After being named the National Defensive Player of the Week, it really isn’t a shock that Rashad Johnson has been named the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Week. His three interception game is a season high for the SEC in 2008.
Also earning an honor from the conference today was Julio Jones. For his seven receptions [...]

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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 [...]

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Alabama Senior defensive back Rashad Johnson has been named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week.
Johnson had four tackles, with .5 for a loss to go along with three interceptions. His first quarter interception led to Alabama’s first touchdown… his second quarter interception was returned 54 yards for a touchdown… and [...]

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ESPN has announced that it will televise Alabama’s game with Mississippi State. That means that the Tide and Bulldogs will take the field at 6:45 on Saturday night.
Our sources have told us to expect to hear an announcement soon that CBS will televise the Alabama-Auburn game at 2:30 on November 29, with Verne Lundquist and [...]

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The Tide was in full pads today for day two of LSU practice. Intensity and focus are two things that Nick Saban always asks, and this week will require even more of it. Not only does Alabama have to deal with the distraction of being ranked #1 heading into a game for the first time [...]

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The November monkey is off of Bama’s back. Yes, the Tide was a heavy favorite against Arkansas State, so a win was expected. But expected wins don’t always turn into real wins. It was a bit of luck that the game fell on the first day of November, so that the Tide players got to [...]

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It’s a big story any time that a Crimson Tide team wins the SEC in anything. But in this particular case it is an even bigger story…
Arkansas had won every SEC title since they entered the league - 17 in a row. But prior to that the Razorbacks had won 17 consecutive SWC championships. That [...]

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Don’t ask Coach Saban about returning to Baton Rouge with the #1 team in America. Just don’t ask him. According to the Coach, this one is about the players. And those players took to the field today in shells in preparation for the LSU Tigers. There is no word yet on whether Coach Saban will [...]

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It is now official… Alabama is the #1 team in the nation in the BCS Standings.This marks the first time since the BCS was created that the Tide has been ranked #1.
It is also now official that ESPN’s Game Day will be in Baton Rouge this weekend. It will mark Bama’s third time to be [...]

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It would be a stretch to say that all is right with the world, but for the first time since January of 1993 Alabama is the number one team in the nation. I’m sure Coach Saban will throw a little perspective into the mix at tomorrow’s press conference when he reminds us all that being [...]

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