The Tide was in full pads, fighting an on-again off-again drizzle as they prepared for Saturday evening’s matchup with Tulane - Alabama’s hope opener. According to Coach Saban, “we practiced well today.”

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With all of the attention focused on the Bama defensive front totally eliminating the Clemson rushing attack the play of the Alabama defensive backs has been overlooked. When the opponent rushes for zero yards that is probably going to happen, but the Tide secondary also had a very solid game.

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Alabama has been named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week.
I’ll be honest and admit that I had never heard of this award before today. Still, it comes from the Football Writers Association of America, and I have heard of that group. I would think that many of the same folks that voted here [...]

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A first glance at the stat sheet might make it seem as though the Tide linebackers were not heavily involved in the game against Clemson. After all, Eryk Anders led the corps with five tackles and Rolando McClain chipped in just three. After seeing huge totals amassed by linebackers over the past few seasons, seeing [...]

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Last week it looked as though Bama basketball signee Tony Mitchell had become academically eligible. Something has changed since last week, and that’s not the case any more.
According to the Tuscaloosa News he will not be enrolling this fall. The folks at Rivals.com are reporting that he has enrolled at Central Park Christian in Birmingham [...]

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The Tide is high, coming off Saturday’s stump breaking of Clemson. This week Alabama moves on to play the Tulane Green Wave in the season opener for the boys from New Orleans.
Tulane comes into the game in an unusual situation, having had to come to Birmingham early to practice and avoid the wrath of Hurricane [...]

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With the NFL season kicking off tomorrow night, we have been checking in to see where former Crimson Tide players are in their NFL careers. Yesterday, we looked at the offensive side of the ball and today we shift focus to the defensive side:

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