Alabama Crimson Tide

TUSCALOOSA | The Alabama swimmers and divers are in different locales this weekend, but facing a common and familiar opponent.

TUSCALOOSA | Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy announced the signing of Keima Davis to a National Letter of Intent. Davis will join the Tide from Deerfield Beach, Fla. where she currently plays at American Heritage Boca/Delray School.

It's the most exciting five seconds in University of Alabama football, and it happens numerous times every game. When junior Javier Arenas lines up to return a punt, or kickoff.

UA media relationsTide point guard Ron Steele looks happy after landing. Wouldn't you be? With football news at a halt as the team enters its second bye weekend and players are scattering all over the place, perhaps it's a good...

T.G. Paschal/BamaOnline.comAlabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain is 19-2 in his past 21 games. So I've been a little lax with the blog's morning links on this final bye week, but let me throw a solid one at you today. ......

Alabama took out frustrations from Sunday's season-opening loss to Mercer by pounding overmatched Florida A&M 89-48 tonight at Coleman Coliseum. Alabama (1-1) scored the game's first 18 points and built the lead to as many as 33 points before halftime....

This week, Times' sports editor Allan Taylor and columnist Bill Bryant take advantage of the bye week for Alabama and Auburn to look at some of the bigger questions in college football today. Of course, Auburn and Alabama do...

Ballots were sent out this week to Heisman Trophy voters and, well, that shouldn't mean much in SEC country. It's kind of ho-hum stuff this year, isn't it? Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the first sophomore to win it last year,...

I realize it's still football season for the overrated SEC. I realize people in these parts don't notice basketball until January, if then. But the season has started. It's just that three SEC teams haven't. Last Friday: VMI 111, Kentucky...

Twitter!Look, we're all a little bored, right? Let's be honest. The Alabama team worked out this morning, then it was on to the bye week. Good for the players, who really need it. Good for coach Nick Saban, who'll probably...

Online Surveys & Market ResearchOne of the newest trends sweeping college football is for successful coaches to name their successors. Florida State did it with Jimbo Fisher, Kentucky did it with Joker Phillips, leading one to think that all it took was...

D-Fence!At this point, the Alabama players have gone through their final practice of the bye week. There is a conditioning workout tomorrow morning, then they're off until Sunday night. Then, well, you know what's going on next week. Lots of...

Nick Saban 11/19/08 Press Conference In his Wednesday press conference, Alabama football Coach Nick Saban touched on preparations for the Iron Bowl during the bye week, updated the press on injuries and answered the question of whether or not Javier...

Mark Almond / The Birmingham NewsKareem Jackson, Javier Arenas and the rest of the special teams had, arguably, their best game of the year against Mississippi State.It was a downright frigid night in Tuscaloosa for Alabama's 32-7 victory over Mississippi...

Nick Saban 11/17/08 Press Conference Pt. 1 In his Monday press conference, Alabama head coach Nick Saban discusses his team's execution in the Mississippi State game, a few injuries sustained by key players, preparations for the Iron Bowl and whether...

Do you want the pain of dis­cipline, or the pain of disap­pointment? The media just makes stuff up these days, they don't report the news. They set expectations and tear you down when you don't meet them. That's fine, I'm used to it, he said. Radio, like the Paul Finebaum show -- there are enough team dynam­ics destroyed on the airwaves. I don't listen to it, I don't read the papers. We talk about our three 'I's' -- intensity, immediacy, intelli­gence, he said. We want to have a big, physical team that no one wants to play. We want to be relentless. Freddy Krueger -- why is he so scary? You can't kill him, Saban said. You think he's gone and then he reaches through the wall and grabs you around the neck. When we start to play like champions, that's when we'll win a championship. Full Story (http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805230376)

We are pleased and happy to add someone the caliber of Mike Vollmar to our football staff, said head coach Nick Saban. When we worked together at Michigan State, Mike did an outstanding job as an administrator and was a tremendous asset to the overall success of our football program. Mike is one of the most well respected leaders in the field of football operations nationally and we are very fortunate to bring Mike on board at Alabama. Full Story (http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052208aaa.html)

After a disappointing end to a season that started 6-2, the Alabama Crimson Tide find themselves lacking some depth heading into the summer. Granted, that highly touted recruiting class is coming on campus, but it is still a mystery as to whom and to what extent some of these players will be able to contribute to this team right away. For this reason, the Tide will be relying on an upstart running back, some anchors on the offensive line, and a very seasoned veteran to be the leaders for Alabama in 2008 and the keys to their team’s success on offense. Full Story (http://www.bleacherreport.com:80/articles/24859-Alabama-Football-2008-Players-to-Watch-on-Offense)

The Seattle coach talked about Jim Zorn, his efforts to keep him as well as his final season in Seattle.

The Hewitt-Trussville Huskies and Huntsville Panthers will meet at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville, (Ala.), for a quarterfinal match that pits 6A, Region 7 winner against 6A, Region 8 winner. Both teams enter Friday night’s contest with 9-3 records, but that isn’t the only elements similar about the two teams.

"I know time is running out," Tana Patrick said. "I've really got to start thinking about this recruiting stuff fast. I'm hoping to take some visits in December and I've gotta figure out where I'm gonna go quick. Every time I think I like a few schools it changes. I think there are probably like 10 serious schools right now, but even that isn't for sure yet, so I don't want to say..."