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Bama Football Puts In A Busy Day Monday
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Practice, Interviews & Children's Hospital
Nick Saban Smiling During Bama Practice
Photo Credit: RollTide.com/Kent Gidley
Monday was another day of work for the second-ranked Crimson Tide inside AT&T Stadium in preparation for Michigan State this Thursday's College Football Playoff Semifinal game. Alabama put in approximately two hours of work in shells going through workouts, drills, and the game plan.
There were a couple of minor injuries during the Monday practice session. Freshman defensive back Kendall Sheffield suffered some sort of hand injury. He was in some pain as the trainers and medical staff looked at his left hand or wrist and was then later allowed to go back to practice. Senior corner back Cyrus Jones left the practice field briefly and had head trainer Jeff Allen re-tape his right foot. He, too, returned to practice.
Not only did the boys from Bama have their two-hour practice sessions, but some of the defense had an early morning interview, individual meetings at the hotel, hopped the bus to the stadium for the 11 a.m. practice and then later the Tide headed to Children's Medical Center of Dallas for the team and coaches to meet and talk with patients.
Today the team kicks off the day with a 10 a.m. media day at the stadium involving everyone from the team as well as coaches. Afterward, Bama will put in another two-hour practice before heading back to the hotel for more meetings. Head football coach Nick Saban will then take to the airwaves for his live call-in show from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. CT inside the Hilton Anatole Atrium.
The Crimson Tide and Spartans have met only one time before, with Alabama coming away with a 49-7 victory in the 2011 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
The 2015 Cotton Bowl will take place Thursday evening at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast over ESPN.
There were a couple of minor injuries during the Monday practice session. Freshman defensive back Kendall Sheffield suffered some sort of hand injury. He was in some pain as the trainers and medical staff looked at his left hand or wrist and was then later allowed to go back to practice. Senior corner back Cyrus Jones left the practice field briefly and had head trainer Jeff Allen re-tape his right foot. He, too, returned to practice.
Not only did the boys from Bama have their two-hour practice sessions, but some of the defense had an early morning interview, individual meetings at the hotel, hopped the bus to the stadium for the 11 a.m. practice and then later the Tide headed to Children's Medical Center of Dallas for the team and coaches to meet and talk with patients.
Today the team kicks off the day with a 10 a.m. media day at the stadium involving everyone from the team as well as coaches. Afterward, Bama will put in another two-hour practice before heading back to the hotel for more meetings. Head football coach Nick Saban will then take to the airwaves for his live call-in show from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. CT inside the Hilton Anatole Atrium.
The Crimson Tide and Spartans have met only one time before, with Alabama coming away with a 49-7 victory in the 2011 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
The 2015 Cotton Bowl will take place Thursday evening at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast over ESPN.
Nick Saban & Bama Football At Children's Hospital
Photo Credit: RollTide.com/Kent Gidley
Head Coach Nick Saban At Children's Hospital
Photo Credit: RollTide.com/Kent Gidley
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Women's Basketball Defeats Lipscomb 68-49
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Moves To 11-2 On The Year
Nikki Hegstetter
Photo Credit: RollTide.com/Daniel Melograna
The University of Alabama women's basketball team (11-2) got back on the winning track last night handily defeating Lipscomb (3-11) by a score of 68-49 inside Foster Auditorium in the team's last non-conference game of the season. The Crimson Tide remains undefeated at home this season, now posting nine straight wins, the best start since 2006.
Alabama head coach Kristy Curry said, "They (Lipscomb) really shoot the basketball well. A couple of threes they hit were between half court and on top of the circle. We know that they shoot really well. I thought what we did was make them hurry at times. Our pressure affected them. Changing our defense affected them. It's a 20-point win after Christmas. I think for most coaches it's a scary two games, before Christmas and after Christmas. (It's) a lot to build on as we head into SEC play."
The Tide was able to force 14 turnovers in the first 20 minutes of the game while scoring 11 points at the foul line. Lipscomb never made it to the foul line in that time.
Sophomore Hannah Cook led the team with 20 points as well as seven rebounds. Junior Breanna Hayden pumped in 13 points and tied her season-high in rebounds with six. Sophomore Quanetria Bolton put in 10 points and had six rebounds. Nikki Hegstetter brought down seven rebounds on the night.
Alabama was 22-for-57 (38.6 percent) from the field with 41 rebounds. The Lady Bison shot 18-of-48 (37.5 percent) and had 25 rebounds.
Crimson Cabaret
Photo Credit: RollTide.com/Daniel Melograna
Big AL's Kid's Club Member
Photo Credit: RollTide.com/Daniel Melograna
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Men's Basketball Hosts Jacksonville State
The University of Alabama men's basketball returns from the holiday break to face Jacksonville State tonight at 7 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum. This will be the Tide's first game in eight days. This will be the 13th time the two schools have met, and the first meeting since December of 2001. Alabama leads the seris 11-1.
The Crimson Tide saw it's five-game winning steak fall by the wayside when they lost to Oregon on December 21st by a score of 72-68 in a game played in Birmingham's Legacy Arena.
The Tide will be defending it's 13-game non-conference win streak at Coleman Coliseum on the line tonight. The last non-conference loss at Coleman was December 2013 agains Xavier.
Tonight's game will air on SEC Network+ as well as the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
The Crimson Tide saw it's five-game winning steak fall by the wayside when they lost to Oregon on December 21st by a score of 72-68 in a game played in Birmingham's Legacy Arena.
The Tide will be defending it's 13-game non-conference win streak at Coleman Coliseum on the line tonight. The last non-conference loss at Coleman was December 2013 agains Xavier.
Tonight's game will air on SEC Network+ as well as the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
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Crimson Tide Ranks 10th Of 20
Most Valuable College Football Programs
The Crimson Tide football team has been ranked number 10 out of the top 20 most valuable football programs in the country according to Forbes Magazine.
While Texas is again at the top of the heap, the Southeastern Conference led all conferences in the list. Here are the top 20 most valuable college football programs as compiled by Forbes Magazine:
1. Texas $92 million
2. Tennessee $70 million
3. LSU $58 million
4. Michigan $56 million
5. Notre Dame $54 million
6. Georgia $50 million
6. Ohio State $50 million
8. Oklahoma $48 million
9. Auburn $47 million
10. Alabama $46 million
11. Oregon $40 million
12. Florida State $39 million
13. Arkansas $38 million
13. Washington $38 million
15. Florida $37 million
15. Texas A&M $37 million
17. Penn State $36 million
18. Michigan State $32 million
19. Southern Cal $29 million
20. South Carolina $28 million
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2. Tennessee $70 million
3. LSU $58 million
4. Michigan $56 million
5. Notre Dame $54 million
6. Georgia $50 million
6. Ohio State $50 million
8. Oklahoma $48 million
9. Auburn $47 million
10. Alabama $46 million
11. Oregon $40 million
12. Florida State $39 million
13. Arkansas $38 million
13. Washington $38 million
15. Florida $37 million
15. Texas A&M $37 million
17. Penn State $36 million
18. Michigan State $32 million
19. Southern Cal $29 million
20. South Carolina $28 million
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