Bama hit the practice field again today, working on general fundamental football. With no game this Saturday, Bama worked as one unit, with no scout team. On field work on Auburn will begin on Monday, though film study is already under way. Here’s what you need to know about today’s practice:
Monday Update
Published in November 17th, 2008
With the Tide enjoying its second off week of the season, there won’t be much to report on the practice front. It will be another week of going back to the fundamentals, and getting reps for guys who don’t normally get them during game week preparation. There were two big pieces of information from today’s [...]
Practice and Press Conference Report - 11/12/08
Published in November 12th, 2008
It was a windy, chilly and slightly rainy afternoon in Tuscaloosa. Nick Saban donned a Nike sweatshirt on top of his usual Bama golf shirt during and after practice.
As usual, Tyler Love and Barrett Jones were in black jerseys. I know we’ve said it before, but barring some catastrophic injury situation, they both redshirt.
Practice Report: 11/11/08
Published in November 11th, 2008
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 [...]
Practice Report: 11/10/08
Published in November 10th, 2008
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 [...]
Practice and Press Conference Report - 11/5/08
Published in November 5th, 2008
The theme continues today with Nick Saban insisting that this game is about the players and not the coaches:
The focus needs to be on the game. The focus needs to be on what we need to do to play well. When the game comes on Sat, the field’s gonna be 53 yards (wide) and 100 [...]
Practice Report: 11/4/08
Published in November 4th, 2008
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 [...]
Practice Report: 11/03/08
Published in November 3rd, 2008
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 [...]
Torrance Stars in Hoops Scrimmage
Published in November 2nd, 2008
It’s a bit hard to concentrate on basketball the day that Alabama ascended to number one in the BCS, but the Crimson-White scrimmage was this afternoon at Coleman. We were in attendance - as were somewhere just better than 1,000 of our closest friends (by our estimates).
The final score of the game was Crimson 102, [...]
Practice and Press Conference Report 10/29/08
Published in October 29th, 2008
Nick Saban was fired up today. He opened with a salvo about day to day injury reports… has the Coach been reading the Bama Sports Report? Unlikely.
So, what did he say about injuries?
Tide Twitter
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- Alabama & Mercer tied at 33 at the half. about 3 days ago from txt
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