Tide Tidbits - August 27, 2008

Saban looking for answers to pass rush questions against Clemson
Alabama coach Nick Saban acknowledges the "big question" for his 2008 defense without taking a shot at a reply. "How do we replace the two guys who were probably our best pass rushers a year ago, Wallace (Gilberry) and Zeke (Knight)?" Saban said. "Who's going to step up, and how effective will we be in those areas?"

Tide DB has long memory
Alabama cornerback Marquis Johnson doesn't think it's a bad thing that Florida State receiver DeCody Fagg ran through his mind for almost a year. The memory of last year's loss in Jacksonville, Fla., when Fagg beat Johnson for a 70-yard touchdown that sealed a 21-14 victory in the fourth quarter, has fueled Johnson to where he is heading into his junior season.

More on the SEC/ESPN deal
So you get the ESPN quality production -- with all the bells and whistles like in-game highlights of over games and the can't-live-without-it ESPN crawl at the bottom of the screen. And more people will get to see the SEC games across the country. This also validates the SEC, without question, as the premiere conference in the country. We're talking more than $2 billion here that backs that up.


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