For more than two thirds of the game, Alabama's match-up with No. 1 ranked
Stanford played out true to form. But the Tide suddenly got hot on the
offensive end and hit its foul shots down the stretch to advance with a
70-67 win.
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Antoine Pettway hit a short shot from the middle of the lane with five
seconds to play Thursday as the Alabama basketball team advanced to the
second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Pettway's shot put Bama up
by 65-64 and the Crimson Tide defense stopped a game-winning effort by
Dressed out in shorts, helmets and jerseys, The University of Alabama
football team completed its 14th practice day of spring. The Tide worked
out for two hours at the Thomas-Drew practice fields in preparation for
Saturday's A-Day scrimmage.
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Tuesday afternoon, Alabamas football team had its final day in full gear
prior to Saturdays A-Day Gamewhich will be not quite a game. It was the
13th of 15 spring practice days.
Spring training will conclude Sunday when the offense goes against the
defense in a controlled scrimmage at
Given the events of recent days, no injury news is definitely good
news for the Tide football team. The squad went through a slightly
shortened practice Friday, anticipating tomorrow's scrimmage at the stadium.
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'BAMA: Inside the
For a squad already dangerously thin, Alabama absorbed two more injury
blows Thursday. Head Coach Mike Shula announced that linemen Dominic Lee
and Travis West would miss the rest of spring after undergoing surgery.
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'BAMA: Inside the
Alabama rallied from a 22-point deficit and took another step towards an
NCAA Tournament berth with an impressive 72-68 overtime win over Arkansas
in Fayetteville Wednesday night. Bama used impressive defense, holding the
Razorbacks without a field goal for some 13 minutes, in fighting back
Spring football practice is not generally considered to be a time of
comfort, but one of the things Alabama Head Coach Mike Shula has been
pleased with as the Crimson Tide started its second full week of drills was
that some players are feeling a little more comfortable about what they
are
Practicing in front of hundreds of high school coaches on hand for the
annual Coaches Clinic, the Crimson Tide started off a bit overanxious. But
by the end of Saturday morning's workout the athletes had settled down.
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'BAMA: Inside
Alabama Head Basketball Coach Mark Gottfried thought his team looked a
little dead-legged Saturday, but the Crimson Tide had the legsand armof
Earnest Shelton for this game against Mississippi and Bama slammed the
Rebels, 84-69, in Coleman Coliseum.
Shelton had been injured and unable to
With the practice field again crowded with high school coaches in town for
the annual coaching clinic, Alabama returned to work on the fourth day of
spring practice. Temperatures mellowed from yesterday's frigid conditions,
but it was also the second work day in a row for the athletes.
When Alabama begins spring football practice Saturday, there will
be a couple of surprises, including the pleasant surprise that quarterback
Brodie Croyle is further along than expected. He's not 100 per cent, but
he is further along than we thought he would be, said Head Coach Mike
Thomas T. Gallion, III, is convinced the NCAA made a deal with the Federal
judiciary in Memphis and with Tennessee Head Football Coach Phil Fulmer,
and the result of those deals was that the governing body of
intercollegiate athletics couldn't deal fairly with The University of
Alabama and
Despite several articles explaining the Bryant Scholarship and how it does
(and more importantly does not) affect prospective walk-on athletes, many
Alabama fans continue to be confused on the subject.
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At 07:08 PM 1/13/2004 -0600, you wrote:
Be careful out there..
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kurt
Good Lord Almighty!!! :^)
Incredible how some folks that are relatively smart can get
involved in something so stupid. Incredible.
The SEC finished just completed another banner season finishing 5-2 in
bowl games including the BCS Champion in LSU.
The Tide placed seven athletes on the squad.
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From a recruiting publicity point of view, sometimes it is possible to
have too many talented athletes on a given high school team.
Tuscaloosa's Hillcrest High School was frankly loaded this year, and
linebacker Kris Guyton has been somewhat overlooked.
No real new news at Shula's press conference other than the NCAA
letter. Shula said the assistant coaches applauded in the meeting when they
were told. Said they were the ones that had been forced to deal with all
the false rumors on the recruiting trail.
Pollard did nothing at
Getting a letter from the NCAA doesn't always have to be miserable.
While nothing the NCAA or the Committee on Infractions can do will make up
for the harm done to Alabama football, on Thursday, at least, The
University was informed that the end has finally come.
