Bama in the News

November 8 - 14, 2008

• Football:
Alabama 27, LSU  21 OT

• SEC Scores:
Wyoming  13, Tennessee 7

• Football Gameday: Alabama Beats LSU 27-21 • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama football team travels to Baton Rouge Saturday for a SEC West showdown with the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. The game is slated to kickoff at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) and will be te... 

• No. 1 Alabama Beats No. 15 LSU 27-21 in Overtime • RollTide.com
No. 1 Alabama goes to 10-0 on the season after beating No. 15 LSU, 27-21 in a game that went into overtime after see-sawing back and forth during regulation.

• Dennis Pillion: Rashad Johnson leads Alabama past LSU, into the SEC Championship Game • al.com
Wow. Just wow. The Crimson Tide squanders some opportunities early, has a field goal blocked at the end of regulation, then wins in overtime behind Rashad Johnson's third interception, a great catch by Julio Jones and a 1-yard touchdown run by John Parker Wilson.

• No.1 Alabama wins, clinches the SEC West • Tuscaloosa News
In an overtime thriller down in Baton Rouge, the Alabama Crimson Tide was able to remain undefeated as the No. 1 team in the nation by holding off SEC rival LSU by a 27-21 score.

• Volleyball:
Friday Night: LSU 3, Alabama 1

• Women's Basketball:
Friday Night -  Exhibition: Alabama 76, West Alabama 49

• Bama in the NBA - November 7th Game Stats:
Check to see how former players did.

• Football Gameday: Alabama vs. LSU • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama football team travels to Baton Rouge Saturday for a SEC West showdown with the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. The game is slated to kickoff at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) and will be te...

• Women's Tennis Picks up Seven Wins at Coaches Classic • RollTide.com
The women's tennis team collected seven wins on the second day of play at the SEC Coaches Fall Classic. The day was highlighted by Tiffany Welcher's singles win over No. 51 Alex Haney of Auburn.

• Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision at LSU • RollTide.com
Brooks Webster had a match-high 17 kills in Alabama's 3-1 loss to LSU in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Friday night. 

• Women's Basketball Runs Past West Alabama 76-49 • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's basketball team opened its exhibition slate with a 76-49 victory over West Alabama Friday night at Coleman Coliseum. 

• Women's Swimming and Diving Ties LSU in Baton Rouge • RollTide.com
Alabama returns to action Saturday, continuing its Louisiana road trip with a visit to the University of New Orleans where the action will get started at noon 

• Saban's return might be a hostile one • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | Down by the bayou, there are two structures football fans refer to as “The house Nick Saban built.”

• STAFF PICKS: • Tuscaloosa News
Alabama at LSU

• THE CALL by Tommy Deas • Tuscaloosa News
Each week, Executive Sports Editor Tommy Deas breaks down the match-up between Alabama and its opponent. Here's his take on this week's SEC showdown against LSU.

• EA SPORTS PREPLAY: Alabama in a squeaker • Tuscaloosa News
Each week we let the computer battle itself in EASports NCAA 2009 on Playstation 3. We'll post the results each week on Game Day to see how close the simulated game plays to the real thing.

• Cecil Hurt: Appreciate Tide’s No. 1 ranking; it rarely happens • Tuscaloosa News
The only thing that really matters for University of Alabama football today is the outcome of this afternoon’s game against LSU in Baton Rouge. But before the game gets started, Crimson Tide fans do need to step back and appreciate the historic significance of Alabama’s No. 1 ranking — which is more rare an event than many people realize.

• Ian R. Rapoport: \Predictions, anyone? (Game 10)... the Nick Saban burning in effigy edition! • al.com
It has been said that some LSU fans can get a little, well, crazy. Nuts. Whatever. If you didn't believe me before, check out these pictures. LSU fans have burned Alabama coach Nick Saban in effigy. These are from the pep rally you've all been hearing about, sent from the camera phones of Birmingham News reporter Jon Solomon and columnist Kevin Scarbinsky.

• Gentry Estes: Countdown to LSU ... • al.com
No. 1 ALABAMA (9-0, 5-0 SEC) 

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Welcome to Sabanland - Enter at your own risk • The Birmingham News
I`ve been to Disney World and Epcot Center, SeaWorld and Cypress Gardens, Universal Studios Hollywood and Visionland. 

• Ray Melick: LSU fans, the doctor will see you now • The Birmingham News
Admit it, LSU fans. You're jealous. You're bitter. 

• At last, Alabama and LSU play today • The Birmingham News
BATON ROUGE - At last, the attention will turn to the field inside Tiger Stadium.

• 5 THINGS TO WATCH NATIONALLY • The Birmingham News
1. Saban in Tiger Stadium. He returns to Baton Rouge as Satan. What will they call Nick Saban after Alabama throttles LSU?

• Hudson's salary of $295,000 annually approved • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama women's basketball coach Wendell Hudson will make $295,000 annually in a five-year contract that was approved Friday by the UA System Board of Trustees. 

• Sound Off • The Birmingham News
Saturday, November 08, 2008 

• TURN OFF THAT SOAP OPERA ... IT'S TIME TO PLAY • The Birmingham News
BATON ROUGE - At last, the attention will turn to the field inside Tiger Stadium.

• Mark McCarter: Heat high for 'Bama Man' today • The Huntsville Times
"In Birmingham they love Nick Saban 

• Paul Gattis: SEC Preview: Week 11 • The Huntsville Times
For starters, there is the starting time. 

• Big matchup on the line • The Huntsville Times
BATON ROUGE - Something unusual will happen today for LSU senior guard Herman Johnson. He'll play football against someone as big as him.

• Saban returns to LSU in style • The Huntsville Times
Stakes high for Tide despite coach saying game 'not personal'

• SEC Volleyball Roundup - November 7th • SEC Sports
SEC Volleyball Roundup - November 7th 

• Saban brings No. 1 Bama to LSU • Montgomery Advertiser
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nick Saban insists that today's meeting between top-ranked Alabama and 15th-ranked LSU is all about two West Division rivals of the Southeastern Conference playing each other on a national stage, and very little to do with him.

• Finishing strong Tide's No. 1 goal • Montgomery Advertiser
When Alabama is No. 1, much seems right in the college football universe. The biscuits at the Waysider, where Bear Bryant ate breakfast most days, seem warmer and fluffier. The "Rammer Jammer" cheer sounds louder and lustier after games. And much of the turmoil of the past decade seems forgotten.

• Alabama takes the field against LSU • Dothan Eagle
BATON ROUGE, La. — Something is going to give when top-ranked Alabama visits No. 15 LSU today.

• Saban restores luster to Crimson Tide • AlabamaFB
TUSCALOOSA -- Mike Johnson still remembers his recruiting trip to Alabama, which came with a heavy emphasis on -- who else? -- the Bear. 

• Getting to Jarrett • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama's Brandon Deaderick has a major pass rushing challenge Saturday in LSU offensive tackle Ciron Black, one of the best pass protectors in the league. 

• Game Day Preview: Alabama at LSU • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Here's a position-by-position breakdown of today's game between the Crimson Tide and Tigers:

• Bama in the NFL - Players:
Evan Mathis was released by the Dolphins

• Bama in the NFL - Week 9 Game Stats:
Check to see how former players did this week 

• Ian R. Rapoport: Alabama still No. 1 in BCS standings... and notes! • al.com
Well, after a smooth, five-hour trip back from Baton Rouge, I'm back in the good city of Tuscaloosa. And a lot happened during the drive. (Of course, for those Twitter people, you know it all already.)

• 2008 SEC Football - Week 12 Sunday Notebook • SEC Sports
2008 SEC Football - Week 12 Sunday Notebook 

• Poll Watch: Week 11 • Bama Sports Report
The BCS Standings are out, and for the second consecutive week Alabama is the #1 team in the nation. The Tide is also at the top in the AP Poll, the ESPN/USA Today Poll, and the Harris Interactive Poll. The computer rankings used by the BCS have Bama in second place, based on strength of

• Richardson discusses Bama's win over LSU • Scenes from Baton Rouge  • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
On Saturday, Alabama went to overtime to beat LSU. The Tide might have to go to signing day to fend off the Tigers for talented running back Trent Richardson of Pensacola-Escambia, Florida. This weekend, the 5-11, 224-ppound Richardson, who has been committed to Alabama since early June, was in Baton Rouge visiting for the LSU-Alabama game. 

• Another trip for Richardson • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Trent Richardson committed to Alabama back in June, but he has continued to keep an interest in a few other schools since then, including LSU. The nation’s 4th ranked running back was in Baton Rouge yesterday for the LSU-Alabama game, and he isn’t ready to head home just yet. 

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
Sights and sounds at Tiger Stadium

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
Tide Offensive Highlights

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
Tide Defensive Highlights

• ESPN to televise MSU at Alabama • Tuscaloosa News
ESPN to televise MSU at Alabama

• Volleyball:
Alabama 3, Georgia 2

• Rashad Johnson Named National Defensive Player of the Week • RollTide.com
Alabama senior safety Rashad Johnson has been named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week, after a school-record tying three interceptions as the top-ranked Crimson Tide ...

• Volleyball Wins Showdown at Georgia in Five Sets • RollTide.com
The volleyball team put forth one of its best performances of the season to win a five-set thriller at Georgia by scores of 25-19, 22-25, 15-25, 36-34, 15-13 Sunday afternoon.  

• ESPN Will Televise Alabama-Mississippi State Game • RollTide.com
The Southeastern Conference announced today that ESPN will televise the Alabama-Mississippi State on Saturday, Nov. 15 with kick off time set for 6:45 p.m. (CST) from Bryant-Denny Stadium. This wil...

• Doug Segrest: Week 11 SEC grades • al.com
These are our weekly grades, based on expectations, performance and the number of past seances in the White House (it was Mary Todd Lincoln, not Nancy Reagan).

• 2008 Bowl Championship Series Standings • SEC Sports
2008 Bowl Championship Series Standings 

• 2008 BCS Rankings - Week 4 • College Football News
Penn State lost and all the top teams moved up the BCS rankings, including Brian Johnson's Utah. All that matters are the top two spots, and those held steady, for now, but there were still some big moves. Check out Week 4 of the 2008 Top 25 BCS Rankings. 

• More scenes from Baton Rouge • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Here are more shots from the win over LSU. 

• Ten-Win Seasons Happen At Alabama • 'BamaMag
Terry Saban wore a houndstooth dress to Saturday night’s Alabama-LSU football game, bringing back memories of the past. (Alabama rivals think that’s where all Crimson Tide partisans live, ignoring continued Bama success.) 

• It’s Setting Up For 2008 Playoff • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
SEC and Big 12 championship games should provide BCS participants

• Trent watches Tide roll • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Saturday night Trent Richardson was in Baton Rouge to watch Alabama wrap up the SEC West title in dramatic fashion. Richardson went into saturday's game with big expectations and left completely satisfied.

• PHOTO GALLERY: Tide wins thriller in Death Valley • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
The Alabama Crimson Tide clinched the SEC West Division crown on Saturday with a thrilling win over the LSU Tigers in Death Valley.

• Tide holds onto No. 1 spot in BCS • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Alabama held onto the No. 1 spot in the Bowl Championship Series rankings released Sunday, keeping the Crimson Tide in line to play for the national championship.

• SEC Announces Nov. 15 Football TV Selections • SEC Sports
SEC Announces Nov. 15 Football TV Selections

• Ian R. Rapoport: Alabama-LSU, the day after... • al.com
I'm sitting in my Baton Rouge hotel room, and ESPN is on. Yes, Alabama still defeated LSU Saturday. How do I know? The highlights must be on a non-stop loop or something.

• Gentry Estes: Sunday Morning QB: Alabama 27, LSU 21 (OT) • al.com
Statement games aren't always emphatic blowouts or big upsets. 

