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12/4/2011
It's Official...
The Alabama Crimson Tide will face the LSU Tigers in an epic rematch in New Orleans on January 9, 2012.
Winner takes all!
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11/27/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 42 - 14 victory over the
Auburn Tigers in the 2011 Iron Bowl held at Jordane-Hare Stadium.
After starting the game with a couple of senseless penalties, the Alabama Crimson Tide dominated the 2011 Iron Bowl. The domination was shared on both Offense, and Defense for the Tide. The Tide's defense held Auburn to a only 140 total offensive yards (78 rushing, 62 passing), while the Tide's offense racked up 397 yards (213 rushing, 184 passing) against the Tiger defense.
Although the Aubrun Tigers managed to put up 14 points against the Alabama Crimson Tide, it was actually the Tide's own mistakes that enabled Auburn to earn the two touchdowns. The first mistake was a fumble inside the 5 yard line by A.J. McCarron that was recovered in the endzone by Auburn. The second was a returned kick-off by Auburn to start the second half.
A. J. McCarron, even though he had a fumble that was recovered for a touchdown, had an amazing game against Auburn. He went 18 of 23 for 184 yards, and had 3 TD's. Alabama's offensive line only allowed him to be sacked once.
Trent Richardson had a record breaking game with 27 carries for 203 yards, and 1 reception for a 5 yard TD.
Just a quick note I found to be quite humerous; Auburn's top offensive player for the game was Onterio McCalebb who carried the ball 5 time for a total of 6 yards, and had 2 receptions for a total of 17 yards. Mind blowing statistics here ladies and gentlemen.
Offense
A.J. McCarron completed 18 of 23 for 184 yards, and 3 TD's.
Trent Richardson had 27 carries for 203 yards, 1 reception for 5 yards, and 1 TD.
Jalston Fowler had 1 carry for 15 yards, and 1 TD.
Brad Smelley had 6 receptions for 86 yards, and 1 TD.
Kenny Bell had 2 receptions for 46 yards, and 1 TD.
Marquis Maze had 4 receptions for 18 yards.
Brandon Gibson had 2 receptions for 13 yards.
Michael Williams had 2 receptions for 12 yards.
Eddie Lacy had 4 carries for 6 yards, and 1 receptiong for 4 yards.
Jeremy Shelley attempted, and made two field goals. The longest being 30 yards.
Defense
Donte Hightower had 6 tackles, and 3 assists.
DeMarcus Milliner had 4 tackles, 2 assists, and 1 interception which he returned 35 yards for a TD.
Vinnie Sunseri had 4 tackles, and 2 assists.
C.J. Mosely ha 2 tackles, and 4 assists.
Courtney Upshaw had 4 tackles, 1 assist, and 1 sack for a loss of 6 yards.
Robert Lester had 4 tackles.
Damion Square had 1 tackle, 3 assists, and 1 sack for a loss of 5 yards.
Ed Stinson had 1 tackle, and 1 forced fumble.
N. Johnson, A. Watkins, and Q. Dial each had 2 tackles.
J. Chapman, D. White, J. Harris, C. Foster, and M. Barron each had 1 tackle.
The Tide will have to wait it out for two weeks to see if the final BCS Standings fall in their favor. It is quite clear that the Alabama Crimson Tide deserves another shot at LSU in the National Championship Game. Let's just hope that Oklahoma can beat Oklahoma State so that there is no possible chance for Alabama to be bumped out of the running for an epic rematch in the title game.
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11/20/2011
Congratualtions to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 45 - 21 victory over Georgia Southern!
Do you beleive that everything happens for a reason?
I believe the Bear was watching over the Alabama Nation throughout this weekend of college football.
With upset losses by Oregon to USC, Oklahoma to Baylor, and Oklahoma State to Iowa State, the Alabama Crimson Tide will be ranked #2 in the BCS Standings going into the Iron Bowl on Saturday, November 26th.
On Sunday, November 21st, when the new BCS Rankings are released, the top 3 teams in the country will be from the SEC West.
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
Alabama has a tough matchup agaist Auburn next week, but do not forget to cheer for the Arkansas Razorbacks. If they beat LSU on Friday, it is very possible that Alabama will goto the SEC Championship against Georgia.
Isn't it great to be an Alabama Crimson Tide fan?
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11/12/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 24 - 7 victory over Mississippi State!
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10/26/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 37 - 6 victory of the Tennessee Vols!
