BCS Bowl Predictions: Seperating the Contenders from the Pretenders

    What a season of college football! It has had its share of upsets, smackdowns, bitter rivalries, bias, and everything else that makes for an exciting season of action packed football. As we near the end, that crystal ball is coming into focus...

    Caleb M. Written by Caleb M. about 12 days ago 2,729 reads 51 comments

  17. NCAA Football Top 25 Week Ten: TCU Remains No. 1, Alabama Is the New No. 2

    (Tyler Stimson votes in the ESPN-U poll and the Bleacher Report poll. ) (Previous rankings of top 10 teams in parentheses. ) 1. TCU —Beat San Diego State 55-12. This team keeps rolling towards a BCS bowl...

    Tyler Stimson Written by Tyler Stimson about 29 days ago 2,726 reads 187 comments

  18. How Alabama's Greg McElroy Out-Tebowed Florida's Tim Tebow

    Alabama's Greg McElroy was the forgotten quarterback on Championship Saturday. All the quarterback talk centered around those other two quarterbacks, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow...

    Franklin Crittenden Written by Franklin Crittenden about about 9 hours ago 2,483 reads 18 comments

  19. Just How Good Can Alabama Be If It Plays Its Most Complete Game?

    There's a lot that sports fans will never agree on, like who was the best college team ever. But there is one thing most will agree on—Alabama has not played it's best game yet this season and they're not hitting on all cylinders...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 27 days ago 2,395 reads 31 comments

  20. 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 5 days ago 2,385 reads 19 comments

  21. BCS Rankings Week 11: Alabama Moves Back To No. 2 and Iowa Goes Down

    It was another wild weekend in college football, with plenty of upsets, scares, and a few changes near the top of the poll. The most noteworthy shift in the Week 11 poll is Alabama’s reclamation of the No...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about 28 days ago 2,310 reads 7 comments

  22. "Finish!" Maybe All Nick Saban's Yelling Paid off For Alabama VS LSU

    What started as an ugly beginning for Alabama turned into a game where the team that could finish the strongest would walk off the field as a winner. It became a game of attrition for LSU with players either limping off or being helped off the grass...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 29 days ago 2,295 reads 15 comments

  23. Larry's Losers in The SEC Week Eleven

    No, Tebow didn't lose—the Gators won this week—but this is just a photo I picture in my mind when I'm thinking about the upcoming SEC Championship game...

    Larry Burton Written by Larry Burton about 28 days ago 2,167 reads 16 comments

  24. Keys To the Kingdom Rest On Alabama QB Greg McElroy's Shoulders

    One of the few absolute things I can say that I've learned throughout my time as a writer is that every team needs at least a decent quarterback. He doesn't have to be elite though. Take the Pittsburgh Steelers for example...

    James Williamson Written by James Williamson about 20 days ago 2,000 reads 22 comments

  25. Alabama's Mark Ingram Takes High Road, Laughs Off Jab by Auburn's Ben Tate

    Although I wasn't watching the Auburn-Georgia game very closely on Saturday night (there was a slightly more pressing matter going on at the time), I happened to catch a quote from Auburn running back Ben Tate that was featured on the ESPN2 broadcast...

    Ingram Worley Written by Ingram Worley about 17 days ago 1,969 reads 45 comments

 
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