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Posted on 8/29/19 at 8:42 pm to Cobrasize
This is going to be great lol. Every time I’ve watched practice he has been all over them.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 9:11 pm to CrimsonBoz
Ok, Boz. Who were the energy vampires he mentioned?
Posted on 8/29/19 at 9:13 pm to DT55Forever1
TE #44 was at the top of the list. and OLB #9 was sitting next to him.
This post was edited on 8/29/19 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 8/29/19 at 9:14 pm to DT55Forever1
They don’t need to be called out by name. With that being said I’m pretty sure we all know who 2 of them are.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 10:19 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
Saban: Key players need to know 'everybody else is watching' (BamaOnLine)
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Posted on 8/29/19 at 10:26 pm to TidalSurge1
Posted on 8/30/19 at 3:16 am to TidalSurge1
What Nick Saban said on eventful radio show By Michael Casagrande | mcasagrande@al.com
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Another season of the Nick Saban Show is back on your radio this Thursday ahead of the opener with Duke. Things get started right around 7 p.m. when Saban arrives.
Refresh the page for the latest throughout the hour.
Fourth segment
-- Saban said you need confidence but too much confidence breeds complacency. It’s all about balance in a long season. Saban said the team looked good early in the season but “lost a little spunk” after beating LSU.
-- The final word: The goal this year is getting back to playing their best. Saban said you can come in first and not be your best or be second and be the best. Saban said he’s not sure which is better.
Third segment
-- Saban said freshman kicker Will Reichard has looked well in practice and scrimmages. He gets the ball up quickly but you never know until you get in the game. He’s also punting well. It’s close between him and Skyler DeLong for the punting duties.
-- Troy in Alabaster sends his best to Dylan Moses. He wants to know about run-pass options. “I used to hate RPOs ... until we started doing them.” He said Gus Malzahn was one of the innovators of the RPO.
Second segment
-- Saban said he likes the temperament of this team. There were a few players who left since last year who were “energy vampires.”
-- Saban said he watches football on TV sometimes and he sees a lot of “self-indulgent behavior.”
-- “If you want to talk shite to the opposing team, join the god damn debate team,” Saban said. He then apologized for using the lord’s name in vain.
-- On freshman LBs Shane Lee and Christian Harris, they study hard and work hard but they haven’t been in a college game before. Adapting to the things they’ve never seen before is more difficult for a true freshmen who haven’t done it on this level before.
-- There were a lot more mental errors in Wednesday’s practice because of communication errors with the young LBs. It was better Thursday “but you can’t inject experience,” Saban said.
First segment
-- The show begins with talk about Dylan Moses’ injury with Saban repeating his Wednesday message about character check. “You can’t replace a guy like Dylan Moses,” Saban said. It’s like losing the quarterback on offense because Moses made all the play calls.
-- The challenge isn’t as much about making tackles but game administration. When teams start moving fast, that’s when things can get difficult.
-- On the offense, Saban said it won’t look all that different. People always say things will change under a new coordinator, Saban said. Not true.
-- Saban calls backup QB Mac Jones “John McEnroe” because he has the same personality as the legendary tennis player.
-- PeeWee from Grand Bay is up first again. Saban jokes with the famous offensive line fan that Alabama has “bigger problems than the offensive line.”
-- Anthony from Slidell wants to know about David Cutcliffe. Saban notes how well-coached Duke is. The QB doesn’t hold the ball very long. It’s out of his hand quickly. The offense is well-conceived. The defense isn’t as big as some but they are creative. Duke played Clemson well for a half last year.
-- Saban said the Duke QB plays kinda like Jalen Hurts.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 6:20 am to RollTide66
Alabama Crimson Tide football: LIVE Score Prediction Call-In Show
Another early season broadcast by BamaInsider personnel Kyle Henderson and Tony Tsoukalas and others as they attempt to kick start their new show... it never starts at the beginning.