After an extremely slow first half, Coach Nick Saban instilled the heart of the Alabama Nation into the Tide players, and they came out with a much higher level of intensty, and passion after half time. The Alabama Crimson Tide outscored the Tennessee Volunteers 21 - 0 in the 3rd quarter, and then 10 - 0 in the 4th quarter.
Holding Tennessee to a total of 155 net yards, the Crimson tide dominated the game after half time putting up a very impressive total yardage of 437, with 294 of those yards in the air.
Offense
A.J. McCarron went 17 of 26 for 284 yards, and 1 TD.
Trent Richardson carried the ball 17 times for 77 yards, had 3 receptions for 11 yards, and 2 TD's.
Eddie Lacy had 7 carries for 46 yards, and had 2 receptions for 14 yards.
Jalston Fowler had 9 carries for 27 yards.
Marquis Maze had 5 receptions for 106 yards.
Darius Hanks had 3 receptions for 55 yards.
Kenny Bell had 3 receptions for 52 yards, and 1 TD.
Brad Smelley had 2 receptions for 34 yards.
Defense
C.J. Mosley had 4 tackles, and 4 assists
Courtney Upshaw had 3 rackles, 4 assists, 1 sack, and an interception returned for 29 yards.
Donte Hightower had 3 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack, and a forced fumble.
Nico Johnson had 3 tackles, and 2 assists.
Robert Lester had 2 tackles, and 2 assists.
Will Lowery had 2 tackles, and 2 assists.
Mark Barron had 1 tackle, and 3 assists.
Chris Jordan had 1 tackles, 3 assists, and a forced fumble.
DeQuan Menzie had 2 tackles.
J. Chapman, A. Watkins, D. Square, V. Sunseri, and J. Harris each had 1 tackles, and 1 assist.
T. Deppriest, H. Buck, T. Richardson, B. Gibson, H. Clinton-Dix, and D. Kirkpatrick each had 1 tackle.
Next week - The Alabama Crimson Tide have the week off, and then returns the following week to host the LSU Tigers in the biggest game of the 2011 season in all of College football on November 5th.
8:00p.m. ET on CBS.
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10/20/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 52 - 7 win over the Ole Miss Rebels!
My apologies for the late update - it has been a very busy week! Updates will resume next week as usual.
Next week - No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide hosts the Tennessee Volunteers.
7:15p.m. ET on ESPN2
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10/08/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 34 - 0 Homecoming victory over Vanderbilt!
Facing a very determined Vanderbilt team which forced Alabama to two 3-and-out's in their first two possessions, the Crimson Tide led by A.J. McCarron pulled through the first quarter without being scored on thanks to two missed field goals by Vanderbilt. Alabama went on to finish the half 14 - 0 with only 46 yards rushing, and 143 yards passing. Coach Saban said at the half time that his players needed to get focused, and stop making mental mistakes. I'm sure he politely requested this during half-time.
Once the third quarter began the Tide had a noticeably different enthusiasm, and motivation to play good Alabama football. In the third quarter Alabama dominated the game scoring another 13 points, and holding Vanderbilt to 0 yards rushing, and only 19 yards passing. The Tide continued to dominate into the fourth quarter holding Vanderbilt to just 16 yards rushing, and 13 yards passing. Alabama only allowed one 1st down in each of the third, and fourth quarters, and forced two turnovers in the fourth quarter.
A.J. McCarron stepped up in this game, and showed the nation that he is more than just a "game manager." McCarron went 23 of 30 for a career high 237 yards, 4 touchdowns, and zero turnovers.
Trent Richardson had a bit of a slow start in the first half, but finished the game with 19 carries for 107 yards rushing, and had a touchdown - averaging 5.6 yards per carry.
Jalston Fowler, the third string back covering for an injured Eddie Lacy, had an impressive evening carrying the ball 13 times for 58 yards rushing - an average of 4.5 yards per carry. More proof that the Alabama Crimson Tide will be stacked in talent for years to come. Speaking of talent for years to come...
Freshman DeAndrew White had 2 amazing catches for touchdowns. White is definately someone to keep an eye out for in the future. He is a perfect example of how successful Nick Saban's recruitment really is.
Offense
A.J. McCarron went 23 of 30 for 237 yards, and 4 TD's.
Trent Richardson carried the ball 19 times for 107 yards, and 1 TD.
Jalston Fowler had 13 carries for 58 yards.
Marquis Maze had 9 receptions for 93 yards.
Darius Hanks had 5 receptions for 60 yards, and a TD.
