Bama in the News

November 1 - 7, 2007

• Women’s Tennis Heads to Auburn for SEC Coach’s Classic • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama women's tennis team travels to Auburn for the first annual SEC Coach's Classic at the City of Auburn/Auburn University Yarbrough Tennis Center. The tournament runs Nov. 1-4 and will showcase some of the country's top talent. 

• Tide Soccer Team to Close Out Season Against Auburn Friday Night • RollTide.com
Bama (9-9-1) currently has the SEC's number two ranked offense averaging 1.94 goals per game. Alabama leads the SEC in shots on goal (158), shot percentage (.133), shots on goal percentage (.601) and shots on goal per game (8.78). 

• Paul Bryant Named Finalist for SEC’s Best Coach • RollTide.com
The Southeastern Conference has produced some of the most ingenious coaches in the history of college football, and now fans have voiced their opinions on the best of all time. It's all a part of AT&T Inc.'s Best of 75 Years of SEC Football," an 11-week program that allows fans to vote for their favorite players, coaches and traditions from the past 75 years.

• John Hinds: National Preview: Week 10 • TideFans.com
Well, the biggest game of this regular season is finally here as LSU’s Fighting Tigers invade Bryant-Denny Stadium this Saturday in the battle for first place in the SEC Western Division.

• SEC WBB Preseason Coaches Honors Announced • SEC Sports
SEC WBB Preseason Coaches Honors Announced

• SEC Lists 41 Former Players on NBA Rosters • SEC Sports
SEC Lists 41 Former Players on NBA Rosters

• LSU weekend to bring in the stars • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
The Alabama-LSU game this weekend is creating a tremendous buzz in the college football world as Tide coach Nick Saban faces off against his former squad. In what could be a special recruiting weekend for the Tide, the majority of UA's top recruiting targets are expected for the game, including Rivals100 OL Barrett Jones.

• UA-LSU: How they match up • BamaOnLine
Alabama plays host to LSU Saturday with first place in the SEC West at stake. The Tigers defense is among the nation's best, while the Crimson Tide offense has hit a mid-season stride. Meet the LSU lineup as BamaOnLine.com breaks down the edges at every position. 

• BOL Panel predictions • BamaOnLine
BamaOnLine.com puts its own staff as well as other state media representatives to the test with BOL Panel Predictions. Each week this football season, media members will pick their winners for key games both around the SEC and the nation. This is a free BOL feature. 

• Gigantic JUCO holds Tide offer • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
It is no secret that the Alabama coaching staff has been in the market for a big, space-eating nose tackle for their 3-4 defense, and it appears they have targeted a prospect that meets exactly that criteria at 6-foot-5, 390 pounds in one of the largest prospects in the nation. ...

• Key Questions: Bama vs. LSU • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
The wait is almost over as the Crimson Tide and the Bengal Tigers are just days away from their epic showdown in Tuscaloosa. To get you ready for the game, BamaOnline.com's Matt Scalici and Tigerbait.com's Bryan Lazare break down the five biggest questions facing each team heading into this weekend...

• Saban pleased with practices • Tider Insider (for members only)
"The few days off rejuvenated the players physically and emotionally. The guys look quicker and a little fresher. The time off did them some good. They're real excited about playing a real good team…"

• Answers To Some LSU Questions • BamaMag (for members only)
As Alabama prepares to host LSU in a key Southeastern Conference football game Saturday, the editors of the Scout internet sites have swapped question and answer opportunities. Here are the questions posed by BamaMag.com Editor Kirk McNair and the answers provided by Tiger Rag Editor Matt Deville. McNair's answers to Deville's questions will be on the Scout LSU site.

• Don't Believe All You Hear About LSU Game • BamaMag (for members only)
Alabama vs. LSU is about the players, but also about the coaches

• Is This A Joke Or A Scam? • BamaMag
When this "news release" was forwarded to us, we couldn't decide if it was a joke or if AT&T was in the scam business of trying to get people to text message. It's hard to imagine even Vince Dooley voting for Vince Dooley over Paul Bryant as the best football coach in SEC history. In fact, how can this ballot not include, oh, say, Gen. Robert Neyland of Tennessee?

• LSU has met former coach before • BamaMag
It’s been talked about, written about and thought about for nearly 10 months and finally on Saturday, LSU will face its former coach in Nick Saban when the third-ranked Tigers travel to Tuscaloosa to take on 17th-ranked Alabama.

• Phil's Top 25 Forecast • philsteele.com
Each week I will look at the matchups involving top 25 teams for the upcoming week and give you my forecast on the game. If you read pages 324 and 327 of my National college football preview you will see I have a Power Plays projection for each teams yards for the season. I will give you my computers projection for each game as well and keep track how both do this season. The numbers above the game reflect the Power Plays projected box score for each game. I then write my personal analysis below. I am not a computer and I do not just go by what a computer predicts, so sometimes the forecasts may vary. All games will be tabulated by the Straight up winner of each game. I will also have a couple of extra marquee games or upset selections each week to keep it interesting. Here are this weeks games involving Top 25 tms.*Numbers in Red are actual numbers/ Highlighted numbers are within 30 yds or 4 pts!

