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Tide-Mocs prediction thread

2009-11-20T15:23:51Z

Fear the mocs!

I see it happening this way: UT Chatt opens up with a sustained drive of about 5 yards or so before having to punt. Outraged, CNS chews out the defense as the offense rolls down the field to score a TD. Chastised, the D goes out and proceeds to chew up the Mocs offensive line and allows a net -57 yards for the rest of the half.

Halftime score

Bama 31

Mocs 0

In the second half, the second team takes the field, and while still outscoring UT-Chatt, they allow one big passing play.

Final

Bama 58

Mocs 10

MBB: Alabama 86, Jackson State 69

2009-11-18T15:59:48Z

Newcomers help Grant claim first Alabama win

Box score and play-by-play

Behind 23 points in 24 minutes off the bench by freshman Tony Mitchell, the Alabama men's basketball team evened their record at 1-1 last night, securing Anthony Grant's first win as Alabama head coach. The Tide only led by five at the break, but pulled away in the second half thanks to Mitchell and fellow newcomer Charvez Davis. Davis, a JUCO transfer, had 16 points in only 19 minutes, also off the bench. JaMychal Green and Mikhail Torrance chipped in with thirteen apiece, and Torrance added eight assists.

Anthony Brock, who started the opener, has been suspended indefinitely from "all basketball activities" for a violation of team rules. Torrance, who was going to play in crunch time anyway, started in his place.

The Tide was outrebounded, 42-32. Unusually for a SWAC team, JSU had a decided height advantage, starting a 6-10 center and three other players 6-6 or taller. Alabama countered much of the night with a small lineup with only one inside player and the 6-6 Mitchell playing power forward. Grant Maxey, the preseason SWAC player of the year, played only three minutes for JSU...

The Tide did much better defending (4-14) and shooting (7-17) the three than in the opener. The biggest problem, other than the rebounds, was foul shooting, as they hit only 19-32 (59%).

How in the heck do you cook edible gator????

2009-11-18T15:13:29Z

I know we all have our own game day traditions. But out here in sunny Arizona, ours centers around consumption of the opposing team mojo. i.e. Vols = recipies containing Lil Smokies, KY = fried chicken, Bulldogs (GA & Miss. State) = a veratible buffet of types of hot dogs, LSU = etuffe you get the picture.

I know it's corny (and all I can say is thank GOD we don't play USC), but heck, i'm betting ya'll wear a special pair of socks, a particular T-shirt or what ever. We all have our little superstitions about what works. Todd has proved it each week this season too.

Anyway and to the point. I received some gator tail meat a few years ago and tried my best to cook it up. It was the nastiest, (ok, well not pork brains in milk gravy nasty) meat I've ever cooked.

Any of you fans have a tried and tested recipe for making gator meat edible? If so, please pass it on. This is big mojo eatin time!! Thanks....roll tide roll

They should know better

2009-11-18T14:02:03Z

NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device.

This is the same ship that was attacked last Spring where the captain was taken hostage and the Navy Seal sharpshooters killed all three hijackers. These dumb-ass pirates should know better than to attack a ship named "Alabama"! I guess they never learn.......Roll Tide!

Lawyer for AU student, Jenkins, that Eric Smith assaulted on Finebaum

2009-11-17T22:58:24Z

This has been an interesting Finebaum show. This lawyer is on there talking about the Eric Smith assault. According to her several AU football players got confrontational with some other students at this party. They reportedly knocked drinks out of Jenkins's hands. Jenkins then went outside to make a phone call when Smith rushed him and knocked him out from behind. From her description, the kid was hurt pretty bad. His head required 17 stitches, and he suffered a severe concussion. This all happened right in front of 4 Auburn police officers. Anyway, according to the lawyer Eric Smith was granted youthful offender status and the case was sealed. But of course he is still at Auburn, playing football, and didn't miss a game.

Now here's where it gets interesting. According to the lawyer, this isn't the first time an Auburn football player has assaulted someone. Furthermore there is a group of players who call themselves the "Swag Crew" who exhibit gang like tendencies and have been intimidating students.

Of course the barners have been calling in and saying that the lawyer is on the take for Alabama, assassinating the character of Jenkins for being at a party and having a drink in his hands, and all kinds of other ridiculousness.

From The National Weather Center

2009-11-17T21:28:28Z

This just in from The National Weather Center in Coral Gables, Florida......

