The Jumbo Package: 09-02-10
by Todd on Sep 2, 2010 6:41 AM CDT
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PrintQuick and dirty this morning, folks, 'cause the last two days of travel have really put me behind.
Nike unveils new uniforms | TideSports.com
Nico will be along in a little while with some good detailed shots and more impressions from the trip, but I have to say that we came out really well in this, much better than I was expecting. One of the Nike reps told us afterwards that they were the most worried about our fanbase's reaction to the changes, but thankfully the university had plenty of say in the design and several of the changes (like the shield at the collar and the A on the hip) I wouldn't mind keeping on a permanent basis. Marty Lyons summed it up well:
"They are very subtle," Lyons said of the changes. "It’s not like they took the white pants and made them all houndstooth. That’s not the tradition. That’s not Alabama. I wouldn’t be in favor of that. But to look at what they’ve done and the professionalism of the people who designed it, I think Nike took the rich tradition of the university and the people who have contributed to that tradition and done a good job."
Richardson ready to step into Ingram's void for Tide - Sporting News
With Ingram sidelined for at least one game, go ahead and get ready for the tsunami of "Trent Richardson is better" comments. Of course, Saban is having none of it:
Mark Ingram's knee injury doesn't spell doom for Alabama ... at least not yet - USATODAY.com
WARNING: this link leads to comments by Gary Danielson. Proceed at your own risk.
And speaking of liking and respecting each other:
Ingram has been praising Richardson throughout the preseason, talking about how the two make each other better in practice.
"I think he should be preseason All-SEC, All-American, All-Everything on every award, because he's a great player," Ingram told Don Kausler, Jr. of The Birmingham News. "He's explosive. He's dynamic. He's getting smarter as a student of the game every day."
Wait is over; Williams gets start at LB | TideSports.com
It's kind of hard to believe that he's been around so long, but Chavis Williams was part of Saban's very first signing class, spurning Arkansas and heading to Tuscaloosa after a sudden offer from Saban (and after no offer from Shula), and now's his time to shine:
"I was raised to never give up, and just to keep working until you get what you want to come out of it," said Williams, who has watched Ezekial Knight (2007) and Cory Reamer (2008, 2009) start ahead of him in the last three years. "Over the years, there has been a lot of competition at linebacker. Cory Reamer, guys like Rolando (McClain), and this year there has been a lot of competition. But I just speak for myself, try to go out and work hard and try to compete with those guys."
And if the staff's faith in Williams isn't enough to make you believe he can play, check out this quote from Hightower:
"He’s one of the veterans on the team. Even I’m out there sometimes and I’m like, ‘What do we check to?,’ Chavis is one of those guys other than Mark Barron who knows the defense so well."
and etc.
Crimson Tide begin national title defense against visiting Spartans - KansasCity.com
SJSU coach Mike MacIntyre follows father's lead into coaching ranks - San Jose Mercury News
Ex-Alabama tackle Dwight Stephenson wins prestigious award | al.com
The Associated Press: Alabama-bound Kelly finds home with Crimson Tide
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Wait...
Are you trying to say that journalists don’t do research (or common sense for that matter) when they go off and write articles?? Color me confused.
"I have tried to teach them to show class, to have pride, and to display character. I think football, winning games, takes care of itself if you do that." -Paul W. Bryant
Best Alabama center ever?
Probably. And I say that knowing we had studs like Lee Roy Jordan and Paul Crane at the postion. But watch old film of DS and he explodes off the ball like few I’ve ever seen.
"That rug really tied the room together."
by pantsfucious on Sep 2, 2010 11:04 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Say an interesting stat on
ESPN about the difference between Richardson and Ingram. I wish I had written it down and I’m too lazy to chase it down but according to what they said Ingram is a much better runner between the tackles than Richardson…at least he had a higher yards per carry last year.
I think they may be right as Ingram just seems to be able to squeeze through a hole that is almost not there- a great example is his TD run against UK last year.
Anyway, that will not be a factor Sat., but it could be a factor against PSU.
As much as I hate Auburn I hate Tenn. that much more.
That is the great thing about the pants..
We can wear them with regular uniform if the players want to and the coaches agree. Pro-Combat pieces can be worn not only during the one game but throughout the season. I would like the shield on the normal Jersey as well.
by XvRollTidevX on Sep 2, 2010 9:33 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I believe the less mucking around with unis, the better.