• Alabama Survives Intense Challenge • The New York Times
BATON ROUGE, La. — Nick Saban had done his best to dodge the passion and rage of his return to Louisiana State, but he finally joined the fray before it was too late for No. 1 Alabama.

• Matt Hayes: What we learned: We're not seeing the high Tide • Sporting News
BATON ROUGE, La. -- What we learned from Alabama-LSU while wondering if the LSU students could get just a bit more creative with their Nick Saban taunts: 

• The Nickel: LSU • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Nick Saban would be proud. In asking our five questions of the Tide this week, we didn't include his much-anticipated return to Baton Rouge among the story lines.

• Football:
Alabama 27, LSU  21 OT - box score

• Bama in the NBA - November 8th Game Stats:
Check to see how former players did.

• Cecil Hurt: Tide's response to adversity loud and clear • Tuscaloosa News
Can you hear me now?

• Ticket Office Announces Postseason Football Tickets Plan • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama Athletic Ticket Office will begin taking requests for post-season football tickets. 

• No.1 Alabama wins, clinches the SEC West • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | It was like he never left.

• Johnson has career day with three interceptions • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La | The ending was as anticlimactic as the game was dramatic Saturday as the top-ranked University of Alabama defeated No. 15 LSU in overtime, 27-21, at Tiger Stadium.

• Tide shakes off miscues with two big plays in OT • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La | The ending was as anticlimactic as the game was dramatic Saturday as the top-ranked University of Alabama defeated No. 15 LSU in overtime, 27-21, at Tiger Stadium.

• Tide does enough in the passing game • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | For the entire season, the University of Alabama football team has believed that the passing game would eventually have to pull out a win if the Crimson Tide was going to finish atop the SEC Western Division.

• Mistakes almost come back to bite Bama • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | After everyone else had run off the field, University of Alabama junior left tackle Andre Smith still stood there, stunned, looking back toward the uprights.

• NOTEBOOK: UA earns return trip to Georgia Dome • Tuscaloosa News
BATON ROUGE, La. | Even though the University of Alabama football team still has regular-season games to play against Mississippi State and Auburn, the Crimson Tide (10-0, 6-0 SEC) clinched its first Western Division title since 1999, and a berth in the conference championship game in Atlanta, scheduled for Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.

• TideSports Photos: • Tuscaloosa News
Alabama vs LSU

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
Nick Saban LSU press conference (part 1)

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
Nick Saban LSU press conference (part 2)

• Ian R. Rapoport:  Javier Arenas on the win that clinched an SEC title spot: "We had to fight." • al.com
The week began with talk of Nick Saban, Nick Saban, Nick Saban. And what does it end with? 

• Ian R. Rapoport:  Alabama 27, LSU 21... and the Crimson Tide clinches a spot in Atlanta. • al.com
Unbelievable. Everyone OK after that one?

• Gentry Estes: Somehow, Alabama clinches the SEC West in LSU's noisy Death Valley • al.com
Even in an apparent down year, the SEC does not permit easy passage to any team. That was proven again today. When nightfall fell in Baton Rouge and as the fourth quarter began, the public address announcement rang out: "It is now Saturday night in Death Valley!" and the crowd exploded. This seemed the last place Alabama wanted to be.

• Chris's Blog - GAMEDAY November 8th • Chris Stewart Sports
7:15 p.m. CST - ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

• Photos • The Birmingham News
Alabama vs LSU football

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Saban puts friends, teams first at LSU and Alabama • The Birmingham News
True story. They hung a banner. Right there in the hotel suite of Nick and Terry Saban. And they did it the day before Alabama beat LSU 27-21 in overtime to clinch the SEC West title for the first time in nine years. 

• With overtime win over LSU, Alabama clinches spot in SEC title game • The Birmingham News
BATON ROUGE - The day began with Nick Saban rushing into Tiger Stadium, flanked by security, paparazzi bulbs popping and LSU fans taunting. It ended with the spiteful crowd emptying onto the street, as a small, crimson-clad band of fans partied as if it were 1999.

• Crass behavior by some LSU fans • The Birmingham News
Memo to the small and small-minded portion of the LSU fan base that still hates Nick Saban despite of everything he did for your football program, which dwarfs what his team did to your team Saturday:

• FIRST QUARTER ALA-Wilson 1-yard run (Tiffin kick), • The Birmingham News
8:23 LSU-Byrd 30-yard pass from Lee (David kick), 

• Grading the Crimson Tide • The Birmingham News
It took two quarters, but Alabama finally got its running game going with Glen Coffee in the second half. 

• Rashad Johnson comes to Tide's rescue with 3 picks • The Birmingham News
BATON ROUGE -- The stunned looks on the faces of Alabama players told the story entering overtime Saturday.

• Saban • The Birmingham News
BATON ROUGE - Here is how Nick Saban spent his weekend: Burned in effigy, harassed by some LSU fans, congratulated by others, and a trip home with the SEC West championship.

• Randy Kennedy: Alabama could be BCS' best • Press-Register
BATON ROUGE, La. — For the first time in 28 years, Alabama took the field Saturday as the country's top-ranked team. The Crimson Tide narrowly earned the right to do it again next week against Mississippi State with a 27-21 overtime survival against LSU. 

• Top-ranked Alabama turns back LSU in overtime to stay unbeaten • Press-Register
BATON ROUGE, La. - The monster once nurtured and fed to full strength by Nick Saban did everything it could to crush the dreams of his budding creation.

• Alabama intercepts LSU's upset bid • Press-Register
BATON ROUGE, La. ? Each time it seemed LSU had a chance to extend a lead or take the lead and the momentum against Alabama Saturday, those efforts were intercepted.

• No problems for Alabama coach Nick Saban in his return to Baton Rouge to play LSU • Press-Register
BATON ROUGE, La. - They lined up at least an hour beforehand, lining two barricades with shades of crimson, not purple and gold.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Sunday, November 09, 2008
This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all comments can be published. 

• The Alabama beat for the LSU game • Press-Register
-- OFFENSE: Not quite through his true freshman season, former Foley receiver Julio Jones is matching the hype and emerging as a legitimate college star. LSU's bevy of five-star defensive players had no answer for Jones, who actually appeared to hurt his left arm in the first half and still managed to total 128 yards on seven catches. It seemed like he had more, and Alabama, quite simply, would have been in trouble without him.

• Two-for-one for prospects attending Alabama-LSU game • Press-Register
BATON ROUGE, La. - A sure indicator that a game is a battle of two college football heavyweights is when almost as many recruits in attendance are considering the visiting team as the home team. That was the case Saturday when Alabama visited LSU.

• Mark McCarter: Sabans Return • The Huntsville Times
BATON ROUGE, La. - A skinny kid, hat turned backwards, message-bearing T-shirt hanging halfway to his knees, staggered past the interview room where Nick Saban was conducting the post-mortem. 

• Alabama survives thriller • The Huntsville Times
BATON ROUGE, La. - The monster once nurtured and fed to full strength by Nick Saban did everything it could to crush the dreams of his budding creation.

• Hard-fought loss sticks with battered LSU • The Huntsville Times
BATON ROUGE, La. - Somewhere amid the bad, Louisiana State coach Les Miles saw good. 

• Tide overcomes day of mistakes • The Huntsville Times
BATON ROUGE, La. - The turnovers hurt. The missed field goals hurt. The penalties hurt. 

• Visit went well for Saban • The Huntsville Times
Tide coach keeps stressing his time at LSU was great 

• Jess Nicholas: LSU wrap-up: In contrast to last year, this team fights • TideFans
A holding call that negated a potential game-winning touchdown: No problem. 

• SEC Football Roundup - Saturday, November 8th • SEC Sports
SEC Football Roundup - Saturday, November 8th

• Tide passes test in Baton Rouge • Montgomery Advertiser
BATON ROUGE, La. -- For 60 minutes, Alabama played a lot like the Alabama of recent memory. There were fumbles, stumbles and bumbles from a team that entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation but rarely looked like it.

• Photos • Montgomery Advertiser
UA defeats LSU in OT

• Stacy Long: Does overtime win expose Alabama? • Montgomery Advertiser
BATON ROUGE, La. -- If Alabama is the No. 1 team in the country, that doesn't say much for the coun­try.

• Crimson Tide finds tough sledding in rushing attack • Montgomery Advertiser
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alabama, the pride of the Southeastern Conference at running the ball and stopping the run, didn't show it Saturday.

• ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: Tide able to turn it around in 2nd half • Montgomery Advertiser
BATON ROUGE, La. -- For the first time under second-year coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide found a way to come back from a halftime deficit to win.

• Tide escapes LSU • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
He ran off the field, toward the tunnel with a group of Alabama and Louisiana state troopers fronting and flanking him. 

• Nick’s happy return • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. — Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s day at Tiger Stadium started with throngs of Crimson Tide fans cheering for him as he walked from the team bus toward the visitors’ locker room. 

• LSU fans add to Saban’s new muscle • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. — Everyone has limits, even the so-called most powerful coach in all of sports. 

• Alabama Report • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
LSU fans apparently distributed Alabama John Parker Wilson’s cell phone number, and they spent the week calling the Tide quarterback.

• Rashad Johnson rescues Alabama against LSU • Dothan Eagle
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Alabama defense was about to take the field with its dream season on the line when secondary coach/defensive coordinator Kirby Smart pulled free safety Rashad Johnson to the side. 

• Ken Rogers: Bama showing signs of fate on its side • Dothan Eagle
BATON ROUGE, La. — Goodness gracious, could it be fate?

• Instant Analysis: Alabama-LSU • College Football News
In a season with only 12 regularly-scheduled games, no one ever cares or remembers how games are won or lost—the only thing that matters is the end result. Alabama didn’t offer anything awesome or outstanding against LSU on Saturday, but the Tide actually increased their stature because they managed to survive without their best stuff. 

• 2008 Bowl Projections ... Nov. 9 • College Football News
You want to try to figure out this jumbled mess? The bowl picture is only going to get more bizarre before it gets clearer, but in the end, we're projecting it'll be Louis Murphy's Florida taking on Chris Brown's Oklahoma for the whole ball of wax. Check out our latest bowl projections. 

• CFN Rankings - No. 1 to 119 - Week 11 • College Football News
Everything is starting to shake out. Everything except the Big 12 South, where Foswhitt Whittaker and Texas still might turn out to be the best in the Big 12, but for now, they're just outside of our top two. Based on how good the teams are at the moment, here's the latest CFN ranking of all 119 teams.

• ATLANTA BOUND: Tide downs LSU in overtime • AlabamaFB
27-21 win at LSU clinches SEC West crown for No. 1 Alabama

• Bowl Predictions  • CBS
Comment: With Penn State's loss to Iowa, it opens the door for a potential Big 12 vs. SEC national championship game. 

• Ivan Maisel: Crimson Tide, Red Raiders can prevent annual BCS anxiety • ESPN
College football fans who looked at unbeaten, third-ranked Penn State and saw flashbacks of the past two BCS National Championship Games can rest easy. Two months to the day before No. 1 will play No. 2, the Big Ten's last hope to play for the crystal football came up one play short at Iowa.

• Chris Low: Without its best stuff, Alabama finds a way to win • ESPN
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Somewhere along the way in every championship season, you stumble across a game like this.

• Scenes from Baton Rouge • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Here a few shots from Alabama's win over LSU.

• How the West was won in OT • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
It took overtime, big plays by two seniors and a freshman, but Alabama is heading back to Atlanta, this time as SEC West champions. The top-ranked Crimson Tide gave Nick Saban a homecoming to remember with a 27-21 win over LSU in one extra period. 

• SABAN: BCS Talk Toxic • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban was burned in effigy on the eve of his return to LSU, taunted as he exited the team bus for the stadium, and jeered with foul insults during the game. But it was Saban and his top-ranked Crimson Tide that got the last word with a 27-21 overtime win in Baton Rouge Saturday evening. 