DeAndrew White had 3 receptions for 58 yards, and 2 TD's.
Brad Smelley had 3 receptions for 19 yards, and a TD.
Blake Sims had 2 receptions for 18 yards, and 8 carries for 4 yards.
Brandon Gibson had 1 reception for 12 yards.
Defense
Mark Barron had 4 tackles, and 2 assists.
Donte Hightower had 2 tackles, and 3 assists.
Robert Lester had 2 tackles, and 2 assists.
Nick Gentry had 3 tackles.
Jerrell Harris has 3 tackles.
Nico Johnson had 1 tackle, 2 assists, and an interception which he returned for 2 yards.
Courtney Upshaw had 2 tackles.
Will Lowery had 2 tackles.
Dre Kirkpatrick had 2 tackles.
A. Hubbard, H. Clinton-Dix, T. Depriest, D. Menzie, and C. Foster each had 1 tackle, and 1 assist.
D. Milliner had an interception which he returned for 37 yards.
Next week - No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide head to Oxford to face the Ole Miss Rebels.
6:00p.m. ET on ESPN2.
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10/01/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 38 - 10 win over #12 Florida!
With a shaky start featuring a botched kickoff followed by a single pass play resulting in a momentum boosting touchdown for the Florida Gators, the Alabama Crimson Tide only took a few minutes to settle in, adjust, reverse that momentum, and completely dominate the rest of the game.
The predicted point spread for this game was only 3 points, and in enemy territory, Alabama proved once again why it is one of the best teams in the nation, if not THE best. The Crimson Tide defense held Florida to just 222 total yards, including just 15 yards rushing. After scoring the early touchdown, and a field goal early in the first quarter, Florida was unable to score for the rest of the game.
Unfortunately, with just under 2 minutes left in the first half, a sack by Courtney Upshaw resulted in Florida Quarterback John Brantley landing oddly on his right foot, and twisting his leg. He was taken out of the game, and did not return. We wish him the best of luck, and hope he has a 100% healthy recovery.
Trent Richardson once again proved that he is a top runner in the Heisman chase this year. Richardson carried the ball 29 times for a total of 181 yards, had 2 receptions for a total of 27 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Saban threw Richardson in the wildcat formation late in the game just to show upcoming opponents that we aren't a one trick pony.
The play of the game came in the second quarter when under pressure, Florida QB threw an interception to Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw who ran 45 yards for a defensive touchdown.
Offense
A.J. McCarron went 12 of 25 for 140 yards, and carried the ball 1 yard for a TD.
Trent Richardson had 29 carries for 181 yards, 2 receptions for 27 yards, and 2 TD's.
Eddie Lacy had 5 carries for 32 yards, and 1 TD.
Marquis Maze had 2 receptions for 36 yards, and returned 3 kickoffs for a total of 123 yards,
including one for 70 yards.
Michael Williams had 3 receptions for 32 yards.
Darius Hanks had 2 receptions for 19 yards.
Brad Smelley had 1 reception for 16 yards.
Defense
Courtney Upshaw had 1 sack, 4 tackles - 3 for loss of yards, and a 45 yard interception for a TD.
Nico Johnson had 4 tackles.
Donte Hightower had 3 tackles, and 1 assist.
Ed Stinson had 3 tackles - all for loss of yards.
Josh Chapman had 3 tackles - 1 for loss of yards.
Dre Kirkpatrick had 3 tackles.
DeQuan Menzie, Jesse Williams, Herrell Harris, and cade Foster each had 2 tackles.
Barron, Watkins, Gentry, Depriest, Square, Lowery, Sunseri, Richardson, Milliner, Gibson, Clinton-Dix, Johnson, and Hubbard each had 1 tackle.
Next week - No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide hosts their Homecoming against Vanderbilt.
7:00p.m. ET - Coverage TBA
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09/24/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 38 - 14 win over No. 14 Arkansas!
What can be said about today's game? The first thing that comes to mind is total domination. The Alabama Crimson Tide out-played, out-manned, and out-coached the Arkansas Razorbacks throughout the game. Alabama's defense absolutely overwhelmed Arkansas, and held them to only 17 yards rushing, 209 yards passing, and 2 TD's.
Once again Trent Richardson proves why he deserves all the praise he has been given during the past couple seasons. Leading Bama's offense, Trent Richardson carried the ball 17 times for 126 yards, and had 3 receptions for a total of 86 yards. Richardson also had a 61 yard touchdown pass.
