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Tide Baseball Busy In Portal
The Alabama Crimson Tide wrapped up their 2026 season in Omaha in the College World Series. Things didn’t go as they wished, and Bama was sent home after losing their first two games. The Tide finished the season 42-21 with an 18-12 record in the SEC, good enough for a 4th place finish. With two-thirds […]
From the RBR Archives ~ The 1953 Orange Bowl: Alabama Football’s Racial Dilemma
RollBamaRoll.com was birthed on May 30, 2006 when Nico G posted a Welcome to RollBamaRoll.com! post. 20 years later, we are still here and going strong. The bylines have changed but the agenda and attitudes are basically the same. To honor 20 Years of RBR, we thought we’d bring back some of the most intriguing […]
Jumbo Package: NCAA adopts five year, age based eligibility rule
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Labaron Philon became Alabama’s first NBA Draft pick since 2023 last night, chosen 22nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Here’s what Philly brass had to say about him. Gansey said Philadelphia had Philon “a lot higher” on its draft board. “I think this is a really deep draft, at least in […]
NBA Draft 2026: Labaron Philon goes 22nd to the Philadelphia 76ers
Alabama has had plenty of success in March over the past couple of seasons, but hadn’t had a player taken in the NBA Draft since 2023. That changed tonight. Labaron Philon, coming off of an All-American and first-team SEC campaign, heard his name called in the first round as the Philadelphia 76ers selected him with […]
Alabama Softball Survives the Transfer Portal; Picks Up Three
The Crimson Tide lost seven players to graduation, but none to transfer. Two of the losses were full-time starters and a third became a starter late in the season. Alabama has picked up two transfers from D-I schools and one from juco. All things considered, the Tide got off pretty well. GRADUATED UPGRADE PORTAL There […]
Jumbo Package: A big Recruiting Week is coming for Alabama
Coach DeBoer hired an up and coming young TE coach yesterday: Alabama football is adding to its coaching staff. The Crimson Tide is hiring Noah Fisher as an assistant tight ends coach, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported Monday night. Fisher updated his social media bios to reflect the move to Alabama. He spent the […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama lands a CB commit, hand-wringing continues
Happy Monday, everyone. To read some takes on Alabama recruiting, we have reached the “head’s pets are falling off” stage. In last year’s class, DeBoer recruited the state a lot harder, landing three of the top five players in the state, including the state’s highest-ranked player (E.J. Crowell). Yet, out of the other ten players […]
Jumbo Package: Nate Oats continues to load up the schedule
Happy Friday, everyone. We learned yesterday that Nate Oats has added yet another marquee opponent to the basketball schedule. Alabama basketball has added a power conference opponent to its schedule for the next two seasons. The Crimson Tide will face off against Iowa during both the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, the Hawkeyes announced on Thursday. According to the […]
Jumbo Package: College football leaders waste more time on CFP talks
Happy Thursday, everyone. The college football commissioners met yesterday to discuss the future of the playoff. Surely you didn’t expect any consensus, as the mighty dollar is all anyone is worried about. The Big Ten and SEC have final say over the format, and the impasse between the conferences after last season kept the CFP […]
Jumbo Package: Kalen DeBoer speaks on QB battle, recruiting numbers
Happy Gump Day, everyone. The topic du jour seems to be the Alabama quarterback race. Nick Kelly wrote about Austin Mack for yesterday’s “50 players” installment. Mack was the first quarterback off the bench when Simpson had to leave the Rose Bowl with an injury. So, it wasn’t a surprise when Mack was usually the […]
A Heartbreaking End: A Final Analysis For Alabama Softball Team30
This 2026 Alabama Softball season was the My Girl of softball seasons. Remember that movie? SPOILER ALERT: It’s about a sweet little girl (Anna Chlumsky) who has had some tragedy in her past and suddenly with the friendship and affection from a nice boy (pre-creepy adult Macaulay Culkin), everything is going so wonderfully for her. […]
Jumbo Package: Will Alabama start landing some 2027 recruits soon?
