I still get pissed off thinking about that one.

SABAN VS. SOUTH CAROLINA: Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 2-0 in his collegiate career against South Carolina, with both wins coming while he was head coach at LSU. Saban led the Tigers to a 38-14 win over the Gamecocks on Oct. 19, 2002, in Baton Rouge and a 33-7 win on Oct. 18, 2003, in Columbia.

SPURRIER VS. ALABAMA: South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier is 6-4 in his career against Alabama, with nine of those meetings taking place while the head coach at Florida from 1990-2001. Spurrier was 6-3 against the Tide as the Gators head coach, posting regular season wins in 1990, 1991 and 1998 and three wins in the SEC Championship Game (1993, 1994 and 1996). UA picked up two wins in the SEC Championship Game (1992 and 1999) and one regular season win (1999). The Crimson Tide won two games during the 1999 SEC Championship season, beating Florida, 40-39, in overtime on Oct. 2 in Gainesville and 34-7 in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Dec. 4. Spurrier is 0-1 against Alabama since becoming the head coach at South Carolina. The Crimson Tide beat the Gamecocks 37-14 during the 2005 season in Columbia. Spurrier is 2-0 against Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium, winning 17-13 in 1990 and 16-10 in 1998.

ALABAMA-SOUTH CAROLINA TIES: There are several ties to the Alabama-South Carolina coaching staffs heading into Saturday’s Alabama-South Carolina game. South Carolina assistant head coach/linebackers coach Ellis Johnson served two coaching stints at Alabama under Gene Stallings (1990-93) and Mike DuBose (1997-2000). South Carolina defensive coordinator and secondary coach Lorenzo Ward played and coached at Alabama. Ward played for Bill Curry and Gene Stallings and earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1991. He later served as a graduate assistant coach under Stallings in 1991 and 1993.

all that and a whole lot more can be found right here.

this year and next so when he retires he will only be 500 against us. He will remember that in retirement.

that you’re doing these posts every week. I am, obviously, a super genius. But at least I’m a genius that appreciates these articles…

I hope that this is the game where we break that “longest TD rushes” record from 1942.

The Alabama coach said, "South Carolina is really playing well on both sides of the ball and on special teams. I think some marked differences this year is they have a little bit more balance on offense. It’s always a very challenging pro-style offense with Steve Spurrier, who is a very good offensive coach. He does a very good job coaching the quarterback and getting the ball in the right place and also getting in the right plays, relative to what you’re doing on defense. I think their quarterback has played well, but they’ve had balance in their offense. They’ve got two or three running backs that they use. They’ve got a good group of receivers. They’ve got good skills players and I think the balance is the real key.

"Defensively, they are very athletic. Eric Norwood obviously is an outstanding player. So is (Cliff) Matthews, the other end. They are good edge-rushers. They have a good pressure package and do a really, really good job. Ellis Johnson is a really good defensive coach and has done a really good job with this group and they are one of the top defensive teams in the country.

"They’ve got good specialists on special teams. They do a really good job with their special teams. This is a good all-around football team. They are ranked. They are 5-1 and other than a four-point loss at Georgia, this team would be undefeated and probably ranked a lot higher. This is certainly going to be a challenging game for us."

Let’s make the most of this.