Tide takes on Bayou Bengals - Chatting with TerryP
November 6, 2008
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This weeks guest: Terry Pellman, RollTideBama.com - Be sure to check out Terry’s articles @ RollTideBama.com/blog
Get more on what the rabid LSU fans are saying down there on the Bayou, make sure to check out Larry’s interview with the guys from the Geaux Show podcast!
Coach Saban has been able to keep this Bama team focused all the way to the No. 1 spot in the BCS rankings. If the streak is to continue, the month of November will be the month of sweet revenge, and it must start with a win in Baton Rouge.
Of course all would agree, this is a totally different Alabama team than last year’s media acclaimed “Saban Bowl” that saw LSU’s come from behind victory (41-34). Even LSU fans this year are feeling a bit down about this match-up, being that the Tigers have given up more than 50 points against the Gators and Dawgs this season. Emotions and expectations will be at its proverbial height in “Death Valley” this Saturday in what will prove to be a down and dirty game. Will LSU fans go off in a drunk’n glee, slopping up gumbo left and right? Or, will Bama fans leave yelling “sweet revenge!” on the road to Atlanta? We’ll know by 6:00pm. - ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
Hosts, Ben & Larry
Tags: Alabama, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Bayou, Bengals, Bowl, Dawgs, Death Valley, Download, LSU, podcast, roll tide, RollTIdeBama, Saban, TerryP, TigersOle Miss pre-game with Stepfon of BamasBall TV
October 16, 2008
Join us this week as we talk it up with Stepfon Lewis of Bama’s Ball TV on Saturday’s match-up against the those Rebels from Mississippi. Be sure to check out Step and his brother Stevon M-F from 6-8pm chat online with the guys LIVE, or watch the recorded episodes (…and yes they are twins).
Ole Miss (and the “Wild Rebel”) will step into Bryant-Denny with all intentions of knocking down the Crimson Tide as they did just a few weeks prior with a one point win against the Gator’s in the swamp. The Tide looks to maintain it’s dominance and focus after a week off as they continue this season in what will prove to be another physical, down and dirty game on CBS, 2:30pm on Saturday.
“They have lost some tough games close,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. “They have beaten Florida on the road. So this is a very challenging team for us and a very challenging game for us.” Check out RollTIdeBama’s pre-season capsule on Ole Miss at Alabama!
On last weeks match-up between the Sooners and the Longhorns, Alabama junior defensive end Lorenzo Washington had this to say: “I bet you a couple of people on (Oklahoma) were definitely looking past Texas, and look at what happened to them, you can’t look past anybody in any conference in college football today because you can be beat.”
Questions for Paul Finebaum. We’ll be talking with Paul this coming Monday the 20th for the Vols pre-game. If you have any questions or comments for Finebaum, send them to rolltide@tidecast.net.
Have a great weekend - ROLL TIDE!
Ben
Blackout huh - Aight! Tide/Dawg pregame with TerryP
September 23, 2008
This past Sunday afternoon I was scrolling down RollTideBama.com football forums to see what the new topics of the day were - as I do every time I fire up this here compooter. As I was scrolling, there was a topic entitled “Sooo, it’s “official” UGA vs UA a *Blackout*”. Of course, being a media major, the first thought on my mind was, “oh okay, so Coach Richt must have had a “blacked-out” press conference”, meaning, no cameras allowed?
So after clicking on the enticing title posted by the one and only TerryP, the post opened up and only read as a link “<—rolling eyes“. As Terry does so well, I just HAD to click on it. Laughter immediately expelled from my mouth after hearkening back to the “blackout” win over Auburn last season followed by the slaying of Hawaii in a “blacked-out” bowl game. That last paragraph of the article got my imagination going, Coach Richt stats, “The seniors asked me if we could black out the game”.
All I could think of was a wide-eyed Knowshon Moreno, or Stafford just falling to their knees during the plane ride back from Arizona, placing palms together and begging Coach Richt, “please please Coach, can we please don our black jerseys for the big game this weekend against Alabama!?” Georgia is 2-0 with the black jerseys, taking down Auburn in a 45-20 victory, and routing Hawaii 41-10. Does this mean the Dawgs will dominate and win so decisively that this game won’t go into overtime this year?
Enjoy the show, have a great week - ROLL TIDE!