• Bayou, LSU fans brace for Nick Saban Bowl • NY Daily News
Most LSU fans have been waiting for this week ever since last winter, when their former coach, Nick Saban, accepted the head job at Alabama.

• Alabama Football: Special Teams Notebook • RollTide.com
Sophomores Javier Arenas and Leigh Tiffin have been solid on special teams for Alabama this season. Areans is second in the SEC in punt return average, while Tiffin is the SEC co-leader with 1.88 field goals per game. Check out this Crimson Tide's special teams in this week's notebook. 

• Photo Album • RollTide.com
10.31.2007 - Women's Basketball vs. West Alabama

• 10.31.07 Coach Saban • Crimson Tradition (Members Only)
Coach Saban talks about practice, and the upcoming LSU game.

• Women's Basketball:
Wednesday Night: exhibition - Alabama 80, West Alabama 53 

• Bama in the NBA -  October 31st ---> Stats:
Mo Williams scored 9 points and....

• Alabama Runs Past West Alabama 80-53 • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's basketball team opened its exhibition slate with an 80-53 victory over in-state rival West Alabama Wednesday night from Coleman Coliseum. The Tide got double-digit performances from four different players to earn the exhibition win against the Tigers. 

• No. 3 LSU has had a long roller coaster ride • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | How do you top knocking off the defending national champions by coming back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter while converting on fourth down five times in five tries?

• Hendrix unanimous All-SEC selection; Gee is second-team pick • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Richard Hendrix, the junior power forward for the University of Alabama men’s basketball team, was a unanimous selection to the SEC Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC team. His teammate, small...

• UA, NCAA meet about textbook scandal • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | A contingent from the University of Alabama, including Director of Athletics Mal Moore and Compliance Director Chris King, met with National Collegiate Athletic Association officials...

• LSU backup linebacker charged with misdemeanor • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | Backup LSU linebacker Derrick Odom was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday, accused of smashing a car window after a brawl at a nightclub last week.

• Bama women beat Tigers • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | As the 2007-08 season tipped off for the University of Alabama women’s basketball team Wednesday night the theme of the Tide’s season unveiled itself.

• Neal McCready: Miles not living off his LSU inheritance • Press-Register
Alabama has its fair share of quality football players. 

• Baton Rouge airs out disdain for Saban • The Birmingham News
BATON ROUGE -- LSU sophomore Hunter Thompson sits on a stool behind the check-out counter at Tiger District, one of many Tigers T-shirt and apparel shops cashing in on the area's overwhelming distaste for Alabama coach Nick Saban. 

• Saban Bowl I latest in coaching cold war • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA -- When Nick Saban stepped down as LSU's coach following the 2004 season, he left the new coach with endless information.

• Bama's 1979 team proves hard to beat • Press-Register
To mark the 75th season of SEC football, the 

• Alabama notes • Press-Register
No. 3 LSU (7-1, 4-1) at No. 17 ALABAMA (6-2, 4-1) 4 p.m. Saturday (WKRG/CBS) Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa -- LINE: LSU by 7. 

• Hicks' Harris Ballot • Press-Register
Press-Register sports reporter Tommy Hicks is one of 114 voters in the Harris Interactive football poll.

• McCready's AP Ballot • Press-Register
Press-Register sports reporter Neal McCready is one of 65 voters in The Associated Press college football poll.

• No change in suspended players' status after officials, NCAA meet • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- The newest development in the University of Alabama's textbook controversy passed like those before -- without a conclusion.

• Players fluent in defense • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- Back in August, there were seemingly two paths for Alabama's defense: Bad and worse.

• Alabama notebook • Press-Register
Tide, NCAA discuss textbook probe  

• Tide's patchwork line must go back to work vs. LSU • The Huntsville Times
Suspended starters aren't expected back, so Bama carries on 

• Status of suspended still unknown • Crimson White
Two weeks after five Alabama football players were suspended from the Tennessee game, the University has not issued any further information about the ongoing investigation or future punishments. "I don't know anything," said head coach Nick Saban in his Wednesday press conference.

• Tide's No. 1 golfer rehabs broken finger • Crimson White
All-American Michael Thompson's broken finger is feeling better, but the nation's No. 1-ranked amateur golfer won't be taking full swings until next year. Two weeks ago, Thompson fractured his distal phalange on his left ring finger while throwing a football with his Crimson Tide teammates after a Thursday evening Bible study.

• Tide downs Tigers to open exhibition play • Crimson White
After struggling early, the Alabama women's basketball team turned it on and pulled away late in an exhibition game against West Alabama to pick up its first win of the year, 80-53. "It feels good to get the season started," head coach Stephany Smith said.

• Tide offensive line confident in getting the job done • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- You've heard the old saying about the irresistible force meeting the immovable object?

• COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: • Montgomery Advertiser
Saban unaware of NCAA meeting

• Most 2003 Tigers want LSU to beat Nick Saban • The Decatur Daily
TUSCALOOSA — The memories of 2003 will never go away for Stephen Peterman.

• COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK • The Decatur Daily
Alabama 

• Wednesday's practice notes • Tider Insider (for members only)
Coach Saban said that the Tide would prepare for Saturday's game against third-ranked LSU as if the five suspended players would not play.

• Tide still after Mobile defender • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Several months ago, the University of Alabama coaching staff extended a verbal offer to one of the most productive defenders in the Mobile area over the last several years. Where does this 6-foot-2, 220-pound pass-rush specialist stand with the Tide?

• Perrilloux will not make trip to Bama • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
LSU coach Les Miles announced at his post-practice press conference Wednesday night that quarterback Ryan Perrilloux will not make the trip to Tuscaloosa for this Saturday's game against Alabama. 

• Lester, Jones Decide to Reschedule Visit • BamaMag (for members only)
Robert Lester and Julio Jones are going to wait until after their high school season ends to make a trip to Norman. Sooners Illustrated caught up with Lester, a University of Alabama commitment who said it's a "big possibility" he could change his mind and play somewhere else.

• Saban Pleased With Tide Practices • BamaMag
Bama coach notes that it will take exceptional play to beat LSU

• Alabama’s Saban On Halloween • BamaMag (for members only)
October 31 is also celebrated in Saban household as his birthday

• Swimming Duo Wins Six Individual Events in Home Opener • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's swimming and diving team split with Southeastern Conference foes LSU and Vanderbilt Friday afternoon at the Alabama Aquatic Center, bettering the Commodores and falling to the Tigers.

• Photo Album • RollTide.com
Swimming Duo Wins Six Individual Events in Home Opener

• Alabama Volleyball Stunned by Georgia, 3-0 • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama volleyball team fell in a three-game heartbreaker to Georgia at the Ramsay Student Center tonight, 27-30, 29-31, 22-30. With the loss Alabama falls to 11-4 in the SEC and 14-10 overall. 

• Soccer:
Auburn 1, Alabama 0 

• Volleyball:
Georgia 3, Alabama 0

• Bama Men’s Tennis Wraps Up Fall Season at ITA National Indoors • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama men's tennis team finished the fall season today at the 2007 ITA Intercollegiate National Indoor Championships. Alabama's Daniel Buikema and Mathieu Thibaudeau fell to Columbia in the consolation bracket. 

• Women's Golf Will Close Out Fall Schedule ... • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's golf team will put a close to its fall campaign by competing in the 2007 Collegiate Match Play Championship, which will be held Nov. 4-6 at Kissimmee's Ginn Reunion Resort and will be co-hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission. 

• 11.2.07 Crimson Tide This Week • Crimson Tradition (Members Only)
Catch up on all the latest in Alabama athletics.

• Saban's Recruiting Talents on Display • BamaMag (for members only)
Nick Saban put together two of the best recruiting classes in recent college football history at LSU in 2003 and 2004. Now he must lead Alabama against the powerhouse team he helped build.

• MATCHUPS: LSU vs. Alabama Unit by Unit • BamaMag (for members only)
Comparing the unit by unit breakdowns of the Tgers and Tide

• Week 10 picks: Split decision in Autzen showdown • Sporting News
Matt Hayes and Tom Dienhart

• Saban at center of Alabama-LSU showdown • USA TODAY
BATON ROUGE — From T-shirts questioning every aspect of Nick Saban's character to Alabama billing it as "Saban Bowl I" to Les Miles cursing the Crimson Tide, LSU at Alabama on Saturday has been a circle-the-date game since Jan. 3.

• Ivan Maisel: Saban still under fire for taking helm of Tide • ESPN.com
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Admit it, Nick Saban. You have built a career on your ability to focus on the task at hand. You have won a national championship. You earn $4 million a year, the highest salary in your sport. You have written a book extolling the virtue of the many working toward the one common goal ("How Good Do You Want to Be? A Champion's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life," Ballantine Books, $13.95). 

• Tigers fans approach Saturday's showdown with mixed emotions • ESPN.com
It's early Tuesday afternoon and 100 hours until the start of Saban Bowl I in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• High marks in passing game • Macon.com
Wrenn Landers will race the length of the football field faster than you can say "Roll Tide" Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• ALABAMA FOOTBALL FLASHBACK: Zow Leads Comeback at LSU • RollTide.com
One of the greatest comebacks in Alabama history came on Nov. 7, 1998 when junior quarterback Andrew Zow threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:24 to lead the Crimson Tide to an improbable 22-16 win at LSU. 

• TideSports Video • Tuscaloosa News
LSU fans arrive by train

• National College Football Day is Saturday • RollTide.com
The holiday season is about to kick off, and it starts with Saturday's National College Football Day, an event that honors the birth of college football while increasing awareness and raising money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. 