Marquis Maze had 4 punt returns for a total of 126 yards including one that was returned 83 yards for a touchdown.
Offense
A.J. McCarron went 15 of 20 for 200 yards with 2 TD's.
Trent Richardson carried the ball 17 times for 126 yards, and had 3 receptions for 85 yards and 1 TD.
Eddie Lacy had 13 carries for 61 yards, and 1 TD.
Marquis Maze had 5 receptions for a total of 85 yards.
Michael Williams had 1 reception for 37 yards, and 1 TD.
Brad Smelley made an outstanding catch for a gain of 15 yards.
Darius Hanks had 2 receptions for 13 yards.
Defense
Donte Hightower had 4 tackles, and 5 assists.
Dre Kirkpatick had 6 tackles.
Mark Barron had 5 tackles, and 1 assist.
Jesse Williams had 4 tackles, and 1 assist.
Robert Lester had 3 tackles, and 2 assists.
Nick Gentry had 2 tackles, and 1 sack.
Will Lowery had 2 tackles.
Ed Stinson had 1 tackle, and 2 assists.
Next week - No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide travels to Gainesville to face the
No. 15 Florida Gators.
8:00p.m. ET on CBS.
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09/17/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 41 - 0 win over North Texas!
Holding the Mean Green to a total of 169 yards, the Alabama Crimson Tide dominated the field with 347 rushing yards, and 239 passings yards for a total of 586 offensive yards.
Alabama's Trent Richardson, and Eddie Lacy both had career rushing highs against North Texas. This game marks the first shutout since the Tide rolled over Chattanooga in 2009 with a final score of 45 - 0. This game marks the 7th straight game that Alabama has scored at least 17 points in the first half.
Although the Crimson Tide dominated the game from start to finish, Saban mentioned that there is much to improve on before their conference opener next week against the Arkansas Razorbacks. North Texas finished the game with 5 sacks, and a recovered a fumble from both Alabama quarterbacks.
Offense
A.J. McCarron looked calm, and confident and finished the game 15 of 21 for 190 yards passing.
Phillip Sims followed up behind McCarron and went 6 of 8 for 29 yards passings.
Trent Richardson had 11 carries for a total of 167 yards rushing, including one for 71 yards, and had 3 TD's.
Eddie Lacy carried the ball 9 times for a total of 161 yards, including one for 67 yards, and had 2 TD's.
Jalston Fowler carried the ball 3 times for a total of 20 yards.
Kenny Bell had 4 receptions for a total of 55 yards.
Brad Smelley had 4 receptions for a total of 46 yards.
Christion Jones had 2 receptions for a total of 41 yards.
Brandon Gibson had 3 receptions for a total of 35 yards.
Marquis Maze had 3 receptions for a total of 26 yards.
Darius Hanks made his season debut and had 2 receptions for a total of 20 yards.
Defense
Courtney Upshaw had 4 tackles, ad 3 QB hurries.
Donte Hightower had 3 tackles, and 1 QB hurry.
Will Lowery had 5 tackles.
Mark Barron had 4 tackles.
Vinnie Sunseri had 3 tackles.
Next week - No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide host Arkansas in their conference opener.
2:30p.m. CT on CBS.
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09/10/2011
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide for their 27 - 11 win over Penn State!
Looking like a natural leader in the making, AJ McCarron led the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide to victory over the No. 23 Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in front of a record breaking crowd.
On fourth-and-a-couple-of-feet, Alabama's Brad Smelley ran with the ball in a fake punt which he earned the first down by only a matter of a couple of inches. About the play, Saban later said "We weren't doing much offensively. We needed to change the momentum."
With the fake punt being successful, the Tide gained a very noticable momentum, and quickly stormed down the field for a touch down in just four plays.
McCarron finished 19 of 31 with zero turn overs, 163 yards passing, and 1 TD.
Marquis Maze had 4 receptions for 42 yards.
Michael Williams had 3 receptions for 34 yards, and 1 TD.
Trent Richardson carried the ball 26 times for 111 yards, and had 2 TD's.
Leading the Crimson Tide Defense, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Robert Lester helped hold Penn State to 251 total yards for the entirety of the game, only allowing 1 TD, 1 field goal, and 1 2-point conversion.
Next week - No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide face unranked North Texas in Tuscaloosa.
6:30p.m. CT on Fox Sports South.
Click HERE for some amazing Crimson Tide memorabilia put together by the former wide receiver of the 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide National Championship team, Prince Wimbley.
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