By the way, TRIVIA PRIZES will be back again next week and for the rest of the season, a big thanks to Phillip Casteel of the RedElepants store in Decatur, AL. If you live around Decatur make sure to stop by RedElephants, or go to RedElepants.com for your Bama merchandise.
Ben
rolltide@tidecast.net
Tags: Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, Dawgs, Download, roll tide, Stat, weekendTalking with Coach and Former WR: Joey Jones
September 9, 2008
Former WR Joey Jones (1979-83). Joey is now back in his home town of Mobile to spearhead the building of Southern Alabama’s first football program since 1939. Jones accepted the South Alabama position after serving as the first head coach for Birmingham-Southern College. Before moving to Birmingham-Southern, Jones had complied a 125-38 (.767) record in 13 years as head coach at two Alabama high schools, Mountain Brook and Dora.
Coach Saban is’nt the only coach in Alabama with a “process”. Joey talks about whats it takes to build a football program from scratch. Coach Jones puts himself in Coach Saban’s shoes in terms of what he would do to get the Tide back on track to playing consistent, tough, physical football after week 2 and before diving into the SEC schedule.
Enjoy, ROLL TIDE!
Ben
Tags: roll tide, SECTide Endures Wave, 20-6
September 7, 2008
Just as last week the Tide dominated a number nine Clemson team with monumental effort, few mistakes and lots of enthusiasm, that same style of play was utilized by Tulane against us Saturday night in a 20-6 pedestrian win. Call it the curse of Gustav in reverse. Time possession of 35 minutes yet only 6 points for the Greewave was a testament to an improved Tide defense that save us from a ULM-style upset. The Tide has not allowed a touchdown in eight quarters of play.
It happens every Saturday each and every football season.A team wins big one week only to fall the next. Whether it’s reading your own press clippings, lack of enthusiasm, who knows? The Tide was lucky to come out a winner Saturday night. And, with another opponent like Tulane coming to town this week in Western Kentucky,Bama must pick it self up, dust off the negative waves and move forward.
Coach speaks of it often and most coaches do. The most successful teams are ones that play consistently good week end and week out. We’re just not there, yet.
Where is the Tide headed? One has to remember that this team is young and inexperienced in many areas. And, with key injuries to play-makers like Arenas and Tiffin to go with O-linemen Smith and Davis, we’re obviously very average when key first teamers are on the sidelines.
Better grow up in a hurry as down the road Hogs, Bulldogs and more Tigers await us. We need a Hilltopping experience first before taking them on. We’ll get it this week!
Roll Tide!!
TideCast Staff
Tags: roll tideTide ‘n Waves - Talking with Andrew Zow
September 4, 2008
As the Green Wave traveled to Birmingham to commence gameday preparations at Samford University, the Crimson Tide rolled out with a big bang in the ATL. The test this weekend for the Tide is to show that they can play a consistent, high caliber ballgame after such a performance against a high profile team like Clemson. Alabama owns a 26-11-3 lead in the all-time series with Tulane, and the teams haven’t met since 1994. As we learned last year with the 21-14 loss against LA-Monroe, Bama has got to play smart, tough, physical ball on each down. Check out former QB Andrew Zow on the show this week. Andrew talks about his time at the Capstone, the tough times, the good times, and what the Crimson Tide needs to do going into the game this Saturday.
Trivia: What is Andrew Zow’s most yards passed during a single game?
Prize: Crimson Tide one size fits all cap. Crimson color, white “A” logo on front, velcro adjustable strap on back, “Roll Tide” on the back strap.
Get educated on Bama’s upcoming opponents! Check out Roll Tide Bama’s team capsules: Tulane Green Wave
Enjoy! Roll TIde!
Tags: crimson tide, roll tideSaban-Tooth Tide Tames Toothless Tigers
September 1, 2008
My my… How good does it get? Stay-tuned. The Tide played smash mouth ball for 60 minutes Saturday night in Atlanta and mauled the Tigers in the process. Pardon a ‘Saban’ pun. One Tiger team down and two to go. But, first things first.
The Tide played the most complete football game, arguably, since the Tide manhandled the cross-state Tigers in 2001 with the tandem backfield of Galloway and Beard,34-7. This was the most physical whoopin’ -as Tommy Bowden was quoted as saying- in the Tigers last three years.
