At long last, folks, it is here. The fourth edition of Yea Alabama, available for pre-order now and available on newsstands later this month:
From MapleStreetPress.com:
Yea Alabama 2010 prepares the Alabama fan for the upcoming title defense with detailed player and opponent profiles, as well as in-depth and entertaining features on the team's recruiting and play calling. Of course, no Alabama publication would be complete without a look back at the storied history of the program, including last year's magical run. Edited by Todd Jones and Joel Gamble of RollBamaRoll.com, Yea Alabama is 128 pages of the most in-depth and entertaining Crimson Tide analysis available anywhere.
As mentioned earlier, this is the fourth edition of Yea Alabama, and after browsing through the copy MSP sent out the other day, I must say that I think this one is the best we've published to yet. Some of the articles and authors who contributed this year include:
- 2010 Position Profiles - Todd Jones
- Know Your Enemy: A Look At Alabama's 2010 Opponents - Doug Gillett
- Going for Two: Alabama Repeating? - Jerry Hinnen
- Fresh Faces: A Look At Alabama's 2010 Recruiting Class - Todd Jones
- The McElwain Way: A Look Inside the Alabama Running Game - Chris Brown
- Against the Tide: Is the NCAA Out to Get Alabama? - Pete Holiday
- The Golden Age: Reliving Bryant-Denny's Most Memorable Games - Lance Davis
- Duking It Out: The Surprising Shared History of Alabama and Duke - Jim Sumner
- Back in Time: A Historical Primer on the Alabama v. Penn State Series - Jim Sumner
- An Interview With Tom Luginbill - Todd Jones
- Road Tripping: How to Make the Most of the Tide's 2010 Road Trips - Holly Anderson
- Where Do We Go From Here? - Joel Gamble
Finally, yours truly has a few pieces this year, including:
- Rebuild or Reload? A Look at the 2010 Defense
- Four for 13: A Breakdown of Four Plays That Won a National Championship
- Early Bird Gets the Offer: A Look at the 2011 Verbal Commitments
- Nationwide Tide: How Nick Saban Has Changed Alabama Recruiting
- Alabama Must Not Squander Opportunity: How to Keep the Momentum Going
All in all, it's been a lot of work, but we are exceedingly proud of the final product and hopefully you'll all find it was worth it. Pre-orders should ship in the next few days and hard copies will be available on newsstands later this month, so go ahead and reserve your copy.