Alabama's offense was expected to be challenged by a stingy Wisconsin
defense Tuesday night. Not only did the Crimson Tide respond offensively,
Bama showed the Badgers excellent Alabama defense and upset
nationally-ranked Wisconsin, 71-56, in Coleman Coliseum.
With blue-chip cornerback Simeon Castille still flirting with the
high-flying LSU Tigers, Alabama fans are waiting anxiously on his college
decision, which he says will come this Saturday at the U.S. Army
All-America Game to be played in San Antonio, Texas.
A combination of family holiday demands and an NCAA-mandated dead period
on recruiting meant that Kevin Hamilton's recent commitment to sign with
Alabama was slightly underreported.
But TheInsiders.com caught up with Hamilton yesterday and confirmed the news.
Though not all are talking about it publicly, there will be a couple of
Tide recruits this season that could end up as a so-called grayshirts.
Sparta's Drew Davis has acknowledged the possibility.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
Lorenzo Washington has been stuck on two favorites for quite some time. He
discusses each in this interview with the big man from Georgia.
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'BAMA Football
Mark Gottfried said that his players walk to class and to the mall and
people still notice them and think, They're not very good. But that's
exactly what the head coach of the Alabama men's basketball team wants.
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Columnist Greg Wallace passes out some holiday fare to members of the Tide
family.
Around us, the sports world is at peace.
At least in Alabama, it is.
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Bowl games don't end until next week, which will coincide with the lifting
of the recruiting dead period. But despite the strictures against coaches
contacting prospects, Alabama picked up another impressive D-Line commitment.
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'BAMA:
Alabama had plenty of chances to lose to Oregon in the Las Vegas
Shootout Saturday night, and most probably expected the underdog Crimson
Tide to fall to the Ducks. But Bama played hard all night, then found an
unlikely way to win, connecting on a nice in-bounds play with under five
Make no mistake. Austin Peay is not one of the nation's powerhouse men's
basketball teams.
But Alabama's 65-47 win over the Governors in Coleman Coliseum Saturday
offers increasing evidence that this rebuilding Crimson Tide unit may be as
pleasantly surprising as last year's highly-touted
Another mid-major team will visit Coleman Coliseum on Saturday--but this
isn't your average mid-major school. And Alabama coach Mark Gottfried knows it.
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A still-developing Bama team grew up some Wednesday night, withstanding a
charge from a talented and veteran Charlotte squad to take a 79-72 win.
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As Head Coach Mike Shula said immediately following Saturday's game, he
and the Tide players are frankly tired of talking about being close.
Once again a game Bama squad played hard, only to come up short on the
scoreboard.
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'BAMA:
Rumors are swirling around Auburn, regarding Tommy Tuberville and his
future as head coach. But his Alabama counterpart Mike Shula remains
focused on more important matters.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
BamaMag.com
Over the years Alabama coaches have frequently invited Crimson Tide stars
from the past to address the Bama squad as it prepares to meet Auburn.
Alabama Head Coach Mike Shula may invite some former players, but for the
moment he can relate his own playing experiences as an Auburn-beater.
Alabama has now lost seven games on the season, ensuring itself a losing
record. But its most recent loss at the hands of LSU was a dominating defeat.
Saturday night we did not play a good football game against a real good
football team, said Tide Head Coach Mike Shula. Because of that, those
In an era of lopsided scores, Alabama's football team got off light
Saturday night. The score of LSU's 27-3 victory over the Crimson Tide does
not begin to describe the domination of the Tigers over the Crimson Tide.
LSU, the nation's third-ranked team, had complete control at all times.
The Tide signed three outstanding guards in the early period, ranking Bama
14th nationally and third in the SEC.
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It was no surprise Thursday that Alabama Head Football Coach Mike Shula
addressed the Ray Hudson situation before discussing Crimson Tide football
practice or Saturday's game against third-ranked LSU. And it was also no
great surprise that the announcement regarding Hudson disclosed little.
Alabama Head Football Coach Mike Shula knows that LSU has motivation. But,
he said, We have motivation, too.
Shula thinks that last year's 31-0 Alabama victory over LSU in Baton Rouge
might play a part in motivating the Bengal Tigers. Put yourself in their
shoes, he said. But their
The 2003 season will go down as a year of missed opportunities not only
for Alabama, but its brethren to the east, the Auburn Tigers.