• Alabama Players Pleased With Outcome • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Rashad Johnson was just following orders on third interception

• Notes From Tide Win Over LSU • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
SEC Western Division championship Bama’s first since 1999

• It Takes Overtime To Beat LSU, 27-21 • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Rashad Johnson’s three interceptions key tot title-clinching win

• Not quite enough • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Nick Saban’s return to Baton Rouge nearly cost him a chance at a national championship. Nearly is the key word though because his Alabama Crimson Tide took advantage of Jarrett Lee’s fourth interception of the game and pulled out a 27-21 overtime win over LSU on Saturday.

• Red Stick Hat Trick • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. - Alabama's Rashad Johnson came up with an interception hat trick with three picks on Saturday, leading the Crimson Tide to a 27-21 overtime win over LSU.

• Instant Analysis: LSU • BamaOnLine
BATON ROUGE, La. -- In topping LSU in overtime, Alabama clinched its first SEC Championship game appearance since 1999. BOL staffers Travis Reier and Chase Goodbread provide insight moments after the big ... 

• VIDEO: Saban's post-LSU news conference • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alabama head coach Nick Saban addressed the media following his team's 27-21 overtime win over host LSU. Check inside for video of Saban's post-game news conference! 

• Notebook: UA overcomes turnovers • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. - Despite three first-half turnovers, Alabama overcame its toughest in-game circumstances of the season Saturday for a 27-21 win over LSU.

• 10 game-shaping plays • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. - BamaOnLine.com brings you a look at the 10 plays that impacted Saturday's 27-21 Alabama overtime win over LSU the most.

• Five things we know after Alabama-LSU • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Saturday's 27-21 overtime win at LSU settled quite a few things for Alabama.

• Alabama, Saban escape Baton Rouge with win, SEC West title • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
BATON ROUGE, La. — Nick Saban was called lots of things upon his return to Tiger Stadium as Alabama coach on Saturday, but he and his team left town with one title that was undisputable — Southeastern Conference West Division champion.

• Notebook: Saban breaks jinx of returning champions • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Returns to LSU for first time as Alabama coach 

• VIDEO — Nick Saban's post-game press conference • Crimson Confidential
Alabama coach Nick Saban discusses the win over LSU 

• Lee's mistakes prove costly for Tigers • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Freshman threw four interceptions vs. Alabama 

• Final stats — Alabama 27, LSU 21 (OT) • Crimson Confidential
Alabama 10-0, 6-0 SEC; LSU 6-3, 3-3 

• Andrew Bone: Recruiting Chat Transcript Part ll • Tuscaloosa News
Recruiting Chat Transcript (11-5-08) 

• Alabama Swimming and Diving Sweeps New Orleans • RollTide.com
The Alabama Swimming and Diving teams, in their second meet in two days, dominated the University of New Orleans in the Privateers' Reilly Center. 

• Tide Begins Practice for Mississippi State Game • RollTide.com
The top-ranked University of Alabama football team worked for 90 minutes helmets and shoulder pads Monday afternoon as game-week preparation began for Saturday's game against Mississippi State.

• Coach Nick Saban Press Conference Transcript • RollTide.com
Coach Saban met with the media on Monday to preview the Tide's game with Mississippi State this Saturday in Tuscaloosa. 

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/10 - Saban part 1

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/10 - Saban part 2

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/10 - Brandon Deaderick 

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/10 - John Parker Wilson

• Ian R. Rapoport: Saban on Mississippi St.: "We haven't beat these guys for a while." • al.com
It's a tough task, but in the Southeastern Conference, it's almost commonplace. How does Alabama get all geared up for another game after playing its guts out against LSU in Tiger Stadium?

• Gentry Estes: John Parker Wilson makes final cut for Unitas Award • al.com
There is Chase Daniel of Missouri, Graham Harrell of Texas Tech, Brian Johnson of Utah, Daphne's own Pat White at West Virginia ... 

• Video: Nick Saban 11/10/08 Press Conference and Player Interviews • al.com
Nick Saban 11/10/08 Press Conference Pt. 1

• SEC Football Championship Game Matchup Set • SEC Sports
SEC Football Championship Game Matchup Set

• Monday practice report • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Rashad Johnson and the rest of the Alabama football team began preparations for Mississippi State with practice on Monday.

• Monday practice notes: Upchurch absent • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0, 6-0) took the practice field for the first time since its draining 27-21 overtime win at LSU Saturday. A few notes from today’s media viewing period:

• Saban puts on parent hat in describing his concern for top-ranked Crimson Tide • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
For Nick Saban, it’s as if the entire 2008 season is one long night out on the town for his players. So far, so good, but they haven’t walked in that front door yet. 

• VIDEO — Nick Saban's Monday press conference • Crimson Confidential
Alabama coach Nick Saban discusses the upcoming game against Mississippi State 

• VIDEO — Monday player interviews, Part I • Crimson Confidential
Brandon Deaderick and Drew Davis 

• VIDEO — Monday player interviews, Part II • Crimson Confidential
John Parker Wilson and Glen Coffee 

• VIDEO — Monday player interviews, Part III • Crimson Confidential
Mike Johnson, Rashad Johnson and Terrence Cody 

• Bama in the NBA Players:
Antonio McDyess was waived by the Nuggets

• Crimson Tide Players Talk About Mississippi State Game • RollTide.com
Members of the University of Alabama football team met with the media Monday to preview the Alabama-Mississippi State football game this Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Here are some of the comments from ...

• Football Coaching Staff Names Players of the Week • RollTide.com
Eight Alabama players earned player of the week honors following the Crimson Tide's 27-21 victory at No. 15 LSU, head coach Nick Saban announced Monday after the staff had a chance to grade film fr...

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
Saban Comes to Life: Illustrations by Anthony Brantina

• Andrew Bone: Recruiting Chat Transcript Part lll • Tuscaloosa News
Chat Transcript Part lll (11-5-08)

• Gentry Estes: Mondays with Saban: Upchurch 'questionable' for MSU game • al.com
Saturday's grudge match has passed, and with it the national attention that enveloped Alabama's top-ranked football program last week.

• Ben Culpepper: Nick Saban's 11/10/08 Press Conference • al.com
In his Monday press conference, Nick Saban addressed his wife's shopping bill from her trip to Baton Rouge, the 27-21 victory at LSU, Julio Jones' outstanding performance and staying focused for the upcoming home game against Mississippi State.

• Tide, Saban begin MSU preps • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Top-ranked Alabama won't be looking past Mississippi State. Not coming off a pair of consecutive losses to the Bulldogs, not with signs picturing the scoreboard of last year's State win plastered on the walls around the football complex. 

• Vote for Alabama's "Pontiac Game Changing Performance" • RollTide.com
Alabama senior safety Rashad Johnson intercepted an LSU pass in overtime, paving the way for Alabama's 27-21 overtime win at No. 15 at LSU win and earning the Crimson Tide a "Pontiac Game Changing ...

• Alabama Hosts Mississippi State • RollTide.com
The University of Alabama football team returns home to begin a two-game homestand that will close out the 2008 regular season. The top-ranked Crimson Tide host the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a ... 

• Johnson, Jones Earn SEC Player of the Week Honors • RollTide.com
University of Alabama senior safety Rashad Johnson and freshman receiver Julio Jones were named Southeastern Conference Players of the Week after the No. 1 ranked Crimson Tide's 27-21 overtime win ...

• Johnson, Jones earn SEC honors • Tuscaloosa News
Senior safety Rashaad Johnson earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against LSU on Saturday. Johnson recorded three interceptions, one returned for a touchdown in the first half and another huge one in overtime, tying an Alabama record for picks in a game in the process.

• Ian R. Rapoport: Mal Moore: Alabama is "playing with the oneness that all teams that win have." • al.com
At the tail end of day games -- like Alabama's 27-21 win over LSU Saturday that saw Julio Jones and Rashad Johnson get honored by the SEC -- the media goes down to the field to watch from there until it concludes and interviews take place.

• Gentry Estes: Monday reading: Recent history gives MSU confidence • al.com
Mississippi State was off this past weekend while No. 1 Alabama endured and survived a hard-fought battle in Baton Rouge.

• Dennis Pillion: Alabama 27, LSU 21: Video highlights • al.com
Alabama - LSU game highlights 

• Chris's Blog - Monday November 10th • Chris Stewart Sports
9:00 a.m. CST - Good morning, and Roll Tide!!!!!!!! 

• SEC Football Players of the Week Announced • SEC Sports
SEC Football Players of the Week Announced

• SEC attention for junior TE • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
With Alabama set to lose two tight ends after this season and another one after next season, the Tide staff figures to emphasize the position in the upcoming recruiting classes. One of the top junior tight ends in the state is... 

• Brandon Moore Schedules Four • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Brandon Moore, Scout.com four-star offensive tackle from Montgomery-Carver, (Ala.), has scheduled four official visits. Moore talked about the schools and why January 22 is an important day. 

• Grading the Tide: UA 27, LSU 21 • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama LB Donta Hightower (right) recorded a game-high 11 tackles at LSU as the Crimson Tide linebackers graded well in BOL's weekly report card.

• Moore sets decision date • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Montgomery lineman Brandon Moore has set official dates for four of the finalists for his signature. While setting up his visits Moore, 6-foot-5, 313-pounds, has also narrowed his list of favorites with two SEC programs losing ground and has set a date for his decision.

• Croom knows a thing or two about upsets • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The last time Mississippi State faced an Alabama team ranked first in the country was in 1980. And current MSU head coach Sylvester Croom remembers well of that outcome 28 years ago when State upset the top-ranked Tide 6-3 in Jackson.

• Bama in the NBA - November 9th Game Stats:
Check to see how former players did.

• SUNDAY REWIND: Alabama 27, LSU 21 (OT) • RollTide.com
Playing its first game as the nation's top-ranked team in almost three decades, No. 1 Alabama overcame an early deficit to beat No. 15 LSU 27-21 in overtime at Tiger Stadium on Saturday afternoon. 

• Crimson Tide first and 10 • Tuscaloosa News
For the first time this season, when the University of Alabama football team hit an opponent in the mouth, it hit back. While that may not have been the reason LSU was able to score two early touchdowns, on drives of just 54 and 30 yards, it was how the Tigers were able to stick around.

• UA’s Johnson earns national recognition • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Alabama senior safety Rashad Johnson has been named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week, after a school-record tying three interceptions as the top-ranked Crimson Tide beat LSU, 27-21, in overtime on Saturday in Baton Rouge.

• Tide hangs on to top spot in BCS rankings • Tuscaloosa News
NEW YORK | Alabama and Texas Tech and their perfect records were on top of the BCS standings Sunday. Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage if the front-runners fall.

• Ian R. Rapoport:  Rashad Johnson getting national love... and other stuff! • al.com
You know what's slightly cool about what happened on Saturday? That a whole new generation of Alabama players get to experience the SEC title game. IThe Crimson Tide will play Florida. Ask a player about it and get this reaction: 

• Gentry Estes: A few Sunday evening notes ... • al.com
Man, that's a long, desolate drive from Baton Rouge to Tuscaloosa.

• Ray Melick: BCS picture may not be settled yet • al.com
So, do you like your BCS Championship picture neat? Or nasty? 

• Mal Moore: I appreciate it more than you know • The Birmingham News
The Alabama players raced toward a Tiger Stadium end zone to swarm John Parker Wilson and celebrate Saturday's 27-21 victory over LSU in overtime, the program's biggest win in nine years.

• COLLEGE BEATS • The Birmingham News
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Rashad Johnson top defensive player: 

• Tide clings to No. 1 in BCS, computer says it's No. 2 • The Birmingham News
Alabama remained No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series standings, staying atop the human polls but falling behind No. 2 Texas Tech in the computer rankings.