But, at the end of the day, it’s the guys inside of them that count.
When USC was getting 55 dropped on them by the eyesore Ducks, do you think the Trojans were musing about how ugly the uniforms were or how awful it felt to be on the receiving end of a whooping stick?
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 2, 2010 9:45 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
the thing i kept hearing yesterday was how the new uniforms will "attract recruits"
at alabama winning championships is what attracts recruits. if you think looking like a tic tac is gonna get a load of rivals five-stars beating down your door… be our guest.
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Total agreement
Recruits come to Bama for reasons totally unrelated to the uniforms. I hope we wear these damn things for the one game and then I never want to see them again. I find them embarrassing.
I wouldn't piss off the boys from Alabama . . . DBT
my real reason for opposing them is...
if we are going to insist the changes be kept to a minimum… why change them at all? yes, of course the contract with nike requires it, and having them foot the bill for the unis and equipment brings a pile of money to the program. but that doesn’t really change the argument.
and nike seems to have a fetish for the houndstooth that really has nothing to do with the team itself. sure the fans have adopted it to a point but i sure don’t remember the to-do over it when i was at the capstone in the 1980s. putting it on in 2006 and again this year creates an idiotic precedent for them to do it again in the future. and mark my words, they will.
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I assume fans will be able to purchase replicas of the uniform and that must be driving Nike. I have always opposed the houndstooth hats because I cannot imagine Coach Bryant wearing one, but those stupid hats have been debated on RBR mutliple times and I don’t want to start that again. The use of houndstooth on the uniform is pretty terrible. I find the attempted tribute to Coach Bryant quite embarrassing. I have never heard anything about the stripes and the Yankees, but it is totally possible.
Chris Fowler said that JoePa would never allow Nike to do this. I thought we were more in line with JoePa’s standards than Oregon’s but I guess not ($).
I wouldn't piss off the boys from Alabama . . . DBT
if we are going to insist the changes be kept to a minimum… why change them at all?
Exactly.
I do like these procombat unis for what they are (or should be), one-time promotional uniforms.
I am a bit confused why we have to change the look of the uniforms to use the technology of the new fabrics. Will we not play our other games this year in the pro combat uniform, just one that looks like our traditional attire?
I wouldn't piss off the boys from Alabama . . . DBT
That's a good question.
I think the new looks are a way to promote the new construction and materials. It doesn’t make sense that we wouldn’t be able to take advantage of it (assuming it is actually better) without having to use the new look.
honestly...
i’ve been on the lookout to the answer of this question since the rumor about these uniforms first surfaced. and i’ve yet to find a definitive answer.
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I would imagine because....
….if you create something new, you want a trainload of attention drawn to since you’re in the business of selling stuff.
Sure they want to change them for one game to draw attention,
but it still doesn’t answer the question about whether or not we’re going to use these new “hi-tech” materials in our regular unis.
Agreed
As SITP said above, it doesn’t matter on a game to game basis what uniform you’re wearing as compared to the final score. However, Bama is one of the schools where tradition means winning, class, etc (and quite frankly college football needs Bama to be a factor over the years instead of just once a decade). The same goes to Michigan, USC, Texas, Notre Dame (ugh), Penn St, Nebraska, and a few others. My point is that when someone clicks on the tube to watch a ball game you want those ‘traditional’ programs to be traditional. The uniform recognition is a big part of that. If you go monkeying around with the uniform every other game (or in what seems like the middle of every play – looking at you Oregon) you lose that recognition.
Having said all that, an occasional step out of the box (and keeping one foot firmly planted in the box) when it comes to our uniforms should be allowed as long as the tradition is recognized… IMHO. I’m ‘okay’ with the changes for one game. The script A on the pants and the small one on the jersey I could live with as ‘perm’ changes, but I don’t want to go much further than that. Again, IMO.
"I have tried to teach them to show class, to have pride, and to display character. I think football, winning games, takes care of itself if you do that." -Paul W. Bryant
My favorite part of the entire ESPN
“Rolling With The Tide” special was when Barron was asked what was the best part of playing football for the University of Alabama and he said simply “winning…winning”.
