Saban accepts championship hardware
January 9, 2010
Nick Saban is thrilled to have brought another title to Alabama and a lot of joy to everyone involved in the Crimson Tide program.
Saban spoke at a news conference on Friday, sitting alongside four trophies crowning Alabama as the national champion following a 37-21 victory over Texas.
The Associated Press trophy honored the Crimson Tide for being voted No. 1 at season’s end. The others were from the National Football Foundation, the Football Writers Association and the crystal BCS trophy he received on the field Thursday night.
His wife reminded him this morning that a statue of him will be going up outside the stadium in Tuscaloosa. He says he hopes it serves as a model of the reward for working hard.
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Walmarts to host Bama’s BCS trophy
January 9, 2010
The University of Alabama is going to display its new national championship football trophy at a place where most anyone can see it: Walmart.
The school says the Coaches’ Trophy will be on display at a Walmart Supercenter in Tuscaloosa on Saturday and another Walmart store in Gardendale on Sunday.
Fans will be able to get their picture taken with the actual Coaches’ Trophy that was presented after the BCS win over Texas. The $30,000 trophy is topped with a football made of Waterford Crystal.
The school will permanently display the trophy on campus. The Walmart stops are part of a sponsorship deal.
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What’s happened to Florida’s defense?
December 6, 2009
One Simple Phrase.. Alabama shut them down!!!
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Alabama 2009 Season 12-0
November 28, 2009
Alabama 2009 Seasion 12-0
With a scare tonight from the Auburn Eagles.. Alabama came close of loosing there perfect record this football season.
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Covering the IRON BOWL
November 28, 2009
With the Iron Bowl coming up on Friday, it is time for the analysis to begin. Many see it as a foregone conclusion – just a build-up to December 5th. But to really get inside the matchup, the only people you can turn to for truth are your fellow SN bloggers right?
So I asked catch5, ardent Alabama fan, to do some q & a on Friday’s game. His answers are in alabama red while mine are in auburn blue. Enjoy!
What is the “X factor” in Fridays game?
How good can Auburn’s offense be against Bama’s defense? Bama will move the ball. The Tigers don’t have a defense good enough to keep Ingram and Richardson from getting however many yards they want. The question is if Auburn can keep up. Their key to victory will be to get a lead and keep or increase it early. Bama will be stronger at the end of the game due to the better depth, so Auburn will need to be able to move the ball and put up points early to win. The key to this is likely in the passing game. In games where Auburn has lost this year, the passing game has struggled.
Hard to argue with his reasoning. Auburn’s offense will be the difference, that’s for sure. Bama is solid on both sides of the ball, while Auburn stinks defensively, making their offense have to catch up for them. Ben Tate will have to go for over 100 and Chris Todd will have to have a mistake free outing. Auburn has had 7 turnovers in 7 wins, and 9 turnovers in 4 losses. IT’s all about Auburn’s O.
What is the potential of Gene Chizik in the next few years?
Much better than I would have guessed. When Auburn fired Tubby, they really needed to make a big splash with their replacement hire. What they got with the Chizik hire was a fart bubble (taken from an Auburn fan’s reaction btw). Gene has completely surprised everyone with first his early recruiting, then a terrific start to the season, and while the middle of the season has been rough, he is still rolling on the recruiting front. In contrary to my initial predictions, Auburn is definitely heading in the right direction, and will be competing for the West soon. I don’t think it will be next year, but in two or three, they may likely be back to where they were a couple years ago in the hey days of Tubberville. Recruiting will be the key.
Surprisingly enough, Chizik’s second year will be his hardest IMO. RB Ben Tate, easily the biggest producer on the team, leaves. A few O and D linemen leave. A lot of the guys playing in 2010 will be younger Chizik-recruited guys. That has positives and negatives. But looking into the next five years, it is hard to argue against the guy. He is fighting a major lack of depth this year which can be fixed easily over 1-2 yrs. If he didn’t have to fight Saban tooth and nail for every recruit, he would be on the fast track to an SEC Championship or two. But overcoming Saban seems equal to running to Antarctica and back. Twice.
Finish the sentence: if Alabama wins,…
We are in for the best, most anticipated college football game this year (decade?) in the SEC championship game.
I’m going to one-up catch – we will be experiencing the most hyped/anticipated college football game EVER on December 5th. Name me any other game that has received this kind of build up.
If auburn wins…
It will be touted as possibly the best win ever on the plains. What more could you ask for in a year when you have struggled than to deny your #1 rival a shot at the national championship?
I will go streaking. 
Just kidding…but seriously, if we can pull this one out, I’m gonna be out of my mind for a few days. It’s gonna be crazy. And Chizik would definitely deserve a bonus or something.
Fav iron bowl ever?