With Texas sending Alabama’s baseball team packing in the College World Series, the true depth of the offseason is now upon us. The main thing out there right now is keeping an eye on the recruiting class for 2027 as Alabama enters into their usually strong month of June and into July. After losing LB […]
Alabama Bows Out Of World Series
A memorable season came to a crashing end on Monday afternoon, with the Crimson Tide being blitzed out of the College World Series with a 14-2 loss to Texas. The Tide lost 9-0 on Saturday night before the shellacking by Texas on Monday. The 23-2 score differential is the largest since the 1957 CWS for […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama alum Bud Cauley wins Canadian Open
Happy Monday, everyone. Alabama and Texas will face off in a CWS elimination game at 1pm today. Both were humbled over the weekend by Oklahoma and Georgia, respectively. Zane Adams, a junior left-hander, will start for the Tide, according to 247Sports’ David Eckert. Adams is 8-4 on the year with a 3.96 ERA. In 88.2 […]
Alabama Football and the historical precedent of good teams that can’t run the ball
Alabama was bad at running the ball in 2025. It’s been one of the main talking points for the last 8 months across both local and national sports conversations. The committee kept moving the Tide around in their rankings based on a lack of 100-yard rushing games. And then once the season ended in disappointment, […]
Tide Loses To Oklahoma 9-0
The Alabama Crimson Tide opened their bid for a College World Series Title with a resounding 9-0 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners. The Tide defeated OU two games to one early in the season in Norman, but had no answers for Oklahoma freshman left hander Cord Rager on Saturday afternoon.Over seven innings Rager held Bama […]
College World Series: Alabama vs Oklahoma open thread
It’s been a long time coming, but Coach Rob Vaughn has led the Alabama baseball team to the College World Series for the first time since 1999. Our own Roger Myers has the previews for you: Here are the details for you: WHAT: Alabama baseball vs Oklahoma PROBABLE STARTERS: Tyler Fay (Alabama) vs Cord Rager […]
College World Series Bracket Breakdown: How Alabama Baseball Matches Up in Omaha
The Alabama Crimson Tide have reached the College World Series for the first time since 1999, but you can bet that they aren’t satisfied with a mere appearance. Advancing isn’t going to be easy, however, considering the gauntlet that lies ahead. Of the eight teams in Omaha, five are from the SEC and Alabama is […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama football kickoff times announced
Happy Friday, everyone. We got some game time news yesterday. Most of the latter half of the season is flexed, but you know when kickoff will be for all of the games through Georgia. Sept. 5: vs. East Carolina, 11 a.m. on ABC Sept. 12: at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m. on ABC Sept. 19: vs. Florida […]
College World Series: Why Alabama could take home the national championship
The 42-19 Alabama Crimson Tide has reached the College World Series for the first time since 1999, earning their way in by defeating St. John’s in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional as the 7th overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look at why the Tide could hoist the trophy at the end of […]
Three Players Who are Key to an Alabama Run in the College World Series
The Alabama Crimson Tide is in Omaha trying to bring home the school’s first ever baseball National Championship. The Tide reached the Mecca of college baseball for the first time since 1999 by defeating St John’s in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional last weekend. Alabama has survived the season despite subpar offensive performance throughout the season. […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama cited as 2nd most hated college football team
Happy Gump Day, everyone. We are deep into the offseason doldrums now, but here is what we’ve got. Alabama is the 2nd most hated college football team according to Rotowire. Guess who is first? The Fighting Irish show up as the top hated team in 8 states — more than any program in the country. Alabama is second with […]
Alabama Football Recruiting Update: Tide Picks Up Second RB Commit
As expected, running back Tai Phillips made his pledge to the Crimson Tide. He camped in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago and the Bama staff was sold. Phillips canceled his official visit to Florida State and will OV the Capstone starting Friday. Alabama will hold their second High School Camp this weekend with several other […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama Baseball advances to Omaha; College Football world is broken
First up, Alabama’s baseball team, long a sport I’ve generally ignored, is on a historic run. Our very own Roger has been covering them with an undying tenacity for years, so go check out his article following yesterday’s win if you haven’t yet. Words can’t describe how special this is personally. As someone that has […]
Let’s Party Like It’s 1999!
The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed to Omaha for the College World Series for the first time since 1999. The Tide defeated St John’s in two straight games in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional to earn the right to head to the Mecca of college baseball. Bama defeated the Red Storm late Saturday night 8-0 in […]
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