Perfect.
by tc16cav on Sep 2, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
that was a good way to end the show.
A picture says a thousand words unless it is a picture of the Alabama football team then it only says one word.........CHAMPION!
by AlabamaTitans2009 on Sep 2, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Mine was:
“…this little man makes monsters.”
by Queen of the Universe on Sep 2, 2010 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Completely agree
When I see teams that have 10 different variations on their uniform my immediate impression is that is a team that hasn’t established themselves and is doing whatever it can to attract attention.
I am fine with this as a one game thing, considering that the changes are subtle enough that most people won’t even notice them on TV. The whole thing is about Nike trying to sell more jersey’s anyway, so even if we don’t see them on the players, be ready to see a crapload of them in the stands.
exactly...
…whichever of you junta types fellas sends out the RBR tweets said it best:
“And no, houndstooth does not harken Bryant era. Annihilating every opponet in sight harkens the Bryant era. It ain’t about what you wear…”
by Queen of the Universe on Sep 2, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
also i could use a bit of input on something about the uniforms
i seem to recall hearing that the stripes on the pants were a nod to the yankees. which makes sense given the double stripe became part of the accepted alabama uniform in the early 1960s when the yankees were in their heyday and the context of coach bryant and steinbrenner’s later friendship. can anyone confirm or has heard this as well?
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Yankees?
Interesting about the pinstripes, never knew that. Though, truth be told, the NYYs were at the end of their heyday in the early ‘60s. Tangentially speaking, David Halberstam’s ‘October 1964’ is a fantastic read about the Yanks/Cards World Series that year and what both clubs represented at that time.
"That rug really tied the room together."
by pantsfucious on Sep 2, 2010 11:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i don't know if it's true or not
i just seem to recall hearing it.
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I'm having some technical issues...
…getting yesterday’s photos uploaded. I think the camera’s memory card may be having a meltdown. Hopefully can get them posted later.
About Mark and Trent
We’re just really fortunate that we have two really good running backs on our team. They complement each other extremely well, they compete well and they have a tremendous amount of respect for each other, and I think they both make the other better because of the competition that they create for each other.
I think there is no doubt that they make each other better players, but I think having both makes them more effective during the games, too, because they continue to wear out defenders for each other. I know that’s no big revelation, but for all the talk about how Trent is going to keep Mark from repeating in the Heisman this year, I think this fact gets overlooked. Trent is actually a big reason Mark (outside of Mark’s own talent and work) won it last year. It’s the same kind of contribution, to a lesser degree, as the offensive line’s.
Mark and Trent Redux
I think you could argue that both backs helped Mark win the Heisman, but Saban’s brilliant use of both backs throughout the year helped win us the championship. Contrast that with Mack Brown, who went out of his way to pad McCoy’s stats in an attempt to get him the Heisman, but did so at the expense of Garrett Gilbert’s development, a decision that cost the Horns a better shot at the crystal.
"That rug really tied the room together."
by pantsfucious on Sep 2, 2010 12:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Is it just me or
is it every time something about our beloved University hits national airwaves, people panic like manics at a gun show? We all know the general public is waaay off-base when it comes to perceptions of our team/state and the folks in it. We have a Heisman winner at RB with a future Heisman winner backing him up…yet the mass-media is ringing the death-knell for us. The uni’s are okay..and believe me, they could’ve been tackier. Dareus starting this week or not, can’t overshadow the fact that Saban and Smart have been grooming others to replace the departed…guys like Williams and Upshaw will be surprising a lot of people…much like Ingram did his freshman year. I have faith that when the season gets rolling, we will see that methodical deconstruction of our opponents we’ve grown to love…the only thing that will change, will be the names of the players.
"...because you've got your mind right, and that's the way we like it." Nick Saban
not only is the general public off-base -
a lot of BAMA fans are offbase. the things i heard people say while i was standing on the track at fanday made me shudder. i felt like i needed to tell them they were totally and completely wrong and hand them an RBR business card. my local sports radio guy drives me nuts because he takes a piece of a story he heard from one of the national talking head and runs with it before even checking out if it’s true or if all the details are correct. thank God for twitter because now i can just fire off a rebuttal without having to sit and wait to speak on the air.
"You have to create 6 seconds of hell each play..."
Coach Nick Saban
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