• No. 1-ranked Tide 'didn't play very well' against LSU • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA ? Anyone who expected the returning conqueror to actually smile, relax and savor a clutch win at LSU on Saturday night doesn't know Nick Saban.

• Alabama notebook: Texas Tech gains on Crimson Tide in BCS • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama remained No. 1 in all major football polls Sunday but lost ground to No. 2 Texas Tech in the all-important Bowl Championship Series standings.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Monday, November 10, 2008
This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published. 

• Mark McCarter: AD Moore living a dream • The Huntsville Times
Tide's athletic architect pleased with all that's emerged this season 

• Tide almost there • The Huntsville Times
Fixing little things for stretch run could pay off big 

• Alabama notes: Red Raiders creeping up on Tide in BCS race • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama remained No. 1 in all major football polls Sunday but lost ground to No. 2 Texas Tech in the all-important Bowl Championship Series standings. 

• Jess Nicholas:  MSU preview: Bama is looking ahead – to revenge • TideFans
Given the fact that Alabama is coming off a big win over LSU on the road, and has Auburn in two weeks after an off-week, it is only natural for many to fear the Crimson Tide would be looking past a 3-6 Mississippi State team that has been the picture of offensive dysfunctionality in 2008.

• Jess Nicholas: SEC preview and predictions – Week 12 • TideFans
Week 12 was a strong one for the Predictions Dept., with only a miss in the Tennessee-Wyoming game costing us a perfect week. The next week promises to be a busy one in the SEC, as both Florida and Georgia have potentially difficult tests in the East, while Alabama faces an...

• Corso, Fowler and Howard talk Alabama vs. LSU • Crimson White
ESPN invited the Crimson White sports editors onto the College Gameday set to interview the show’s broadcast personalities about the Alabama-LSU game and this year’s Crimson Tide team.

• Johnson’s three interceptions lead Tide past Tigers in overtime • Crimson White
As if the lead up wasn’t dramatic enough, the No. 1 Crimson Tide needed an overtime session to scrape by defending national champion LSU 27-21 and clinch the SEC West.

• Tide wins exhibition vs. West Alabama • Crimson White
The Alabama women’s basketball team tipped off the 2008-09 season with a 76-49 rout of the West Alabama Tigers in Coleman Coliseum Friday night.

• LSU down; MSU, Auburn to go • Montgomery Advertiser
One down, two to go.

• Tide, Red Raiders pull away in poll • Montgomery Advertiser
NEW YORK -- No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Texas Tech strengthened their hold on the top spots in The Associated Press college football poll, while Penn State slipped to the back of the one-loss pack Sunday.

• Sports briefs • Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama-Mississippi State at night; AU-Georgia on Raycom

• More hurdles remain for No. 1 Crimson Tide • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
Rolando McClain stood on the field at an empty Tiger Stadium in a suit and tie and simply shrugged.

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
Alabama safety Rashad Johnson’s three-interception performance against LSU drew national recognition when he was named the Walter Camp Foundation national defensive player of the week Sunday. 

• Jimmy Smothers: Alabama still rolling despite ifs and buts • The Gadsden Times
Hindsight is said to be 20-20. Another truism is what’s done is done. Or as Yogi Berra would say, “When it’s over, it’s over.”

• BCS Breakdown - What Each Team Needs • College Football News
Analyzing the top ten teams according to the BCS rankings

• Lockdown corner set to visit UA • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"I know I added Alabama to my visit list late. But Alabama deserves a visit. They've recruited me hard and they have a great program going." 

• Tide gaining ground with AU commit • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
When Douglass-Atlanta linebacker Jonathan Atchison committed to Auburn several months back, the Alabama coaching staff never let up their pursuit of the 6-foot-3, 215-pound defender. Now those efforts appear to be paying off. Check inside for the latest news on Atchison and the status of his commitment to the Tigers.

• Film study: Alabama-LSU • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Things are always a little clearer a day later, especially when you've got pause, rewind and fast-forward buttons. I DVR Alabama's games every Saturday and then watch them again on Sunday, inevitably picking up on things I didn't see with the naked eye while at the game.

• Tide still high on Gordon’s whittled-down list (highlight video included) • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Alabama is looking more and more attractive to Eric Gordon — partly due to the Crimson Tide and partly due to what’s going on at some other schools.

• Reamer, Tide Prepare for Mississippi State Running Attack • RollTide.com
The No. 1 ranked Alabama football team worked for two hours in full pads Tuesday afternoon as preparations for Saturday's game with Mississippi State continued at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility. 

• Tuesday Tide Trivia • RollTide.com
Test your Crimson Tide football knowledge every Tuesday with Tide Trivia on RollTide.com 

• Gentry Estes: Trustees to discuss Bryant-Denny expansion Friday • al.com
Formal approval for the next stage in the proposed expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium's south end zone is set to occur during meetings held this week by The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System in Tuscaloosa.

• SEC Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors Announced • SEC Sports
SEC Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors Announced

• This Week In SEC Football - November 11th • SEC Sports
This Week In SEC Football - November 11th

• CFN Staff Picks, Week 12, Part 1 • College Football News
Here are the picks from the CFN writers along with Clucko the Chicken. Put down two feed dishes, one representing one team and one representing another and whichever dish the chicken goes to first is the team that's going to win. You'll do just as well. (Really, the pick is a coin flip. Don't laugh; Clucko won the 2000 Bowl Pool among 24 entrants.) You can get to the Expert Picks in the above dropdown under Predictions.

• Tuesday Question - Make One Change To The BCS • College Football News
You can make one change to the BCS system, what would it be?

• Practice Report: 11/11/08 • Bama Sports Report
It was back into full pads for the Tide today as they continue preparation for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Sunday’s day off and Monday’s practice in shells seems to have the guys rested and ready to play what in recent years has been one of the more physical games of the season. Tuesday practices typically

• Week 11: LSU • Bama Sports Report
From the first day that Nick Saban was introduced as Alabama’s head football coach many football fans nationwide circled last Saturday’s date on their calendar. The return of Coach Saban to the place where he had won a national title was a story ripe with intrigue; afterall, no coach in NCAA had ever returned to

• Linebacker will make final decision after Iron Bowl • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"I will be in Tuscaloosa for the Alabama-Auburn game. I will make my final decision the week after that. It will be my final, final decision." 

• Montgomery lineman names two favorites • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Montgomery-Carver lineman Brandon Moore still has four schools -- Alabama, Clemson, Florida and Miami -- on his list. Moore says that two of those schools stand above the rest. 

• Anthony Steen Senior Highlights • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Anthony Steen Senior Highlights

• PHOTO GALLERY: Sentimore vs Eddie Lacy • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama Crimson Tide commit Darrington Sentimore and Crimson Tide running back prospect Eddie Lacy had a showdown friday night in their regular season finalies.

• The Zoom Lens: Rashad Johnson • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BOL subscribers chose Rashad Johnson as the subject of The Zoom Lens, an interactive feature for which members choose the subject of a game analysis.

• Tuesday practice report • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama's Roy Upchurch watched practice from the sideline Tuesday and is questionable to play against Mississippi State. Check BOL's daily practice report for an injury update and more. 

• Tuesday practice report: Upchurch back, but in black • Crimson Confidential 
Top-ranked Alabama (10-0, 6-0) continued work for Mississippi State (3-6, 1-4) Tuesday, practicing in full pads at the outdoor facility. A few notes from the media viewing period:

• Glen Coffee Selected as Semifinalist for Doak Walker Award • RollTide.com
University of Alabama running back Glen Coffee was named a semifinalist for the 2008 Doak Walker Award as announced by the Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors on Tuesday.

• Davey O'Brien Trophy on Display this Weekend • RollTide.com
The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® (The O'Brien) will be on display this weekend prior to the Alabama-Mississippi State game in Tuscaloosa. 

• Johnson, Coffee receive honors • Tuscaloosa News
University of Alabama free safety Rashad Johnson has been named the Football Writers Association of American’s Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.

• Ian R. Rapoport: People tell Coffee and Johnson they're pretty good... • al.com
Another day, another honor for Alabama safety Rashad Johnson. As you read in my story today, the senior captain been racking up the praise for his three-interception performance against LSU. 

• Tide's Coffee a Doak Walker semifinalist • AlabamaFB
TUSCALOOSA – University of Alabama running back Glen Coffee was named a semifinalist for the 2008 Doak Walker Award as announced by the Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors on Tuesday.

• Tennessee commit to visit Alabama • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"Florida State was always the number two school for him, but now it's Alabama. If he decided not to go to Tennessee, Alabama would probably be his next choice." 

• Early Look: '10 DB Holds Two SEC Offers • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Demarcus Milliner, cornerback from Millbrook-Stanhope Elmore, (Ala.), projects as one of the South’s top defensive prospects in 2010. Milliner has received early scholarship offers from two SEC schools and more are sure to arrive. The standout defender has a list of favorites as Scout.com learned the latest news. 

• GA '10 TE Holds Four, Talks Visits • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Brian Vogler has been watching several games.

• LSU crowd catches attention of still wide open Kelly • Crimson Confidential
One of the top receivers in the Southeast saw the Alabama-LSU game in person.

• Tide has 'unfinished business' with Bulldogs • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
If there was a clear line of demarcation in Alabama's 2007 football season, it was the Mississippi State game. To be specific, it came with 21 seconds remaining in the first half.

• Notebook: Cody savoring second chance • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
When Terrence Cody had two teammates and an Ole Miss running back fall on the back of his right leg on Oct. 18, he immediately feared the worst.

• Crimson Clubhouse: Richardson on the rise • Crimson Confidential
Smith commits to West Virginia 

• The Harmon Forecast • CBS
In its 52nd year, The Harmon Forecast predicts probable scores of college football games each week. The Harmon Forecast is powered by Accuscore . 

• Alabama Football: Offensive Notebook • RollTide.com
Alabama junior running back Glen Coffee joined the school's 1,000-yard club last weekend at LSU. It is the 13th 1,000-yard rushing season in school history. Read more about Coffee and the UA offe... 

• ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: Pressure mounts for Tide • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Consider it the Crimson Tide Revenge Tour 2008.

• Wilson one of five for Unitas Award • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama senior quarterback John Parker Wilson has been named one of five finalists for the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

• WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL: Alabama wheelchair basketball wins at Arlington • Tuscaloosa News
ARLINGTON, Texas | The University of Alabama men’s wheelchair basketball team traveled to the University of Texas in Arlington last Friday for a series of four games over the weekend.

• Gentry Estes: Tuesday reading: Terrence Cody still plans to be back with Tide next year • al.com
Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody told reporters earlier this season that he would return for his senior season.

• Ben Culpepper: Alabama vs LSU Report Card Results • al.com
Alabama fans are ecstatic for their newly crowned SEC Western Division championship team and are thrilled to be going to Atlanta. After improving to 10-0 and hanging on to the #1 spot in the BCS, the fans gave the majority of the team a "B" for their performances. 

• 2008 SEC Football - Week 12 Game Previews • SEC Sports
2008 SEC Football - Week 12 Game Previews

• 2008 SEC Football Post-Season Honors Candidates • SEC Sports
2008 SEC Football Post-Season Honors Candidates

• SEC-TV on FSN South - Thursday, November 13th • SEC Sports
SEC-TV on FSN South - Thursday, November 13th

• SEC West Players to Watch • College Football News
Players on the move or with something to prove in week 12 in the SEC West

• UGA vs. Florida for Washington DB Branden Smith? • AJC
Booker T. Washington cornerback Brandon Smith, who is ranked as the state’s No. 1 prospect by the AJC and Rivals, said he has narrowed down to four schools: Georgia, Florida, Florida State and Alabama.

• Wilson on List of Five Finalists for Johnny Unitas Award • RollTide.com
University of Alabama senior quarterback John Parker Wilson was selected as one of five finalists for the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award on Monday. 