No trickery either. Didn’t need it. To neutralize Clemson’s defensive speed (8 starters returned), Alabama ran right smack up the middle all night. Mark Ingram, the 5′11” 215 lb. true freshman, just refused to be tackled upon first hit. He repeatedly broke tackles and punished Clemson would-be tacklers all night. Ditto for junior Glen Coffee. Throw-in some Upchurch and Grant and we kicked some proverbial orange butt. Man, it felt good, too.
The culmination of this domination could be seen at the end of the game in terms of time of possession:Alabama 41plus minutes to Clemson’s 19 and a fraction.Tide faithful, that’s possessing a dominant gene.
The ‘game ball’ would have to be split with the defensive and offensive lines, IMO.They crushed Clemson at the point of attack on each and every play. Did you notice how many Clemson players were carted off the field with injuries?
Notwithstanding, individual heroics were found in the person of tight end Nick Walker,7 catches for 67 yards,1 TD. Also,J PW was constantly put in a favorable position to make plays- and he did-going 22 of 30,2 touchdowns and more importantly, no turnovers. Credit new OC Jim McElwain with a brilliant game plan.The mark of a good coach is to focus on fundamental football when building a champion.Ask anybody.A team must be able to run to win and run the Tide did-all night. Granted, not huge runs, no breakaways, but solid pounding to complement an effective, short passing game.
On the defensive side of the ball-fundamentally-you must stop the run.Terrence(Mount) Cody, the 6′5” 365 junior college transfer NT, overpowered Clemson’s center-the only returning starter. Facing double teams -and at least once- a triple team, Cody was literally and figuratively the anchor to a developing defense that consistently confounded the Tigers. Clemson QB Harper was forced to audible off running plays in the confusion that played into the hands of ILB McClain and the rest of the Tide linebacking corps and secondary.
Spiller and Davis, hyped by many pundits to be the best running back tandem in college football, struggled to 20 yards rushing between them. The dynamic duo, for one game, were reduced to also-rans.No apologies for this pun.
An epiphany to take away from this game-regardless of the outcome of future games is this: the Tide demonstrated, finally, that it has outlived the probation years. It enjoyed a level of depth and competition that was evident as shown by fanatical effort and inspired overall play.It made you proud to be sitting atop the Elephant’s back, riding a wave of enthusiasm the likes of- we have not seen for a while. Quite frankly,one would have to revisit the Stalling’s years to re-discover it.
Given all the superlatives and adjectives associated with winning, the Tide must take each game one at a time. It is not time to celebrate quite yet or even to compare with other successful Tide regimes. But, this team brings a smile to the face of any Tide fan and a true sense of optimism, that in the midst of the ‘process’, something mighty good is happening. We can truly compete with the best,we think, on a week-in and week-out basis. And, we all get to go along for the ride.
Roll Tide!!!
TideCast Staff
Kickoff in the ATL!
August 28, 2008
Get educated on Bama’s upcoming opponents! Check out Roll Tide Bama’s team capsules: Clemson Tigers
It’s here, the hour is upon us - The Tides season officially kicks off with what should be a nice slugfest Saturday night. The 9th ranked Clemson Tigers and the 24th ranked Crimson Tide are set to meet for a gritty matchup at 7:00pm(cst) in the Georgia Dome.
Wide receiver Julio Jones and inside linebacker Don’ta Hightower were both listed with the first team on Alabama’s official depth chart for Saturday’s season-opener against the Tigers.
Guest: Wes Moss -Former Gameday Activities Director for UA. Wes joins us to give his insight and help us breakdown the game.
Also, remember to check out former QB Andrew Zow on the show next week. He’s pretty excited about being on, if you have any questions or comments for Andrew post them HERE.
ROLL TIDE!
Ben
Tags: crimson tide, roll tideCollege Football: Bringing The Love
August 1, 2008
As the days slowly tick away to the start of the college football season, it is always interesting to read all the articles on this site and others about all the hate.
Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com wrote an article about why teams hate each other, and it is really good. But on Bleacher Report I see it every day, "Ten Reasons why the SEC Sucks" or "This is why I hate Ohio State."
Where are the stories about what is good about college football? I thought I would give it a shot, because to me, the love really outweighs the hate.
I LOVE:
Crisp Fall afternoons with the kids playing touch football in the park.
Shapely, adorable cheerleaders.
Waking up in time to watch College Gameday, no matter how late I was up the night before.