The National Weather Center satellite has picked up a hurricane the size of Mt. Cody with Mark Ingram sized hail, Julio Jones lightning, with Rolando McClain strong winds and Trent Richardson speed! If you are in the Florida area, tuck your head between your legs and kiss your sorry tail goodbye 'cause the Tide is movin in. This will be a strong/slow moving storm that will travel from Tuscaloosa to Auburn before it reaches Atlanta and destroying everything in it's path.

ROLL TIDE ROLL!

Todd's Taste of the Town

2009-11-17T20:36:59Z

It seems that Todd has been selectively choosing the nasty "edibles" in the videos he's posted on here. It's time to step up the game. For Auburn and Florida, we're going to need Todd to step up and secure our victory. As such, I propose the following delicacies, with the second-place winner being consumed for the Auburn game, first place winner for Florida. Now let's see how long this lasts before Todd edits the post and poll to reflect "cotton candy," "hershey's chocolate," etc...

Suggestion 1: Balut - yummy chicken/duck fetus.

Mmmm, delicious looking, isn't it?

Suggestion 2: The Bhut Jolokia Pepper - make him sweat!

One bite, and you'll be thinking, "I shouldn't have signed that release form..."

Suggestion 3: Casu Marzu - cheese that wiggles as it goes down
Looks like it's already been eaten... Not sure if we can get this in the US, either.

Suggestion 4: Haggis - Irish intestinal cuisine

Probably this one is the most familiar to everyone.

Suggestion 5: Rocky Mountain Oysters - seafood can't be tooooo bad, can it?

Ok, so it's really bull testicles. But you can deep-fry them to make them a little more edible. This will also give you more street cred than Kiffin.

Poll

What should Todd endure to secure victory over Auburn and Florida?

Good article RE: Bowl system is the fairest way of crowning a NC

2009-11-17T20:20:52Z

Read all about it here.

Excerpts:

The fairness index is much higher in college football (97.2 percent) than in the NFL (91.6). The higher level of fairness for college ball was true before the BCS, but is even more true today. Gnash your teeth all you want, but the one thing an NCAA football playoff would not be is fair. By our estimate, it would be about 5 percentage points less fair. Translation: the odds of the best team winning the championship would be 5 percentage points lower.

and...

Consider the problem of "playoff creep." As you increase the number of teams in the playoffs, you increase the likelihood that the best team will not win, since they will face more chances to be upset by an inferior team. Most plans for a college football playoff imagine a small number of qualifying teams, maybe four, maybe eight. That way the regular season would still matter to a great degree, and the top teams would not have to face as many playoff games, pivotal injuries, and possible upsets. Realistically, it is unlikely that the bracket would remain small. History says so. Look at the NCAA I-AA (now FCS) football playoffs. Look at the bloated NCAA basketball playoffs. Look at the NBA and NHL mentioned above. Over the decades, they all suffered playoff creep so severe that the regular season is now little more than a pre-season.

or even better, read the whole thing for an articulate voice as to why the current system is great the way it is, and we should not move to any kind of playoff system.

The Tennessee-Chattanooga Open Thread

2009-11-17T18:30:30Z

We're definitely going to have some stuff up later in the week about Auburn and Florida because a win here is all but assured, but nevertheless a few quick hitters on UT-Chattanooga:

Historically, believe it or not this, is actually the eleventh meeting between these schools in a series that goes back to 1908. The Tide is, not surprisingly, 10-0 all-time five shutouts on the resume. The average margin of victory has been somewhere between 30-40 points, and only once has this game been decided by fewer than 10 points.
Tennessee-Chattanooga used to be the Moccasins. However, the politically correct crowd got to that one as being offensive, so now they are just the "Mocs." Their mascot has since become a mockingbird, and the logo has the mockingbird driving a train. I don't get it.
Random fact: Former Alabama standout player / defensive coordinator turned traitor Bill "Brother" Oliver was head coach at UT-Chattanooga from 1980-1983. He actually did well there, but ultimately left at the end of the 1983 season to be the defensive coordinator for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL.
Tennessee-Chattanooga has struggled a lot the past several few decades. They had their glory years in the late 1970's and early 1980's, but the program has really fallen on hard times since. Since 1984, the most wins the Mocs have notched in a season is a mere seven (something they've done only twice), and they've had 18 losing seasons in that stretch.
The Mocs have a new coach in 2009. After winning a combined three games in 2007 and 2008, Rodney Allison was fired. In his place, Russ Huesman was hired after spending several years as defensive coordinator for the Richmond Spiders. Most interesting fact about Huesman? He played prep football at Moeller High School for former Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust.
This one is driving me nuts... Huesman was the recruiting coordinator at Memphis (along with other assistant duties) from 1998-2003. I can't piece it together off the top of my head, but it seems like I remember his name coming up somehow or another in the Means scandal. Of course, everybody's name came up then, so maybe I'm just not thinking straight.
Either way, Huesman has done a very good job at Tennessee-Chattanooga this year. They have had their lumps, but they come into this game at 6-4, and should finish 6-5 (this is their last regular season game). That end result alone makes this one of the most successful seasons that Tennessee-Chattanooga has had since their glory days in the late 1970's / early 1980's.
B.J. Coleman is the starting quarterback for the Mocs, and he is the best of the bunch. 'Bama fans should remember this guy well... he spent the last few years at Tennessee-ArmedRobbery and his transfer this past Spring created a bit of a stink in Knoxville. He has done a good job for the Mocs this year, completing around 60% of his passes and throwing 17 touchdowns against only 7 interceptions.
UT-Chattanooga throws the football a lot. Just looking at the raw numbers they are throwing the football about 60% of the time, so they are probably the pass happiest team we'll face this year.
Reason for that is probably because UT-Chattanooga cannot run the football at all. Their leading rusher this year has around 150 carries on the year, but is barely averaging 3.0 yards per carry.
Lots of dink and dunk in the passing game out of this offense... the top three receivers combine to average about 10 yards per reception. As a whole, Coleman is only averaging 10.5 yards per completion on the year.
Leading receiver is Blue Cooper who has over 80 catches on the year. That many catches is impressive regardless of who you are playing for.
Run defense... UTC doesn't have much of one. We ought to run it often and easy against these guys.
If nothing else, you've got to give this university a nod for having one hell of a random alumni base. Notable alums of Tennessee-Chattanooga include Terrell Owens, Ward Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver), Mr. Belding (Saved by the Bell), and the guy who invented Rolaids. I suppose that between the girl and I -- she's a lifelong Saved by the Bell junkie, and I can go through a Sam's Club size case of Rolaids during the course of a football season -- we actually owe a lot to this university.

There seems to be a lot of reference to BAMA and Star Wars

2009-11-17T05:55:56Z

Excuse me if this is taboo here, this is my first fanpost here.

There is the video comparing us to the dark side of the force, then there is this little nugget where we embrace the dark side. There is also the allusion to us being the dark side in here. We have encountered much hate, we have caused much suffering to rival fans, BAMA instills much fear in our opponents. I say to our rival fans, bring us your hate, it will only make us stronger. Much like in the mock video, Rolando will show Tim who his daddy is.

RTR! Bring on the Mocs, The Aubs, The Crocs and the Shorthorns.

Not sure if this is acceptable.....

2009-11-16T18:22:01Z

My first post here at RBR. Didn't see anything about this, so please let me know if this is not acceptable to ask here.....

But this past weekend, my wife and I were in California for a wedding, and my parents stayed at my house. I had the 'Bama/MS State game set to record on my DVR (I record them all and burn to DVD), but my wife had a bunch of dance shows and Dr. Phil/Doctors, etc set to record last week as well (/bangs head on wall) and my DVR ran out of space, therefore, the game was never recorded.

My question is, does anyone have a copy of this game that could be burned to DVD (or even on VHS). I'll gladly pay for shipping, handling, cost of DVD/VHS tape, your time, etc. Or I'll gladly burn/trade any other game so far this year if anyone wants to (I have them all on DVD, including the FIU and North Texas games). The bamadvds.com site has been shut down, and that was the only way I knew to get older games.

I can watch the game on ESPN360, but I'm not sure if I would be able to burn it to a DVD somehow from that or not. (If anyone knows, that information would be greatly appreciated as well).

I don't care too much about quality and all that (keep the commercials in them for all I care). I just wanted to try to collect every game this year, since it might end up being one of the most special years this millenium (not to get too far ahead of myself, I even take UT-Chatt seriously).

Any help would be most appreciated. And again, sorry if this violates any ToS on this site. If so, please let me know and/or delete this post.

Many thanks.