• Ian R. Rapoport: What's at stake monetarily for Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban? • al.com
A quick thing, now that Alabama has a place to be on Dec. 6. This'll answer a few email questions I've been getting... Did you know that Alabama coach Nick Saban will benefit quite nicely from the Crimson Tide's success?

• Ian R. Rapoport: SEC title game changing some things... and other stuff! • al.com
The Alabama basketball schedule was created long before the football team ever thought about clinching a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game. And now, both teams have a game on Dec. 6. What to do?

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Saban will cash in on dream season • The Birmingham News
Nick Saban doesn't need any extra motivation to coach the next three games as if Alabama's spot in the BCS Championship Game depended on them. 

• Rashad Johnson is everywhere, grabbing five picks in four games for the Crimson Tide • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - The Rashad Johnson accolades tour took him to a studio across the University of Alabama campus Monday morning, where he filmed a segment on ESPN's morning show, "First Take."

• COLLEGE BEAT • The Birmingham News
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• Paul Finebaum: Saban puts LSU fans in despair • Press-Register
Walking out of Tiger Stadium on Saturday night, amid the wreckage and debauchery known as the LSU Nation, I couldn't help but flip the calendar back 52 weeks. 

• Cody staying humble • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - Growing attention and NFL Draft hype hasn't swayed Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody from his plans for 2009. 

• McShay: More twists before BCS is decided • Press-Register
College football fans should hold on to their hats (or helmets), according to ESPN college football analyst Todd McShay.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published. 

• University of Alabama football team gets bit with injury bug • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - The feared injury bug that Alabama largely has avoided on its rise to No. 1 is now starting to offer a few worrisome nibbles.

• Paul Gattis: Homage for Alabama's Wilson • The Huntsville Times
The time has come to stand up and applaud Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson.

• UA's Upchurch 'questionable' for MSU game • The Huntsville Times
Saban:Tailback's neck pain needs more evaluation

• No. 1 Tide has score to settle • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- In a series dominated overall by Alabama, Mississippi State has proven to be a thorn in the Crimson Tide's side in recent years.

• QB Club: Max Howell expects Bama-Florida ticket in Atlanta to be red-hot • Montgomery Advertiser
If you thought the Alabama-Clemson ticket at the Georgia Dome was a hot commodity, just wait until you see what happens for the Alabama-Florida showdown for the SEC championship next month in Atlanta. 

• Back in the middle • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
TUSCALOOSA — Almost three weeks ago, Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody grimaced as two team trainers helped him off the turf at Bryant-Denny Stadium. 

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
Alabama
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson doesn’t remember how many phone calls he received from LSU fans last week. 

• Tide ‘D’ makes adjustments in second half • Dothan Eagle
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama went into halftime of Saturday’s game against LSU feeling fortunate the game was tied 14-all. 

• Phil Paramore: Tide a step closer • Dothan Eagle
Just when you thought this wild college football season couldn’t possibly bring us another unforgettable weekend, it happened again. 

• Cavalcade of Whimsy ... The BCS & USC, Part 1 • College Football News
The happiness of Nick Saban, getting the college football playoff message heard, the lack of minority head coaches, and explaining the BCS for USC's world in Part One of the latest Cavalcade of Whimsy. Tomorrow is Part 2, analyzing the ten teams with national title chances and what they need to do to get to Miami. 

• Ridgeland's Michael Bowman happy to be with No. 1 Alabama  • AJC
Ridgeland’s Michael Bowman, arguably the state’s top wide receiver, said he is proud to be committed to No. 1 Alabama. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Bowman has maintained a low profile in football recruiting circles since committing to Alabama in early September....

• Tide begins working on Bulldogs • AlabamaFB
TUSCALOOSA – The top-ranked University of Alabama football team worked for 90 minutes helmets and shoulder pads Monday afternoon as game-week preparation began for Saturday’s game against Mississippi State.

• Alabama continues 'revenge tour' • AlabamaFB
TUSCALOOSA -- No. 1 Alabama's road to a perfect regular season seems paved in crimson and white.

• Practice Report: 11/10/08 • Bama Sports Report
The 2008 SEC Western Division Champion Crimson Tide hit the practice field today in preparation for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Sylvester Croom’s bunch isn’t technically in last place in the SEC West, but only because they have played one less conference game than Arkansas. We’ve had them at the bottom of our SEC Power Poll 

• Press conference notes • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
At his weekly press conference on Monday, Nick Saban announced that running back Roy Upchurch (neck spasms) and wide receiver Earl Alexander (shoulder) would miss a day or two of practice this week. Saban said that both players were questionable for Saturday's game against Mississippi State. 

• Ed Stinson Visits LSU • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
FSU commitment taking visits.

• Tide expecting big things with 2010 class • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
While the finishing touches to the 2009 group are yet to be complete, the Tide’s high profile season has put them in contention for some elite 2010 prospects all over the country. An early look shows the Tide has a chance to rake in their third highly regarded class in a row.

• UA up next for Stinson • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Homestead (Fla.) South Dade defensive end Ed Stinson just came off a visit to LSU, and this weekend the Tide will have the next chance to impress this speedy pass-rusher. Check inside for the latest on his visits and his trip to UA. 

• Notebook: Julio arrives • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Julio Jones has now posted 100-yard games in two of his last three games, both SEC road contests. Jones' emergence tops this week's Monday notebook from BOL.

• Tide has 'unfinished business' with Bulldogs • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
If there was a clear line of demarcation in Alabama's 2007 football season, it was the Mississippi State game. To be specific, it came with 21 seconds remaining in the first half.

• LSU crowd catches attention of still wide open Kelly • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
One of the top receivers in the Southeast saw the Alabama-LSU game in person.

• Notebook: Cody savoring second chance • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Tide NT back after knee injury 

• Men's Basketball Set to Close Exhibition Slate • RollTide.com
The Alabama men's basketball team will close its exhibition slate on Thursday, November 13, against the Belhaven Blazers. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide is ...

• Men's & Women's Basketball Teams to Play Doubleheader On December 7 • RollTide.com
The men's and women's basketball teams will play a doubleheader in Coleman Coliseum Sunday, December 7, beginning at Noon. 

• Lansden Named to the SEC Community Service Team • RollTide.com
Alabama senior goalkeeper Karen Lansden has been chosen as a member of the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team as announced by the conference office. The Community Service Team selects ... 

• Cecil Hurt: For now, UA's bowl prospects are Miami or New Orleans • Tuscaloosa News
The smart thing to do in terms of speculating about the University of Alabama's possible bowl future would be to refrain. After all, there will be a lot more data available Sunday — after all the results from Saturday's college games come in — than there is today.

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/12 - Practice

• Christopher Walsh: This week in the SEC's bowl chase • Tuscaloosa News
The Southeastern Conference is affiliated with nine bowls, but will almost certainly have two Bowl Championship Series teams with Alabama and Florida, which opens the door for a potential 10th team.

• 2008 SEC Football Coaches Press Conference • SEC Sports
2008 SEC Football Coaches Press Conference

• The Huddle: Alabama Edition • Dothan Eagle
Alabama hosts Mississippi State at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game is 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. It airs on ESPN.

• VIDEO: Saban's Wednesday news conference • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama head coach Nick Saban met with reporters following Wednesday's practice.

• Wednesday practice report • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Marquis Johnson and the rest of the Alabama football team continued preparations for a home game against Mississippi State Wednesday.

• Wednesday practice notes: Upchurch sees more participation • Crimson Confidential
Top-ranked Alabama (10-0 overall, 6-0 SEC) continued its preparations for SEC West Division foe Mississippi State (3-6, 1-4) Wednesday afternoon at the outdoor practice facility. The players worked out in full pads in cold, blustery conditions under the lights. Saturday’s game, which will be televised by ESPN, is set for a 6:45 p.m. kickoff.

• Ian R. Rapoport: Nick Saban: "I use the examples every week." • al.com
I just got done listening to Alabama coach Nick Saban on the SEC weekly teleconference and he said some interesting things about how to prepare his top-ranked team to face Mississippi State. But before that, in today's paper...

• Gentry Estes: "Mark Gottfried: Signing day is going "very smoothly" • al.com
Everything has "gone as planned" today for Alabama's basketball program, according to coach Mark Gottfried, who could wind up receiving signatures from at least five prospects as the early signing period starts today.

• Gentry Estes: View from the other side: Mississippi State • al.com
I've received a few props for starting this "View from the other side" segment that has turned into a weekly hit on the blog this year. But in all honesty, I can't take credit for the idea. It originated with this week's guest.

• Chris's Blog - Wednesday November 12th • Chris Stewart Sports
10:00 a.m. CST - Some more reasons why the best is yet to come...

• TI TV for November 11 • WVUA-TV
See it on WVUA7.com, the home of Tider Insider TV.

• Tide '08 signees fare well in JUCO • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"We had a great season and a big part of the reason was two outstanding players we had from the University of Alabama," East Mississippi CC head coach Buddy Stephens says, referring to linebacker DeVonta Bolton and defensive lineman Brandon Lewis, a pair of UA 2008 signees who did not qualify academically to join the Tide this season. 

• Tenn. verbal lining up visits • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Aubrey Phillips, Scout.com three-star offensive tackle from Olive Branch, (Miss.), remains committed to Tennessee, but will take all five official visits. Schools have turned up the heat on the 6-foot-6, 345-pound prospect. 

• Big-time visitor headed to UA • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama has been recruiting at an extremely high level since the arrival of Nick Saban and that trend continues across the U.S. One of the nation's top players is set for a surprise official visit to Alabama for this weekend.

• VIDEO — Mark Gottfried's Wednesday press conference • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried discusses Thursday's exhibition game with Belhaven

• ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Defensive Notebook • RollTide.com
It has been a productive last two weeks for Alabama senior safety Rashad Johnson, who has recorded 17 tackles, four interceptions (96 yards, 2 TDs), 3.5 tackles for loss (-7) and one pass break-up ...

• Scout.com Early Recruiting Class Rankings • 'BamaMag
Last year it was UCLA, this time around UNC. What began last December with the commitment of John Henson translates nearly a year later with the nation's top class headed to Chapel Hill. 

• Sentimore 100% to UA • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
One of the Tide's most athletic jumbo commitments is Destrehan defensive lineman Darrington Sentimore, and the big 6-foot-3, 270-pounder has been on a roll this fall with a huge senior year. 

• Dre Kirkpatrick Talks LSU Trip • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
"They need someone to guard Julio Jones."

• Bama in the NFL - Players:
Fernando Bryant signs with the Steelers

• Bama in the NBA - November 11th Game Stats:
Check to see how former players did.

• Swimming and Diving Trio Earns SEC Honors • RollTide.com
The Alabama Swimming and Diving team had a trio of athletes earn Southeastern Conference honors the league office announced today.

• In the line of duty • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | When the University of Alabama football team reconvened last spring for practice, perhaps the biggest question for the offense was at right tackle.

• AU hopes to rebound against its top rivals • Tuscaloosa News
AUBURN | The Auburn Tigers still have hope, however slim.

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/11 - Practice

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
The Cecil Hurt Show 11/11/08

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/11 - Josh Chapman

• TideSports Vidoe: • Tuscaloosa News
11/11 - Cory Reamer

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/11 - Mike McCoy

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
11/11 - Lorenzo Washington

• Ian R. Rapoport: Does Nick Saban trust this team, Marcel Dareus' emergence... and other stuff! • al.com
As I've mentioned about 8,000 times, one of the most interesting things about covering Alabama coach Nick Saban is that a regular ol' question might trigger a tremendous answer. Like Monday, when a TV reporter asked him if his team's maturity level is established enough to where he doesn't have to worry about it.

• Doug Segrest: Wednesday's SEC page • al.com
A lot of stuff for you to peruse. If you can't pick up the newspaper, check these links.