Toe Meets Leather, It's Saturday Night in Death Valley, It's Football Time in Tennessee
Howard's Rock
Houndstooth Hats
Hearing Rocky Top, Hail to the Victors, Yea Alabama, Wake up the Echos, Ramblin' Wreck, and all the other great/annoying fight songs 55 times a game.
Tailgating in the Grove with southern belles and their sundresses
Tennessee's Checkerboard Endzones
The Gator Chomp
The Tomahawk chop
Touchdown Jesus
Win one for the Gipper
Walking down the piers of the Vol Navy with people happy to hand you a cold one and fill up a plate.
Smokey, UGA, Bevo, Ralphie, Mike the Tiger, Reveille, War Eagle, and all the other live mascots.
Looking for the ghosts of the Bear, Woody, and Bo
The House that Knute Rockne Built
Hail Flutie
The Sea of Red and the Sea of Orange
Old school nicknames: The Four Horsemen, Mr. Outside and Mr. Inside, Hacksaw Reynolds, Charlie Choo-choo Justice, Galloping Ghost, Crazy Legs Hirsch, John Hurry Cain, Bad News Cafego, Rocket Ismail, and so many more.
Dotting the i, Running through the T, Go Blue Banner, Miami's Smoke, and all the other great entrances
Marching Bands performing at halftime
Punt Bama Punt
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Army vs. Navy, where they will always play hard for pride and country
"Oh the BAND is out on the FIELD!"
Three Yards and a Cloud of Dust
General Neyland's Game Maxims
"Whoa Nellie"
The Old Oaken Bucket, The Jeweled Shillelagh, Paul Bunyan's Axe, The Little Brown Jug, The Egg Bowl, The Freemont Canon, Floyd of Rosedale, The Golden Boot, The Megaphone, The Stanford Axe, and all the other great rivalry trophies.
The Iron Bowl, The Third Saturday in October, and Clean Old-Fashioned Hate
The Granddaddy of them All
Ohio State vs. Michigan
Harvard vs. Yale
Wide Right I, II, III
Any "Game of the Century"
and...Rocky Top you'll always be, home sweet home to me.
So that is just a little taste of some of the things I love to see every college football season. I hope that got your mind off all the hate for just a little bit.
Don't worry, the season will be here soon enough.
Tags: roll tide, SECRoll Tide Roll… Into Patrick Lacey’s Preseason Top 25
July 30, 2008
#25. Alabama Crimson Tide
With the return of Nick Saban for his second season as the head coach at Alabama, you have to like this team's chances of competing in the SEC, no matter what kind of team he has. And when you consider the talent on this 'Bama squad, coming off of a bowl win against Colorado and only their second winning season in five years, the case is made for the Tide to be in the top 25.
Unfortunately for Alabama fans, the Tide still play in the SEC, which is by far the toughest conference in all of college football, and they will get their fair share of losses to teams such as Clemson, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, and Auburn. However, I do not expect them to lose all of those games.
Strengths
- Nick Saban is one of the best coaches in college football, and has had great success in the SEC before while he was at LSU.
- John Parker Wilson is the best quarterback in the SEC West
- Eight returning starters on offense is tied for the most in the SEC, including RB Terry Grant
- The Tide also have one of the best offensive lines in the SEC, which should make the run game even stronger this season
Weaknesses
- The loss of D.J. Hall, the SEC's second leading receiver last season could cause some depth problems at WR
- Only six returning starters on defense with most of them being in the secondary
- Not much experience at the WR and LB positions
- The schedule is brutal... With games against Clemson, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, and Auburn, Alabama can not be expected to lose less than three games
Schedule
- Aug 30 at Clemson
- Sep 6 vs. Tulane
- Sep 13 vs. Western Kentucky
- Sep 20 at Arkansas
- Sep 27 at Georgia
- Oct 4 vs. Kentucky
- Oct 18 vs. Mississippi
- Oct 25 at Tennessee
- Nov 1 vs. Arkansas State
- Nov 8 at LSU
- Nov 15 vs. Mississippi State
- Nov 29 vs. Auburn
Bold=Conference game
I don't see Alabama winning the SEC West this season, but I think they can finish the season with only three conference losses and only four or five overall, and in the SEC, a four or five loss team will be in my top 25 any season.
Tags: crimson tide, nick saban, roll tide, SEC