The Total Video time is 58:52 but doesn't really start until - 8:30p CT. which is at about 8 minutes into the show
Another early season broadcast by BamaInsider personnel Kyle Henderson and Tony Tsoukalas and others as they attempt to kick start their new show... it never starts at the beginning.
The Total Video time is 58:52 but doesn't really start until - 8:30p CT. which is at about 8 minutes into the show
Posted on 8/30/19 at 6:42 am to RollTide66
Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman D.J. Dale. Photo | Alabama Athletics
Meet D.J. Dale, Alabama's next 'freak of nature' on the defensive line Tony Tsoukalas
Pretty long article, it includes the transcript of the video below:
D.J. Dale is the Alabama Crimson Tide’s next monster defender This is a 2 minute video from Leonard Stephens who trained DJ starting the beginning of May over the summer getting him ready for the NFL (well, college and beyond) seems to have worked ?
Posted on 8/30/19 at 7:32 am to RollTide66
Funny to hear Saban call Mac Jones, John McEnroe. Apparently Mac has a temper? Sort of the pot calling the kettle black. Maybe this means Mac will be a great football coach some day? But, never pictured Mac as the fiery temper kind of person.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 7:37 am to IB4bama
JPW was on wjox. He thinks we mostly use 2 QBs vs Duke, because Mac needs to get the reps. JPW believes Raekwon Davis will have a big game. Raekwon feels he let the team down last year and doesnt want to do that again. Also, I think Cecil Hurt might be right about Young. He might be the player that surprises this year. Cecil said a week or so ago that he thinks Young plays a good bit this year.
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Posted on 8/30/19 at 8:03 am to IB4bama
"you can't be serious"
Posted on 8/30/19 at 8:07 am to IB4bama
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He thinks we mostly use 2 QBs vs Duke, because Mac needs to get the reps.
I can’t laugh hard enough
Posted on 8/30/19 at 8:08 am to JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
Posted on 8/30/19 at 8:23 am to IB4bama
Alabama Football: Impact of Dylan Moses Injury (Updated Predictions)
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The Late Kick Josh Pate
Published on Aug 30, 2019
Dylan Moses is expected to miss the 2019 season for Alabama after tearing his ACL in practice earlier this week. It's a brutal blow to a Crimson Tide linebacker core already down a starter in Josh McMillon from a different injury earlier in fall camp. On Late Kick Live #165 we discussed the immediate impact of losing Moses as well as the longer-term effects. Is Christian Harris ready to lead this defense? How vulnerable will the Tide be with 2 true freshman at inside linebacker? And most importantly, how do we believe this changes Bama's CFB Playoff chances? Let us know what you think in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we'll bring you multiple live shows per week from now through January!
6:29
The Late Kick Josh Pate
Published on Aug 30, 2019
Dylan Moses is expected to miss the 2019 season for Alabama after tearing his ACL in practice earlier this week. It's a brutal blow to a Crimson Tide linebacker core already down a starter in Josh McMillon from a different injury earlier in fall camp. On Late Kick Live #165 we discussed the immediate impact of losing Moses as well as the longer-term effects. Is Christian Harris ready to lead this defense? How vulnerable will the Tide be with 2 true freshman at inside linebacker? And most importantly, how do we believe this changes Bama's CFB Playoff chances? Let us know what you think in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we'll bring you multiple live shows per week from now through January!
Posted on 8/30/19 at 8:49 am to IB4bama
I was a huge Jimmy Connors fan back in the early 70's and the battles between Jimmy and John that came later were great. I still have two of those Wilson T2000's hanging on the wall in the garage. I was around 23 when I bought the 1st and now I will be 69 on Monday. Where have the years gone and at such speed.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 8:56 am to RollTide66
Courtesy Alabama Athletics
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Who will lead the 2019 Crimson Tide in sacks? by Christopher Walsh
With players like Terrell Lewis, Anfernee Jennings and Raekwon Davis, opposing quarterbacks have good reasons to be concerned about the 2019 Crimson Tide pass rush
Ask any coach if the number of sacks recorded translates to defensive success or wins and he’ll probably say “maybe,” or flat-out “no.”
