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One nation under a Crimson Tide

For the past 25 months, the prevailing theme in the Southeastern Conference has been Alabama and Florida on one level and everyone else down below. After the Beatdown in T-Town, the upper echelon has been cut in half. It's Alabama alone, and everyone else down below. This is a one-team league at the top. In fact, this is a one-team nation... read more...

Being young no excuse for Alabama's 'D'

Mark Ingram knows that look. More precisely, he knows what a group of guys look like when they’re playing with a certain object on their collective shoulders. “They’re playing with a chip on their shoulder,” Alabama’s Heisman Trophy running back said of his defense. “I’ve had the utmost confidence in them. They have great athletes and great playmakers. Just because they lost nine players doesn’t mean that they’re not a great defense. “They came out here with a chip on their shoulder and wanted to prove everybody wrong.” Nobody’s going to mistake this Alabama defense for the one that choked the life out of everything in its sight a year ago... read more...

Inexperienced? Alabama leads nation in scoring defense

Top-ranked Alabama now stands atop one of the nation's most significant statistical categories. Beyond its 5-0 record and their No. 1 ranking, the Crimson Tide defense, once labeled inexperienced and vulnerable, leads the country in scoring defense. Call the Tide stingy. They have limited opponents to an average of just nine points per game... read more...

One play defines Alabama's dominant win over Florida

That's all it took to accurately gauge that Urban Meyer's hubris level remains in the red. And that Trey Burton is not quite Tim Tebow. It also might be all it takes to define a season. Alabama's, of course. So many things went right during the first half of the top-ranked Crimson Tide's 31-6 dismantling of No. 7 Florida on Saturday night... read more...

Alabama Recruiting: Barry Sanders Jr. interested in Crimson Tide

Now that Alabama has its first Heisman Trophy winner, it may be time for another first: the son of a Heisman winner. One of the top players in the country for the Class of 2012 is Oklahoma City running back Barry Sanders Jr. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound back is strongly considering Oklahoma State, where his father was the country's top player, but he said last week that Alabama is among his top four, along with UCLA and Florida State...read more...

Scarbinsky: All else being equal, Alabama and Florida aren't

an we stop it now? Can we put an end to all that crazy talk about Alabama and Florida as rivals, as equals, as co-Southeastern Conference superpowers? They're not rivals, they're not equals and they're not friends, and the next time the schedule sends Urban Meyer to Bryant-Denny Stadium, his own personal house of horrors... read more...

Nick Saban postgame press conference, player interviews after the Florida game

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Top-ranked Alabama throttles No. 7 Florida, 31-6

A roaring pregame flyover barely rattled heads when compared to the overwhelming sights and sounds top-ranked Alabama created Saturday night. Seventh-ranked Florida got caught in the jet wash, its offense in a tailspin in front of 101,821 at Bryant-Denny Stadium... read more...

Notes: Saban liked his team's fire; Meyer doesn't regret fourth-down call

Alabama coach Nick Saban has worried about a lack of energy and intensity in stretches of past games this season. Saturday, that fire was there. "I was very pleased with the passion and intensity we played with in the first half," he said. "I was very encouraged by all of that, and I just think you have to do that for 60 minutes in a game. We just have to focus on doing that all of the time. Not just some of the time, but all of the time."... read more...

One last thing from Bryant-Denny: Alabama's only SEC challenger may be Auburn

You'll read a lot more about Alabama 31, Florida 6 in my Sunday column, but let's take a late-night look at the big picture before I pack up and leave the press box. Consider what happened Saturday. 4Share 75 Comments Alabama dominated Florida for the second straight year. If the Gators get their act together and win the Eastern Division again, they might want to decline the invitation to the SEC Championship Game and start prepping for the Capital One Bowl... read more...

Tide's defense makes a case for redemption, domination

A week ago, the Alabama defense was on trial. Witnesses testified that youth, inexperience and injuries were taking a toll. On Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the prosecution was overwhelmed. The top-ranked Crimson Tide stepped up against No. 7 Florida... read more...

Happy Birthday To Coach Paul Bear Bryant: Alabama Destroys Penn St 24-3

If legendary Alabama head coach Bear Bryant was alive for his 97th birthday, what would he want? I bet you a win against Joe Paterno who replaced him as the all time wins leader in NCAA history would be high on the list. Paul Bryant... read more...

No. 1 Alabama handles Penn State

You couldn't have gone through your day yesterday, cheered for your favorite college football team, celebrated a win or bemoaned a loss and not have thought about how precious this all is. Not with what happened nine years ago... read more...

Defense Comes Up Big

Devon Smith only need four words to sum up Alabama’s defense. “They were really physical,” the Penn State wide receiver said following a 24-3 loss to top-ranked Alabama Saturday night. Physical and stingy is more like it... read more...

College Football 2010: Alabama-Penn State Analysis

Alabama’s Chase for 14 began in earnest on Saturday, and it got off to a rousing start, with the Tide throttling a traditional power and Top 20 team in Tuscaloosa. My predicted final score of 31-16 turned out to be way off, but my overall impressions of the game proved correct. Penn State was able to create several explosive plays by picking on the inexperienced defense, but barely managed a sniff of the end zone. Worse, instead of settling for field goals, they suffered 3 costly turnovers inside the 20 yard line... read more...

Alabama - Penn State rivalry has produced classic moments

Barrett Jones was 5 months, 2 days old the last time Alabama and Penn State played.

He doesn't remember the game, but the top-ranked Crimson Tide's guard has become fairly well versed on a rivalry that has featured memorable kicks, great defenses and a goal line stand that is a significant part of 'Bama lore.

"I can't speak for everybody on the team, but I really feel like I appreciate the history of the game," said Jones, born on May 25, 1990... read more

Alabama Crimson Tide Keys To Victory Over Penn State

Two great traditional football programs are set to meet for the first time in twenty years this Saturday evening. The University of Alabama plays host to Penn State University. The 2010 Crimson Tide is a blend of mature, championship caliber talent on the offensive side of the ball and young, inexperienced talent on defense with a few well positioned defensive leaders.... read more

Tide focuses on preparing for a visit from Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions from Penn State

Alabama dominated San Jose State in a 48-3 win to open the season in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, and now the Tide focuses on preparing for a visit from Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions from Penn State this weekend. Coach Nick Saban ... more

ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Saban not sure when Ingram will play; star's knee must undergo series of tests

Alabama said running back Mark Ingram would be evaluated on a week-to-week basis as to when he could return from his minor knee injury. Well, this week doesn't appear to be the week. Ingram started "dry-land rehab" ... more