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'BAMA Football Yearbook
No championships were at stake Saturday. Alabama and Mississippi State
were meeting in Starkville as the two worst teams in the Southeastern
Conference Western Division.
For the Bulldogs the misery continues. For the Crimson Tide and first-year
Bama Coach Mike Shula the bleeding has stopped,
Some may speculate on how much better the season might have been for
sophomore Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle had he not suffered a shoulder
separation, but Crimson Tide Head Coach Mike Shula isn't one of them. Nor
does Shula have an interest in looking ahead to how good an injury-free
With his offensive line depleted by injuries, finding enough warm
bodies to take the field Saturday against Mississippi State has been a
concern for the Alabama staff.
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BamaMag.com
Crimson Tide began game week preparation Sunday with what Shula perceived
to be a renewed energy. It was good to get back to work after the bye
week, Shula said.
He said the team needed the time off physically and mentally. We had some
who needed to heal. And everyone needed to clear his
Testifying before Congress recently were representatives of Bowl
Championship Series (BCS) schools and representatives of non-BCS schools,
with the fate of the BCS bowl selection system perhaps hanging in the balance.
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'BAMA: Inside
After giving the players some time off and taking one day for himself,
Tide Head Coach Mike Shula and the Alabama football squad were back at work
Sunday night preparing for next Saturday's game.
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Alabama concluded its bye week practice Thursday, with an abbreviated
session in shorts and shoulder pads.
I've been happy, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula said of the week's work. We
got some guys rested.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
These are tough times for Crimson Tide fans. Unaccustomed to losing even
in small does, a 3-6 record rankles.
And now, barring a miracle four-game run, Alabama will finish with only
its fourth losing record since Coach Paul Bryant famously answered Mama's
call and took over the team way back
Taking advantage of the open week, Alabama ran more during Tuesday's
practice session than they normally would midweek.
It was a good practice, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula said afterwards. We
conditioned everyone well.
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'BAMA: Inside
When I was a young boy, I decided to select an NFL team to pull for.
My friends were mostly Cowboys or Saints fans, and wanting to be
different, I simply pulled out the agate page from the day's sports
section, and selected a team I'd never heard of before.
College football or high school spring jamboree? As Saturday's Bama/UT
tilt once again proved, the current college overtime system for deciding a
winner is definitely exciting.
But is it college football?
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson
Speaking at his Sunday teleconference, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula
reflected on Saturday's incredibly tough loss.
It was an emotional game, where our players fought and fought, Shula
said. We made some big plays, but we also gave up some plays that hurt us.
Not just the players but our whole
Alabama has played eight consecutive games without a break, but Tide Head
Coach Mike Shula indicated that his team was in pretty good shape
injury-wise for Saturday's game.
If this isn't the healthiest we've been in over a month, it's real
close, Shula said.
Mike Shula didn't reveal much about the Crimson Tide's Sunday practice,
but his demeanor indicated reports of the workout have not been
exaggerated. It was a little more intense, Shula said. We talked about
concentrating on doing things right.
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After working the players harder than usual last Sunday and conducting a
normally tough Tuesday practice, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula cut back
somewhat on the length of Wednesday's session.
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BamaMag.com
Alabama took the Southeastern Conference limit of 70 players for a league
road game to Mississippi and 56 saw action for the Tide. Bama used 22 on
offense, 23 on defense, and 11 just on special teams.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
With his team clearly struggling, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula didn't try to
sugarcoat things during his regular Sunday teleconference.
I was disappointed in the way we played Saturday, Shula said. We dug
ourselves a hole. We lost our poise a little bit.
There are certain players on the team that you've just got to pull for,
and when fourth-year junior Josh Smith trotted onto the field to play some
fullback last Saturday, more than a few Tide players and coaches were smiling.
I may have been only a battering ram, Smith said of his role
With a road game at Ole Miss looming large, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula
took a few moments Sunday to talk about Bama's victory over Southern Miss.
It was obviously a good win after some difficult weeks in the past,
Shula said, but our guys remain focused.
Alabama got several things it needed Saturday, the number one thing being
a victory.
Although it didn't come easily, the Crimson Tide celebrated homecoming
with a 17-3 win over Southern Mississippi, and redshirt freshman
quarterback Brandon Avalos went the distance for Bama.