• Doug Segrest: Talking with Gary Danielson • al.com
I interviewed the CBS college football analyst for a story Wednesday comparing the Big 12 and SEC. Here are some interesting outtakes from the candid interview, which don't appear in the story.

• Kevin Scarbinsky: Moore takes one wild ride from Hoover to Texas Tech • The Birmingham News
Alabama vs. Texas Tech? No. 1 vs. No. 2 for the national championship? It could happen.

• Terrence Cody's return to defensive line brings energy to Crimson Tide • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - The pain was excruciating. Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody could not move his knee, and with 1 minute, 26 seconds left on Oct. 18 against Ole Miss, he thought his season was over. 

• Question of best team most likely won't be answered until national championship game • The Birmingham News
The SEC can boast of back-to-back national titles claimed by two different programs, no less. 

• Looks as if Tide must win out • The Birmingham News
In the crazy world of the BCS, Alabama won a game Saturday but probably lost the ability to lose the rest of the way and reach the national championship game.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published.

• No. 1 Bama finds plenty of incentive • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - Brandon Deaderick, defensive end on the nation's No. 1-ranked team, has memorized all the reasons why pundits have said Alabama won't be able to stay there.

• Alabama notebook: Expansion plans continue • The Huntsville Times
Expansion plans for Bryant-Denny loom closer

• ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Saban playing cards right • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- There are plenty of questions concerning top-ranked Alabama's ability to finish the season undefeated. Yet the Crimson Tide has a much better chance of achieving that goal thanks to some crafty personnel changes implemented by coach Nick Saban.

• ALABAMA NOTES: Upchurch, Alexander likely to miss Mississippi State game • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Tailback Roy Upchurch returned to practice on Tuesday, riding an exercise bicycle alongside receiver Earl Alexander while dressed out in a black non-contact jersey. 

• ALABAMA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Hudson aims high • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Shortly after former Alabama All-American Wendell Hudson took on the challenge of rebuilding the school's floundering women's basketball program, he started by hiring two former standouts as assistant coaches.

• ‘Old fashioned,’ ‘crazy’ descriptions of Tide coaches • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
TUSCALOOSA — One is like Al Pacino from the movie “Scarface.”

• Alabama’s late drive inspires team • Dothan Eagle
TUSCALOOSA — Tiger Stadium was loud. It was ear-splitting, headache-pounding, eye-blurring loud.

• Cavalcade of Whimsy, 2 - The 10 Contenders • College Football News
Who are the ten teams in the national title hunt and what they have to do to get there ... and do they deserve it if they do get in? In Part 2 of this week's Cavalcade of Whimsy, Pete Fiutak breaks down step-by-step what has to happen for each contender in the chase for a spot in the BCS Championship. 

• Expert Picks • CBS
Editor's Note: The CBSSports.com Expert Picks will feature a new look this year with extra analysis on two-to-three feature games each week. For Week 11, our Games of the Week are No. 16 BYU at Air Force and California at No. 23 Oregon State. Post your thoughts on the message board and your pick might be featured along side our experts! 

• Reamer, Tide talk Bulldogs • AlabamaFB
TUSCALOOSA -- The No. 1 Alabama football team worked for two hours in full pads Tuesday afternoon as preparations for Saturday’s game with Mississippi State continued at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility.

• Johnson calls Tide's season 'unbelievable' • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Since committing to Alabama in early September, Andalusia linebacker Nico Johnson has had the pleasure of watching his future team rise from near the bottom of the Top 25 to the No. 1 spot. 

• Freshman Dareus steps up for Tide • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Marcel Dareus, as is the case with any true freshman, cannot speak to the Alabama press corps per the policy of Tide coach Nick Saban. His elder teammates, however, have no problem talking about the Birmingham native and the impact the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder from Birmingham has had for the Tide defense in recent weeks. 

• Hard Work Leads To Reamer Success • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
No one could suggest that Cory Reamer was a sleeper. After all, he had been the most valuable player in the Alabama 6A championship game as he helped his Hoover team to the state title. But there had to be some waking up for him to be where he is now—the starting strongside linebacker on the nation’s number one college football team.

• UA expected to land top 25 class  • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Not all of the recruiting activity on the Alabama recruiting front is occurring in the football offices as the Crimson Tide’s basketball program welcomes five new players in their class of 2009 with each prospect making their intentions official on Wednesday.

• SEC Power Poll • BamaOnLine
As we come down the stretch of the 2008 SEC campaign, teams are solidifying their positions in the Power Poll. And for the most part, there hasn't been a lot of movement among the participants. 

• Miller adds to UA baseball talent • BamaOnLine
On Wednesday, the University of Alabama baseball team will add to their talented young roster with the signing of St. Paul's outfielder Andrew Miller. 

• BOLevision: MSU • BamaOnLine
BOL staffers Travis Reier and Chase Goodbread put a lid on UA's win over LSU and look ahead to Saturday's meeting with Mississippi State.

• Richardson still 'pretty firm' to Alabama following trip to Baton Rouge • Crimson Confidential
Nation's top running back took unofficial visit to LSU last weekend

• Coffee: From part-timer to every-down back • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
By the second half of Alabama's game with LSU last Saturday, the Crimson Tide's once deep running back corps had been significantly depleted.

• Alabama hoops expected to sign four • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Payne, Kemp headline 2008-09 class

• Volleyball Welcomes Kayla Fitterer to 2009 Signing Class • RollTide.com
Volleyball Head Coach Judy Green announced the signing of Kayla Fitterer Thursday. Fitterer, who hails from Edwardsville, Ill., is ranked No. 81 on Prepvolleyball.com's 2009 Senior Aces list. 

• Women's Tennis Inks Alexa Guarachi • RollTide.com
Women's Tennis Head Coach Jenny Mainz announced the signing of standout Alexa Guarachi on Thursday. Guarachi is rated as the No. 10 senior college prospect in the country by tennisrecruiting.net.

• Men's Golf Vaults to No. 3 in Latest Rankings • RollTide.com
The Alabama men's golf team moved up three spots in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches' poll that was released on Thursday. 

• Women's Basketball Opens Regular Season Friday • RollTide.com
The women's basketball team tips off its 2008-09 regular season Friday when it hosts Centenary at 6:00 p.m. (CST) in Coleman Coliseum.

• Christopher Walsh What the other side wants to know ... • Tuscaloosa News
Kyle Veazey of clarionledger.com asked a bunch of Alabama reporters three questions about the Crimson Tide and Saturday's matchup against Mississippi State. 

• Ian R. Rapoport: See the proposed new Bryant-Denny Stadium South End Zone...  • al.com
I just got back from the meeting of the UA Board of Trustees Physical Properties Committee, where, as expected, Stage III of the expansion project was ratified. Tomorrow, it goes in front of the entire board, though that's not the final step.

• Gentry Estes: Trustees move stadium expansion to next stage ... • al.com
The Physical Properties Committee of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees heard a presentation from UA today regarding the proposed $80.6 million expansion of the south end zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium. The committee unanimously approved the project to move into the third of four stages, the fourth being final approval to begin contruction and bring the facility to a capacity of more than 101,000 seats.

• Fearless Forecasters: College Edition • Dothan Eagle
Eagle sports staff members give their picks for six of the week’s biggest football college games.

• Brian Harbach & Russ Mitchell: Blog...Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Twelve • College Football News
Every Thursday Brian Harbach and Russ Mitchell break down the SEC games you need to watch, the SEC questions you want answered, and of course, the SEC Power Rankings. All things SEC from two different SEC writers with two different SEC points of view. One of 'em always right. Now y'all play nice.

• State's No. 1 prospect Branden Smith packing for Alabama visit • AJC
When you’re the No. 1 football prospect in Georgia, then there are always rumors and speculation following you around. The lastest rumors have UGA and Florida as the frontrunners for Booker T. Washington defensive back Branden Smith, who is 

• Once mistake-prone Wilson leads the way for Tide • AlabamaFB
TUSCALOOSA -- Once again, No. 1 Alabama's quarterback John Parker Wilson was kicking himself for a poor decision in a big game. 

• BOL picks panel contest • BamaOnLine
Win a free year of BOL picking college games head-to-head against BOL staff, media, and ex-UA standouts like Roger Schultz (Biggest Loser), and 2004 team captain Todd Bates.

• Another big visit weekend on tap • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Alabama will host a huge number of top prospects on campus for Saturday's game with Mississippi State, with four players expected to take their official visits to Tuscaloosa this weekend.

• Gregg Doyel: Don't sweat the rankings: OU, Florida best in college football • CBS
I know what the polls say. I know what the win-loss records say. I know what the BCS and the TV people say. 

• Tyson David and Joe Walker Honored by SEC • RollTide.com
The Southeastern Conference released its SEC Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year honors for the cross country season Wednesday night. Junior Tyson David was named the 2008 SEC Male Cross Coun... 

• Tide Football Fans Text to Stay Informed Of Football Action • RollTide.com
Alabama football fans are wild about their football teams, and they're texting to prove it. AT&T Inc., today announced that more than 13,000 Alabama fans have signed up for AT&T's integrated wirele...

• Recruiting Chat Transcript • Tuscaloosa News
Chat Transcript (11-12-08)

• Ian R. Rapoport: Anybody need a hotel room for Atlanta? • al.com
You guys'll love this... Thanks our friend Chuck Dunlap in the Southeastern Conference office, we now know that some rooms have been freed up at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta for the SEC title game.

• Gentry Estes:  Antoine Caldwell: "It's great to be here" • al.com
Talented juniors around the country like Alabama's Andre Smith and Terrence Cody are weighing big decisions to shape their futures.

• Dennis Pillion: Mike Leach's greatest hits: A pirate looks at football • al.com
With Alabama's upcoming game Saturday against Mississippi State, a lot of people are focusing on Sylvester Croom's Bulldogs, which have beaten the Crimson Tide two straight years, and were the last team to beat Alabama when it was ranked No. 1 in the regular season. 

• Bama in the NFL • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Each week, BamaOnLine.com checks in on the all the action in the NFL and how former Crimson Tide players are doing around the league. This week, we take a look at 19 former Tide players active in the NFL who ... 

• Series Preview: Alabama vs. Mississippi State • RollTide.com
It should come as no surprise that two teams who are separated by just 88 miles of state highway will be renewing a rivalry this weekend that dates back to the 1896 season.

• Volleyball Returns Home for Family Weekend • RollTide.com
The volleyball team (13-11, 6-9 SEC) hosts Ole Miss (11-13, 7-8 SEC) and Arkansas (6-19, 3-12 SEC) in the CAVE this weekend for two of its final three home matchups of the season. 

• TideSports Video: • Tuscaloosa News
100 Things: Bryant-Denny Stadium

• Ian R. Rapoport: Anyone for some Bear Bryant stories? Let's look back at 1980... • al.com
This was definitely a cool assignment I gave myself. This game Saturday sets up eerily similar to the Alabama-Mississippi State game of 1980.

• Gentry Estes: Thursday reading: Alabama still looking for respect • al.com
Remember Gregg Doyel? 

• This Week In SEC Men's Basketball - 11/14 • SEC Sports
This Week In SEC Men's Basketball - 11/14

• Saturday action still intriguing despite lack of a blockbuster • USA TODAY
With three weekends left in the regular season, we'd expect to see an action-packed slate of games that have championship implications. You will have to wait a week.

• New York Daily News Picks • New York Daily News
New York Daily News Picks

• Dominant senior season for Fluker • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
It's been just over a year since monster lineman D.J. Fluker of Foley became the Tide's first commitment for 2009. Since then, the 6-7, 340-pounder has watched as Alabama continues to build a class that will rank among the nation's best. He's also watched the Crimson Tide rise to the top of the polls. 

• Hot Commodity: JuCo James Carpenter • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Traveling big man talks schools in pursuit.

• The Weekly Spread ‘Em • Crimson Country Club (Members Only)
Another undefeated week for yours truly.... 