Skarth

Recruiting the final six for 2010

2009-11-16T18:17:27Z

With the new recruiting limitations imposed by the SEC Nick Saban must begin making some hard nosed decisions. Currently Bama has 22 verbal pledges and can sign only six more players to it's 2010 class. Of the top 100 players Bama has their eye on 9 of them. Here they are (6) Jeff Luc #1 MLB, (8) Corey Lemonier #1 DE, (22) Lamarcus Joyner CB, (24) Jordan Hicks #1 OLB, (27) Ahmad Dixon S, (35) Chris Dunkley WR, (64) Damion Robinson OT, (73) Johnavon Fulton CB, (97) James Stone OT. Now I know they're a host of other offers out there to some very good players at needed positions. For example - Terrance Cody is a Senior and is leaving for the NFL. Cody is a big reason Bama's ranked #2 in run defense. Who will be the next BIG presence in the middle? Nick has his eye on 3-star DT James Carmon. A JUCCO player James is 6'7" 370 lbs. With his size he would fill in nicely for Cody. MSU is the leader right now for Carmon with Bama said to be a close second. So far this recruiting class has a good balance of offensive defensive and special teams players. What positions need attention? Which personnel would be a nice fit? Can Nick take players based on talent alone and then find their collegiate fit. For example safety prospect Keenan Allen will likely play at WR for The Tide. Also lets consider that not all players qualify academically. Which brings us to another question. What happens if we sign 28 and say 4 guys don't make the grades. Will Bama have to endure such attrition's due to Houston Nutts' past indulgence? Also is there a penalty for signing more than 28 players? Right now there's some top talent available. Which ones have Nick and company licked their finger and touched declaring mine? Will Tide coaches sift thru current commits and tell them to seek other schools for hopes of better talent taking their spot? However it goes down we all know this. NIck Saban is a hell of a recruiter. He has a GOD given ability to spot talent and develope it into something special. I will never doubt his choices. However it will be fun to watch it unfold.

http://alabama.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=9&c=4&yr=2010

Advice Needed

2009-11-16T17:11:35Z

Wife and I along with another couple are making a trip to Pigeon Forge this weekend, and He and I have been thinking about T-shirts to wear when we go by the Pilot station, wanted to get some input/ideas. Here are the ones I've had so far

1- "12-10", simple and sweet

2- Orange and White stripped "prison garb" with "Richardson" on the back

3- "You Can't Spell AssaUlT without UT

Any other ideas/suggestions?

P.S. I will take pictures at the Pilot and publish if wanted

Record Logjam in the BCS Standings

2009-11-16T05:12:50Z

Looking at Week 12's BCS Standings I was surprised to see no less than 6 teams able to tout an undefeated record. I thought this can't be common so I took a look back at previous Week 12 standings since '02.

Here's what I found:

Year	Undefeateds	Teams (Rank)
2009	6	Florida (1), Alabama (2), Texas (3), TCU (4), Cincinnati (5), Boise State (6)
2008	5	Alabama (1), Texas Tech (2), Utah (7), Boise State (9), Ball State (14)
2007	2	Kansas (3), Hawaii (16)
2006	4	Ohio State (1), Michigan (2), Rutgers (7), Boise State (13)
2005	2	USC (1), Texas (2)
2004	5	USC (1), Oklahoma (2), Barners (2), Utah (5), Boise State (13)
2003	2	Oklahoma (1), TCU (10)
2002	2	Miami (1), Ohio State (2)

The likely expectation here is that 4 of this season's undefeated teams will remain undefeated right up until the 'bowl selection' week of the BCS. Such a jam would match only 2004's Auburn and Utah getting left at the alter.

Boise State has been undefeated at this point 4 of the last 8 seasons - but this year marks their highest BSC ranking save for the rankings after the win over Oklahoma in '04. Even so, they're not even sniffing distance from the BSC title invite, what do the Broncos do? If they had beaten Oregon last week instead of the beginning of the season what would that mean for their ranking?

RTR beat the Mocs!

Nick Saban, Movie star

2009-11-16T04:48:40Z

Here is a link to the trailer about Michael Oher and his life story. My favorite part is when the feamle lead comments on how very attractive jooly ole Saint Nick is. What I found interesting is that the other coaches identify themselves by name and school and Nick, only as "Nick Saban." Wonder if that was how the script was written or if he requested that little bit of editing? All I know is that this is one film our whole family will see. Here's the trailer link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ArXL42nVKI&feature=pyv&ad=3846832732&kw=the%20blind%20side

Continue to Vote for Mark!

