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Alabama-LSU hype already up and going at full steam ahead

TUSCALOOSA — Throw open the hatch and climb out from that silly fallout shelter. The coast is clear. You can now mention the letters L-S-U in succession around the Alabama football program. … more

Michael Casagrande | 10/23/11 | 1540 views

At halfway point, Tide’s stats compare well to ’09 champs

TUSCALOOSA — Six games gone, six games left. Wow, is it really the 10th of October already? Assuming it is, Alabama’s football season is already half over. I must have blacked out sometime in … more

10/10/11 | 1871 views

The fun is over for Tide’s offense as Arkansas visits

TUSCALOOSA — Three games in, the sample size is finally there. Let the statistical analysis of the retooled Alabama offense commence. Just don’t forget the footnotes. These numbers come with … more

9/19/11 | 2165 views

Alabama’s near-term future bright

NEW YORK — Sure, Alabama wanted that NIT title Thursday night. The looks on players’ faces in the postgame locker room said as much after Wichita State powered past the Crimson Tide 66-57 in … more

4/3/11 | 726 views

Odds are against Tide making the NCAA field

Life on the metaphoric bubble can be day-to-day. Everyone loves you until they don’t. Alabama’s basketball team learned all about this in the past strange week of living on the edge in … more

3/3/11 | 595 views

Money, pressure change recruiting

TUSCALOOSA — The bright lights and television cameras don’t follow college football coaches into the living rooms of recruits. The phone calls and video chats aren’t preserved for … more

2/7/11 | 865 views | 5 comments