Most, including the University of Alabama’s Nick Saban, consider it an overrated statistic.
However, he’s not going to turn one down, either.
Consider the top 10 teams in the statistical category this past season, along with their final records:
Team, Average sacks average, Record
1] Miami, 3.38 per game, 7-6
2] New Mexico State 3.31, 3-9
3] Texas A&M 3.31, 9-4
4] Northern Illinois 3.31, 8-6
5] USC 3.29, 5-7
6] Clemson 3.29, 15-0
7] Troy 10-3, 3.23
8] Penn State, 9-4 3.23
9] Michigan 3.23, 10-3
10] Ohio State 3.23, 13-1
There’s not much of a common theme there. Most of the teams were good, and Clemson obviously rode its defensive line to the national championship. But take a second look and see how many won their conferences.
Oklahoma, a playoff team, was 82nd. Notre Dame was tied for 83th.
The Crimson Tide was 20th, averaging 2.96 sacks per game. The surprise team leader was defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs with 9.5. The year before it was the defensive end on the other side, Raekwon Davis, with 8.5.
To give an idea of how Alabama views sacks and their importance relative to everything else, the statistical category isn’t included in the year-by-year leaders section of the Crimson Tide record book. Instead, it lists tackles for a loss.
Nose tackle Quinnen Williams, who may have been the most disruptive defensive player in college football last season, topped the team with 18.5. The year before it was linebacker Rashaan Evans with 13, despite suffering a painful groin tear in the season opener.
"Sacks have nothing to do with winning, nothing at all," Saban said in 2009. "There's no stat in the NFL that says how many sacks you're getting contributes to winning. It's good to affect the quarterback. We affected the guy because he was throwing it so fast, we couldn't sack him. To me, that's affecting the quarterback, is it not? You can't hold it to throw down the field. "It's about affecting the quarterback. You don't have to sack him to affect him."
Nevertheless, one of the reasons why Saban brought outside linebacker coach San Suneri back was to make sure that the Crimson Tide had an attacking pass rush.
Alabama sacks (2007-18)
Year, Number
2007 24
2008 26
2009 32
2010 27
2011 30
2012 35
2013 22
2014 32
2015 53
2016 54
2017 40
2018 45
When Saban was at LSU, the Tigers went from just 11 in 2000 (while giving up nine), to 20, 27, 44 during the national championship season, and 37 in 2004.
The most sacks by a Saban-coached team was his last year at Michigan State, 1999, when the Spartans notched 60 to go with 119 tackles for a loss.
The 2011 Crimson Tide defense, which is widely regarded to be one of the best in college football history, had just 30. Meanwhile, former defensive end Jonathan Allen notched 28 during his career, the most of any player coached by Saban at the collegiate level.
If those statistics don’t surprise you enough, consider this regarding the current roster: Terrell Lewis, who many believe will lead the 2019 Crimson Tide in the statistical category, has two career sacks. One just happened to be in overtime of the National Championship Game.
Chris Allen, who will be a big part of the rabbits, pass-rushing package, has zero.
The other top candidates to top the Crimson Tide this season are senior linebacker Anfernee Jennings, who had 6.5 last season, and new defensive line starter LaBryan Ray.
Overall, there are a lot of possibilities, but the guess here is that it’ll be Lewis. Just don’t count out a motivated Davis. Every sack can only help build up his resume for the 2020 NFL Draft, when first-round money is a real possibility.
“I feel like it wasn’t me last year,” said Davis, who only had 1.5 sacks in 2018 while playing alongside Williams. “I feel like this is my chance to prove myself to everybody like my team that I can do it and I can be that role model, that leader I was supposed to have been.”
