http://bamasportsblog.com A University of Alabama Blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:35:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The stage is set and the upcoming match up will be the most anticipated wars in recent college football history. Actually the SEC championship was of no great surprise even for the casual NCAA follower. In fact after the Alabama win over LSU you could already hear the soft singing ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2009/11/19/second-verse/   The Unstoppable Force, meets the Immovable Object I really hate to sound cliché here but for lack of a better analogy, I try to spin this one towards a tangible angel. LSU come to Alabama to begin a battle that promises to be the classic unstoppable force meets the immovable object. When ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2009/11/06/unstoppable-force-meets-the-immovable-object/ When you look strictly at the stats, it appears to be a no brainer. In every statistic #2 Alabama out performs the 3-3 Tennessee Volunteers. Still-like in all situations-the reality exist just beneath the surface. Tides, by definition are predictable, and you can be sure that Alabama will give the ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2009/10/24/volunteers-for-a-rising-tide/ Andre Smith was suspended by the University of Alabama on Monday, December 29th. Sources reported that he had illegal contact with an NFL agent. Nick Saban declared, "The University of Alabama, the team and the football program are more important than any individual player,everyone on our team depends on each other ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2008/12/30/andre-smith-suspended/   Nick Saban Leads the Crimson Tide on to the field       The unranked Crimson Tide opened up their season with a pounding on the ninth ranked Clemson in the Georgia Dome. 34-10. They had a hangover, however, and struggled against Tulane, beating them only 20-6. They played a lousy Western Kentucky, killing them 41-7. ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2008/12/20/alabama-postseason-review/ [caption id="attachment_18" align="alignright" width="351" caption="Glen Coffee vs. Georgia"][/caption]                         I recently got word from a reliable source that offensive tackle Andre Smith and running back Glen Coffee would be exploring NFL careers and options. It is safe to say that Glen Coffee's decision to explore options is the most logical choice. If I had ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2008/12/19/cody-to-stay-smith-and-coffee-check-options/ [caption id="attachment_5" align="alignleft" width="243" caption="Senario Hillman reaches for the ball"][/caption] Alabama(6-3) slipped by Tennessee State(3-6) Wednesday, as the game kept basically the same tempo the whole game. Alonzo Gee scored 24  points, making him the Tide's leading scorer, and Ronald Steele had 13. Tennessee State's scoring was led by Gerald Robinson, ... http://bamasportsblog.com/2008/12/19/6/