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Alabama Football “Under The Lights” On SportSouth
Posted by Air Hernandez on Jun 10, 2008
The last showing of Alabama Football “Under The Lights” will air on Thursday, June 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET. This well done documentary shows Nick Saban in spring practice rebuilding one of the nation’s all time great football programs. Saban talks about the tradition at Alabama when he says, “It’s great to be back in college football. There is a great tradition here. There’s a tremendous passion, support, and pride. The tradition here is …there’s no place that’s won 12 national championships and 21 SEC championships. There’s uniqueness in that accomplishment, and most of it was Bear Bryant, but there’s uniqueness in Bear Bryant, in maybe being the best football coach of all time.”
Saban also comments on the importance of spring practice. He says, “The most important thing about spring practice to me is improvement. You want to try to get the best players and after you get this improvement, where do these players fit the best?”
Javier Arenas, Antoine Caldwell, and John Parker Wilson are all interviewed during the show. Javier Arenas spoke about Saban and his leadership by saying, “He’s one of us. That sums it up. He’s one of us. He understands what we are going through, off the football field, in the classroom, from a personal standpoint, he can relate. It makes it easy to communicate, and that is half the battle right there. I love his coaching style. I love him as a coach.”
Maybe this is why he is able to pull in the top recruiting class in the nation after a 7-6 season. Click play below to see a 2 minute teaser.
Holy Friggin’ Crap!: Pete Carroll/Tim Floyd = Rick Neuheisel?
Posted by The Danza on May 15, 2008
As some of you may know, I have written a couple of articles regarding Reggie Bush’s NCAA infractions and ESPN’s general ignorance of the issue. Well, I have to give ESPN props for its breaking of the OJ Mayo story as well as its no holds barred style of investigating (as opposed to the Reggie Bush investigation where it seemed ESPN was satisfied sitting on the sidelines and letting Yahoo! Sports do the investigating on what could be the biggest story in college football since the death penalty was levied against SMU). But I digress…..
The main point of this post was only to post a link that I found today that shows the extent of USC’s problems under the current coaching staffs and athletic department. It is truly amazing what has happened to USC since 2001 when Pete Carroll was hired. Sure, this laundry list of issues was produced by a Bruins fan, but it’s all well-documented and linked, so everything checks out. Read up.
Top 50 Universities…..In Terms of Hotness
Posted by The Danza on Mar 25, 2008
The Popcrunch Show, a celebrity tabloid, has made it to the top of the Digg Sports Group this week with their list of the Top 50 Universities Ranked by Hotness. Not surprisingly, the SEC had six teams in the top 10 and eight in the top 20. We tend to be the best at most things physically oriented. Mentally, we may be lacking a little as a whole, but damnit, our guys can outrun and tackle your guys harder and our girls can wear bikinis better than your girls can, and that might just be all that matters.
Reggie Bush Hearing Postponed Until May 2
Posted by The Danza on Mar 25, 2008
Well, this is old news, but to quote Family Guy parodying NBC’s summer rerun campaign, “if I haven’t seen it, it’s new to me.” On March 10, the judge in the Reggie Bush case put the lawsuit on hold until May 2. At this point, the judge will hear a motion that will attempt to coerce Bush to testify.
Also according to this piece, the NCAA is believed to be at the end stage of its lengthy investigation into Bush’s wrongdoings while at USC and could be waiting until Bush testifies under oath to complete it. I don’t know about all of you (and by all of you, I mean the 10 people that read this), but I’m getting tired of waiting. Give the Heisman to Vince Young and get it over with.
Reggie Bush Still Refuses to be Held Accountable, Skips Deposition
Posted by The Danza on Feb 26, 2008
What do you do when you have to give a sworn deposition that will be handed over to the NCAA upon completion by lawyers who are going to be far from lenient in their questioning? You do what every young, immature, unaccountable person would do. Say “screw it” and don’t go. At least, that’s what Reggie Bush did yesterday. That’s something only a guil……wait a second, was that article from ESPN?!?! It was, and it made it all the way to the front page of the college football section, #2 on the list, while it still did not make it to the headlines of ESPN’s main page. I guess they assumed that not a lot of people check out the college football section this far out of season, so they could appease fearsome, ferocious bloggers like myself (*sarcasm*) by actually acknowledging Bush’s wrongdoing in a public forum. Read the rest of this entry »
Week 2, Predicting the Razorbacks
Posted by The Chosen Blogger on Feb 24, 2008
If I were to assign a unique “theme” to each and every SEC team this season, then I would probably have the easiest time determining which “theme” to assign the Arkansas Razorbacks…replacement…The Razorbacks are doing a whole lot of replacing this year….a lot of BIG TIME replacing if you want to get right down to the core of it. A whole lot of well publicized, consequential, meaningful replacing that most everyone has heard about.
