re: Bama Football Tidings

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Who’s the guy with the big wrap on his leg?

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Kool-Aid

Downs Named Semifinalist for Shaun Alexander Award

The Tide safety is one of 14 freshmen selected as a semifinalist

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama safety Caleb Downs was selected as a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Wednesday.

Downs is one of 14 semifinalists for the Alexander which is presented annually to the most outstanding freshman player in college football. Finalists will be named on Nov. 29 with the 2023 winner of the Shaun Alexander Award being announced on Dec. 27.

Alabama's lone winner of the Shaun Alexander Award was Will Anderson Jr. following his standout 2020 campaign.

Turner Named Semifinalist for Lombardi Award

The Crimson Tide linebacker is one of 12 semifinalists for the award

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner was named a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award, the Rotary Club of Houston announced on Wednesday.

Turner is one of 12 semifinalists for the Lombardi which is given to the college football offensive or defensive lineman who exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi in addition to outstanding performance and ability. A group of four finalists will be named on Nov. 15 with the 2023 Lombardi Award winner being announced at a banquet in Houston in mid-December.

Alabama has taken home the Lombardi Award on three separate occasions. The first winner for the Crimson Tide was Cornelius Bennett in 1986. He was followed by Jonathan Allen in 2016 and most recently Will Anderson Jr. in 2022.

From Saban's presser right now:

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Saban on simulating LSU's Harold Perkins in practice: "If we had somebody that could play like him, he'd be playing. He wouldn't be on the scout team."

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Agree on Daniels. CANNOT lose contain on that guy and must keep him in front of the pass rush. That and have a spy on him. This is absolutely critical.

We play mostly man defense. It’s hard to have it both ways of playing good coverage and eliminating the QB scramble. We could either see more zone in this game (doubt) or just live with the fact that Daniels is going to get his on the ground (likely).

You can spy but you can’t do it all game, you could fill a playbook an inch thick just with “spy beaters.”

The most important player in this game for us on defense is Tim Keenan. We need to push the pocket from the inside and not give Daniels a clean space to step into and take off. It’s pretty rare that we get gashed by QBs scrambling around the edge but we are very susceptible up the gut, again, the nature of playing cover 1 or cover 0. If Oatis and Keenan can muck up the pocket we will be in good shape.

Priority #1 has to be shutting down the run though. I don’t care how good Daniels is, if we can force them to be one dimensional it will work greatly in our favor. Ole Miss found that out

Notice to Alabama Football Fans Concerning Counterfeit Tickets

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama is looking forward to welcoming another sellout crowd when the Crimson Tide football team hosts LSU Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. With that, the UA Athletic Ticket Office wishes to remind fans of the potential danger of being sold counterfeit tickets at Tide home games.

If fans have any doubt about the validity of their tickets, they can visit the UA Athletic Ticket Office at Coleman Coliseum to verify their tickets during regular business hours, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. On gameday, those tickets can be verified by University officials beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT at East Will-Call (near Gate 44), and beginning at 4:30 p.m. CT at Northwest Will-Call (near Gate 4).

Unfortunately, counterfeit tickets – sold on the internet and by individuals around the stadium and on campus on game day – can lead to some fans being defrauded. The UA Athletic Ticket Office would like to remind fans that any person who purchases a stolen or counterfeit ticket may be denied admission at the gates and any individual trying to gain entry with a ticket found to be fraudulent could be subject to investigation. Also, any person in the stadium who is caught with a stolen or counterfeit ticket will be ejected.

The lone authorized primary outlet for Alabama football tickets is the UA Athletic Ticket Office. Fans may also utilize SeatGeek, the authorized secondary marketplace, for game tickets. Buyers who purchase tickets from other sources do so at their own risk.

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don't get it, Perkins is ok but we have at least 2 guys better than him at that position. We also have faced better pass rushers than him by far several times this year already

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He didn't say we don't have anyone as good or better than Perkins. He just said that they wouldn't be playing on the scout team if we did. He knows Turner and Braswell are. He's being complimentary of our opponent like he always is while also making a soft jab at a reporter.

*knocks on wood*