• Grant Leads Rebirth of Alabama Rushing Attack • RollTide.com
Terry Grant is lined up beside quarterback John Parker Wilson in the shotgun formation, Alabama up by 13 over Tennessee, four minutes into the fourth quarter of their home contest against the Volunteers. 

• Notice To Alabama Football Fans Concerning Counterfeit Tickets • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama is looking forward to hosting another sellout crowd of more than 92,000 when the Crimson Tide football team hosts the LSU Tigers Saturday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and the UA Athletic Ticket Office wishes to remind fans that stolen and counterfeit tickets were sold for recent Tide home games. 

• A Tide-Cast with Diver Aaron Fleshner • RollTide.com
RollTide.com caught up with sophomore All-American diver Aaron Fleshner for a TideCast chat during which he shared what it's like to take the plunge off the 10-meter tower and how he got into diving in the first place as well as what drew him to be a computer science major.

• A Tide-Cast with Swimmer Erin Sparks • RollTide.com
RollTide.com caught up with senior swimmer Erin Sparks for a TideCast chat during which the SEC finalist talked about the excitement of racing Southeastern Conference opponents and the boost the Crimson Tide gets from competing in the Don Gambril Olympic Pool. 

• The Bulletin Board • BamaOnLine  (for members only)  
Need a little extra motivation for this weekend's matchup against LSU? For that we bring you the BamaOnline Bulletin Board, an exclusive feature compiling all the quotes, notes and facts you need to know to get you even more hyped up for the Crimson Tide's upcoming ... 

• Bama in the NBA -  November 1st ---> Stats:
Antonio McDyess started for the Pistons....

• Swimming and Diving Opens at Home Friday vs LSU and Vanderbilt • RollTide.com
The Alabama Swimming and Diving teams open up the 2007-08 home season Friday against Southeastern Conference competition starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Alabama Aquatic Center.

• Photo Album • RollTide.com
11.1.2007 - Women's Basketball Visits Local Elementary Schools

• Tide defensive line may play a crucial role against LSU • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | All week long, there has been talk about how Alabama’s offensive line — stretched thin by the suspension of two starters — might handle the mighty LSU defensive line. Questions about stopping Glenn Dorsey have been so pervasive that even the Crimson Tide’s defensive linemen are being asked how they simulate Dorsey in practice.

• Andrew Bone: Chat transcript • Tuscaloosa News
Chat Transcript Part l:

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Famous LSU fan doesn't hate Saban • The Birmingham News
He's not a myth. He really does exist. There is a living, breathing LSU football fan who doesn't hate Nick Saban.

• Tommy Hicks: SEC has bowlful of teams • Press-Register
Yes, yes, yes, we're all in agreement: Saturday's Alabama-LSU game officially qualifies as a big game. It involves the inside track for the SEC West title, the Nick Saban vs. his old school factor, the Les Miles seeking respect factor, and the simple aspect that it's an SEC game involving traditionally strong opponents with involved fan bases. 

• John Pruett: Yes, Alabama will be going to SEC title game • The Huntsville Times
Friday potpourri: People keep asking, "Can I just carry your portable typewriter to the Alabama-LSU football game this Saturday?'' And I keep saying, "We don't use typewriters anymore. We use laptops.'' 

• Saban casts shadow Miles long • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Even when Les Miles wins, he loses ... the numbers game. 

• NCAA finishes questioning Keller • The Birmingham News
SCOTTSBORO - Attorneys for the NCAA finished their attempt to discredit the testimony of Stevenson businessman Ray Keller on Thursday, hammering him on conflicting testimony and then arguing that if he was going to hold other people accountable for their words, Keller should be held accountable for his.

• Saban says suspensions to continue • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- The five football players implicated in the University of Alabama's ongoing textbook probe could be suspended for as many as four games, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Thursday night.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Friday, November 02, 2007

• Spurrier can relate to Saban this week • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- There is one other SEC coach who understands what awaits Alabama's Nick Saban this weekend: South Carolina's Steve Spurrier.

• Plenty at stake in UA-LSU game • The Huntsville Times
Winner takes sole possession of West Division lead 

• Keller takes issue with his attorneys • The Huntsville Times
Businessman says some admissions to NCAA incorrect 

• Seniors to fight for bragging rights • Crimson White
The Auburn Tigers will be in town tonight as the Alabama Crimson Tide soccer team wraps up its 2007 season. The Tide (9-9-1) was eliminated from postseason contention last weekend following a late loss to Georgia, but having the archrival Tigers come to town allows the Tide a chance to end the season positively.

• Tide to defend West lead • Crimson White
Alone atop the SEC West, the Alabama volleyball team is making a run at the division title.. But the Crimson Tide doesn't have much time to relax. Six league matches remain unplayed, and the LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels linger just two games behind. Alabama stands at 14-9 overall and 11-3 in the SEC, with their only losses in conference play coming against LSU and Ole Miss on the road, and against Florida at home.

• Mark Edwards: Give Tide slight edge over LSU • The Decatur Daily
Auburn has struggled to run 

• Josh Cooper: Saban, Miles playing down coach vs. coach matchup • The Decatur Daily
TUSCALOOSA — Three years ago, after Les Miles took the LSU job, he talked with Nick Saban. 

• COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK • The Decatur Daily
Alabama

• Bama braces for Dorsey • The Dothan Eagle
His rare physical gifts of size, strength and speed inspire a combination of superhero and folk legend. Superman meets Paul Bunyan.

• Erick Smith: College football heartbreak has real-life parallels • USA TODAY
Whether in a long-term relationship or as a member of a college football team, heartbreak is hard to overcome.

• Bama vs. LSU should live up to the hype • Tider Insider (for members only)
Ever since Nick Saban was hired on January 3, Alabama and LSU fans have been counting down the days until the two programs would meet inside Bryant-Denny. That moment will arrive tomorrow, and all of the hype will take a backseat to what should be an exciting contest.

• Pete’s Pigskin Prognostications • BamaMag
It should be obvious by now that I haven’t got a clue as to what the results are going to be in this SEC football season. My only consolation is that I am certainly not alone with this problem. Some things never change, though. The Great Pumpkin has managed to have a late-season “suspension game” so the accumulated second chancers and ”team rules” violators can take a week off without consequence.

• Mike and Jay's College picks • BamaMag
The Mike and Jay’s patented “Pick Vandy to lose to ensure a Commodore victory” strategy has worked for two straight weeks now. I was actually nearly spot-on last week – if we’d had one more injured QB, the Commodores might have indeed needed to go into the stands to find a signal caller. Thankfully that didn’t happen, and Vanderbilt is once again on the tenuous precipice of bowl eligibility.

• Football:
LSU 41, Albama 34

• SEC Scores:
Florida 49, Vanderbilt 22

• GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Alabama vs. LSU • RollTide.com
One of the most anticipated matchups of the 2007 college football season has finally arrived as the 17th-ranked University of Alabama football team hosts third-ranked LSU this afternoon. 

• PDF: Gameday front page • Tuscaloosa News
GAMEDAY T-NEWS PAGES

• PDF: Team rosters • Tuscaloosa News
GAMEDAY T-NEWS PAGES

• PDF: Staff picks / Depth Chart • Tuscaloosa News
GAMEDAY T-NEWS PAGES

• PDF: Jamie Christensen  • Tuscaloosa News
GAMEDAY T-NEWS PAGES

• T-News staff picks • Tuscaloosa News
The picks are pretty similar across the board with the No. 3 team in the country coming to town. Do you agree? Here are the staff picks.

• Bama in the NBA -  November 2nd ---> Stats:
Gerald Wallace and Mo Williams each had a nice nights...

• Tide Soccer Falls to Auburn 1-0, Sets Two New Records • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama soccer team saw two records fall and its season come to an end with a 1-0 loss at home Friday night. 

• Photos • RollTide.com
11.2.2007 - Soccer vs. Auburn

• The matchup you've all been waiting for • Tuscaloosa News
The chorus began to rise from the student section at Tiger Stadium two weeks ago almost as soon as the last second ticked off the clock. The steady chant from the north end zone wasn’t a taunt at the Auburn team LSU had just vanquished with a last-second touchdown pass, nor was it a proclamation that LSU deserved to be No. 1. “We want Saban,” the battle cry went, punctuated by rhythmic clapping. “We want Saban!”

•  Ray Melick: Tide-LSU the talk, not any NCAA trial • The Birmingham News
Two summers ago, the most talked-about competition in the state was taking place in Tuscaloosa, where former Alabama assistant coaches Ronnie Cottrell and Ivy Williams were taking on the NCAA in a court of law. 

• Paul Finebaum: Tiger fans can't root for Bama • Press-Register
The Auburn nation has spoken on cue this week: Roll Tide Roll. 

• Tide tries to keep pace with fast Tigers • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Mike McCoy has been watching film on LSU's defense all week. The University of Alabama receiver can't rid his mind of one image.

• High Court requests brief in Cottrell-NCAA lawsuit • The Birmingham News
The United States Supreme Court wants more information about the Ronnie Cottrell vs. NCAA lawsuit before it decides whether to hear Cottrell's appeal of an Alabama Supreme Court decision.

• Stallings takes stand, injects buzz into Keller trial • The Birmingham News
SCOTTSBORO - Gene Stallings can still draw a crowd. 

• Tide buzz • The Birmingham News
This game will determine ...: 

• Battle weary • Press-Register
Burton Scott rushed for 115 yards and threw for two touchdowns to lead Vigor to a 13-6 victory over Blount Friday night in a sloppy Battle of Prichard.

• Day of reckoning • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- The streets of this crimson-bred college town are being overtaken by unmistakable traces of purple and gold.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Saturday, November 03, 2007

• Stallings: 'No way' Keller was an insider at Bama • The Huntsville Times
Former coaches discuss NCAA rules, boosters

• Finally, time to fight it out • The Huntsville Times
With all the storylines, can LSU-Alabama match the buildup?

