With Alabama taking on Oklahoma later today, long time friend of the blog, Jack Shields, joined once again to give his thoughts on Sooner program as a whole. 1. I asked you this last year, and I want to follow it up a year later to see how you’re feeling. Are you still liking the […]
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It is getting down to crunch time in the chase for the 2025 Big Beer Tap Trophy. For the Crimson Tide, it is only a matter of taking care of business. But it could not hurt to have some other teams falter this weekend for various reason. Some help Alabama. Some help the SEC. And […]
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Happy Friday, everyone. As you well know, Oklahoma comes to town tomorrow. Your previews and predictions: OU leads the nation in rushing success rate* allowed, while Bama’s run game ranks 109th. Ty Simpson and the Tide will have to succeed through the air, but the Sooners also rank ninth in passing success rate allowed. If the Tide […]
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The 8th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide played host to 1st/2nd ranked Purdue on Thursday in a raucous Coleman Coliseum. In a game that had an Elite 8 or Final 4 feel, the Boilermakers outlasted the Tide 87-80 to improve to 3-0 on the season while Bama fell to 2-1. The sold out crowd provided a […]
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Alabama hosted 2nd-ranked Purdue in a massive early season matchup tonight and the game lived up to its billing, but in the end Purdue got it done by a score of 87-80. The contrasting styles were evident from the opening tip. As much as we expected to see Purdue dominate the glass, the reality was […]
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Alabama will host one of the biggest nonconference games in Coleman Coliseum history tonight, as a Purdue team ranked #1 in at least one major poll makes the trip down to Tuscaloosa. As well as Alabama played in Madison Square Garden on Saturday, this veteran Boilermakers squad is a whole different animal. Three keys to […]
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After a year of trusting another defensive coordinator, head coach Brent Venables is back to acting as the DC this year. And, well, they’re giving up all of 14 points per game – one of the best in the entire country. The’ve absolutely stymied most of their schedule, but Michigan, Auburn, and South Carolina haven’t […]
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Happy Thursday, everyone. Yeah, football is on Saturday, but who has time for that with 2nd-ranked Purdue visiting Coleman tonight? Alabama men’s basketball secured a win this past weekend that will likely go down as one of the best of the season, if not the best. The Crimson Tide went on the road to Madison Square […]
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Happy Gump Day, one and all. Let’s dive into the Foosball this morning. It’s of the Debil. Better than morning coffee. The Alabama Crimson Tide checked in last night at No. 4 in the CFP rankings, mirroring its placement in both the AP and Coach’s polls. We had some words to say about that, and […]
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Without much elaboration, Oklahoma’s offense was an abject disaster a year ago. The offensive coordinator was fired mid-season, and the starting QB, Jackson Arnold, transferred to Auburn only to get benched there, of all places. They were 97th in the league in scoring, only breaking 20 points against P4 opponents 4 times (and one of […]
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Another week, another enormity sharted out by the insufficient, hopeless-conflicted, ill-informed, inconsistent often-bumbling midwits in Dallas. But, they really would rather you call them the College Football Playoff Committee. What happened this week? Let’s take a look at the “Top 25” — and those inverted commas are doing a lot of lifting. They’re doing it […]
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It was a nightmare scenario for the ACC as three of their top teams went down to defeat at home. Cal 29 Louisville 26 (OT) – The Golden Bears gained bowl eligibility and a big upset in a dramatic way. After the Cardinals kicked a field goal with 11 minutes to go in regulation, the […]
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First up, we have our weekly press conferences from the Alabama coaching staff. Ryan Grubb This was one of Grubb’s more open pressers in a while, and he had quite a few soundbites. He was, of course, asked multiple times about the run game in various forms of questions. I thought it was pretty funny […]
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As the Kalen DeBoer Black Hoodie of Death Revenge Tour rolls deep into fall, one more defeat from a season ago needs to be rectified. The Tide is playing well and the Sooners are improved from a year ago. In September, Oklahoma defeated Michigan and Auburn. But then suffered their first loss by falling to […]
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Happy Monday, everyone. Go back fifteen years or so and it would be tough to imagine Alabama fans being frustrated after beating LSU by 11 points. It’s a different era though, and this is where we are. Issues with the running game and deep ball continue to dominate the conversation. “We’ve got to do a […]
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Maybe not as bad as it looked At this point in the season, you just have to take the wins wherever you find them. With this victory, we really increase the likelihood that Alabama finishes a good season well and gets to play for the next step, including potentially an SEC championship game and, hopefully, […]
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LSU came to Tuscaloosa last night looking to salvage some pride from what has been a disappointing season. They held nothing back, from hyper-aggressiveness on the defensive side to benching starting QB Garrett Nussmeier in the second half to try and find a spark. They brought the fight and made life quite difficult for Alabama, […]
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Alabama hosted a LSU team in its first action after firing head coach Brian Kelly, and won the game in ugly fashion by a 20-9 score. It was evident from the jump that this one wouldn’t be easy. Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Alabama couldn’t get anything going on the ground and […]
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Despite some early struggles and putrid offense, Alabama wound up walking into halftime with a resounding 17-3 lead. The Tide opened the game with a turnover on downs with 4 straight run plays, then the defense allowed LSU to drive down the field, but ultimately held them to a missed field goal. Alabama punted after […]
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GAME 9: Saturday, November 8, 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) vs LSU Tigers (5-3) Tuscaloosa, AL ~ 6:30/7:30 ABC *** Please NO embedded Tweets, jpgs, gifs, etc. We ask these things because it slows down load times. *** ROLL TIDE!
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Nate Oats took his Alabama squad to New York City today, to face 5th-ranked St. John’s in a heavyweight battle at basketball mecca Madison Square Garden. It lived up to the billing, as both teams played with March-like intensity for the full 40 minutes, and in the end Alabama prevailed by a score of 103-96. […]
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The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide, fresh off their much-needed bye, enter the Amen corner of the schedule, with games against LSU, Auburn, and Oklahoma in the stretch run. And, in many ways, it will be the most challenging, as all three are defensive-minded, with the Barn and Sooners being fully elite on that side […]
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The No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide have played just one game — a paycheck beating of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the Mausoleum. But, it was not exactly a thing of aesthetic beauty. The Tide, playing with0ut Keitenn Bristow and 75% of its backcourt (including its best perimeter shooters), did manage to cobble together […]
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For what I believe is our 8th straight year, Zach Junda from And The Valley Shook joins us once again to give his honest and often “negatiger” opinions about the LSU football team. And boy, with the Tigers firing Brian Kelly just a week ago and the whole program in turmoil, we had some great […]
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Happy Friday, everyone. It’s LSU week, but this year doesn’t have quite the same buzz as usual after the firing of Brian Kelly. Your previews: Alabama might be fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings, but to keep hammering this home – Florida State, Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri. Obviously, the FSU game was a loss, […]
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