Published in July 29th, 2008
SEC East Preview - 5th Place: South Carolina
Everywhere you look, things are up in the air for Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks. Who will play QB? Who will replace standout RB Cory Boyd? How will multiple defenders return from injury or academic time off? What effect will new coaches have on the gameplan? How will Steve Spurrier, [...]
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Published in July 29th, 2008
Another week, another roundtable - this time hosted by the Tide Druid.
1) Complete this sentence: Alabama’s biggest improvement from the 2007 season will be __________.
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Published in July 29th, 2008
Hide the children! Fan Day is coming!
Legions of fans will descend upon Bryant Denny this Sunday at 2:30 for Fan Day. There will be an approximately 2 hour long practice, after which players will be made available for autographs. Autographed posters of Nick Saban will also be available.
It’ll be interesting to see how many of [...]
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Published in July 29th, 2008
Alfred McCullough - #52 – DL – 6-2 – 317 lbs. – Athens, AL – Athens HS – No Varsity Letters
One of Bama’s largest players, he figured to factor heavily in all discussions about the Nose Guard position in 2008, especially after he cracked his way into the lineup against Western Carolina. As is the [...]
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Published in July 28th, 2008
We’ll be working through the SEC east for the next few days from bottom to top. We’ll start with the 6th place Vanderbilt Commodores and move through the division from there.
SEC East Preview - 6th Place: Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt had every opportunity last year to break a 25 year bowl-free streak. Coach Bobby Johnson led them out [...]
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Published in July 28th, 2008
Darius Hanks - #15 – WR – 6-0 – 190 – Norcross, GA – Norcross HS – No Varsity Letters
The release of Alabama’s 2008 media guide showed Darius & Alfred McCullough as Sophomores, indicating either that they did not apply for a medical redshirt for 2007, or that their application was denied. Obviously it is [...]
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Published in July 27th, 2008
Richard Hendrix and the Golden State Warriors made it official this week. Hendrix has inked a deal with the Warrriors.
Hendrix has performed ably in his role as a rebounder in the Warriors frontcourt. According to NBA.com:
The 6′9″ forward is currently playing for the Warriors’ summer league team at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake [...]
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Published in July 27th, 2008
Week closer to football season - 5 weeks from yesterday.
When Tom Luginbill AND Tee Martin have nice things to say about a Bama recruit, it’s good news. Here’s a write-up of A.J. McCarron from the Elite 11 camp (via Roll Bama Roll).
Alabama and Clemson will clean up nearly $2 million each from their game. And, [...]
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Published in July 27th, 2008
Luther Davis - #96 – DE – 6-4 – 275 lbs. – West Monroe, LA – West Monroe HS – 1 Varsity Letter
Luther gave Bama fans a scare in the spring when he left the team for a brief period of time during spring practice. As is typically the case under Nick Saban, no real [...]
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Published in July 26th, 2008
Milton Talbert - #90 – DE – 6-3 – 252 lbs – Hattiesburg, MS – Hattiesburg HS – 1 Varsity Letter
2008 will mark Milton’s 3rd season on campus. As is the case with many other current players, this season might be a ‘now or never’ type of year for him. Given the level of talent [...]
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