First of all, they replace (oftentimes more than once) a coaching staff. Houston Nutt, the successful if not at times unstable head coach is replaced by former Falcons part-time-interim Head Coach Bobby Petrino. There was also a two time shakeup at the Defensive Coordinator position as 49ers assistant Willy Robinson came in after Ellis Johnson bolted quickly for South Carolina. Read the rest of this entry »
What Is It With College Football Players and Armed Robbery These Days?
Posted by The Danza on Feb 22, 2008
Less than a week after Alabama redshirt freshman defensive lineman Jeremy Elder was arrested for first-degree robbery (armed), another college football player, this time from the Louisville Cardinals, has been arrested for armed robbery. Senior cornerback Rod Council of the Cardinals allegedly robbed a store clerk at gunpoint with a 9mm Uzi. An Uzi!?!?!?! What the hell?!? I don’t know much about guns, but I assume that, in a store with only one person, a regular 9mm pistol would probably get the job done if the clerk had tried to be a hero. What a moron. With Leather has recreated what is believed to be an accurate visual representation of what the robbery may have looked like. It appears that all the guy wanted was a Butterfinger.
Alabama Crimson Tide Update…
Posted by The Chosen Blogger on Feb 18, 2008
Due to a recent situation concerning the status of LSU’s Quarterback Heir Apparent Ryan Perrilloux, I have been forced to amend my score prediction for the Alabama/ LSU game. Here is what I had written…
LSU, 11/8/07, Baton Rouge: The Bengal Tigers lose about 10 starters from this year’s top ranked team. While LSU will have talent at each position, that talent will no longer be able to cover up Les Miles’ simply idiotic coaching. LSU will continue to be undisciplined and will make too many mistakes. Look for Alabama to take back Baton Rogue and win their second in November…Bama 27-17.
Here is my updated prediction.
LSU, 11/8/07, Baton Rouge: The Bengal Tigers lose about 10 senior starters from this year’s top ranked team. Along with these massive losses, LSU’’s relatively experienced and very talented Quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is, for all intents and purposes, off the team. While LSU will have talent at each position, that talent will no longer be able to cover up Les Miles’ simply idiotic coaching. LSU will continue to be undisciplined and will make too many mistakes. The loss of their experienced quarterback should only seal the deal more for the Crimson Tide. Look for Alabama to take back Baton Rogue and win their second in November…Bama 27-7.
Consider a Division 1 Career in Football a Thing of the Past, PART 2!! (UPDATED)
Posted by The Chosen Blogger on Feb 18, 2008
There is a lot of smoke building around the rumor that LSU Quarterback Heir Apparent Ryan Perrilloux may have been suspended indefinitely from the team for an un-specified violation of team rules. Perrilloux, who has been skating on thin ice after a high profile incident that kept him home for the Alabama game, was a very highly rated Quarterback out of High School and is seen as the guy who will bring LSU yet again to the “promised land.”
If this is true, and Perrilloux is out…look for me to amend the LSU, Alabama score as LSU’s backup is severely inexperienced…
stay tuned…………
Update 1, 4:48
It has been confirmed that Ryan Perrilloux has been “suspended indefinitely” from LSU’s football team…
Consider a Division 1 career in football a thing of the past
Posted by The Late Spider Moltisanti on Feb 18, 2008
Jeremy Elder, a freshman defensive lineman at the University of Alabama who redshirted for the 2007 season, has most likely ended any chance of playing D1 football at a major school. Mr. Elder has been arrested and charged with two counts of first degree robbery. It seems that a scholarship was not enough and Mr. Elder wanted more from the school and its students. He is still sitting in jail pending a $120,000 bond and…wait, wtf? $120,000 bond…either that judge is an asshole or this boy has a past with the law. More on this story as it develops.