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Tide prepares for Florida Atlantic with focus on turnovers

Marquavius Burnett September 17, 2012

Heading into its weekly preparation for Florida Atlantic, Alabama is focused on creating turnovers on defense and ball security on offense. Three games into the season, Alabama has forced 12 turnovers...

Does Saban teach defensive backs to backpedal?

Marc Torrence September 17, 2012

Football analyst Chris Brown published an article on smartfootball.com last Tuesday about Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his defensive backs - specifically, that they aren’t taught to backpedal. ...

Too early to tell if 2012 team is Nick Saban’s best at Alabama

Marquavius Burnett September 16, 2012

We’re only three games into the 2012 football season, and the comparisons have already begun to fly about this version of Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide. Because this reloaded version has been...

Alabama demolishes Arkansas, remains unsatisfied

Marc Torrence September 16, 2012

Alabama’s 52-0 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks won’t shock many people, a byproduct of the machine head coach Nick Saban has built. What was supposed to be a top-ten matchup before the season started,...

Tide not paying attention to Arkansas loss to ULM

Zachary Al-Khateeb September 12, 2012

If the Alabama football team was able to take any lesson away from its game against Western Kentucky on Saturday, it’s that it can’t afford not to play up to its standards, regardless of the opponent....

Five keys to an Arkansas victory over Alabama

Letter to the Editor September 12, 2012

1. Forget Last Week The cliché, “just take one game at a time” has been used for years in sports. Most often, it is used for teams that have big games in the weeks ahead, but it can also apply to...

UA’s offense dominant but sloppy

Alexis Paine September 12, 2012

The University of Alabama football team did not seem as focused or as impressive against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers as it did against Michigan in the first game of the season. The Hilltopper defense...

Tide fans shouldn’t jump ship too early

Zachary Al-Khateeb September 12, 2012

For those Bama fans who watched Alabama play Western Kentucky this weekend, let me say this: don’t start panicking about the way the Tide played – at least not yet. Sure, the defense played tentatively...

Alabama continues preparations for Arkansas

Alabama continues preparations for Arkansas

Alexis Paine September 11, 2012

The Alabama football team is perfecting its offense in preparation for its game against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. Right tackle DJ Fluker said the offensive line has worked to eliminate sacks...

Jalston Folwer to have knee surgery

Marc Torrence September 10, 2012

Alabama junior running back Jalston Fowler will likely miss the remainder of the 2012 season due to a knee injury, head coach Nick Saban told reporters Monday. Fowler injured his knee during Saturday’s...

Creativity key to motivating a team

Marquavius Burnett September 9, 2012

When a coach is as successful as Alabama’s Nick Saban has been in recent years, creativity is key when trying to motivate a team. Whether it is a rant to the media about not respecting an opponent or...

Alabama rolls over Michigan, 41-14

Marquavius Burnett September 2, 2012

The 2012 Alabama football team spent its offseason battling the complacency that took over in 2010 and suppressing the joy the team felt after winning it all in 2011. The Crimson Tide’s season opening...