It is understandable that questions would be raised regarding the attitude
of an Alabama football team that has lost three straight games and four of
six this season.
Crimson Tide Head Coach Mike Shula said following Thursdays practice that
he thinks the team has responded well to the
According to his own 24-hour rule, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula believes
in moving on quickly to next week's game. But during his Sunday
teleconference he talked about the tough loss to Georgia.
It was a difficult day, Shula said. A day that we didn't play well
against a good football team.
Tide fans have got to be hoping this week that the old adage you play
like you practice holds true, because according to Tide Head Coach Mike
Shula workouts so far have gone very well.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
BamaMag.com
For a beleaguered Tide team, the going doesn't get any easier. Next up for
Alabama is the defending SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs in Athens.
We're looking forward to the game, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula said. For
a lot of reasons it's a big challenge for us.
If Tide Head Coach Mike Shula was unshaven and a tad bleary-eyed at Sunday
afternoon's practice, at least he had a good excuse.
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The message from Alabama Football Coach Mike Shula has been consistent
this week. He has asked his team to be at its best, he considers Arkansas
to be a great challenge for Bama, and he is withholding judgment on his
Crimson Tide's preparation until after Saturday's game.
Alabama Head Football Coach Mike Shula is aware that opponents are getting
a feel for Crimson Tide tendencies, and he knows that Bama will have to
make adjustments. That doesn't mean Alabama will do less.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson
Alabama Head Coach Mike Shula encourages his football players to have fun.
We want them smiling and laughing, he said. But at the same time you
have to get the work done.
He is seeing signs this week of a Crimson Tide that is more attentive in
meetings and more serious on the practice field.
After spanking highly-rated Texas on their home field, nobody's
overlooking Arkansas this season.
Least of all Alabama.
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Football games aren¹t the only calendar items in the home of Mike and
Shari Shula. Their daughter, Samantha, is expecting a baby sister soon.
How soon?
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'BAMA
Mindful of his own 24-hour rule, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula allowed
himself one more day to talk about Saturday's game.
The loss was obviously disappointing and frustrating, Shula said. After
looking at the tapes Sunday we just couldn't establish anything consistently.
As one of the smarter players on the team, Shaud Williams should have
known better. Last week during media interviews someone asked him if he had
a nickname. No, I'll let y'all provide me with one, was his diplomatic
reply.
Well, the fans came through.
While some may think this is going to be an easy Saturday for Alabama's
football team, but don't count Crimson Tide Head Coach among that number.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
BamaMag.com
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Injuries are part of college football. And three games into the season and
counting, Alabama is sporting its share of bumps, twists and bruises.
We've got depth, Head Coach Mike Shula said in discussing the problem.
I don't know if we have great depth... Probably not as much as we want.
It's a good bet that when most Alabama football fans looked at this year's
schedule, the closest thing they saw to a breather for the Crimson Tide was
Northern Illinois. To the surprise of no one, Alabama Head Coach Mike Shula
doesn't see it that way.
Alabama's football team squandered a number of scoring opportunities at
Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday night. Fortunately the Crimson Tide had
opportunities to spare as Bama defeated Kentucky, 27-17, in the
Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Alabama improved its record to 2-1,
Alabama Head Football Coach Mike Shula knows there are no guarantees, but
like all coaches he is pleased when his team has good practices. And
Alabama has had good practices this week.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
BamaMag.com
With hundreds of recruits in the stands and a prime-time audience watching
on TV, two of college football's most storied programs battled it out for
sixty minutes of memorable action.
Subjects pictured include:
Ahmad Childress
Kelvin Chaisson
Kejuan Jones
Shaud Williams
Antonio Perkins
Coaching in his first game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tide Head Coach Mike
Shula was thrilled with the Alabama crowd.
Unbelievable! he said Sunday, thinking back. What an exciting
atmosphere last night. It was greater than I could have imagined.
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Maybe it's a good thing Alabama's recent experimentation with big-name
non-conference football opponents has come to an end for awhile. In the
1990s Alabama has played two games against UCLA and two games against
Oklahoma and has added four losses to the Crimson Tide worksheet.
With Alabama facing one more year of NCAA-mandated scholarship
restrictions, two pieces of individual adversity could end up working out
well. Potentially, both Antonio Carter and Brooks Daniels could play for
the Tide in 2004.