• Notebook: Dareus fills the gap • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Marcel Dareus has played a more significant role on the defense of late. As it turns out, an injury to Terrence Cody isn't the only reason why. 

• UA-MSU: How they match up • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
Alabama plays host to Mississippi State, which has the top pass defense in the SEC, on Saturday. How do the Bulldogs match up with the No.1-ranked Crimson Tide?

• Moore eyeing state championship, Alabama visit • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Carver-Montgomery star lineman Brandon Moore is focused on his team's magic number of four.

• Basketball preview: Alabama vs. Belhaven (exhibition) • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
WHEN: 7 p.m., today

• Tony Barnhart: Can the HBC keep South Carolina close? • AJC
Five burning questions as we head into the weekend:

• Reviewing BCS Contenders' Resumes • Real Clear Sports
So you want to play in the BCS Championship Game? Very well. Come in and have a seat. We have a few worthy candidates and you'll get your turn to state your case.

• Andre Smith a Finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award • RollTide.com
University of Alabama left tackle Andre Smith is one of four finalists for the 39th Rotary Lombardi Award, which goes to the nation's top lineman, the Rotary Club of Houston announced on Wednesday.

• Saban Pleased With Work Ethic • RollTide.com
The top-ranked Alabama football team worked out for two hours in full pads Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility as preparation continues for Saturday's game with the Mississippi... 

• Jones playing like a seasoned veteran • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | When those rare moments come around and University of Alabama junior linebacker Cory Reamer can enjoy watching the Crimson Tide offense perform, his eyes are almost always drawn to the same jersey.

• Gottfried still likes what he sees • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried will be getting only his second look at his team against outside competition tonight, but he likes what he has seen at first glance.

• Campus opens Nov. 28 for Iron Bowl fans • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama campus will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, for the Thanksgiving holiday. For fans planning to attend this year's Iron Bowl game, the on-campus RV lots requiring reservations will open at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28. Tailgaters can start to set up their tents on the Quad and other areas of the campus at noon on Nov. 28.

• Alabama sets basketball doubleheader on Dec. 7 • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama men's and women's basketball teams will play a doubleheader in Coleman Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 7, beginning at noon. The doubleheader is a result of the Crimson Tide football teams winning the SEC West Division title and earning a spot in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 6.

• Ian R. Rapoport:  Wondering about the proposed expansion to Bryant-Denny? You're at the right place... • al.com
Just a heads-up on some news that'll be in tomorrow's paper. If the proposed expansion to Bryant-Denny Stadium's South End Zone is eventually approved, the capacity will eclipse 101,000. That'll make it fifth in the nation behind Neyland Stadium. 

• Ian R. Rapoport: Caldwell's dream season, Upchurch's injury... and other stuff! • al.com
For whatever reason, Alabama coach Nick Saban was in a little bit of a good mood today. That usually means one of two things: 1) He's going to say something kinda funny; or 2) He's going to do a little needling of the media.

• Ian R. Rapoport: Andre Smith named as finalist for prestigious Lombardi Award... • al.com
It seems like with the success of coach Nick Saban's Alabama's team this year, players are being named as finalists for awards every day. True. But this is a pretty big one.

• Gentry Estes: Return to Alabama just as special for Sylvester Croom • al.com
Maybe it's old news. Maybe it's that Alabama has so much at stake now. Or maybe, the media just spent itself on the coaching return angle last week. 

• Gentry Estes: Roy Upchurch still questionable for Saturday's game with neck problems • al.com
Alabama tailback Roy Upchurch remains questionable for Saturday's game against Mississippi State with neck pain that hasn't subsided enough to allow him back full-speed at practice this week. 

• Gentry Estes: UA moves basketball contest to accomodate SEC title game • al.com
Heads up for a basketball schedule change because the football team will be in the 2008 SEC championship game.

• Video: Nick Saban 11/12/08 Press Conference • al.com
Video: Nick Saban 11/12/08 Press Conference

• COLLEGE BEAT • The Birmingham News
ALABAMA
Caldwell happy he returned:

• Cousins doesn't sign on Day 1 • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Mark Gottfried expects to announce five signees today in the early signing period, a group that includes one familiar name and one famous name. 

• Proposal to expand Bryant-Denny to 101,000 to be heard • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - The Alabama System Board of Trustees will hear a proposal this week from the University of Alabama on expanding Bryant-Denny Stadium to a seating capacity of more than 101,000 in a project that has an expected budget of $80.6 million.

• Will Saturday be a repeat of the 1980 classic? Alabama hopes not • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - The celebration in the home team locker room of Jackson's Mississippi Coliseum was a raucous one. Players were hugging, high-fiving, and yelling.

• Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom on field again with No. 1 team at Bryant-Denny • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - Coach Sylvester Croom has a chance to return to his hometown Saturday night and pull off what is unthinkable there.

• Alabama basketball recruiting: Crimson Tide to sign five • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried said Wednesday that "everything has gone as planned" in regards to five recruits sending letters of intent on the first day of the early signing period. 

• Alabama football notes for Saturday's game against Mississippi State • Press-Register
MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-6, 1-4) at No. 1 ALABAMA (10-0, 6-0) 6:45 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa -- LINE: Alabama by 19cm HALF

• Alabama running back Roy Upchurch can't shake neck pain • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama tailback Roy Upchurch remains questionable for Saturday night's game against Mississippi State with neck pain that hasn't subsided enough to allow him back full-speed at practice.

• SEC football by the numbers • Press-Register
Touchdowns scored by Alabama this season without its offense on the field ? the most in the nation. The Crimson Tide has returned four interceptions, a punt, a blocked punt and a fumble for touchdowns this season.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Thursday, November 13, 2008
This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published. 

• Mark McCarter: Are there people playing 'chicken' on Plains? • The Huntsville Times
Some random college football thoughts piled up in the back of my brain: n Are they playing a dangerous game of "chicken" at Auburn? Does the coaching situation finally come down to who blinks first? 

• DUELING PERSPECTIVES • The Huntsville Times
TUSCALOOSA - Coach Sylvester Croom has a chance to return to his hometown Saturday night and pull off what is unthinkable there.

• 2008 SEC Cross Country Awards Announced • SEC Sports
2008 SEC Cross Country Awards Announced 

• Defense leads TKO to men’s pro championship • Crimson White
TKO defeated the Usual Suspects in the Intramural Football Pro League Championship game by a score of 20-7

• Tide stays focused on Miss. State • Crimson White
Mike McCoy may be a native of Mississippi, but he said it will not give him extra motivation when the Crimson Tide faces Mississippi State. That, he said, will not be necessary.

• Tide looks for repeat in Knoxville • Crimson White
Twelve days after bringing home the SEC title trophy — the program’s first in 35 years — the men’s cross country team looks to defend its NCAA South Region crown in Knoxville on Saturday.

• Tide looks to fill gaps against Mississippi State running game • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- It was pret­ty obvious early in Alabama's game with LSU that something wasn't right with the Crimson Tide's defense.

• Offensive players still injured • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama tailback Roy Upchurch and receiv­er Earl Alexander continued to wear black non-contact jerseys on Wednesday and head coach Nick Saban labeled them as "question­able" for Saturday's game with 

• Dixon ready for Tide again • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
TUSCALOOSA — Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon is not a bull. 

• College Football Notebook • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
Alabama
Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom doesn’t look to the Bulldogs’ 1980 victory over Alabama to motivate his players. 

• Freshman Jones shows strength • Dothan Eagle
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama freshman sensation Julio Jones had his best game last Saturday against LSU.

• SEC Fearless Predictions, Nov. 15 • College Football News
Previews and Predictions for the Week 12 SEC Games

• Heritage TE Justin Jones ready to jump on Alabama offer • AJC
Vanderbilt offered Heritage tight end Justin Jones after his unofficial visit to Nashville last weekend, Heritage assistant coach Chris Pack said. “They liked the way he got off the ball and the separation he creates with his arms,” Pack said....

• Cartersville’s Donavan Tate leaning towards UGA visit • AJC
Cartersville’s Donavan Tate, son of former UGA tailback Lars Tate, said on Wednesday that he is leaning towards Georgia over LSU for his fifth and final official visit.

• Bama is up first for Michigan standout • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Last year, the Tide made a late run at one of Michigan's top prospects, running back Mark Ingram, now a Bama freshman. This year, Alabama is trying to make a run at another Michigan prep star, defensive tackle William Campbell of Cass Tech in Detroit.

• Star junior might make decision soon • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
A top junior from North Carolina tells TI that he might be close to making his decision. "Alabama is my leader," he says. "I'm impressed with everything I've seen at Alabama."

• Elite WR expected to visit UA on Saturday • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
It's no secret that one of the Tide's top priorities in this recruiting class is the wide receiver position, and Alabama expects to host a great one in Tuscaloosa this weekend.

• Tide planning to get physical with MSU • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"Mississippi State is probably the only team that has really beaten us up," Antoine Caldwell said of the Tide's last two games against MSU. "They've won the line of scrimmage. We're taking the approach that we can't let that happen." 

• Michael Dyer Names Favorites • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Michael Dyer, running back from Little Rock (Ark.) Academy, is receiving a lot of national attention in the class of 2010. Dyer will compete for the No. 1 running back spot in the Southeast and has earned several scholarship offers. He talked with Scout.com about the latest news. 

• William Campbell Going South • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Five-star prospect has warmer climates in mind.

• Early Look: '10 Ath Names Favorite • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Keenan Allen has handful of scholarship offers.

• Saban Sometimes Hides His Anger • 'BamaMag
Coach says he doesn’t want to create anxiety and make things worse

• Five-stars rolling into Tuscaloosa • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
The Alabama-Mississippi State game Saturday night may not be the "sexiest" game on tap this weekend, but judging by this weekend's visitors's list it may be the most important weekend of the year for the Tide's recruiting efforts.

• Looking back at one of college football's greatest upsets • Crimson Confidential
"Tuscaloosa in Mourning," read the headline in The Tuscaloosa News on Nov. 2, 1980.

• Moore eyeing state championship, Alabama visit • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Carver-Montgomery star lineman Brandon Moore is focused on his team's magic number of four. 

• Saban: Upchurch, Alexander listed as 'questionable' • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Both might sit out MSU game 

• Smith named a Lombardi finalist • Crimson Confidential
Award goes to top lineman in college football 

• Women's Basketball:
Alabama 64, Centenary College 55

• Women's Basketball Defeats Centenary in Wendell Hudson's Debut • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's basketball team defeated Centenary 64-55 in the regular season debut of head coach Wendell Hudson at Coleman Coliseum Friday night. 

• Men's Tennis Garners Two Commitments • RollTide.com
Men's Tennis Head Coach Billy Pate announced the commitment of two players Friday for the fall of 2009 in Ian Chadwell and Harris Barnard.

• Softball Inks Jackey Branham • RollTide.com
Alabama head softball coach Patrick Murphy announced the signing of Jackey Branham to a National Letter of Intent. Branham will come to Tuscaloosa from Troy, Mo., where she plays for Troy Buchanan ... 

• Ian R. Rapoport: No definitive word from Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban... • al.com
Well, here is an update on the situation surrounding the unnamed Alabama player and Thursday night's altercation, though it's not much of one. Alabama coach Nick Saban is aware of the situation, spokesman Jeff Purinton said.

• Moses expected to visit Alabama • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
There was talk the past week that blue-chip offensive lineman Morgan Moses of Meadowbrook HS in Richmond, Virginia was considering setting an official visit to Alabama. 

• Tide ready to run • BamaOnLine
The Alabama basketball team opens its 11th season under Mark Gottfried Sunday against Mercer, and this year, it appears UA may run more than it ever has. Click here for BOL's complete season preview. 

• Andrew Bone: Tide hosting visitors • Tuscaloosa News
Alabama will host four official visitors and several unofficial visitors for the home game Saturday night against Mississippi State.

