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Crimson Tide caps last full week of practice before academic year begins

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama put the final touches on preparations for its second scrimmage of fall camp during a two-hour morning practice inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility on Friday.

Friday's helmets and shoulder pads session was the 13th in a series of 20 practices for the Crimson Tide as it prepares for its season-opening contest with Duke in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The matchup between the Crimson Tide and Blue Devils is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31, with a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on ABC.

The Crimson Tide will move over to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday for closed scrimmage that is slated to begin at 1 p.m. CT. Alabama will be off Sunday following the scrimmage and will return to the practice field on Monday, Aug. 20.

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Posted on 8/17/19 at 11:59 am to RollTide66

Lighting company details exciting features of Bryant-Denny Stadium's new LED lighting system
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Alabama has installed new LED lights at Bryant-Denny Stadium and based on reactions to a preview shared on social media, they’re already a hit with fans.

AD Greg Byrne teased that the lights will flash crimson every time the Crimson Tide scores. The company that installed the new system, Musco Lighting, told AL.com that that won’t be the only entertainment feature the new lighting brings to Alabama football games this fall. The lights can change colors and sync to music.

“It’s going to be more crisp, more aesthetically pleasing and that goes more to our glare control and how we control glare to the players and the fans. It will feel more like a theater,” account manager Vaughn Blythe told AL.com

Musco told AL.com that even the color of the direct lighting to the field can be changed. Michael Casagrande noted that that effect will not be used during gameplay, but for pregame and timeouts.

“They just add to the show, the fan experience, the theatrical capability that we are already doing with our field of play fixtures,” Blythe told Casagrande. “Then you add in the color changing and it’s a cool look from a theatrical standpoint.”

It will certainly be interesting how this new theatrical experience looks on TV and in person.