• LSU torn between two coaches: Saban set to face former players • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Perhaps never before will one college football coach have so many of his signees in a football stadium than when No. 3 LSU (7-1) and No. 17 Alabama (6-2) meet this afternoon.

• Defamation hearing begins for Tide booster • Montgomery Advertiser
SCOTTSBORO -- As pumped-up Alabama fans await today's game with LSU, a trial in a far corner of the state has quietly revived the sordid recruiting scandal that put the Tide on probation in 2002.

• Players, not coaches, to decide contest • The Decatur Daily
Tide's Saban won't be playing against his former team

• COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK • The Decatur Daily
Alabama 

• Jimmy Smothers: First Saturday in November red-letter day for Tide fans • The Gadsden Times
Two weeks ago as Tennessee and Alabama were preparing for their annual football game, fans were all excited. That's the way it is most years when these two teams play.

• Saban Bowl Saturday • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
After two weeks of distractions and hype, Alabama and LSU finally try to put the West to rest Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium as first place in the SEC West division is at stake. Two players who will no doubt knock heads a few times are UA linebacker Prince Hall (21) and LSU running back Jacob Hester (18). But unfortunately for UA coach Nick Saban, pre-game build-up has been more about coaches than players.

• Recruits Eager to See Showdown in T-Town • BamaMag (for members only)
The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Bengal Tigers are set to square off Saturday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Kick-off set for 4:00 p.m. Top prospects from across the South are expected to arrive with the 150 recruits gracing the sidelines watching pre-game warm-ups and festivities.

• Bama in the NFL: Week 9 ---> Game Stats:
Check out how the former Alabama players did today...

• Women’s Golf Downs Vanderbilt in Hooters Collegiate Match Play • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's golf team took control in the first round of the Hooters Collegiate Match Play by downing SEC foe Vanderbilt 4-1-0 Sunday from the Ginn Reunion Resort. The Tide won four of the five matchups to move into second round action Monday morning. 

• Volleyball:
Alabama 3, Auburn 1

• Bama Volleyball Comes From Behind to Defeat Auburn in Four Games • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama volleyball team came from behind to defeat in-state rival Auburn in front of 974 fans in the CAVE today, 30-32, 30-24, 30-27, 30-28. With the win, Alabama improves to 15-10 overall and 12-4 in the SEC. 

• Photos • RollTide.com
11.4.2007 - Basketball (W) v. Miss. College

• Jackson visits T-town: • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
The Alabama coaching staff is looking high and low for defensive linemen as they try and wrap up recruiting for the 2008 class. One athlete that the Tide is still pursuing is Georgia commit Toby Jackson who was in town to take in Alabama's loss to LSU. Find out more about his trip by checking the Ultimate Ticket for details.

• Jones enjoys visit to Capstone • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Memphis offensive tackle Barrett Jones is among the Alabama Crimson Tide's top remaining prospects for the 2008 class and the 6-foot-5, 271-pound lineman was in Tuscaloosa over the weekend for an unofficial visit to the Tide's big game against LSU. Find out more about ...

• Decision Looms for Barrett Jones • BamaMag (for members only)
Barrett Jones, Scout.com four-star offensive tackle from Cordova-Evangelical Christian, (Tenn.), is high on Alabama and he talks about his visit to Tuscaloosa for the LSU game.

• Robby Green's Experience at Alabama • BamaMag (for members only)
Scout.com reports with four-star cornerback.

• Dont'a Hightower Leaves T-town Impressed • BamaMag (for members only)
Scout.com reports the latest with four-star defensive end.

• FACT & FACTORS: Tigers vs. the Tide • BamaMag (for members only)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Saban Bowl I is in the books and LSU came out on top beating Alabama 41-34.

• NOTEBOOK: LSU getting streaky with Tide • BamaMag (for members only)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - When people talk about LSU and Alabama and the word streak is involved it typically revolves around the Tigers’ 31-year winless drought against the Tide in Tiger Stadium.

• Tide Hosts North Alabama Monday in Exhibition Basketball • RollTide.com
The Crimson Tide men's basketball team will host the University of North Alabama in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. CT on Monday night in Coleman Coliseum.

• Glenn visits Capstone • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are building one of the nation's best offensive line classes for 2008 with commitments from several of the best linemen in the country. Georgia offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, a 6-foot-6, 315-pound four star prospect, is another prospect the Tide has their eyes on and was in Tuscaloosa on Saturday for the Alabama-LSU game.

• Tide makes big impression on Nelson • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide are on the look out for big-time defensive back prospects to help bolster their secondary in 2008 and Louisiana native Jerico Nelson certainly fits the bill. Find out what the four-star athlete thought of his visit to Tuscaloosa ...

• NC lineman impressed with Capstone • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
The Alabama coaching staff is still in the process of filling out their 2008 offensive line board with two commitments already on board. One North Carolina target that is coveted by the staff was in town this weekend to watch the Tide take on LSU and came back impressed with ... 

