Bama Quote #249

"John Mark loves Alabama more than anyone alive. When I go to bed at night I hear Eli Gold in my sleep. When I get up in the morning, he usually is watching an Alabama game. Several weeks ago I saw him watching a copy of the 92' National Championship game. My heart swelled with pride knowing I was a part of something he cares so much about. Later that evening, we were skipping rocks on a creek at our ranch when I realized what a special moment this was. How blessed am I to have such a special relationship with my boy? I reached down and scrubbed his head and said 'Son, who is your favorite Alabama coach? He looked at me with no hesitation and replied 'Nick Saban'."
-- Coach Gene Stallings discussing his son, John Mark, who has Down's Syndrome.

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Bama Quote #248

"Van Tiffin has just kicked a 52 yard field goal and the state of Alabama is Crimson!"
-- Paul Kennedy calling The Kick in 1985

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Alabama Historical Information

The College Football Data Warehouse has a lot of excellent historical information. It is not updated until after the season (i.e. 2007 information will be entered in early 2008). This page can always be accessed via the Historical Info. link in the header bar. Below are some of the Alabama links:

• Alabama Home Page
• Alabama Records by Team
• Alabama Year-by-Year Record, by Coach

• Alabama Composite Championship Listing
• Alabama In the Polls
• Alabama Bowl History

• Alabama Coaching Records
• Alabama Records by Conference (Current Membership)
• Alabama Rankings

• Alabama Miscellaneous Facts
• Alabama Yearly Results
• Other Division I-A Teams

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Bama Quote #247

"Leading up to the game, the anticipation was as high as I’ve ever experienced it in my coaching career. Often I had had the thought during the nine months that I had been at ‘Bama, “I’ll be coaching games where Coach Bryant coached.” It was awesome, and also inspiring. Once I walked into Bryant-Denny Stadium on game night, and the seats started filling up, and the Million Dollar Band came in, I knew why there was so much mystique about Crimson Tide football. "
-- Coach Dennis Franchione talking about his first game day experience at Alabama

2008 Recruiting Class

Rivals #1

Scout #1

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Last updated: 02/6/2008

All the commitments have signed. We added Marcel Dareus DT Birmingham, Julio Jones WR Foley AL and Jerrell Harris LB Gadsden AL. Rivals has moved us to #1 and Scout still has us at #1. Let's see if there are any more surprise signers.

Below are the 32 final commitments from Alabama's 2008 class:

R*=Rivals Star Ranking; S* = Scout Star Ranking; (click R* or S* to see player profiles)

• R* S* Name................ Pos...
• 4* 5* Mark Barron......... ATH/LB Signed!
• 3* 3* Undra Billingsley... DE/DT. Signed!
• 4* 4* Devonta Bolton...... ATH/LB Signed!
• 4* 3* John Michael Boswell OL/OT. Signed!
• 3* 4* Terrance Cody....... DT.... Signed!
• 3* 4* Marcel Dareus....... DT.... Signed!-New
• 4* 4* Robby Green......... DB.... Signed!
• 4* 3* Glenn Harbin........ DE.... Signed!
• 4* 4* Jerrell Harris...... LB/WLB Signed!-New
• 4* 4* Don'ta Hightower.... LB/DE. Signed!
• 4* 3* Destin Hood......... WR.... Signed!
• 4* 3* Mark Ingram......... ATH/RB Signed!
• 3* 4* Chris Jackson....... WR.... Signed!(07)
• 4* 4* Star Jackson........ QB.... Signed!
• 4* 4* Barrett Jones....... OL/OT. Signed!
• 5* 5* Julio Jones......... WR.... Signed!-New
• 4* 4* Chris Jordan........ ATH/RB Signed!
• 4* 4* Alonza Lawrence..... DB/CB. Signed!
• 4* 3* Robert Lester....... DB/S.. Signed!
• 4* 3* Brandon Lewis....... DE.... Signed!
• 5* 5* Tyler Love.......... OL/OT. Signed!
• 3* 3* Ivan Matchett....... RB.... Signed!
• 4* 4* Kerry Murphy........ DT.... Signed!
• 2* 3* Wesley Neighbors.... DB/S.. Signed!
• 3* 3* Jermaine Preyear.... RB.... Signed!
• 4* 4* Melvin Ray.......... WR.... Signed!
• 5* 4* Burton Scott........ ATH/CB Signed!
• 3* 2* Brad Smelley........ QB/WR. Signed!
• 2* 2* Corey Smith......... K..... Signed!(07)
• 3* 4* Damian Square....... DT/SLB Signed!
• 4* 4* Courtney Upshaw..... LB/DE. Signed!
• 4* 4* Michael Williams.... DE.... Signed!

Bama Quote #246

"We want to be aggressive in style on both sides of the ball, and that should be part of an identity, but again that’s an intangible thing. The tempo that we play with. The speed that we play with. The identity that we create in how we compete is what I am talking about."
-- Coach Nick Saban - 9/1/07

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Bama Quote #245

"He’s a guy, there’s no letup. You know he’s going to keep pounding and keep pounding until the clock hits zero."
-- DJ Hall about Coach Saban

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Bama Quote #244

"In the state of Alabama, I wouldn't even plan a funeral when Alabama is playing Auburn. You can die, but you're gonna wait 'til Monday."
-- Crimson Tide diehard and "Forest Gump" author Winston Groom

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Alabama/Auburn

The bad: We lost the 6th in a row.

The good: The losing is about to stop. Auburn had more talent and a tenured coaching staff, but our guys hung with them. Don't get me wrong, close counts for nothing but to provide hope for the future. When Saban gets his players in there, Bama will be back to dominating once again, and the players are coming. Bama 2008 recruiting class is currently ranked #7 on Scout.com and #3 on Rivals.com.

Our day is coming!

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Bama Quote #243

"I like the one where our player tosses the ball back to the referee after scoring a touchdown."
-- Coach Bryant when asked what is your favorite play?

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Bama Quote #242

"It's kind of hard to rally around a math class."
-- Coach Bryant

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