Tommy Rees with a fresh coat of paint: ‘Bama’s first down problem is holding back the offense
Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Tide’s playcalling has been putting Milroe in very bad spots for much of the season. I don’t think it’s a secret that as the season has worn on, the Tide’s offense has become a shell of itself. The same offense that can move the ball at […]
Random Thoughts Week 10: Tricks and Treats
James Franklin. All the College Football news, scores, injuries, gaffes, upsets, derps, and snark that you can handle. If ever there was a chaotic weekend in college football, it was this weekend. Penn State, Pitt, and Iowa State each took their first loss. Texas A&M, Clemson, Illinois, and K-State fell to big underdogs. Georgia and […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama to try to overcome hostile crowd in Baton Rouge
John David Mercer-Imagn Images How will the Tide respond to the famous LSU night game? The answer will define the season. With the next game week kicking into gear, we have our Monday round-up of press conferences from the coaching staff. Kalen DeBoer On Cole Adams… “With his injury, he’ll be out for the year. […]
Mark Sears leads Alabama Basketball to resounding win in season opener
Nate Oats began his sixth season at Alabama with a big opening day win over UNC Ashville | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The 2nd ranked Tide destroyed UNC Asheville 110-54 on Monday night as seven players scored in double figures. The second ranked Alabama Crimson Tide opened their season with a dominating 110-54 win […]
Tide Basketball will redshirt Houston Mallette and Naas Cunningam for 2024-2025 season
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Nate Oats had promised a few redshirts this season. As he promised, Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats has taken his grease pencil to the ‘Bama roster and started redshirting a few players from the Tide’s very deep bench. One player was expected: Naas Cunningham. In our preseason profile of Naas, we […]
‘Bama Basketball Breakdown: UNC-Asheville returns some firepower and size, but nowhere near enough.
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Teams don’t lose the conference player of the year and frequently get better Game One, folks. Get your mind right. There are about 37 more to go, but first up, the Tide opens its season with a late game at the Mausoleum against the worst opponent it will face all […]
Jumbo Package: 11th ranked Alabama, ESPN GameDay head to Baton Rouge
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Your latest Crimson Tide news and notes. Happy Monday, everyone. Alabama heads to Baton Rouge this weekend, and the GameDay circus will follow. LSU last hosted “College GameDay” on Oct. 12, 2019, before a 42-28 win over Florida during the Tigers’ undefeated national championship season. Though LSU has been […]
Bonus Graphs: ‘Bama topline numbers through October
Photo by Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos/Getty Images The basic trends look pretty steady so far, given the relative tumult this season It’s a midseason bye week, so I’m not doing a deep dive or a game review today, but I figured I’d plot out the team’s top-line numbers so far to give some zoomed-out perspective on […]
Bonus Graphs: ‘Bama topline numbers through October
Photo by Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos/Getty Images The basic trends look pretty steady so far, given the relative tumult this season It’s a midseason bye week, so I’m not doing a deep dive or a game review today, but I figured I’d plot out the team’s top-line numbers so far to give some zoomed-out perspective on […]
Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers Opening Odds: Cover or Not?
Milroe. | John David Mercer-Imagn Images It is do or die for both Alabama and LSU. It has been a wild ride for speculation on this Alabama-LSU matchup. Starting in the summer, preseason prognosticators had the Bayou Bengals as a 2.5 point favorite. As the weeks passed, the spread ticked down a point. Then following […]