• Hightower loves UA visit, decision coming • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Lewisburg (TN) inside linebacker Don'ta Hightower has been among the South's top defensive prospects in the class of 2008 and one of the top targets for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The four-star prospect took an unofficial visit to Tuscaloosa to see ... 

• Clements loves UA trip • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Rivals250 lineman Chase Clement has Alabama and LSU as two of his finalist, and on Saturday, he had a chance to check out both programs in LSU's epic 41-34 win over the Tide before a frenzied Tuscaloosa crowd.

• The Sunday Rewind: LSU 41, Alabama 34 • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
The Sunday Rewind is a weekly collection of notes and quotes from the Alabama football game of the weekend.

• Chevalier to open up recruiting process soon • BamaMag (for members only)
Yates OL looking at Alabama and OU

• Tuscaloosa Visitors Bureau • Tider Insider (for members only)
As expected, several top high school prospects were in Tuscaloosa on unofficial visits for the Alabama-LSU game. Here is a rundown of those spotted at the game. 

• Football:
LSU 41, Alabama 34 - box score

• Tide Falls to LSU in Heartbreaker, 41-34 • RollTide.com
In a game that featured five lead changes and five turnovers between the two teams, a late Alabama fumble made the difference as the No. 3 LSU Tigers defeated the No. 17 Crimson Tide 41-34 Saturday in front of a sold-out Bryant-Denny Stadium. 

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LSU @ Alabama

• PDF: Post Game Notes & Quotes • RollTide.com
Tide Falls to LSU in Heartbreaker, 41-34

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• 11.3.07 Post LSU: Keith Brown • Crimson Tradition (Members Only)
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Bama/LSU Highlights

• Alabama fights hard, falls short to No. 3 LSU 41-34 • Tuscaloosa News
It was supposed to be a mismatch. On paper, the shorthanded Tide football team was outmanned, outgunned and expected to be outplayed by the No. 3 team in the country.

• Cecil Hurt: Better players, at least for LSU on Saturday, just too much to overcome • Tuscaloosa News
There is nothing more frustrating for a football team than having a monumental victory in its grasp, only to come away with a handful of hypotheticals.

• Brown's two TD catches overshadowed by one that got away • Tuscaloosa News
Keith Brown made two crucial catches in the University of Alabama’s 41-34 loss to third-ranked LSU on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium, but let another one get away.

• LSU overcomes turnovers and penalties to upend Alabama • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | After his third-ranked Tigers had held off the 17th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 41-34 on Saturday night, LSU head coach Les Miles jogged to the Northeast corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium...

• TIDE-TIGERS NOTEBOOK: Saban takes time to talk to former LSU players • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama coach Nick Saban took some extra time after the 41-34 loss to LSU on Saturday night to talk with some of his former players at midfield.

• LSU freshman safety Chad Jones makes key strip in fourth quarter • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | For all of the attention directed at the LSU players that Nick Saban had recruited, it was a freshman from Baton Rouge, La., that sparked a crucial play for the Tigers in their 41-34... 

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Alabama vs. LSU part I

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Alabama vs. LSU part II

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Alabama vs. LSU part III

• Kevin Scarbinsky: There was a lot to learn Saturday • The Birmingham News
This wasn't a football game, gut-churning, heart-burning, soul-searching instant classic that it was.

• Jess Nicholas: LSU wrap-up: Signs of things to come • TideFans.com
You could see it coming the first handful of times Alabama tried to run Terry Grant off-tackle. There was LSU’s Glenn Dorsey, Marlon Favorite and a host of other Tigers ready to snuff out the Alabama running game.

• Randy Kennedy: LSU just better than Alabama • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- For Alabama to upset LSU Saturday, the outmanned Tide needed to accomplish at least these three things. 

• Late fumble allows Tigers to rally past Tide, former coach • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Nick Saban found it hard to wash away the emotion. A week spent proclaiming that Saturday's game was not about him went for naught when the University of Alabama football coach saw his former LSU players.

• After the hype, after the handshakes • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - One more time, LSU came with a blitz. It proved to be the most costly

• BY THE NUMBERS • The Birmingham News
Net rushing yards gained by UA on 33 attempts, including seven sacks that lost 53 yards.

• QUOTEWORTHY • The Birmingham News
"I know those players. I recruited them. I know their mamas and their dads. It was hard. My initial feeling was it's like playing against your family." Nick Saban Alabama coach on playing his former team for the first time "I didn't protect the ball like I needed to. I saw him coming and took my hand off the ball."

• Two things to take away from Saturday's game: 1. • The Birmingham News
Nick Saban can coach a little. Out-manned by LSU's oodles of talent, Alabama still managed to lead in the fourth quarter and hang around until the end. Three interceptions, a blocked field goal, and a punt return for a score helped.

• Miles-tone win • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- After the 75th point was scored, the momentum had turned for the final time and four action-packed hours finally ended in bitter defeat, Alabama coach Nick Saban couldn't leave the field.

