Tide Tidbits - October 7, 2008

Around the SEC West — it could be worse. Unless you’re an Auburn fan
Meanwhile The Loveliest Village on the Plains is fixin’ to blow up. The defense is fine, as usual, but… to say that the natives are restless over the pure, unadulterated craptitude that is The Tony Franklin System ® would be, well, the Auburn offense of overstatements. Which is to say that it’s the exact opposite of an overstatement. Auburn folks are seriously enraged, and it’s pretty hard to blame them.

Saban reviews first half
With half the season in the books and the first of two idle weekends up next for the Alabama football team, coach Nick Saban met with the media Monday and was as complimentary of his team as he's been in a year and a half on the job. "I'm really proud of where our team has put themselves in terms of creating opportunities for themselves and what we've accomplished in the first half of the season," Saban said. "We've played a lot of good football, we've played with a lot of toughness."

No. 2 Bama leads foes 147-20 in 1st-half play
Why is Alabama the No. 2-ranked team in the country? Well, many reasons. But one is that Bama has buried its opponents in the first half. Through six games, Alabama has a whopping 88-0 advantage after the first quarter and leads 147-20 at halftime. The Crimson Tide had one of its first close games of the season on Saturday, when it slipped past Kentucky 17-14.

Which Bama Coach Fared Best thru 19 Games?
Alabama's game against Kentucky last Saturday was the 19th at the University for Head Coach Nick Saban. BamaMag.com compares Saban's first 19 games to those of previous UA head coaches.


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