Published on: 29th August, 2009
It was a glimpse into the future on Friday night, as the Florida Gators' top quarterback recruit traveled north with his team from Venice, Fla., to Chesapeake, Va., where they would take on Alabama's top quarterback recruit and the Oscar Smith Tigers. Trey Burton is the quarterback of Venice and is ...Published on: 28th August, 2009
Summer hangs on showing no intent of giving way to the mild fall days we think of when we dream of college football. Still, while the dog days of summer may hold on for a few weeks longer, the 2009 Alabama season is little more than a week away. The Tide ...Published on: 25th August, 2009
With so much focus being put towards what it will take for Alabama to be successful on the season, I thought in this one that I would focus on things the Crimson Tide needs to avoid if it hopes to win it's first SEC Title in a decade. There are countless ...Published on: 23rd August, 2009
Headed into the Crimson Tide's 2009 fall camp the view behind Playboy All-American Julio Jones was hazy to say the least. Head coach Nick Saban made no secret that one of fall camp's key goals was to find one or more receivers to complement Jones in the passing game. In 2008 Jones had ...Published on: 21st August, 2009
Week two of Fall Camps is over and with it comes the end of two-a-day practices. Teams will now turn to focusing on their opening day opponents. So with the season rapidly approaching we'll take a look around the West and see how everyone progressed in week two. Auburn The Tigers continued ...Published on: 20th August, 2009
Everybody knows somebody that is bad about procrastination. You know, they have that certain thing they need to take care of but put it off for a day or two. No big deal, right? What if it's something that's going to affect others? They still put it off or take their ...Published on: 17th August, 2009
1+1= 3 Or at least to hear rival fans tell things it does. The University of Alabama's players have heard it all offseason: how the SEC was weak last year, how none of the teams they beat had quality starting quarterbacks, how the Tide once again suffered a let down at the ...Published on: 14th August, 2009
"Oh, how the mighty have fallen." The phrase originally came from the Bible. It's used mostly these days to refer to companies or sports franchises that have fallen on hard times. The Auburn Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers programs have grown accustomed to battling for their respective conference titles. Both teams had ...Published on: 12th August, 2009
The last two fall camps in Tuscaloosa have opened the door to a multitude of freshman finding their way on to the Tide's two deep depth chart. Many of those have reached taken starting roles. Players like Julio Jones, Don'ta Hightower, Mark Ingram, Terrance Cody, and Rolando McClain either started in ...Published on: 11th August, 2009
With almost a full week of practice behind them, SEC West football programs have reached the point of two-a-days and full gear. There is no way of judging the type of team you have until players can start going full speed. Freshmen who look like gods during non-contact drills suddenly look ...