• Ian R. Rapoport: UA Police investigating a fight involving an unnamed football player... • al.com
Here's what I just received from a spokesman for the University of Alabama. Clearly, I'm attempting to find out more details.

• Gentry Estes: More details on the UA police investigation ... • al.com
Four misdemeanor charges could be brought against the suspect in a Thursday night altercation being investigated by the University of Alabama Police Department.

• This Week In SEC Women's Basketball - 11/14 • SEC Sports
This Week In SEC Women's Basketball - 11/14

• Andrew Bone: U.S. Army game includes Alabama-bred heavyweights • AlabamaFB
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 3, 2009, will feature a record six prospects from the state of Alabama.

• Nation's No. 1 Team Hosts Visitors • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
The University of Alabama is gearing up for a big weekend in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide welcomes Mississippi State for a televised SEC game to kick-off at 6:45 CST. Bryant-Denny Stadium will host recruits from across the country including four official visitors. 

• Inside the Tunnel • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
BamaOnLine.com's Friday primer, Inside the Tunnel, is a must-read for Alabama fans wanting the best pre-game info on the Crimson Tide's game with Mississippi State Saturday. Get an inside look at the key head-to-head matchups, things to watch for and what to expect.

• Prep preview: End of the line for Richardson • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
However he plays against Pensacola High tonight, the 2008 season will go down as a disappointment for Alabama commitment Trent Richardson.

• Week 12 Pigskin Picks • Crimson Confidential
Week 12 of the Pigskin Prognosticators of Prodigious Proportions. Last week the record was 7-4 boosting the overall mark to 68-33. On this date in 1929, the stock market plunged 13 percent. As they say down at the fire hall, "Boy, those were the good ole days." 

• Gentry Estes: UA police investigating altercation that involved football player • al.com
University of Alabama police are "investigating a verbal exchange between a football player and two members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity that escalated into a fight in the area between Bryant Hall and the fraternity house on the corner of Jefferson Ave and 4th Street on Thursday evening," per a statement released through the university's media relations staff.

• UA football player involved in incident, no arrests made • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | A University of Alabama football player was involved in an incident Thursday night that the UA Police Department is investigating.

• '78 National Champs Hold Reunion this Weekend • RollTide.com
The 1978 National Championship team will be back on campus this weekend celebrating its 30th anniversary season. 

• FRIDAY FLASHBACK: Alabama 30, Mississippi State 21 • RollTide.com
The second-ranked Alabama football team added another chapter to it's illustrious history book on Nov. 14, 1992, by clinching the first-ever SEC Western Division championship with a 30-21 come-from... 

• Alabama wins "Pontiac Game Changing Performance" • RollTide.com
College football fans voted Alabama as the Pontiac Game Changing Performance for the eleventh week of the 2008 NCAA® Football Season. 

• Tide Players Visit Local School • RollTide.com
Alabama senior defensive end Bobby Greenwood and junior fullback Baron Huber spoke to a group of students at the Sprayberry Education Center Thursday morning in Tuscaloosa. 

• TideSports Photos: • Tuscaloosa News
Alabama Basketball vs Belhaven

• Ian R. Rapoport: UA Athletics donates $1 million for academics and Witt speaks on expansion... • al.com
An update from today's trustees meeting, other than the expansion talk. Birmingham News intrepid reporter Hannah Wolfson just called me live from inside the Bryant Conference Center with some highlights from speeches made by Athletics Director Mal Moore and President Robert Witt.

• Doug Segrest: Week 12 predictions • al.com
I admit, going in, that I don't have a feel for this week's games -- not that it's ever stopped me before.

• JUCO OT making official visit to UA • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
In his first season as the head coach at Coffeyville CC in Kansas, Darian Dulin didn't have many things go right. But had it not been for offensive tackle James Carpenter, things would've been worse. 

• Keenan And the Juniors • Crimson Country Club (Members Only)
As rumors swirl ... 

• Myles has Bama in his top 10 • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Alabama may be No. 1 in the country, but in the world of Darren Myles Jr., the Crimson Tide will have to settle for simply being in the top 10.

• Men's Basketball:
Thursday Night - Exhibition: Alabama 97, Belhaven 43 - box score

• Bama in the NBA - November 13th Game Stats:
Check to see how former players did.

• Men's Cross Country to Compete at NCAA South Regional Championships • RollTide.com
The No. 5 ranked Alabama men's cross country team will compete at the NCAA South Region Championships hosted by The University of Tennessee this weekend on Nov. 15. The teams will compete at the La...

• Women's Cross Country to Compete at NCAA South Regional Championships • RollTide.com
The Alabama women's cross country team will compete at the NCAA South Region Championships hosted by The University of Tennessee this weekend on Nov. 15. The teams will compete at the Lambert Acres... 

• Men's Basketball Signs Five to National Letters of Intent • RollTide.com
Men's basketball head coach Mark Gottfried announced the signing of five players to National Letters of Intent to attend and play basketball for the University of Alabama beginning in the fall of 2... 

• Tide Basketball Defeats Belhaven 97-43 in Final Exhibition • RollTide.com
The Alabama men's basketball team concluded exhibition play with a victory over Belhaven 97-43 at Coleman Coliseum Thursday night. 

• Ready to roll • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama wide receiver Mike McCoy can probably empathize with Joe Biden these days.

• Unselfish play not unnoticed by Gottfried • Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama men’s basketball team scored plenty of points in its second exhibition game and grabbed an abundance of rebounds, but Crimson Tide head coach Mark Gottfried was more pleased with some other numbers.

• Andrew Bone: Recruiting Chat Transcript • Tuscaloosa News
Chat Transcript (11-12-08)

• Ian R. Rapoport: A chance for Terry Grant, Saban gets a little loud... and other stuff! • al.com
Busy, busy day. First at the trustees meeting, then at the exhibition basketball game (an Alabama 97-43 win over Belhaven), and sprinkling football throughout.

• Gentry Estes: UA hoops confirms five basketball signees • al.com
As expected, Alabama men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried officially has added all five anticipated prospects since the beginning of the early signing period yesterday. Each is expected to join the team in the fall of 2009. 

• College beat • The Birmingham News
ALABAMA
Grant may get bigger role: 

• Faint hope for a playoff • The Birmingham News
For most college football fans, the news that the next BCS television contract could go to ABC/ESPN and leave the Fox network doesn't really mean much.

• REBUILDING PROJECT • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Some people would say Wendell Hudson didn't need this job. 

• Sound Off • The Birmingham News
Friday, November 14, 2008
Apology from LSU fan: 

• Hillman leads Tide to win over Belhaven • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Alabama coach Mark Gottfried believes sophomore Senario Hillman can be the best perimeter defender in the country. Hillman isn't bad offensively, either.

• UA trustee says stadium expansion is sound financial move • The Birmingham News
TUSCALOOSA - Given the staggering demand for tickets to attend an Alabama football game, UA System Board of Trustee president pro tem Finis St. John believes the proposed expansion to Bryant-Denny Stadium will be a sound financial move.

• Bryant-Denny expansion gets closer to reality • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA — The proposed $80.6 million expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium's south end zone is one step closer to becoming a reality.

• Tommy Hicks: What if? Just wait and see • Press-Register
Enough already. Let the season run its course and we'll go from there.

• Alabama blows out Belhaven in men's basketball exhibition game • Press-Register
TUSCALOOSA - Two days after a stirring win at Blue Mountain College, Belhaven College's basketball team stepped into Alabama's Coleman Coliseum.

• Sports Soundoff • Press-Register
Friday, November 14, 2008
This is Sports Sound Off, where you can speak your mind on anything you wish. Because of the large number of calls received, not all can be published. 

• Bryant-Denny expansion step closer • The Huntsville Times
Trustees committee approves budget for south end zone 

• Hillman leads romp in tune-up • The Huntsville Times
Tide rips Belhaven by 54 in exhibition

• ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Bulldogs want to win one for Croom • Montgomery Advertiser
JACKSON, Miss. -- For Mississippi State players, it's time to win one for Sylvester Croom. 

• ALABAMA BASKETBALL: Tide coasts to exhibition win over Belhaven • Montgomery Advertiser
TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama concluded exhibition play with a 97-43 victory over Belhaven at Coleman Coliseum on Thursday night. 

• Wilson, Tide not looking past Mississippi State • Decatur Daily  (Subscribers Only)
TUSCALOOSA — It takes a lot to bug Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson. He rarely gets rattled by questions about even the toughest of topics concerning football.

• Coach Saban Fired Up On “Hey Coach!” • Bama Sports Report
In case you missed it, here’s how Nick Saban closed his segment on “Hey Coach!” Thursday night. 

• Bama Hoops Wins in Final Exhibition Game • Bama Sports Report
Unfortunately none of us were able to attend the final men’s basketball exhibition tonight, but a look at the box score tells us the following:

• Three in a row to MSU not likely • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
Up next for the Tide is Mississippi State (3-6, 1-4 SEC), who has turned ugly games into victories against Alabama over the past two seasons. Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. inside a sold out Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Bulldogs are coming off a bye week, which followed a one-point loss to Kentucky. After a gritty, overtime win against LSU last Saturday, the biggest question for Alabama will be whether or not it experiences an emotional letdown and allows the Bulldogs to hang around long enough to make things interesting. 

• Mississippi star still considering Alabama • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"I'm interested in Alabama. I like everything about Alabama. I've been over there. They have a good program. They have great coaches and great facilities." 

• Pass rusher discusses upcoming visit to UA • Tider Insider (Subscribers Only)
"When you look at Alabama, Coach Saban is doing a great job already. They're the number one team. Alabama is Alabama." 

• LSU Commitment Taking Visits • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Kenny Bell, Scout.com four-star wide receiver from Rayville, (La.), has enjoyed a successful senior season and will enter the playoffs Friday night against Winnfield. Bell talked about the season and a recent trip to Baton Rouge. The recruitment of Bell is heating up as two other schools are recruiting the LSU commitment as well. 

• Bama bludgeons Blazers • 'BamaMag
Sophomore guard Senario Hillman scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half to lead a quartet of Crimson Tide players in double figures as Alabama coasted to a 97-43 exhibition win over Belhaven, an NAIA team coached by former Tide assistant Tom Kelsey.

• Four-star gaining more attention • 'BamaMag  (Subscribers Only)
Tenn. prospect has leader with others pursuing.

• ScoutSouth.com: Gadsden City Keeps Rolling • 'BamaMag
The Titans face Hewitt-Trussville.

• Mike and Jay's College Picks • 'BamaMag
It's been a long past few weeks for Vanderbilt fans. From the high of 5-0 to the lows of the inexplicable loss to Duke on Homecoming, we all could use a little cheering up as our previously undefeated team is now looking at a 5-4 record and a lot of unanswered questions. But cheer up, Vandy fans! Good times are just around the corner!

• PETE’S PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATIONS • 'BamaMag
It is almost inconceivable to me that UTK lost to Wyoming. While I love to see the big orange lose, it means they will have a week off to rededicate themselves and prepare to try to erase the embarrassment with a pummeling of VU in two weeks. 

• BOL Recruiting Notebook • BamaOnLine (Subscribers Only)
The recruiting news is coming fast and furious, and BOL is here to give you the latest. In this UA Recruiting Notebook, find out whether five-star offensive tackle Morgan Moses has developed a late interest in UA and the latest on a one-time UA prospect that may take a visit in January.

• FSU commit visiting Tuscaloosa this weekend (video highlights included) • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
Homestead (Fla.) South Dade defensive end Ed Stinson committed to Florida State over the summer, but the talented defensive end is now taking his visits and looking around.

• Five questions headed into Saturday's game • Crimson Confidential (Subscribers Only)
There's no better way to avoid a letdown than to have revenge on your mind. That's one thing that Nick Saban and the Alabama football team has to its advantage when it plays Mississippi State on Saturday.