• Alabama report • Press-Register
-- OFFENSE: On the surface, 34 points against the best defense in the SEC would be cause for celebration. But look deeper -- Alabama managed a season-worst 20 rushing yards on 33 attempts. That's an average of 0.6 yards per carry, which won't beat many opponents. "They didn't have the box loaded," Tide coach Nick Saban said. "We just couldn't get them blocked like we needed to." A floundering rushing attack forced Alabama into the air 40 times. QB John Parker Wilson hit a 
few long throws -- including a 41-yard bomb to a diving Matt Caddell that was reversed by replay officials -- but managed only 14 total completions and an interception.

• Big-play day • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- In a back-and-forth game full of big plays, LSU made them when it counted the most. 

• Game packs in prep prospects • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- It might be easier to run down the list of top recruits who were not at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday. More than 100 recruits (some from the 2009 and 2010 classes) were expected for the Alabama-LSU game.

• Run down • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- When you can't run, it's hard to win a Southeastern Conference football game.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Sunday, November 04, 2007

• Tide misses suspended linemen • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA -- It's now two games and counting for the five Alabama players indefinitely suspended as a result of the school's textbook investigation.

• SEC Football Roundup - Saturday, November 3rd • SEC Sports
SEC Football Roundup - Saturday, November 3rd

• LSU avoids getting 'Nicked' • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Upon further review, LSU is still in contention for the Southeastern Conference title and a national championship as well.

• Pair of late touchdowns sink Bama • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Thud.

• Tested Tigers: • Montgomery Advertiser
LSU able to overcome mistakes for comeback win

• ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: • Montgomery Advertiser
Eight is enough to go bowling

• MORE BAMA-LSU NOTES: • Montgomery Advertiser
LSU quarterback Flynn rebounds from early mistakes

• PHOTO GALLERY: • Montgomery Advertiser
LSU defeats Alabama

• PHOTO GALLERY: • Montgomery Advertiser
LSU Leads UA at Halftime

• Late mistake dooms Tide • The Decatur Daily
Alabama surrenders 14 points to LSU in final 3 minutes

• Josh Cooper: Tide loses, but Saban wins a battle • The Decatur Daily
TUSCALOOSA — At the end of the first half, Nick Saban walked off the field victorious. 

• Alabama Report • The Decatur Daily
Dorsey tough matchup

• Round 1 goes to LSU • Times Daily
TUSCALOOSA - Nick Saban physically felt the sting of a win against the No. 3 team in the country slipping away."My hands are bruised from smacking them together when we made mistakes," the Alabama coach said. "Sometimes there's no consequence until you do it against somebody that's as good as or better than you.

• Saban reluctantly part of hype • The Dothan Eagle
While Alabama coach Nick Saban downplayed the angle of him going against the school he once led to a national championship, the Tide coach did acknowledge his respect for the players on the opposite side of the field.

• Instant Analysis: LSU-Alabama • CollegeFootballNews.com
In a game tailor made for headline writers everywhere, one could say that LSU made Les mistakes just in the Nick of time. But if you really wanted to understand why the Tigers turned--and turned back--the Tide in Tuscaloosa, the real headline should be this: Early came through late. 

• Travis Reier: Outside the Box: LSU • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
When the LSU nation comes down off its 41-34 buzz, the reality of what’s coming down the pike will begin to sink in. I’ll put it out there in layman’s terms so that our purple and gold friends can understand: It’s coming.

• Brown comes through with big plays • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
One of the most prolific receivers in Alabama history came through with two of the biggest receptions of the season for the Crimson Tide in Alabama's loss to LSU. But surprisingly the plays didn't come from leading receiver DJ Hall but senior wide out Keith Brown. ...

• Tigers by a tail • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Alabama's upset bid against LSU fell just short Saturday as the visiting Tigers escaped with a 41-34 victory. QB Matt Flynn (right) threw a game-tying touchdown pass with 2:49 remaining. Check the Ultimate Ticket for BamaOnLine.com's game story.

• Jackson shines again • BamaOnLine  (for members only)
Alabama freshman cornerback Kareem Jackson made his third interception in his last two games Saturday against LSU, and blocked a field goal as well. For more on UA's standout freshman, check The Ultimate Ticket. 

• Tigers overcome Tide to take West lead • Tider Insider (for members only)
Coming in, media dubbed this match-up "Saban Bowl I," since Bama's Nick Saban formerly coached in Baton Rouge. Saban and his LSU counterpart, Les Miles, both insisted the game was about the players, not the coaches. Both were right. LSU used superior talent and depth to overcome 14 penalties and three turnovers and post a 41-34 win over Alabama and put itself in the SEC West driver's seat.

• SABAN: Bama Not Consistent Enough to Beat LSU • BamaMag (for members only)
The difference in talent between LSU and Alabama was glaringly obvious at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday night, but so was the difference in coaching.

• LSU Makes Plays To Beat Alabama (STATS) • BamaMag
Late turnover provides third-ranked Tigers with opportunity

• Tide Players Now Have To Move On • BamaMag
Loss hurts Alabama players, but they can't let hurt linger

• Notes From Bama Loss To LSU • BamaMag