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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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Top Moments of the 2009 Season: Round One - Ingram vs Maze
by Todd on Feb 10, 2010 7:00 AM CST
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Big shocker, Ingram's 69 yard catch and run to deflate the Gators whipped the McClain/Anders tip drill at Kentucky with 78% of the vote. Today we pit Ingram's 70 yard TD run at Mississippi State with Marquis Maze's 80 yard TD reception against Arkansas. Vote away.
| Mark Ingram 70 Yard TD at Mississippi State |
| Marquis Maze 80 Yard TD Against Arkansas |
Updated bracket after the jump
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Basketball Open Thread: Alabama at #2 Kentucky
by Todd on Feb 9, 2010 7:00 PM CST
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 13-10 (3-6) |
Rupp Arena |
 22-1 (7-1) |
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Those "Don't mess with Texas!" billboards were finally updated.
The south end zone expansion is really starting to take shape.
DeMarcus Cousins and his feelings about Alabama
Very interesting interview from Kentucky star center and Alabama native DeMarcus Cousins about his alleged "bad situation" with the Alabama program. As usual, Estes does a nice job giving the relevant background information involving Cousins' recruitment. From what I've heard, it was simply a matter of Gottfried backing off from Cousins after some incidents involving Cousins led to serious questions about his attitude, not to mention the fact that Cousins was voicing his intentions to leave for the NBA after only one season.
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Alabama @ #3 Kentucky: The Rundown
by Bama07 on Feb 9, 2010 11:00 AM CST
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The Crimson Tide basketball team will travel to Lexington on Tuesday night to face the #3 Kentucky Wildcats. Since I've already hit on most of the game keys in our Q&A pieces (read Part I and Part II here if you missed them), we'll leave you with a quick rundown of the game facts and the Kentucky players.
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Game Time: 8 p.m. Alabama (Central) time, 9 p.m. local (Eastern) time
TV: ESPNU, not available online
Alabama Crimson Tide: 13-10 overall, 3-6 SEC
Kentucky Wildcats: 22-1 overall, 7-1 SEC, #3 AP poll, #2 coaches poll
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UK starting G: John Wall (Freshman, 6'4") 16.4 points, 6.8 assists
*leads SEC in assists
UK starting G: Eric Bledsoe (Freshman, 6'1") 10.8 points, 3.8 assists
*native of Birmingham
UK starting G/F: Darnell Dodson (Sophomore, 6'7") 7.8 points
*leads team in 3-pt shooting
UK starting F: Patrick Patterson (Junior, 6'9") 15.1 points, 7.5 rebounds
*led SEC in double-doubles last year
UK starting C: DeMarcus Cousins (Freshman, 6'11") 16.4 points, 10.0 rebounds
*native of Mobile
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UK reserve G/F: Darius Miller (Sophomore, 6'7") 6.7 points, 1.9 assists
UK reserve G/F: DeAndre Liggins (Sophomore, 6'6") 3.5 points, 2.2 rebounds
UK reserve F: Daniel Orton (Sophomore, 6'10") 3.6 points, 3.7 rebounds
UK reserve G/F: Ramon Harris (Senior, 6'7") 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds
UK reserve F: Perry Stevenson (Senior, 6'9") 1.4 points, 1.6 rebounds
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Notes on the Wildcats: Kentucky starts three freshmen from their #1 recruiting class and all three score in double figures...two of them are from Alabama...the 'Cats have tremendous size; no one comes off their bench under 6'6"...every starter but Cousins is a threat from the arc...the 'Cats thrive on the offensive boards...their overall combination of size, skill, and raw talent is unlike anything we've seen all year, but they are young.
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Roman interviewed in the locker room after the Super Bowl. I like the way the interview begins: "First Alabama wins the National Title..." Not a bad 2010 indeed.
A couple of side notes - 4 years in the NFL has put some serious gray in Roman's hair and his "man" was getting precariously close to Iverson's "practice".
Alabama @ #3 Kentucky: Q&A Part II
by Bama07 on Feb 9, 2010 7:30 AM CST
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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 II, A Sea of Blue's questions will be answered by Roll 'Bama Roll's Matt Dover, who writes under the username "Bama07" 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.
A Sea of Blue: After many long years of great recruiting but dubious coaching, Alabama finally replaced Mark Gottfried with Anthony Grant. How do you think Alabama fans like the hire, and what do you think of his performance so far?
Roll 'Bama Roll: Thusfar I've heard virtually no one come out and say that they think we didn't make a good hire. Almost universally, Alabama fans think Anthony Grant is the right man for the job and will take us where we want to go eventually. With the culture of our fanbase obviously being centered around football, his no-nonsense attitude, focus on defense and intensity, and talk of "doings the things that lead to winning" remind us of another certain someone who has an office next door, and generally gives us a good feeling that he likewise has what it takes to recruit and develop winners and more importantly instill a winning attitude in a program that has forgotten what it takes to win.
As for Grant's performance so far, I have been most impressed by his transformation of the Bama defense from what was typically a soft low-intensity exercise under Gottfried to a high-intensity disciplined component that is already the trademark of this team and looks to be the trademark of the program in the years ahead under Grant. Offensively, we are not very effective in half-court sets or in set plays. Some of this has to fall on the coaching staff but much of it simply has to do with the fact that we are desperately short on offensive playmakers, especially on the outside. We have one player on the perimeter who can create on his own and even he can only go one direction. Grant was never an offensive genius and if there was a weakness in his VCU teams it was half court offense. That said, our offense will certainly improve as the talent level is raised in the coming years. It is important to note that we have been playing with only nine scholarship players since November.
Speaking of talent, Grant never had a chance to bring in guys this year. The only two big-name guys we might have had a shot at landing in the late signing period after he was hired last spring will be on the court Tuesday night in Kentucky jerseys. Luckily for us he inherited Tony Mitchell, a 2008 signee who had to spend a year in prep school before coming in and looks to have a bright future after already nailing down the starting spot on the wing. As for next year, again he was hampered by only having about six months to recruit for the fall signing period, but I think we got a solid point guard (an absolute must) and what could be a major sleeper combo-guard. Word is we will also look to sign an extra big man this spring, probably out of JuCo. His recruiting skills will really be put to the test next fall, when we look to sign as many as six players for the 2011 class. That recruiting class will likely determine how fast and how far we will be able to rise under Grant.
Read below the jump as we discuss the keys to the big game in Rupp and the trials and tribulations of the Tide's season so far...
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