The Crimson Tide had their eighth practice of the fall yesterday and Coach Saban decided the guys deserved a little comfort for the occasion -- he moved the proceedings indoors.
"It was kind of an unexpected bone that Coach Saban threw us," junior center William Vlachos said. "That hasn't happened often, if ever as far as I can remember." Keep 'em thinkin' coach.
Tide Moves Indoors for Eighth Practice of Fall Camp | Rolltide.com
Video: Nick Saban puts Tide's DBs through a drill | al.com
As we near the end of the first week of practice one of the big "storylines" starting to develop in relation to the 2010 Crimson Tide is that the offense will be hella good. This, for some reason, seems to shock people. A couple of folks are starting to look under the hood and see what makes the motor run or might make it stop.
Alabama's Hopes Rest on ... Offense?!? | Team Speed Kills
Alabama searching for 3rd running back | oanow.com
Great expectations can lead to greater letdown - ESPN
Coaches Corner
Saban to film Nike commercial - Tide Sports
Gene Frenette: SEC coaching rivalry is brewing | jacksonville.com
And Sports Illustrated has an interesting story up about what to expect out of the next decade of college football. In it they note something RBR has pointed out once or twice this off season -- Coach Saban's assistants are likely to be highly sought in future head coaching searches.
Kirby Smart, Coaching Talent on the Rise | SI.com
Player profiles
'Bama backup QB McCarron stays in game shape | Montgomery Advertiser
Fitter Fluker impresses in Tide practice l CullmanTimes.com
Hybrid role suits Tide's Hightower just fine - SEC Blog - ESPN
Catching up with Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram | al.com
Upcoming Opponents
All pity the 2010 San Jose State Spartans - One Bronco Nation Under God
Needless to say, there's not a lot of reason to believe the Spartans are going to be knocking much of anyone around this season.
Tennessee Defensive line now No. 1 concern l GoVolsXtra
Miscellaneous
Emory Bellard, the man who invented the wishbone, diagnosed with ALS | The Honolulu Star Advertiser
Bellard was the assistant under Darrell Royal at the University of Texas in the 1960s who invented the Wishbone offense that Coach Bryant later adopted to such success at Alabama. Bellard, who is now 82, later went on to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M when Gene Stallings was invited to leave and, after that, was the HC at Mississippi State.
Mal Moore speaks about caregivers of Alzheimer's patients | al.com
Charlotte Moore, the wife of Alabama's AD, passed away earlier this year after suffering from Alzheimer's for almost a decade and a half. On Saturday, Moore will speak at the Canterbury-Beeson Forum on Aging about the difficulties of caring for somone who has the disease.