Van Tiffen’s Kick. I was young enough to see the players as bigger than life, but old enough to remember my emotions. The high off of that kick lasted what seemed like forever.
Considering I can only remember from about 2001-present, it would have to be 2005, the 11 sacks game. Auburn came out gunning for QB Brodie Croyle, sacking him on the first and third plays of the game. The D never turned back, haunting him for 11 sacks. Huge win. If I was older, I would be choosing from games like Punt Bama Punt, Bo Over the Top, etc. If only…
Most exciting player on au? Bama?
Easily Tate for the Tigers (but I admittedly haven’t seen near as many Auburn games).
It could be one of many for Bama. I have to at least mention Cody, McLain, Jones, Arenas, Richardson, and of course Ingram. The nod must go to Ingram though. He just does everything that can be asked of a runningback.
For Auburn, I would narrow it down to Tate, Darvin Adams, Mario Fannin, and Terrell Zachary. Tate is such a workhorse, but has that rare burst of speed that is so unexpected. Adams has caught nearly every big catch there has been this season, with T-Zach taking the rest. And it seems like every time Fannin touches the ball, something happens. I’m going with Adams, though. His hands are incredible.
Alabama has to be Javier Arenas. Ingram is a great player, but he seems to be more of the grind it out type. Arenas is just flat out exciting.
What will it take for au to pull the upset?
I covered this earlier in the first question, but they have to be able to move the ball and score early. Bama will score their points late, so if they are going to win, they have to score early and keep up from there.
Mistake free – no big penalties, turnovers, etc. Penalties lost the game for us against Kentucky. And the turnover stats I said above.
Just how good is this bama team?
They are the best I’ve seen in my knowledgeable lifetime. The ’91 team had maybe a better defense, and the running game was good, but the weapons on this offense put them over the top. When this team is on, I don’t think there is a team out there this year that can hang with them. One of, if not the best this decade.
It’s hard to argue against this team. I would say they are easily the most complete team this year, and would give any team in the last decade a good game.
Score prediction?
I think it is close at halftime (14-10, ish), but Bama pulls away late in the 3rd, and closes the door in the 4th. Much better than last year’s 36-0 shut-out. 31-17
I feel really bad about this one. Really bad. Alabama in a 38-14 blowout. 
Come Friday at 1:30, we will see how this all plays out. Thanks to catch for the help, and have a great Thanksgiving!
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IRON BOWL – THE PAST FIVE YEARS: Alabama ends six-game losing streak
November 28, 2009
2008 in Tuscaloosa
No. 1 Alabama 36, Auburn 0
Alabama ended Auburn’s six-game winning streak in the series with an emphatic win in Tuscaloosa that kept the Crimson Tide unbeaten.
It was Alabama coach Nick Saban’s first victory in the rivalry, and Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville’s final game on the Plains.
Glen Coffee rushed for 144 yards and freshman Mark Ingram scored a pair of touchdowns for the Tide. Alabama’s defense, meanwhile, limited Auburn’s offense to just 170 yards. The Tigers made it across midfield only once in the game.
Leigh Tiffin kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired in the first quarter and Coffee scored on a 41-yard run in the second to give Alabama a 10-0 lead at the half. Auburn’s Morgan Hull had a field goal attempt blocked as time expired in the second quarter.
Alabama forced fumbles on the Tigers’ first two possessions of the second half and quickly converted them into scores to put the game away. John Parker Wilson threw a 39-yard TD pass to Nikita Stover and Ingram scored on a 1-yard run for a 22-0 lead. Tiffin’s extra-point attempt after the first score failed as did Wilson’s 2-point try after the second.
It didn’t matter. Ingram scored on a 14-yard run late in the third quarter, and backup QB Greg McElroy completed the rout with a 34-yard TD pass to Marquis Maze with 2:49 left in the game.
The loss also ended Auburn’s hopes for making a ninth straight bowl game
2007 in Auburn
Auburn 17, Alabama 10
Story lines ran rampant as questions about Tommy Tuberville’s future, the return of the Textbook Five for Alabama and Nick Saban’s first Iron Bowl all came to the forefront. In the end, it was the same old story as the Tigers gave a six-fingered salute to their in-state rivals.
Auburn jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead, thanks to Ben Tate’s 3-yard TD run and Wes Byrum’s 37-yard field goal.
Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter before Auburn quarterback Brandon Cox returned the favor with a fourth-quarter TD plunge.
Leigh Tiffin added a 49-yard field goal with 2:11 remaining to pull Alabama within a score, but Brad Lester, who finished with 98 yards on 22 carries, ripped off a 12-yard run on fourth-and-1 to secure the win.
