2008 Alabama Crimson Tide

[Coach Bryant]

Happy New Years! Post all things related to Alabama football in here. Same rules are in effect! Civil tone required, and no trolling!

One year later is Alabama football any better off? The 07 team looked a lot like the 06 team except for the beating that Alabama gave the Vols. Losing to ULM was totally unacceptable. I still think that Saban is the man for the job, but is he really worth 4 million a year? No doubt he has turned around Alabama's recruiting, but can he change the losing attitude that has gripped the program? These questions, and more will be answered in 08. Stay tuned.

[Coach Bryant]

08 Schedule:

08/30 Western Kentucky
09/06 Tulane
09/20 at Arkansas
09/27 at Georgia
10/04 Kentucky
10/11 UTEP
10/18 Ole Miss
10/25 at Tennessee
11/01 Northern Illinois
11/08 Mississippi State
11/15 at LSU
11/29 Auburn

[RockyTop1]

Relatively easy schedule. You'll be 3-0 going into Georgia and 6-1 when you come to Knoxville. Where you go from there is anybody's guess IMO

[Coach Bryant]

Saban already at work for 08:

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/hu...400.xml&coll=1

Tide's season a missed chance:

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/mo...l=3&thispage=1

Quote:

There is no clear way to reconcile the 2007 season for Alabama, what with its early highs, late lows and now positive conclusion. Despite strides made in Saban's initial season, the overwhelming attitude among the Crimson Tide is that a seven-win record ultimately goes down as a missed opportunity. Sunday's win over Colorado, if nothing else, helps mask a four-game losing streak that rapidly turned an SEC title contender into a return visitor to the Independence Bowl. More than anything, the victory spawns momentum and good vibes for a program that has recently experienced a shortage of both. "I believe it gives the guys who were kind of doubting the system a lot of confidence to want to do the right things now," junior safety Rashad Johnson said. But beating Colorado doesn't cure what dropped Alabama to such a low point in November. Mishaps like four-game textbook suspensions for five players, including three offensive starters, proved costly.

[Coach Bryant]

http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/hun...l=1&thispage=1

Quote:

"I don't worry about what Alabama does or Georgia or anybody else," Tuberville said. "I have no clue who they have committed. I can't control what they're doing. We work hard at recruiting. We've got good recruiters. We know who we want to recruit. Some we're going to get and some we're not going to get, but we're going to do it the right way and not end up on probation in a few years. "We don't recruit at all costs. We recruit players that want to come to our place and get an education. I think it's worked for us so far. We've got one of the best records in college football the last five, six years."

Another asinine comment from Tommy Tuberville. Tommy, being out recruited by your two main rivals in not a good thing. Case in point: Georgia has took Auburn to the woodshed the past two seasons. Does he really think that we're so stupid to believe that he doesn't know who Alabama, and Georgia has committed? LMAO! Auburn should fire Tuberville for being a ******* if he isn't more involved in the recruiting process than that. Things are about to get interesting!

[RockyTop1]

Keep fishing.

You say you don't want trolling in this thread but then you make comments like that..

[dagger55]

Quote: Originally Posted by RockyTop1

Keep fishing. You say you don't want trolling in this thread but then you make comments like that..

By no trolling, he means he wants to be able to say whatever he wants to about Auburn, and not allowing Auburn fans to respond to those comments.

[Coach Bryant]

Quote: Originally Posted by dagger55

By no trolling, he means he wants to be able to say whatever he wants to about Auburn, and not allowing Auburn fans to respond to those comments.

Exactly...because you guys can bash Alabama in the Auburn football thread without Alabama fans responding. These rules apply for both threads, and keep both threads open. You know how these threads work Bates.

BTW I'm not fishing. I made a honest observation. Tuberville made another stupid comment.