2009-11-15T20:18:43Z

With us coasting to 10-0 for the 17th time in history, yet another NCAA record, we must not forget to keep voting for Mark Ingram in the Heisman race! Check out http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/contests/theheismanvote/2009/index and remember to cast your vote every day, until the big night in NYC. Looks like Mark's leading the race and we need to ensure he stays there!

Roll Tide and continue voting for Mark!

MAN VS. WILD

2009-11-15T17:03:08Z

Did anyone else find it wrong for Andrews to crush Rolandos' dreams by telling him Man vs. Wild was fake. Any body named Bear is a bad ass, he bites heads off of fish, jumps out of planes does crazy shit I wouldnt even think about doing maybe thats why Rolo likes him. I think we should have a show called Rolando vs. Offenses and I wouldn't care if he stayed in a hotel after the cameras went off. At least he didnt say he liked the sissy survivorman.

Congratulations

2009-11-15T16:45:39Z

*Congratulations to our Alabama Crimson Tide for beating Mississippi State 31-3, which gives the university an NCAA record seventeenth 10-0 start. Winning ugly or winning away, it's not easy to win ten consecutive games and the fact that we have done so more than any other team in college football says something about the history of our program.

*Congratulations to Coach Nick Saban for having his first consecutive seasons with ten or more victories in his career. People forget that he never won more than nine games at either Toledo or Michigan State and in rebuilding LSU he was unable to follow any of his seasons with ten or more victories with ten or more the following season.

*Congratulations to the Tide and all her fans for breaking a dubious three year trend that began in 1996. Thanks to the NCAA's 1995 sanctions, we followed every ten win season (1996, 1999, 2002, and 2005) with a losing season (1997, 2000, 2003, and 2006). We followed every losing season with a mediocre season (gotta love the Music City and Independence Bowls in 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2007). The cycle then repeated, which showed the strength of our program (never more than three years without a season of ten or more victories) and also the horrible effects of NCAA sanctions. By winning ten games in 2009, we followed 2008's twelve win season with ten wins, the first time our program has done so since the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Here's to staying off probration and keeping it rolling.

*Congratulations to Marquis Johnson, a marqued man, for showing both Florida outcasts that he's not going to be the weak link on our defense. Way to go, Marquis.

For those going to auburn (texting, technology, & stadium security)

2009-11-15T06:26:32Z

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=4603176

I just read an interesting article about schools utilizing technology to improve stadium security. Apparently several schools (including auburn) have a system where you can text security about any issues. So for those going to cow town for the Iron Bowl, you might want to keep this in mind.

At Auburn University, fans can use their cell phone or PDA to send a text message with the word AUBURN, a description of their problem and their location to 78247, and the text appears on a screen in a laptop in the press box. From there, officials can respond and use security cameras to zoom in on the section in question.

As an ESPN reporter watched alongside the security official in the press box, Auburn fans texted 25 times during the West Virginia game, although only 18 of the messages involved legitimate issues ranging from complaints of people smoking, drinking or fighting to questions about how to get a shuttle bus. One person texted a plea for help dealing with an infestation of ants in Section 4, Row 56

So be careful and if someone is giving you trouble report their ass. And if you're buying tickets, avoid section 4 row 56!

Men's Basketball falls to Cornell

2009-11-14T22:07:25Z

Cornell 71, Alabama 67

Alabama rallied in the second half, after falling behind by as much as 15 points, but couldn't get the ball with a chance to tie late. JaMychal Green led the Tide with a double-double, 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Cornell led 26-20 after a choppy first half, then sprinted out to start the second, hitting three three-pointers in a row to go up 35-20. To their credit, Alabama did not give up, and cut it to as close as one point with six minutes left. But they couldn't get a stop. With two minutes to go, and again in the last ten seconds, Cornell missed shots while leading by three, but Alabama couldn't get the rebound with a chance to tie.

The big problem was a carryover from the Gottfried years, three-point defense, as Cornell hit ten of eighteen from behind the arc, versus only 4 for 11 for Bama. Alabama's starting lineup was different from the exhibition games, with Justin Knox replacing Chris Hines inside and, most notably, Andrew Steele getting the start ahead of Mikhail Torrance. Torrance had sixteen points and three assists off the bench. Anthony Brock had fifteen, and freshman Tony Mitchell added twelve.