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Yea Alabama 2009: National Championship Edition

Relive the run to the roses with the Yea Alabama 2009 Championship Edition. The Tide is back on top and you can remember every great moment of the magical 2009 season with MSP's special commemorative Championship Edition of Yea Alabama 2009!

Savor every win, from the season opener against Virginia Tech, to the nail biters vs. Tennessee and Auburn. Each game features the type of in-depth analysis you've come to expect from Maple Street Press: play diagrams, statistics, quotes, and the best photography and writing.

Yea Alabama 2009 Championship Edition is more than game recaps, however. It looks back at Tide Rose Bowls past and Mark Ingram's incredible year, then forward to what this championship means to the program.

It is truly the must-have collector's item for any Alabama fan!

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Alabama @ #3 Kentucky: Q&A Part I

Kentucky coach John Calipari has rewarded UK with one of the top recruiting classes of all time and a 22-1 record in only ten months on the job.

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Kentucky coach John Calipari has rewarded UK with one of the top recruiting classes of all time and a 22-1 record in only ten months on the job.

To preview the Tide's upcoming game in Lexington, Roll 'Bama Roll has teamed up with A Sea of Blue to bring you a two-part Q&A session on Tuesday night's game and the issues surrounding the two programs' diverging seasons.

In Part I, Roll 'Bama Roll's questions will be answered by A Sea of Blue's Glenn Logan, who writes under the username "Truzenzuzex" on the blog. A Sea of Blue is our sister blog on the SB network and is an excellent source of analysis and information for any SEC basketball fan. Be sure to check them out and look for some great insight as they preview the game from the other side today and tomorrow.

Roll 'Bama Roll: As the most passionate fanbase in the SEC (and arguably the nation), how does it feel to finally get THE man for the job and see him take the proud UK program back to the top of college basketball in such short order?

A Sea of Blue: I think it feels a lot like Alabama football fans felt when they got Nick Saban.  In fact, I'd say that the feelings are pretty much identical.  After Alabama struggled and seemingly wandered in the college football desert for years (much like UK did in basketball), they finally got one of the few coaches in America who needed no learning curve to turn put the program right back where it belonged.  The same is true of John Calipari.

It is very often the case that athletics directors believe that any good coach will do, and that the program is bigger than the coach.  In many ways, that's true, but that coach has to fit the program like a glove in order to be successful.  It's just like hiring the president of a small, local beverage manufacturer to step in as CEO of Pepsi Co.  It can work, but usually, the job is just too big. 

To fill a big coaching job, it takes a coach who has an ego large enough to fill it.  Calipari has all that, and as a bonus, he is the kind of personable, active representative for UK basketball that the program needs to sell itself to high quality recruits, and keep the appetite of the fans assuaged.  We are very fortunate, and happy, to have Coach Cal.

Roll 'Bama Roll: How different might things be for both teams this season if either Eric Bledsoe or DeMarcus Cousins was wearing crimson instead of blue? What if both were?

A Sea of Blue: Well, I suppose that depends on who their replacements were, but if both those young men had decided to stay in their home state, I think it's fair to say Alabama would be a lot better at the expense of Kentucky.  In fact, both of them would probably have made Alabama into a serious contender, although with the rest of the players on Alabama's roster, perhaps not a dominant a team as Kentucky.

Cousins, quite frankly, would have addressed Alabama's major need right now, which is better rebounding.  Even though Cousins is primarily known as an offensive rebounder, he gets a bunch of defensive ones also, and along with the already formidable JaMychal Green, I think it's safe to say that the Tide would be much better.  The addition of Bledsoe would bring more intangibles to the party, but clearly would help quite a bit in the back court.

You don't want to miss what the UK fans are saying about Anthony Grant. Continue reading after the jump...

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Top Moments of the 2009 Season: Round One - Javy vs Hanks

Another close one on Friday, but Ingram's final TD outpaced Mark Barron's gravity defying pass breakup with 53% of the vote.  Today we've got two plays against Mississippi schools: Javy's strip/INT at Ole Miss and Darius Hanks' TD at Mississippi State.  Vote Away.


Javy Strips the Rebels


Hanks is WIDE Open

Updated bracket after the jump.

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Which play made you happier?

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Reese dismukes,2011 center from spanish fort, ala., says he will delay commitment. No timetable for decision.

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Super Bowl XLIV Open Thread

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Obviously we normally don't do NFL threads around here, but it is Super Bowl Sunday and clearly that is what will be going on all afternoon. So, chime in here with all of your thoughts on the big game between the Colts and the Saints. Given my hatred of Tennessee, I think you all know where my allegiances are in this one.

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Corey Lemonier Loves Guns and Corvettes

Remember Corey Lemonier, the five-star defensive end Auburn nabbed out of Hialeah, Florida last Wednesday? Well, as per the pictures he has posted on his Facebook page, he apparently loves guns and Corvettes.

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The Corvette picture, by the way, had the caption of "my first car." I think it goes without saying that this guy obviously isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but then again this is the guy who just announced that he was signing with, and I am quoting directly here, "The University of Auburn."

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In case any of you needed a reminder about who you should be rooting for tonight...

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#25 Ole Miss 74, Alabama 67: Initial Impressions

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The Crimson Tide basketball team fell 74-67 to the #25 Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday in Oxford. Alabama dropped to 13-10 on the season and 3-6 in SEC play.

Here's all that you need to know: Alabama blew a 23-point second half lead. That's my only initial impression. In the words of our very own Forrest Gump, "that's all I have to say about that."

There's no need to rehash what happened. The only thing that matters after something like this is how we move forward from here. In that regard, we'll continue to update you in the coming days with quotes from Coach Grant and the players as it relates to their mindset at this point. We will also have our usual extensive game preview for the upcoming game against the #4 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday as well as a possible Q&A piece.

As for where we are now, the NCAA tournament is completely out of the question, and the NIT is starting to look more like an uphill climb. In assessing the team's performance thusfar however, the challenge is to reconcile our accumulation of losses with the fact that we are good enough to earn leads--often big leads--against quality opponents late in games. I for one am struggling to reconcile the two.

In Alabama's six SEC losses, we have led at the half every single time. Five of those six losses came against teams with winning records in SEC play. Three of those six losses came against teams that are currently ranked.

I'll leave you with a rundown of all six of our conference losses, and you can decide for yourself where you think we stand.

  • On January 13th Alabama lost at home to #18 Vanderbilt. Alabama led by 7 at the half. Alabama led by as many as 10 in the second half. Alabama had the lead in the final ten seconds of the game.
  • On January 16th Alabama lost on the road to Arkansas. Alabama led by as many as 6 points. Alabama led by 2 at the half.
  • On January 19th Alabama lost at home to #14 Tennessee. Alabama led by as many as 6 points. Alabama led by 1 at the half. Alabama was within one possession in the final two minutes.
  • On January 30th Alabama lost on the road to Auburn. Alabama led by 3 at the half. Alabama led by as many as 7 in the second half. Alabama had the lead in the final 20 seconds of the game.
  • On February 4th Alabama lost at home to Florida. Alabama led by as many as 8 points. Alabama led by 4 at the half. Alabama had the lead in the final 20 seconds of the game.
  • On February 6th Alabama lost on the road to #25 Ole Miss. Alabama led by 20 at the half. Alabama led by as many as 23 points in the second half.

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