Posts Tagged ‘Nick Saban’

Nick Saban = Coach of the Year

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

In a choice surprising absolutely no one, Alabama’s Nick Saban won AP’s Coach of the Year honors, beating out Texas Tech’s Mike Leach among others. Next up for the Sabanites is a the Sugar Bowl showdown against Utah on January 2. One wonders if the Crimson Tide will show up as a hungry [...]

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An SEC Championship Primer

Friday, December 5th, 2008

There’s a fairly substantial game taking place in Atlanta, Georgia tomorrow. I think maybe it’s referred to as the SEC Championship? It could also be called the semi-final game before the national championship. The thinking is, whoever wins the game between Florida and Alabama goes to the BCS Championship to face Oklahoma [...]

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Worst Onside Kick Ever

Monday, October 6th, 2008

After 3-plus quarters of offensive inefficiency, the Kentucky Wildcats actually found themselves in a position to not lose to Alabama at the end of regulation on Saturday. All Kentucky needed to do to capitalize on their opportunity was recover an onside kick; never the easiest of options, but an option nonetheless.
Enter Lones Seiber, Kentucky’s [...]

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TGIS – Thoughts on Kentucky at Alabama

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

From the perspective of the Alabama fan, Saturday’s game against Kentucky is little more than a trap game. If they avoid the post-Georgia letdown, the Tide should roll — that seems to be the consensus anyway. As for Kentucky, this game represents a barometer to see where the undefeated Wildcats stand in regards [...]

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All Out Blitz – Pachyderms Eat Dawgs

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Another wild weekend has come and gone and we saw a group of pachyderms crush some dawgs, Oklahoma rise to the top, Houston hanging his Nutts on the Florida Gators, Rich Rodriguez perhaps save Michigan’s season and too much more to even mention.
The highlight of the weekend was Bama/Georgia and boy, it didn’t [...]

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Mark Richt Wears Black To Funerals

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

As if the Georgia/Alabama game needed more hype.
Continuing with the showmanship displayed the other day with black Alabama polo shirts and red Georgia tees at press conferences, Georgia coach Mark Richt showed up at practice wearing all black, saying he was preparing for a funeral. When asked if he was referring to the video [...]

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