2006 in Tuscaloosa
Auburn 22, Alabama 15
Auburn’s “Fear the Thumb” campaign came to fruition when Brandon Cox hit Prechae Rodriguez with a 22-yard TD pass in the third quarter, then got the 2-point conversion on a halfback pass from Carl Stewart to Lee Guess for the final score of the game.
The Tigers earned their fifth straight win in the series and improved their record to 6-0 in Tuscaloosa.
Down 3-0, Auburn got a Brad Lester 12-yard run and a Kenny Irons 8-yard score to rally.
Alabama outgained Auburn 364 yards to 261, but four costly turnovers, including an interception by John Parker Wilson with 1:17 to go, sealed the deal.
2005 in Auburn
No. 11 Auburn 28, No. 8 Alabama 18
The game that will be forever immortalized by the bumper sticker “Honk if you sacked Brodie” saw the Tigers score 21 points in the first 11 minutes and sack Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle 11 times.
Kenny Irons rushed for 103 yards on 28 carries to become the first running back to go over the century mark against Alabama’s defense all season.
But it was the Auburn defense that stole the show. The Tigers held Alabama to 43 first-half yards.
2004 in Tuscaloosa
No. 2 Auburn 21, Alabama 13
With future first-round draft choices Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams held in check by a motivated Alabama defense, Jason Campbell — a future first-round draft choice himself — threw for 224 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 2-ranked Auburn to an 11-0 regular-season finish.
The win gave Auburn its 13th straight victory dating back to 2003 and a 5-0 mark against the Tide in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama (6-5) dominated the heavily favored Tigers in the first half — the Tide’s defense held Auburn to minus-4 total yards in the first period — yet led only 6-0 at intermission.
Auburn took control in the third period. Williams ended a six-play, 80-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run around left end. A 51-yard pass from Campbell to Devin Aromashodu put the Tigers at the 5, and Williams scored on the next play.
The Tigers’ defense held the Tide, then Auburn mounted a nine-play, 58-yard drive for another touchdown. The score came on a 32-yard Campbell-to-Courtney Taylor pass on a third-and-17 play.
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Arenas returns 7th punt for touchdown
November 21, 2009
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 2 Alabama’s Javier Arenas set a Southeastern Conference record with his seventh punt return for a touchdown.
Arenas sprinted down the right sideline for a 66-yard score early in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Chattanooga.
He was tied with Kentucky’s Derek Abney, who returned six punts for scores from 2000-03. Abney also scored on a two kick returns, leaving Arenas still one TD shy of the overall record for returns.
Arenas also came into the game just 105 yards behind Vanderbilt’s Lee Nalley’s SEC record of 1,695 career punt return yards. He is within range of the NCAA record of 1,761 yards set by Texas Tech’s Wes Welker.
Welker and Oklahoma’s Antonio Perkins hold the NCAA record for career punt returns for touchdowns with eight.
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Don’t forget about Arenas
November 21, 2009
Alabama has so many good players, and it’s easy to get caught up in what Mark Ingram has done this season on offense and what Rolando McClain and Terrence Cody have done on defense.
But the unsung hero on this team is without a doubt senior cornerback Javier Arenas, who played his final home game Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium and went out in style in Alabama’s 45-0 rout of Chattanooga.
Arenas returned his seventh career punt for a touchdown, an SEC record, and has been one of the Tide’s best all-around defenders all season.
You could make a case for his being the the most valuable player on Alabama’s team this season with all the different things he does for this team.
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Week 8 Wrap: Alabama looking vulnerable
October 25, 2009
Alabama is going to remain my No. 1 team, but the Tide looks increasingly vulnerable as it’s become apparent QB Greg McElroy isn’t playing with as much confidence as he was earlier in the season, when he looked so dangerous throwing downfield. Against the Vols, he averaged a paltry 4.1 yards per pass attempt. Given how well this team runs the ball, that shouldn’t be anywhere near the number.
Like its fellow SEC heavyweight brother, Florida, Alabama also is having big problems in the red zone. The Tide now has only scored a touchdown on 16 of 38 red zone trips (42.1 percent). Coming into Saturday, Alabama ranked 109th in the nation in touchdown percentage of red zone trips, and its inability to punch the ball in allowed Tennessee to hang aroun
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Cody comes through for Tide
October 24, 2009
In a battle of field goals, a blocked kick is the equivalent of a 70-yard touchdown.
Alabama nose guard Terrence Cody bulling through the line and blocking Daniel Lincoln’s field goal attempt in the fourth quarter may be what saves Alabama against a Tennessee team determined not to go away.
The Vols have moved the ball, but can’t get anything going when they get close to the red zone.
It’s a given that Alabama has one of the best defenses in the country. But what makes the Crimson Tide great on that side of the ball is the way they dig in when anybody sniffs their goal line.
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