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If the RVs are rolling down Hackberry Lane, then it must be Thursday of
game week.
Alabama finished principal preparations for its Saturday showdown with
Oklahoma with a short but focused workout at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields.
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Looking back is pleasant. Looking ahead is exciting.
Alabama Head Football Coach Mike Shula can look back on last week's 40-17
victory over South Florida in the Crimson Tide's season opener and feel
good because we won. We feel good about coming from behind and we feel good
about playing
Several key Tide players who had been recently injured are apparently well
and practicing for Oklahoma.
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BamaMag.com
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When the reporter asked Alabama Football Coach Mike Shula if Oklahoma,
Bamas opponent Saturday, reminded Shula of anything he had seen in his
15-year career in the NFL, the reporter was talking about schemes and
alignments.
But Shula said the area in which the Sooners most reminded him of a
Obviously the game wasn't perfect, but first-year Tide Head Coach Mike
Shula was definitely satisfied with the result. During his Sunday
teleconference Bama's new coach talked about his first win.
Everyone was anxious to get a game under our belt, Shula said. We were
anxious to see how (the
With several visiting reporters from Oklahoma and Texas also on the
line, Mike Shula's Sunday teleconference took relatively longer than usual.
Predictably, a variety of subjects were discussed.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson Tide
Mike Shula has come a long way as a head football coach. He didn't look
too hot for most of the first half, but his Alabama Crimson Tide team
improved dramatically as the game went along.
Shula and Bama came up a winner in the opening game of the season and the
first game of the Mike Shula
When Alabama plays its first football game under Head Coach Mike Shula
Saturday, the Crimson Tide players won't be expected to do too much. But
that doesn't mean they won't be expected to do a great deal.
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'BAMA: Inside the Crimson
The University of Alabama football team worked in shorts and shoulder pads
at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility on Wednesday. Saturday's contest versus
the South Florida Bulls will be Mike Shula's first game as head coach.
Will he take time during pre-game activities to savor the moment?
While Alabama Head Coach Mike Shula is pleased with the way his Crimson
Tide football team has prepared, he pointed out Tuesday that, We aren't
through with our preparation yet. We need three more good days.
Those days were to begin with Tuesday afternoon's practice and continue
through
and practicing with the team.
He's listed at 6-4, 190. I'm not sure he's quite that tall, though
6-2 would certainly be legitimate. Also, he looks thicker than 190 to me.
Good looking prospect. We'll see how he works out.
Alabama's football team will have something of a rehearsal Friday as Coach
Mike Shula takes the Crimson Tide to Bryant-Denny Stadium for a mock game.
It is not a game or even a scrimmage. Instead it is a partly instruction
on game-day aspects (where the players will go for pre-game warm-ups,
With a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator and an entirely new
offensive playbook, it's safe to say that early on the Tide will be relying
on its veteran and talented offensive line.
Position Coach Bobby Connelly provides a status report.
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Under a blistering August sun, the Tide went through its final scrimmage
of fall camp. Afterwards, Head Coach Mike Shula was reasonably pleased with
his team's effort.
We started slow; I guess we were a bit lethargic, Shula said. But we
came on there at the end.
Some things just don't come easily. But in the end, Le'Ron McClain got
what he'd been waiting for. After receiving word Friday afternoon that he
had been passed by the NCAA Clearinghouse, the stellar fullback was dressed
in Alabama gear and participating in practice.
It feels great to be out
There was a sense of accomplishment, almost jubilation, among Alabama
football players and coaches following the second scrimmage of the
pre-season on Saturday.
The Tide worked for a little over two hours and afterwards almost everyone
was talking about the performance of the offense.
The University of Alabama football squad practiced for approximately one
hour and twenty minutes on Friday on the hottest day yet of fall football
camp. The team is preparing for a long scrimmage Saturday at Bryant-Denny
Stadium.
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Some men with exceptional football bloodlines and a personal interest in
the situation believe that Mike Shula will be an excellent Alabama football
coach.
A select group of former Crimson Tide legends, along with another legend
from the National Football League, gathered in Tuscaloosa this
In assembling his staff, Tide Head Coach Mike Shula made certain he had
two talented, veteran coordinators to help lead the team.
Joe Kines and Dave Rader took a moment to talk about their respective units.
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