The following are the season and career sacks leaders for those playing when Saban was the head coach at Toledo in 1990, Michigan State from 1995-99, LSU from 2000-04, and Alabama after 2007.
Season
Name, School, Season, Sacks
Julian Peterson, Michigan State, 1999, 15
Jonathan Allen, Alabama, 2015, 12
Robaire Smith, Michigan State, 1997, 12
Jonathan Allen, Alabama, 2016, 10.5
Tim Williams, Alabama, 2015, 10.5
Wallace Gilberry, Alabama, 2007, 10
Julian Peterson, Michigan State, 1998, 10
Dan Williams, Toledo, 1990, 10
Isaiah Buggs, 2018, 9.5
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama, 2011, 9.5
Career
Name, School, Seasons, Sacks
Jonathan Allen, Alabama, 2013-16, 28
Julian Peterson, Michigan State, 1998-99, 25
Robaire Smith, Michigan State, 1997-99, 22
Tim Williams, Alabama, 2013-16, 20
Ryan Anderson, Alabama, 2013-16, 19
Marcus Spears, LSU, 2002-04, 19
Jonathan Allen, Alabama, 2013-15, 18
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama, 2008-11, 17.5
Rashaan Evans, Alabama, 2014-17, 15
Xzavier Dickson, Alabama, 2011-14, 13
Dimitrius Underwood, Michigan State, 1995-97, 13
Posted on 8/30/19 at 9:05 am to RollTide66
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Alabama’s 2019 season hasn’t started yet, but Nick Saban was in a fiery mood at times during his weekly radio show on Thursday night.
One comment about players trash-talking their opponents during a game is spreading like wildfire on social media.
“If you want to talk (expletive) to the other team, join the (expletive) debate team,” Saban said on the radio.
Saban was quick to apologize for his language and taking the Lord’s name in vain. At least he didn’t go full George Carlin “Seven Words.”
If an Alabama player makes the mistake of talking “trash” to the other team during a 2019 game, we might get a sideline blowup for the ages after Thursday’s very public warning.
The uncensored NSFW quote can be heard in the clip below:
WATCH: Nick Saban gets fired up, curses twice in same sentence during radio show (NSFW)
Andrew Olson
Alabama’s 2019 season hasn’t started yet, but Nick Saban was in a fiery mood at times during his weekly radio show on Thursday night.
One comment about players trash-talking their opponents during a game is spreading like wildfire on social media.
“If you want to talk (expletive) to the other team, join the (expletive) debate team,” Saban said on the radio.
Saban was quick to apologize for his language and taking the Lord’s name in vain. At least he didn’t go full George Carlin “Seven Words.”
If an Alabama player makes the mistake of talking “trash” to the other team during a 2019 game, we might get a sideline blowup for the ages after Thursday’s very public warning.
The uncensored NSFW quote can be heard in the clip below:
WATCH: Nick Saban gets fired up, curses twice in same sentence during radio show (NSFW)
Andrew Olson
Posted on 8/30/19 at 9:06 am to RollTide66
WATCH: Nick Saban gets fired up, curses twice in same sentence during radio show (NSFW) Andrew Olson
quote:WATCH: Nick Saban gets fired up, curses twice in same sentence during radio show (NSFW)Andrew Olson
Alabama’s 2019 season hasn’t started yet, but Nick Saban was in a fiery mood at times during his weekly radio show on Thursday night.
One comment about players trash-talking their opponents during a game is spreading like wildfire on social media.
“If you want to talk (expletive) to the other team, join the (expletive) debate team,” Saban said on the radio.
Saban was quick to apologize for his language and taking the Lord’s name in vain. At least he didn’t go full George Carlin “Seven Words.”
If an Alabama player makes the mistake of talking “trash” to the other team during a 2019 game, we might get a sideline blowup for the ages after Thursday’s very public warning.
The uncensored NSFW quote can be heard in the clip below:
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